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Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Neil Baumgardner Last Updated: June 5, 2008 *Department of Defense (Pentagon, Washington, DC) • US Strategi Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:59:24 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3294067/US-Armed-Forces-Order-Of-Battle-June-5-2008 http://www.scribd.com/doc/3188926/Soviet-Coup-Attempt-Of-1991 Soviet coup attempt of 1991 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *During the Soviet Coup of 1991 (19 August 1991) also known as the August Putsch, Vodka Putsch or August Coup, a group of members of the Soviet government briefly deposed Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and attempted to take control of the country. The coup leaders were radical state capitalists who felt that Gorbachev's reform program had gone too far and that a new union treaty that he had negotiated dispersed too much of the central government's power to the republics. Although the coup collapsed in only three days and G Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:25:04 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3188926/Soviet-Coup-Attempt-Of-1991 http://www.scribd.com/doc/3188847/Military-History-Of-Germany Military history of Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *While German-speaking peoples have a long history, Germany as a nation-state dates only from 1871. Earlier periods are subject to definition debates. The Franks, for instance, were a union of Germanic tribes, nevetheless some of the Franks later identified themselves as Dutch, Flemish, French and again others as Germans.The capital of medieval ruler Charlemagne's empire was the city of Aachen, now part of Germany, yet he was a Frank. France was named after the Franks and the Dutch and Flemish people are the only ones to speak Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:19:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3188847/Military-History-Of-Germany http://www.scribd.com/doc/2911075/Republic-of-China-circa-1970 Republic of China, circa 1970 From Alternate History Wiki *The United States' George Marshall did not intervene to stop the Chinese civil war and there was no arms embargo on the Nationalists. Consequently the Chinese Communists, even with all the weapons of the Manchukuo Army and most of the Japanese Kwantung Army weapons and the increased size of its forces, was defeated in the Northeastern area in China in 1947. The warlords gradually lost powers to Chiang Kai-shek and for the first time, central authority was established at Nanking that could lead the whole nation, and China modernizes - Thu, 08 May 2008 14:25:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2911075/Republic-of-China-circa-1970 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867431/Republic-Act-7077-AFP-Reservist-Act-Of-1991 REPUBLIC ACT 7077 (AFP Reservist Act of 1991) AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, AND UTILIZATION OF THE CITIZEN ARMED FORCE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ARTICLE I TITLE SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Citizen Armed Forces or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act." ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 2. The Regular Force. – It is the policy of the State to maintain a standing force or regular military force in times of peace consonant to its adequate and actual needs for the security of Sat, 03 May 2008 12:30:12 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867431/Republic-Act-7077-AFP-Reservist-Act-Of-1991 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867424/REPUBLIC-ACT-NO-9372-Human-Security-Act-Of-2007 Republic of the Philippines CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES THIRTEENTH CONGRESS Third Regular Session REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372 AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall henceforth be known as the “Human Security Act of 2007.” SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is declared a policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism, to condemn terrorism as inimical and dangerous to the national security of the count Sat, 03 May 2008 12:25:58 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867424/REPUBLIC-ACT-NO-9372-Human-Security-Act-Of-2007 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867420/MUTUAL-DEFENSE-TREATY-BETWEEN-THE-UNITED-STATES-OF-AMERICA-AND-THE-REPUBLIC-OF-THE-PHILIPPINES- MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES The Parties to this Treaty, Reaffirming their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all Governments, and desiring to strengthen the fabric of peace in the Pacific Area, Recalling with mutual pride the historic relationship which brought their two peoples together in a common bond of sympathy and mutual ideals to fight side-by-side against imperialist aggression during the last war, Desiring to declare publicly Sat, 03 May 2008 12:22:34 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867420/MUTUAL-DEFENSE-TREATY-BETWEEN-THE-UNITED-STATES-OF-AMERICA-AND-THE-REPUBLIC-OF-THE-PHILIPPINES- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867408/The-Downfall-Of-Marcos Air University Review, March-April 1986 The Downfall of Marcos Dr. H. Monte Hill THE martial law era in the Republic of the Philippines is over. President Ferdinand E. Marcos resigned and fled the Philippines on 26 February 1986 after it became apparent that he could no longer maintain power in the face of an irreversible and growing demand among all segments of the Philippine polity that his leading political opponent, Corazon Aquino, be installed as the legitimate winner of the 7 February 1986 presidential election. Why was Marcos—a brilliant politician by all accounts—unable to continue to Sat, 03 May 2008 12:18:14 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867408/The-Downfall-Of-Marcos http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867386/Divisions-Of-World-War-II Divisions of World War II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *List of Australian divisions in World War II                Australian 1st Armoured Division Australian 2nd Armoured Division (a.k.a. 2nd Motor Division; 2nd Cavalry Division) Australian 3rd Armoured Division (a.k.a. 1st Cavalry Division; 1st Motor Division) Australian 1st Division (World War II) Australian 2nd Division (World War II) Australian 3rd Division (World War II) Australian 4th Division (World War II) Australian 5th Division (World War II) Australian 6th Division Australian 7th Division Australian 8th D Sat, 03 May 2008 12:13:05 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2867386/Divisions-Of-World-War-II http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086648/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-3 AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 2, No 3 *Victory Through Vigilance by LTC ELMER R AMON PAF (GSC) The Air Force is now under a wholly new leadership, with a new Commanding General in Lt Gen Nestor R Santillan AFP, a new Chief of Air Staff in Col Jaime M Viernes PAF, and soon a new Vice Commander. With the top three positions in new hands, it is expected that the whole Air Force is now going to face a new direction in keeping with the requirements of the Commander in Chief of the entire Armed Forces. The priority program of the new PAF Leadership is aircraft recovery. In all command activities, and indeed Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:56:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086648/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-3 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086640/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-2b AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 2, No 2 *EDITORIAL Modernizing Our Air Force: A Way to Protect Our People's Freedom By LTCOL ELMER R AMON PAF The protection of our sovereignty and territorial integrity for the continued enjoyment of our cherished ideals of freedom and democracy is the reason for being of the Philippine Air Force. The PAF is ready and willing to defend these ideals and improve the quality of life of every Filipino. Along with freedom is our responsibility to see to it that our people are secure from both internal and external threats. These responsibilities ultimately rest upon the poli Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:55:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086640/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-2b http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086634/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-2a AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 2, No 2 *EDITORIAL Flying in the Changing Times Lt Col Jose Tony E Villarete PAF The Philippine Air Force is 54 years old. A wealth of experience and lessons learned for the past 54 years of dedicated and exemplary service to the country and its people provide the PAF with valuable inputs in the formulation and development of doctrines. The preponderance of success stories in the application of air power in various conflicts all over the world further strengthens the foundation for the formulation of air doctrines. Voluminous articles, theories, discussion papers and the Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:53:43 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086634/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-2a http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086613/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-1 AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 2, No 1 *THE ECONOMICS OF AIR POWER IN EXTERNAL SECURITY LTC ELMER R AMON PAF The security environment in the Asia- Pacific remains volatile and uncertain because