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mission-oriented protective posture — A flexible system of protection against nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination. This posture requires personnel to wear only that protective clothing and equipment (mission oriented protective posture gear) appropriate to the threat… … Military dictionary
NBC suit — Two Canadian soldiers wearing NBC suits An NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) suit is a type of military personal protective equipment designed to provide protection against direct contact with and contamination by radioactive, biological or… … Wikipedia
List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… … Wikipedia
List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… … Wikipedia
MOPP — For the four drug treatment for Hodgkin s disease, see MOPP (medicine). Marines in MOPP 4 gear during Operation Iraqi Freedom MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) (acronym pronounced as mop ) is a military term used to describe protective… … Wikipedia
Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) … Wikipedia
M109 howitzer — Infobox Weapon name=M109 Howitzer caption=M109 self propelled howitzer of the Royal Netherlands Army origin=USA type=Self propelled artillery is vehicle=yes is ranged=yes is artillery=yes length=30 ft (9.1 m) width=10.3 ft (3.1 m) height=10.7 ft… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