of various factors including the overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Most if not all of the six countries claim ownership of part or of the whole Spratly Island Group are relentlessly pursuing their own respective interests. These countries include a hegemonic giant, considered to be pushing its position in spite bilateral and multilateral accords such as the UNCLOS. The pronounced interest of the United Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:49:42 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086613/Air-Force-Review-Vol-2-No-1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2081571/Air-Force-Review-Vol-1-No-3 AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 1, No 3 *COMMANDER'S CORNER Choosing to be Champions Nothing will top the feeling of an Air Force, finally turned fully modern and fully capable and empowered to bring the war to the enemy, day or night. ---LT GENERAL BENJAMIN P DEFENSOR, JR AFP As far as military arts is concern, the international dateline separating the past century and the new millennium may have been the eleventh of September, or more precisely in that words of U.S President Bush, "the tick of the clock at the 46th minute of the eight hour of the eleventh day" of September 2001. Since that fateful m Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:13:05 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2081571/Air-Force-Review-Vol-1-No-3 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2079409/Air-Force-Review-Vol-1-No-1 AIR FORCE REVIEW Vol 1, No 1 *TAKING OFF Lt Col Jose Tony E Villarete PAF Director, Office of Special Studies In line with the vision of the Commanding General Philippine Air Force, LTGEN BENJAMIN P DEFENSOR JR AFP, of a faster, stronger and better Philippine Air Force, the Office of Special Studies (OSS) has come up with this new version of PAF doctrine and strategy publication. The Air Force Review, successor of the OSS Digest is published quarterly, aims to increase the AFP personnel’s awareness of the existing doctrines of the PAF and activities related to doctrines development and to Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:38:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2079409/Air-Force-Review-Vol-1-No-1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2059179/1989-WipeOut 1989: Wipe­out  An Ebola virus strain is imported in a group of monkeys. The virus is non­fatal to the  primates, but is an airborne version of Ebola Zaire, which is fatal to humans.  On November 13th, 1989, workers at the Hazelton Research Products office in  Reston, Virginia, are infected with the virus and spread it to the United States and  then the world.  By December 1st, 1989, some 99% of the world's population has been killed by the  virus. November 13th, 1989­ A set of crab­eating macaques (p Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:25:34 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2059179/1989-WipeOut http://www.scribd.com/doc/2059173/1983-Doomsday *1983: Doomsday  1983: Doomsday postulated the alternative outcome of the Sept. 26, 1983 event,  when Colonel Stanislav Petrov was alerted, in error, to a possible US missile strike  against the Soviet Union.  In OTL (original timeline), Colonel Petrov believed the information to be false and did  not alert the Kremlin to the data he was receiving. Given Cold War tensions at the  time, such information would likely have convinced the Soviets that the US had  launched a first strike attempting to "cut off the he Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:21:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2059173/1983-Doomsday http://www.scribd.com/doc/531091/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Vision-of-the-Philippine-Marine-Corps-Modernization Vision of the Philippine Marine Corps Modernization ur long time-honored tradition of excellence will be our guiding path as we aggressively cross the threshold of modernization. The Corps' metamorphosis shall be evident on our troops in the operational area, as the pillars of our modernization shall all congregate to shape the totality of their proficiency and relevance. Our concept of "combined arms" shall be fortified that will further firm up our stern thrust of reinforcing our current status of combat readiness and sole provider of an all-arms response team for the national leadership. F Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:42:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531091/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Vision-of-the-Philippine-Marine-Corps-Modernization http://www.scribd.com/doc/531087/Philippine-Marine-Corps-4th-Marine-Brigade-Reserve 4th Marine Brigade (Reserve) I. ACTIVATION The 4th Marine Brigade (Reserve) was activated as a provisional unit of the Philippine Navy on 22 October 1996 pursuant to Section I General Order No. 229 ONA dated 21 October 1996 during the term of Vice Admiral Pio Carranza AFP as FOIC. PN. It was assigned to the Naval Reserve Command and placed under the operational control of the Commandant, Philippine Marine Corps. II. MISSION  To provide Command, Control and Administration of Marine Corps Reserve Units in order to maintain readiness to respond to its mission mandated by R.A. 7077, which is t Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:40:54 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531087/Philippine-Marine-Corps-4th-Marine-Brigade-Reserve http://www.scribd.com/doc/531083/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Combat-Service-Support-Brigade-The-Field-Artillery-Battalion Combat Service & Support Brigade THE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION he Field Artillery Battalion (FABN) is the fire support unit of the Combat and Service Support Brigade (CSSB) of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC). It is tasked to provide artillery fire support for the operating units of the PMC. The Battalion is capable of providing artillery fire support under different combat conditions, as well as to provide ground and reinforcing artillery fire support. It is likewise capable of conducting defensive operations during hostile ground attack. This unit was activated on January 1, 2000 pursuant t Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:38:27 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531083/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Combat-Service-Support-Brigade-The-Field-Artillery-Battalion http://www.scribd.com/doc/531082/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Force-Recon-Battalion Force Recon Battalion he 1st Reconnaissance Unit, the Recon Company was officially activated on 19 August 1972, several months after the activation of the 1st and 2nd Marine Battalion Landing Teams (MBLTs) of then the Philippine Marine Brigade. Its first Commander was ENSIGN EDGARDO V ESPINOSA PN(M) who later became the Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps. The Recon unit saw intense combat actions alongside with the MBLTs during the Secessionist Movement of the MNLF in Southern Mindanao in the early 1070's. Thus the four (4) - man team earned its fame. From 1975 to 1985 the unit experien Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:36:43 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531082/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Force-Recon-Battalion http://www.scribd.com/doc/531078/Philippine-Marine-Corps-The-Marine-Security-Escort-Group The Marine Security & Escort Group he Marine Security and Escort Group (MSEG) is tasked to provide security to naval operating bases, vital government institutions and installations, security to authorized personages and provide ceremonial honors and escort services. It is an integral part of the Philippine Marine Corps and is inherently a combatant force - a Marine can never be assigned to this unit without gaining the required combat assignments in the operational area. As such, its officers and men are combat veterans and basically riflemen. This means that the group can be deployed and re- Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:34:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531078/Philippine-Marine-Corps-The-Marine-Security-Escort-Group http://www.scribd.com/doc/531072/Philippine-Marine-Corps-The-Philippine-Marine-Battalions The Philippine Marine Battalions he Philippine Marine Battalion is the maneuver element of the Philippine Marine Corps. The Battalion, when attached with supporting elements, it is designated as a Marine Battalion Landing Team. It is the operational element that "projects the force, carries out the mission, fires the weapons, sheds the blood, lands on enemy beaches and takes the high ground."(Gallant Warriors from the Sea; p.30) Composed of three rifle Companies and a Headquarters and Service Company the battalion is augmented with supporting units for its specific mission. These can be additi Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:31:13 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531072/Philippine-Marine-Corps-The-Philippine-Marine-Battalions http://www.scribd.com/doc/531069/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Marine-Corps-Training-Center Marine Corps Training Center raining is a never-ending process in the Corps and to be in the Marines one has to be a trainor or trainee most of the time. Marines spend much of their time for this activity for this is the only way to keep individual and unit skills at its peak for combat. Although the Marine Corps Training Center is tasked with the basic, advance and other career courses for each Marine - unit commanders conduct their own training to ensure continuity either in garrison or in the operational area. The Marine Corps is the only unit in the armed forces that practice the rotation Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:28:43 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531069/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Marine-Corps-Training-Center http://www.scribd.com/doc/531066/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Drum-Bugle-Team Philippine Marine Corps Drum & Bugle Team ecause of the mounting demands for the participation of the Philippine Marines on various significant national events, then COMMANDER GREGORIO LIM Commanding Officer of the Philippine Marines, who was inspired by the performance and visit of the US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, initiated the organization of the Philippine Marines' own Drum and Bugle Corps. So forth, sometime in 1963, a few supporting weapons personnel who are musically experienced volunteered to establish the core of the first Philippine Marine Drum and Bugle Team. "Team" rather than "C Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:27:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531066/Philippine-Marine-Corps-Drum-Bugle-Team http://www.scribd.com/doc/531065/Philippine-Marine-Corps-History he Philippine Marine Corps' history unfolded during the incumbency of President Elpidio Quirino. Pursuant to AFP General Order Nr. 319 dated November 2, 1950, the organization of "A" Company, 1st Marine Battalion as a unit of the Philippine Naval Patrol was authorized and thus, the Philippine Marines was formed. However, it was under the mandate of the then Secretary of National Defense Ramon Magsaysay that "A" Company was activated on November 7, 1950 at the Naval Operating Base in Cavite. Considering the projected dangers of its employment, only volunteers were accepted to this special unit. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:25:12 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531065/Philippine-Marine-Corps-History http://www.scribd.com/doc/531064/Philippine-Navy-The-Archipelagic-Imperative- The Archipelagic Imperative A Comprehensive History of the Philippine Navy The History of the Philippine Navy etches the evolution of maritime thinking among Filipinos. It is the chronicle of the rise of national consciousness on the importance of the seas that surround and traverse the scattered islands of the Philippines. It is the saga of a people coming to terms with the dire imperatives of the geography they have been born in, a geography they have been born in , a geography that is dictated not so much by land as it is by water, for better or for worse. The story of the Philippine Navy Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:22:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531064/Philippine-Navy-The-Archipelagic-Imperative- http://www.scribd.com/doc/531063/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Units Naval Intelligence and Security Force (NISF) This unit conducts intelligence and counterintelligence operations in support of naval operations. The NISF gathers and processes data into usable information for use by operating units of the Philippine Navy Coast Watch Stations. These stations are established at vital choke points in the country. Naval Logistics Center (NLC) The Naval Logistics Center began as the OSP supply center under the finance branch of the Philippine Army for supporting the few vessels turned over by the US Navy. In October 1947, the supply center was elevated to a regular Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:21:27 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531063/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Units http://www.scribd.com/doc/531062/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Operations-Command "...The Naval Operational Command is tasked to conduct naval operations in order to protect and defend the country's maritime areas within its Area of Responsibility..." Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NAVFORNOL), Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NAVFORSOL), Naval Forces Central (NAVFORCEN), Naval Forces West (NAVFORWEST), Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NAVFORWEM), and Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NAVFOREM) comprise the Naval Operational Command with capabilities for conducting territorial defense operations, internal security operations and such other activities to support naval administration, l Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:19:50 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531062/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Operations-Command http://www.scribd.com/doc/531051/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Sea-Systems-Command Naval Sea Systems Command Formerly the Naval Support Command (NASCOM), the NSSC started simple training, maintenance, repair and supply unit of the Off-Shore P Operating Base at Muelle de Codo. The NSSC now stands as the biggest industrial complex of the AFP, lo at Ft. San Felipe in Cavite City with responsibilities for the operation a maintenance of shipyards, command and control system, combat syst research and development of technology for the Navy. The NSSC functions: 1. Maintain and operate shipyard facilities in order to provideship repair services to PN units afloat; perform ship rep Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:13:18 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531051/Philippine-Navy-Naval-Sea-Systems-Command http://www.scribd.com/doc/531049/Philippine-Navy-PN-Modernization PN MODERNZATION Force Restructuring and Organizational Development Several objectives of the Force Restructuring Program have been accomplished. Noteworthy is the metamorphosis of the original six Naval Districts to four Naval Forces in 1996 and the transfer of the Philippine Coast Guard to the Department of Transportation and Communication in 1998 and the creation of the Naval Reserve Command(NRC). The creation of the NRC stresses the importance and key role of a well-trained naval reserve force in maritime emergencies, both in time of war and peace. Meanwhile, the streamlining of the PN org Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:11:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531049/Philippine-Navy-PN-Modernization http://www.scribd.com/doc/531039/Philippine-Navy-Philippine-Fleet-History- PHILIPPINE FLEET HISTORY *The Philippine Fleet is synonymous to Philippine Navy. The Navy is the Fleet and the Fleet is the Navy. As such, it also traces its origin to the pre-war Off Shore Patrol (OSP) the forerunner of the Philippine Navy. The creation of the OSP was an offshoot of a news report that a “mystery flotilla” was sighted conducting maneuvers OFF Davao Golf on 10 April 1938. Acting on the news report, President Quezon ordered on the creation of the Off Shore Patrol (OSP) as a unit of the Philippine Army and handpicked Major Rafael Ramos to organize the new unit. Assisting him Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:06:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531039/Philippine-Navy-Philippine-Fleet-History- http://www.scribd.com/doc/531035/Philippine-Navy-History-of-the-Philippine-Fleet HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE FLEET Early Years The Philippine Fleet traces its origin to the pre-war Off Shore Patrol (OSP) - the forerunner of the Philippine Navy. In 1934, United States Congress passed a law granting Philippine Independence in 1946 after a 10-year Commonwealth period. Newly elected President Quezon hired retired US Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur to prepare the Philippines’ Defense System. With the help of his two staff officers, Majors D Eisenhower and J Ord, General MacArthur drafted Commonwealth Act No.1, better known as National Defense Act which was approv Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:04:33 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531035/Philippine-Navy-History-of-the-Philippine-Fleet http://www.scribd.com/doc/531029/Philippine-Air-Force-Service-Medals-and-Ribbons SERVICE MEDALS AND RIBBONS Long Service Medal United Nations Service Medal Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medal Luzon ADC Medal Visayan ADC Medal Mindanao ADC Medal Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon * Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:02:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531029/Philippine-Air-Force-Service-Medals-and-Ribbons http://www.scribd.com/doc/531027/Philippine-Air-Force-Rank-Insignias GENERAL OFFICERS Philippine Air Force Philippine Army Philippine Navy Philippine Marines General General Admiral General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Vice Admiral Lieutenant General *Major General Major General Rear Admiral Major General Brigadier General Brigadier General Commodore Brigadier General OFFICERS *Colonel Colonel Captain Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commander Lieutenant Colonel *Major Major Lieutenant Commander Captain Captain Captain Lieutenant Senior Grade Captain *First Lieutenant First Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior G Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:01:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531027/Philippine-Air-Force-Rank-Insignias http://www.scribd.com/doc/531026/Philippine-Air-Force-Decorations DECORATIONS Medal of Valor Distinguished Conduct Star Distinguished Service Star Gold Cross Medal Philippine Legion of Honor Outstanding Achievement Medal Gawad sa Kaunlaran Distinguished Aviation Cross Bronze Cross Medal *Military Merit Medal Silver Wing Medal Military Commendation Medal Wounded Personnel Medal Military Civic Action Medal Armed Forces Conduct Medal Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal * Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:59:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531026/Philippine-Air-Force-Decorations http://www.scribd.com/doc/531023/Philippine-Air-Force-Badges BADGES PAF Gold Wings Badge PAF Aviation Badge Avionics/Aircraft Maintenance Officer Specialty Badge Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge Combat Commander's (Kagitingan) Badge AFP Parachutist Badge Tanglaw Badge Marksmanship Badge AFP Home Defense Badge AFP Enlisted Personnel of the Year Badge AFP ROTC Cadet of the Year Badge Election Duty Badge Adjutant General's Service Badge Inspector General's Service Badge Enlisted Personnel Administrative Assistant Course Badge * Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:58:51 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531023/Philippine-Air-Force-Badges http://www.scribd.com/doc/531021/Philippine-Air-Force-PAF-Standards Symbols PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE OFFICIAL SEAL Blue Background Circle - Represents the official color of the Air Force being the guardian of the Philippine skies. Three Yellow Stars - Represents the three (3) major islands of the Philippines, namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao which the Philippine Air Force is sworn to defend and protect. Golden Wing - As gold is a precious metal, rust proof and with lasting luster, it symbolizes everlasting patience and deep sense of commitment by brave airmen who love to reach the infinite skies to attain their goal. The wing is similar to the original Philippi Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:57:21 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531021/Philippine-Air-Force-PAF-Standards http://www.scribd.com/doc/531017/Philippine-Air-Force-PAF-Organization *PERSONAL STAFF Office of the Air Force Inspector General Function Assists and advises the Commanding General, Philippine Air Force on matters pertaining to the performance of the mission, state of morale and discipline, efficiency and effectiveness of the Command. Tasks  Conducts inspections, investigations, research, surveys and studies; and establishes, promulgates and monitors Headquarters Philippine Air Force policies and procedures on Inspector General matters;  Advises the Commanding General, Philippine Air Force regarding the performance of the Command as to efficiency and econom Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:55:39 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531017/Philippine-Air-Force-PAF-Organization http://www.scribd.com/doc/531015/Philippine-Army-Shoulder-Ranks Shoulder Ranks (Officers) General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Sergeant Major *Sleeve Ranks (Enlisted Personnel) Master Sergeant Technical Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private * Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:52:29 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531015/Philippine-Army-Shoulder-Ranks http://www.scribd.com/doc/531014/Philippine-Army-Awards-and-Decorations Awards and Decorations Armed Forces Conduct Medal Bronze Cross Medal Distinguished Aviation Cross Distinguished Conduct Cross Distinguished Service Star Gold Cross Medal Medal of Valor Military Civic Action Medal Military Commendation Medal Military Merit Award Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal *Silver Wing Medal Wounded Personnel Medal Luzon ADC Medal Visayan ADC Medal Mindanao ADC Medal Long Service Medal United nation Service Award AntiDissidence Campainge Medal Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon * Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:51:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531014/Philippine-Army-Awards-and-Decorations http://www.scribd.com/doc/531006/Philippine-Army-The-Evolution-of-the-Philippine-Army-Seal The Evolution of the Philippine Army Seal The Army of the First Philippine Republic has an official seal that is very similar to the present one. During the Commonwealth period, the Philippine Army adapted a seal patterned after the United States Army. This seal was used long even after the Philippine Army was reorganized after the war. When Headquarters Philippine Army was organized in 1957 it issued HPA Circular No.1 dated 25 September prescribing thereat the shoulder insigne. The design of the insigne was in the form of a maroon shield with bold white outer lining; superimposed on the shiel Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:49:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531006/Philippine-Army-The-Evolution-of-the-Philippine-Army-Seal http://www.scribd.com/doc/531005/Philippine-Army-The-Battle-of-Mactan The Battle of Mactan The Battle of Mactan on April 21, 1521 marked the first organized resistance of the Filipinos against foreign invaders. Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan island, defeated Spanish colonizer Ferdinand Magellan. Years of Spanish rule, which dragged on to almost three centuries made the Filipinos restive. They were soon clamoring for reforms and an end to oppressive friar rule. In 1896, Andres Bonifacio founded the Katipunan to prepare his band of freedom loving Filipinos for armed revolt. The Katipunan formed the nucleus of the Revolutionary Philippine Army. Almost a year afte Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:48:09 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/531005/Philippine-Army-The-Battle-of-Mactan http://www.scribd.com/doc/530981/Philippine-Army-2nd-Infantry-Jungle-Fighters-Division *2ID Mission The 2nd Infantry Division conduct sustained Internal Security Operation (ISO) to neutralized the Communist Terrorist Movement (CTM) politico-military capability & ensure control of the area of the operation by legitimate gov't authorities in order to create a physical & psychological secured environment conducive for development. *2ID Vision A capable and professional Army unit that is protective of peace and stability, respected by the people, and a reliable partner for national progress. *2ID History Japanese Imperial Forces The outbreak of the 2nd World War in 1941 prompted t Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:44:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/530981/Philippine-Army-2nd-Infantry-Jungle-Fighters-Division http://www.scribd.com/doc/530681/Philippine-Army-1st-Infantry-Tabak-Division HEADQUARTERS 1ST INFANTRY (TABAK) DIVISION, PA Kuta Major Cesar L Sang-an, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur *The 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division, Philippine Army conducts Internal Security Operations (ISO) in the AOR to dismantle and destroy the remaining guerilla fronts of the LCM, the MILF, and the Abu Sayyaf Group in order to attain peace and stability conducive to sustainable development; assists the government in its socio-economic development projects; and assists the PNP curb criminalities in the AOR. **To conduct Internal Security Operations (ISO) in order to neutralize the LCM's armed grou Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:41:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/530681/Philippine-Army-1st-Infantry-Tabak-Division http://www.scribd.com/doc/525536/Philippine-Navy Philippine Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Philippine Naval Jack The Philippine Navy (PN) is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas. VISION: "By 2030, we shall be a strong and credible Navy that our maritime nation can be proud of." The mission of the Philippine Navy is to organize, train, equip, maintain, develop and deploy forces for prompt and sustained naval and maritime operations in the accomplishment of the AFP mission. And it is supported by its core values of honor, dedication, patriotism, Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:19:39 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/525536/Philippine-Navy http://www.scribd.com/doc/525532/Philippine-Marine-Corps Philippine Marine Corps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is the marine corps of the Philippines, and is part of the Philippine Navy. *History Organized on November 2, 1950, as a Marine Company of the Philippine Fleet. Organization The Philippine Marine Corps is organized into three maneuver brigades, a Combat Service and Support Brigade (CSSB), a headquarters for a reserve brigade, and independent units such as the Force Recon Battalion (FRBn) and the Marine Security and Escort Group (MSEG). The three maneuver brigades provide administrative and logis Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:18:17 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/525532/Philippine-Marine-Corps http://www.scribd.com/doc/525527/Philippine-Air-Force Philippine Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is the air force of the Philippines. Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas. *History The Philippine Air Force became a separate military service on July 1, 1947, when President Manuel Roxas issued Executive Order No. 94. This order created the Philippine Naval Patrol and the Air Force as equal brances of the Philippine Army and the Philippine Constabulary. The Air Force was preceded by the:    Philippine Air Service Philippine Constabulary Air Corps Philippine Army Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:16:09 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/525527/Philippine-Air-Force http://www.scribd.com/doc/525496/Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines *The Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) originated in the revolutionary battles during the Philippine War of Independence against Spain. The AFP was formally organized during the American Commonwealth era through Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of December 21, 1935. It is the principal body of defense for the nation, under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President of the Philippines. Organized under the advisory supervision of General Douglas MacArthur by invitat Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:45:08 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/525496/Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines http://www.scribd.com/doc/523029/Able-Archer-83 Able Archer 83 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *ABLE ARCHER 83 was a NATO command post exercise (or war game) conducted from November 2–11, 1983, which spanned the continent of Europe and simulated a coordinated nuclear release.[1] Factors such as the deteriorated relations between the United States and Soviet Union, anticipated arrival of "super-stealth" Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, and the incredibly realistic nature of the exercise (which incorporated a new, unique format of coded communication, radio silences, participation by heads of state, and a simulated DEFCON 1 nu Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:50:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/523029/Able-Archer-83 http://www.scribd.com/doc/523023/Strategic-Defense-Initiative Strategic Defense Initiative From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), commonly called Star Wars after the popular science fiction movies of the time, was a system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the previous strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction. Though it was never fully implemented, the research and technologies of SDI paved the Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:47:04 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/523023/Strategic-Defense-Initiative http://www.scribd.com/doc/523021/National-Missile-Defense- National Missile Defense From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A payload launch vehicle carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck Island at the Kwajalein Missile Range on Dec. 3, 2001, for an intercept of a ballistic missile target over the central Pacific Ocean. *National Missile Defense (NMD) is a military strategy and associated systems to shield an entire country against incoming Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). The missiles may be intercepted by other missiles, or possibly by lasers. They may be intercepted near the launch point (boost phase), du Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:44:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/523021/National-Missile-Defense- http://www.scribd.com/doc/520630/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-Main-Battle-Tanks Main Battle Tanks *T-54 / T-55 Main Battle Tank (fully stowed, no crew) about 35.9 tons (36.500 kg). Combat weight: Lenght: Widht: Height: Engine: (Gun to front) 29.7 ft (9.02 m); (gun to rear) 21.7 ft (6.57 m). 10ft 9.5in (3.265 m). 7.10 ft (2.380 m). T-54: V-2-54 vee-12 watercooled diesel, 520 hp; T-55: V-2-55 vee-12, 580 hp D-10T, D-10TG or D-10T2S 100mm gun (T-54: 34 rounds, T-55: 43 rounds); 7.62mm SGMT or PKT machine gun (coaxial) with 3000 rounds; T-54 also one 12.7mm DShK with 500 rounds for AA use and one 7.62 SGMT (bow). 30 mph (48 km/h). T-54: 250 miles (400 km); T-55: 310 miles Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:29:58 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/520630/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-Main-Battle-Tanks http://www.scribd.com/doc/520629/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-Armored-Combat-Vehicles Armored Combat Vehicles *BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (fully stowed, no crew) about 35.9 tons (36.500 kg). Combat weight: Lenght: Widht: Height: Engine: (Gun to front) 29.7 ft (9.02 m); (gun to rear) 21.7 ft (6.57 m). 10ft 9.5in (3.265 m). 7.10 ft (2.380 m). T-54: V-2-54 vee-12 watercooled diesel, 520 hp; T-55: V-2-55 vee-12, 580 hp D-10T, D-10TG or D-10T2S 100mm gun (T-54: 34 rounds, T-55: 43 rounds); 7.62mm SGMT or PKT machine gun (coaxial) with 3000 rounds; T-54 also one 12.7mm DShK with 500 rounds for AA use and one 7.62 SGMT (bow). 30 mph (48 km/h). T-54: 250 miles (400 km); T-55: 3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:27:51 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/520629/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-Armored-Combat-Vehicles http://www.scribd.com/doc/520623/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-SelfPropelled-Artillery-And-Mortars Self-propelled Artillery and Mortars: *2S9 120-mm SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER/MORTAR (SO-120) The 120-mm 2S9 Nona-S (Anemone) selfpropelled howitzer/mortar was first seen in public in May 1985 and it is an airborne artillery assault vehicle that has been developed to carry out two tactical functions: conventional artillery equipment to replace existing mortars and howitzers and as a direct fire anti-tank weapon system firing HEAT projectiles. The 2S9 has a crew of four; commander, driver/mechanic, gunner and loader. The 2S9 hull is a stretched version of the BMD airborne combat vehicle and is div Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:25:13 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/520623/Military-Equipment-Of-The-Former-USSR-SelfPropelled-Artillery-And-Mortars http://www.scribd.com/doc/519294/Israeli-Defense-Forces- Israel Defense Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Israel Defense Forces Military manpower Military age 18 years of age males age 15-49: 1,499,186 (2000 est.) Availability females age 15-49: 1,462,063 (2000 est.) males age 15-49: 1,226,903 (2000 est.) Fit for military service females age 15-49: 1,192,319 (2000 est.) males: 50,348 Reaching military (2000 est.) age annually females: 47,996 (2000 est.) Military expenditures Dollar figure Percent of GDP $8.7 billion (FY99) 9.4% (FY99) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ‫לר לנה אצ‬ ‫ א י גה ב‬Tsva HaHagana LeY Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:46:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/519294/Israeli-Defense-Forces- http://www.scribd.com/doc/519289/Military-of-Switzerland- Military of Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *In a railway station, a young Swiss militia soldier returning to duty after a week-end break Military of Switzerland Military manpower 18-40 years of age Military age obligatorily Availability Fit for military service males age 15-49: 1,855,808 (2000 est.) males age 15-49: 1,579,921 (2000 est.) Reaching military males: 42,169 (2000 age annually est.) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3.1 billion (FY98) Percent of GDP 1.2% (FY98) The Armed Forces of Switzerland is a unique institution somewhere between a militia and a regular Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:43:37 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/519289/Military-of-Switzerland- http://www.scribd.com/doc/519284/Bundeswehr Bundeswehr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Armed Forces of Germany Military manpower Military age Availability Fit for military service Reaching military age annually mandatory 18 years of age males age 18-49: 18,917,537 (2005 est.) males age 18-49: 15,258,931 (2005 est.) males: 497,048 (2005 est.) € 27.9 bln. (FY06) (approx. $33 bln.) 1.3% (FY06) Command Commander-in-Chief Franz-Josef Jung Inspector General Wolfgang Schneiderhan Expenditure Amount Percent of GDP The Bundeswehr (Federal Defense Force) is the organization that controls and administers the armed forces of Germany. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:39:02 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/519284/Bundeswehr http://www.scribd.com/doc/519143/British-Armed-Forces British Armed Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, sometimes legally the armed forces of the Crown. Their Commander-in-Chief is the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II and they are managed by the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence. The British Armed Forces are charged with protecting the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, promoting Britain's wider security interests, and supporting international peacekeeping efforts. They are active and regular participants i Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:34:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/519143/British-Armed-Forces http://www.scribd.com/doc/519141/Warsaw-Pact-Order-of-Battle-June-1989 Warsaw Pact Order of Battle June 1989  v. 1.0 January 28, 2001  This copyright article is by Mr. Andy Johnson. Mr. Johnson served in the US military, but  most of this information is from easily available open sources. He last updated the OOB on  May 27, 2000. You are welcome to use it after getting permission.  Mr. Johnson writes:  Note: I have updated the OOB for both the WP and NATO to reflect a June 1989  timeframe. This would have been the latest possible moment that a war could  have started with  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:29:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/519141/Warsaw-Pact-Order-of-Battle-June-1989 http://www.scribd.com/doc/515351/Naval-Weaponry-of-the-Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy Naval Weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLAN force consists of approx. 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into 3 fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Most of the naval weapon systems used by the PLAN were developed prior to 1990. The naval weaponry of the PLAN is based on three tiers : artillery, torpedoes, and missiles, each Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:12:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515351/Naval-Weaponry-of-the-Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy http://www.scribd.com/doc/515348/Ships-of-the-Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy- Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the Naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLAN force consists of approx. 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into 3 fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Below are some of the ships currently in operation with PLAN. In addition to ships, the PLAN also has its own air arm, the PLANAF. *Aircraft carrier Note: Currently the PLAN does not operate any aircraft carriers. Part of the PLAN's ulti Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:11:06 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515348/Ships-of-the-Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy- http://www.scribd.com/doc/515347/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy-Organization People's Liberation Army Navy Organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the Naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLAN force consists of approx. 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into 3 fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Below is the organizational structure of the PLAN. *PLAN Headquarters PLAN HQ is subordinate to the PLA General Staff Department and the Chairman of the CMC. Information current as of 2006  Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Admiral Zha Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:09:38 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515347/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy-Organization http://www.scribd.com/doc/515345/List-of-Airbases-in-the-PLAAF List of Airbases in the PLAAF From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Anhui Military District    Anqing Airbase Tunxi Airstrip Wuhu Airbase Beijing Military Region  Beijing-Capital Airbase Chengdu Military Region  Chengdu Airbase Guangzhou Military Region                Shek Kong Airfield - Hong Kong Shantou Northeast Airfield Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Guangzhou East Airfield Guangzhou Shadi Airbase Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok Huangtian Airport Huiyang Airbase Macau International Airport Mei-Xian Airbase Shantou Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:07:54 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515345/List-of-Airbases-in-the-PLAAF http://www.scribd.com/doc/515344/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Naval-Air-Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) (Pinyin: Zhō ngguó Rénmǐ n Jiě Jū Hǎ n Hángkō ng) is the naval aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army Navy. fàng n ijū ngbī Primary Mission      Provide fleet air defense for PLAN surface combatants Patrol and hunt/destroy for submarines Air patrols and defense of territorial waters Air defense of the mainland's coastline Anti-ship attack Secondary Mission     Transport and training Search and rescue Assault tr Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:06:00 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515344/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Naval-Air-Force http://www.scribd.com/doc/515343/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy People's Liberation Army Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (Pinyin: Zhō ngguó Rénmín Jiě fàngjū n Hǎ n) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the military of the People's Republic ijū of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then it has undergone rapid modernisation. The PLAN also includes 35,000 Coastal Defence Force and 56,000 Naval infantry/Marines, plus a 56,000 PLAN Aviation naval air arm operating several hundred land-based aircraft and shi Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:04:50 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515343/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy http://www.scribd.com/doc/515342/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Marine-Corps People's Liberation Army Marine Corps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (Pinyin: Zhō ngguǒRénmǐ n Jiě fàngjū Hǎ nlū ndùi) is the amphibious warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army Navy. It n ijū zhā is the marine corps of the People's Republic of China. It currently consists of two 6000-man brigades. *History Though the Marine Corps was originally established in the 1950s during the Chinese Civil War by Communist troops to conduct amphibious operations against islands held by the Nationalists. The organization was Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:03:37 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515342/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Marine-Corps http://www.scribd.com/doc/515340/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Ground-Force People's Liberation Army Ground Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Ground Forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) deploys over 8,000 tanks, 4,000 armored vehicles, and 25,000 artillery pieces. Although it is currently equipped with large numbers of antiquated Soviet era weaponry, the PLA Ground Force is quickly becoming one of the most modern and well-trained armies in the world. The Ground Forces are undergoing major upgrades and restructuring to deal with future land warfare. *Formations and Units Current Chinese military regions and Group Armies The PLA has 18 group a Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:02:16 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515340/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Ground-Force http://www.scribd.com/doc/515338/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Air-Force People's Liberation Army Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) (Pinyin: Zhō ngguó Rénmín Jiě fàngjū n Kō n) is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic ngjū of China. It currently consists of approximately 400,000 personnel and 2643 combat aircraft[1] . *History Although the Chinese Red Army (PLA's predecessor) had operated a few aircraft since the Second Sino-Japanese War, the first organized air arm of the PLA was the Nanyuan Flying Group, formed in the summer of 1949 with a Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:00:54 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515338/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Air-Force http://www.scribd.com/doc/515335/Peoples-Liberation-Army- People's Liberation Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *PLA Military manpower Military age 18 years of age Voluntary ages 18-49 to join males ages of 18-49: 342,956,265 Availability female age 18-49: 324,701,244(2005 est.) males age 18-49: Fit for military 281,240,272 service female age 18-49: 269,025,517 (2005 est.) Active troops Total troops Paramilitary force Reaching military age annually 2,250,000 (Ranked 1st) 7,024,000 (Ranked 3rd) 1,500,000 males: 13,186,433 females : 12,298,149 (2005 est.) Military expenditures controversial, ($60-90 Billion) see: Military budget Dollar figur Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:59:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/515335/Peoples-Liberation-Army- http://www.scribd.com/doc/512752/Vickers-Valiant Vickers Valiant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Valiant RAF Valiant in anti-flash white Type Strategic bomber Manufacturer Vickers Maiden flight 1951-05-18 Introduced 1955 Retired January 1965 Primary user Royal Air Force Number built 107 The Vickers Valiant was a British four-jet bomber, once part of the RAF's V bomber force. *First prototype at Farnborough Air Show, 1951 V-Bomber origins: B.35/46 / Sperrin The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command left World War II with a policy of using heavy four-piston-engined bombers for massed raids. It remained committed to this pol Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:57:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512752/Vickers-Valiant http://www.scribd.com/doc/512751/Vanguardclass-Submarine Vanguard class submarine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vanguard class submarine *Test launch of a Trident D5 SLBM The Royal Navy's Vanguard class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each armed with 16 Trident II SLBMs, includes four boats: Vanguard (S28), Victorious (S29), Vigilant (S30), and Vengeance (S31), all built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, now BAE Systems Submarines. *Design The Vanguard Class was designed from the outset as a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, unlike the previous Resolution class which was adapted from the then existi Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:55:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512751/Vanguardclass-Submarine http://www.scribd.com/doc/512749/V-Bombers V bomber From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Avro Vulcan Handley-Page Victor nose *Valiant V bomber in 1961 The term V bomber was used for the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear strike force. The bombers were the Valiants (first flew 1951), Victors (first flew 1952) and Vulcans (first flew 1952). The V-Bomber force reached its peak in June 1964, with 50 Valiants, 39 Victors and 70 Vulcans in service. *RAF Bomber Command ended World War II with a policy of using heavy four-piston-engined bombers for massed raid Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:54:17 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512749/V-Bombers http://www.scribd.com/doc/512747/RAH66-Comanche RAH-66 Comanche From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *RAH-66 Comanche RAH-66 Comanche Type Reconnaissance/Attack helicopter Manufacturer Boeing Helicopters/Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Status Cancelled Primary user United States Army The Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche was an advanced U.S. Army military helicopter intended for the armed reconnaissance role, incorporating stealth techniques. Had it entered service, it would have been the first U.S. helicopter specifically designed for the all-weather armed scout mission and the first 'stealth' helicopter, but it was cancelled in February 2 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:52:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512747/RAH66-Comanche http://www.scribd.com/doc/512745/OhioClass-Submarine- Ohio class submarine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Ohio class ballistic missile submarine Class Overview Ballistic Missile Submarine/ Class Type Guided Missile Submarine Class The State of Ohio Name Chronologically: Los Angeles class attack Preceded submarine By By Type: Benjamin Franklin class ballistic missile submarine Chronologically: Seawolf class attack submarine Succeeded By Type: By N/A, latest Ballistic Missile submarine class in service Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Henry M. Jackson, Alabama, Alaska, Nevada, Ships of the Class: Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, K Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:51:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512745/OhioClass-Submarine- http://www.scribd.com/doc/512743/Mil-Mi28 Mil Mi-28 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Mi-28 Havoc Mil Mi-28 on display Type Attack helicopter Manufacturer Mil Primary user Russian Army Developed from Mil Mi-24 The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name Havoc) is a Russian tandem two-seat anti-armour attack helicopter. It is a dedicated attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil Mi-24 for the anti-tank role. It carries a single gun in an undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings. *Development Development began following completion of the Mi-24, a Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:49:58 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512743/Mil-Mi28 http://www.scribd.com/doc/512742/Mil-Mi24 Mil Mi-24 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Mi-24 Hind Mil Mi-24D Hind D Type Attack helicopter Manufacturer Mil Primary user Russian Army Developed from Mil Mi-8 Variants Mil Mi-28 The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. Its NATO reporting name is Hind and variants are identified with an additional letter. The export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35, are denoted as Hind D and Hind E respectively. Soviet pilots called the aircraft 'letayushiy tank' or flying t Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:48:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512742/Mil-Mi24 http://www.scribd.com/doc/512740/Mikoyan-Project-144 Mikoyan Project 1.44 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MiG 1.44 MFI Russian experimental fighter jet *The Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 is a Russian Air Force prototype fifth-generation air-superiority fighter aircraft. Apart from a number of names along the lines of "Object/Project 1.44/1.42", the aircraft is also known as the MiG-MFI. It was unofficially known as the MiG-35 although MiG is now using this designation for the export version of the MiG-29OVT. The MFI has also been referred to by some sources as the MiG-39. Despite the prototype status of the 1.44/1.42, NATO has assigned the r Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:46:21 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512740/Mikoyan-Project-144 http://www.scribd.com/doc/512739/MBT70 MBT-70 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *MBT-70: prototype of the German 120 mm-armed version, identifiable by the large fume extractor on the gun barrel. The MBT-70 was a 1960s joint U.S.-German project to develop a new main battle tank using a number of advanced design features. It used a kneeling suspension, housed the entire crew in the turret, and the American version incorporated a gun-fired missile. By the late 1960s the project was well over budget and the Germans withdrew from the effort, developing their Leopard 2 instead. Development continued in the US, but the per-unit cost Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:45:00 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512739/MBT70 http://www.scribd.com/doc/512738/LGM118A-Peacekeeper LGM-118A Peacekeeper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Test launch of a Peacekeeper ICBM by the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1 STRAD), Vandenberg AFB, CA (USAF) *The LGM-118A Peacekeeper was a land-based ICBM deployed by the United States starting in 1986. Under the START II treaty, which the U.S. had never ratified and from which Russia formally withdrew on June 14, 2002, the missile was to be removed from the US nuclear arsenal in 2005, leaving the LGM-30 Minuteman as the only type of landbased ICBM in the US arsenal. In spite of the demise of START II, the last of the LGM118A "Pe Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:43:43 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512738/LGM118A-Peacekeeper http://www.scribd.com/doc/512737/LGM30-Minuteman LGM-30 Minuteman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As of 2006 it is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States. It is complemented by the sea-launched Trident missile ICBM (SLBM) and by nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers; see current status of United States nuclear weapons. The L indicates that the missile is silo-launched; the G indicates that it is designed to attack surface targets; and the M indicates that it is a guided missile. The name Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:42:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512737/LGM30-Minuteman http://www.scribd.com/doc/512733/Kamov-Ka50 Kamov Ka-50 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Kamov Ka-50 The Ka-50 is a Russian single-seat attack helicopter, designed as a gunship. It was designed by the Kamov company starting in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. It is manufactured by the Progress company of Arseniev. Its NATO reporting name is Hokum A; the first prototype was nicknamed "Werewolf", however Kamov's official name for the type is "Black Shark". As the Soviet Union's collapse vastly reduced military spending before Ka-50 could go into full-scale production, a relatively small number of thes Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:41:14 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512733/Kamov-Ka50 http://www.scribd.com/doc/512732/Handley-Page-Victor Handley Page Victor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Victor RAF Victor in anti-flash white Type Strategic bomber Manufacturer Handley Page Aircraft Company Maiden flight December 1952 Introduced 1957 Retired 1993 Primary user Royal Air Force The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the 'V bombers' intended to carry Britain's nuclear arsenal. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. During the Borneo conflict of 1962-66, two Victor B Mk 1A bombers flew the Victor's only offensive mission. With the grounding of the Vickers Valiant d Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:39:42 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512732/Handley-Page-Victor http://www.scribd.com/doc/512730/F35-Lightning-II F-35 Lightning II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *F-35 Lightning II The first of 15 pre-production F-35s Type Multirole fighter Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Northrop Grumman BAE Systems Maiden flight Late 2006 (scheduled) Introduced 2011 (scheduled) Status Under development/pre-production Primary users United States Air Force United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Navy Produced 2003-date The F-35 Lightning II — descended from the X-35 of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program — is a single-seat, single-engined military strike fighter, a multi-role aircraf Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:37:50 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512730/F35-Lightning-II http://www.scribd.com/doc/512727/Eurofighter-Typhoon Eurofighter Typhoon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Eurofighter Typhoon Two-seat Development Aircraft (DA4). Type Multirole fighter Manufacturer Eurofighter GmbH Maiden flight 27 March 1994 Introduced 2003 Status Active service Primary users Royal Air Force Aeronautica Militare Italiana Luftwaffe Spanish Air Force [1] Number built 100 (as of October 2006) Variants Eurofighter Typhoon variants The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 19 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:36:33 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512727/Eurofighter-Typhoon http://www.scribd.com/doc/512726/Eurocopter-Tiger Eurocopter Tiger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Eurocopter Tiger Eurocopter Tiger in Australian Army colours at the Avalon Airshow Type military attack helicopter Manufacturer Eurocopter Group Maiden flight April 1991 Primary users German Army Australian Army French Army Spanish Army The Eurocopter Tiger is an attack helicopter manufactured by the Eurocopter Group. In Germany it is known as the Tiger; in France and Spain it is called the Tigre. It is also designated the EC 665 or PAH-2. *History In 1984 the French and German governments issued a requirement for an advanced multi-ro Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:35:24 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512726/Eurocopter-Tiger http://www.scribd.com/doc/512725/Denel-Aviation-AH2-Rooivalk Denel Aviation AH-2 Rooivalk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *The Denel Aviation AH-2 Rooivalk is a modern attack helicopter manufactured by Denel Aerospace Systems of South Africa. Rooivalk is Afrikaans for "Red Falcon". The South African Air Force (SAAF) has ordered 12 Rooivalk AH-2As, the first of which entered service in July 1999. The helicopters are flown by 16 Squadron, which is based at AFB Bloemspruit near Bloemfontein. Due to the SAAF's decades of helicopter experience in the harsh African environment, the Rooivalk has been designed to operate in very basic surroundings for pr Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:33:53 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512725/Denel-Aviation-AH2-Rooivalk http://www.scribd.com/doc/512723/B2-Spirit B-2 Spirit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit A USAF B-2 Spirit in flight. Type Stealth bomber Manufacturer Northrop Grumman Maiden flight 1989-07-17 Introduced April 1997 Status Active service Primary user United States Air Force Number built 21 Unit cost US$1.157-$2.2 billion in 1998 The B-2 Spirit, made by Northrop Grumman, is an American multi-role stealth bomber able to drop conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber was a milestone in the United States' bomber modernization program. The B-2 is the most expensive plane ever built. Estimates for the cos Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:32:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512723/B2-Spirit http://www.scribd.com/doc/512722/B1-Lancer B-1 Lancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *B-1 Lancer Type: Manufacturer: Bomber Rockwell International Boeing IDS Designed by: Maiden flight: Introduced: Retired: Status: Primary users: Produced: Built: Unit cost: Variants: 67 active, 24 mothballed United States Air Force {{{produced}}} 104 B-1 US$283.1 million in 1998 1974-12-23 1986-10-01 The Boeing IDS (formerly Rockwell) B-1B Lancer is a long-range strategic bomber in service with the United States Air Force (USAF). Together with the B-52 Stratofortress and the B-2 Spirit, it is the backbone of the United States's long-range b Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:31:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512722/B1-Lancer http://www.scribd.com/doc/512720/Avro-Vulcan Avro Vulcan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Avro Vulcan A Royal Air Force Vulcan B.2 in flight. Type Strategic bomber Manufacturer Avro Designed by Roy Chadwick Maiden flight 1952-08-31 Introduced 1956 Retired March 1984 Status 21 on display in museums Primary user Royal Air Force Produced 1956-1965 Number built 134 The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. The Vulcan was part of the RAF's V bomber force, which fulfilled the role of nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. *Design and prot Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:30:21 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512720/Avro-Vulcan http://www.scribd.com/doc/512719/AH64-Apache AH-64 Apache From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Boeing AH-64 Apache Type Attack helicopter Manufacturer Hughes, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Maiden flight 1975-09-30 Status Active service Primary user United States Army Produced 1984-1996 [1] Number built 1,048 [1] Unit cost US$18 million (1984) Variants Westland WAH-64 Apache The Boeing AH-64 Apache is the United States Army's principal attack helicopter, and is the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. *History The United States Army issued a request for proposals (RFP) in 1972 for an Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH). From an initial list of 5 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:28:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512719/AH64-Apache http://www.scribd.com/doc/512455/Agusta-A129-Mangusta Agusta A129 Mangusta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Agusta A129 Mangusta Agusta A129 Mangusta at Air 04, Payerne, Switzerland Type Attack helicopter Manufacturer AgustaWestland Maiden flight 1983-09-15 Status Active service Primary user Italian Army Produced 1980s-present Number built 60 The Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Agusta (part of AgustaWestland) of Italy. It has the distinction of being the first attack helicopter to be designed and produced wholly in Europe. *Development Design of the A129 began in 1978. The first of five Mangusta p Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:46:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/512455/Agusta-A129-Mangusta http://www.scribd.com/doc/492185/Guide-To-United-States-Command-Control-and-Communications-C3-Facilities Guide To United States Command, Control and Communications (C3) Facilities *The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Here every President, except George Washington, has conducted the government of the Nation. In the past 200 years, the White House has become symbolic of the American Presidency throughout the world. While the Capitol represents the freedom and ideals of the Nation, the White House stands for the power and states Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:05:04 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/492185/Guide-To-United-States-Command-Control-and-Communications-C3-Facilities http://www.scribd.com/doc/492177/Guide-To-Peoples-Republic-Of-China-Command-Control-And-Communications-C3-Facilities Guide To People’s Republic Of China Command, Control And Communications (C3) Facilities *Command and Control Little is known of China's nuclear command and control system. It is believed that the authority to launch China's nuclear forces resides with the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, a position held by President Jiang Zemin. As of 1986, China's nuclear warheads were not secured by permissive-action-link (PAL) devices, and it is not believed that this situation has changed during the intervening years. Although China does not have PAL devices, it does follow a set of procedur Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:01:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/492177/Guide-To-Peoples-Republic-Of-China-Command-Control-And-Communications-C3-Facilities http://www.scribd.com/doc/492171/Guide-To-Russian-Federation-Command-Control-And-Communication-C3-Facilities Guide To Russian Federation Command Control And Communication (C3) Facilities *Strategic Command and Control Until the disintegration of the Soviet Union its C3 system was built on the principle of launch-on-warning [LOW]. This posture remains in effect, and procedures are regularly exercised. The Russian command system is poised to obtain nuclear weapons release authority within 10 minutes from the President, the Defense Minister, or the Chief of the General Staff, through the Cheget nuclear suitcase. Physical control of the unlock and launch authorization codes resides with the military, th Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:59:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/492171/Guide-To-Russian-Federation-Command-Control-And-Communication-C3-Facilities http://www.scribd.com/doc/489698/World-Navies-Today-Ukraine World Navies Today: Ukraine Revised 25 March 2002 Version 1.03 Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ *This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement. Non-self-propelled craft and non-seagoing vessels are not included. Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in [brackets]. Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All classifications are pur Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:06:01 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/489698/World-Navies-Today-Ukraine http://www.scribd.com/doc/489695/World-Navies-Today-United-Kingdom World Navies Today: United Kingdom Revised 24 March 2002 Version 1.69 Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ *This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement. Non-self-propelled craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in [brackets]. Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All d Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:04:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/489695/World-Navies-Today-United-Kingdom http://www.scribd.com/doc/489691/World-Navies-Today-Taiwan-Republic-of-China World Navies Today: Taiwan (Republic of China) Revised 25 March 2002 Version 1.15 Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ *This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement. Non-self-propelled craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in [brackets]. Navigation and surface-search radars are not l Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:02:57 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/489691/World-Navies-Today-Taiwan-Republic-of-China http://www.scribd.com/doc/489689/World-Navies-Today-South-Korea World Navies Today: South Korea Revised 23 March 2002 Version 1.08 Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ *This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement. Non-self-propelled craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in [brackets]. Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All desi Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:01:29 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/489689/World-Navies-Today-South-Korea http://www.scribd.com/doc/489685/World-Navies-Today-Philippines World Navies Today: Philippines Revised 3 November 2001 Version 1.04 Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ *This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement. Non-self-propelled craft and non-seagoing vessels are not included. Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in [brackets]. Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All classifications a Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:17 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/489685/World-Navies-Today-Philippines