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2. Fulton surface-to-air recovery system - Wikipedia

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   The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system ( STARS ), also known as Skyhook, is a system used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Air Force, and United States Navy for retrieving individuals on the ground using aircraft such as the MC-130E Combat Talon I and B-17 Flying Fortress. It involves using an overall-type harness and ...

3. Crochet hook - Wikipedia

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   Crochet hook. A crochet hook (or crochet needle) is an implement used to make loops in thread or yarn and to interlock them into crochet stitches. It is a round shaft pointed on one end, with a lateral groove behind it. The point eases the insertion of the hook through the material being crocheted and the groove makes it possible to pull a loop ...

4. Side cap - Wikipedia

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   German Air Force Garrison cap ( Schiffchen "little boat") from 1962 with flaps up (top) and flaps folded down (bottom) A side cap is a military cap that can be folded flat when not being worn. It is also known as a garrison cap or flight cap in the United States, wedge cap in Canada, or field service cap in the United Kingdom; [ 1 ] or in ...

5. Tailhook - Wikipedia

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   F-15 tailhook. Most USAF tactical jet aircraft have tailhooks for emergency use. A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft. The hook is used to achieve rapid deceleration during routine landings aboard aircraft carrier flight decks at sea, or during emergency ...

6. United States Air Force Deployed Aircraft Ground Response ...

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   The United States Air Force Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element ( Abbr.: DAGRE, pronounced 'dagger') is an elite, specialized security force trained for special operations. [ 1][ 2][ 3] They are under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), but they are not part of the United States Air Force Special Tactics Squadrons.

7. Scrambled egg (uniform) - Wikipedia

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   United States Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining wearing the service dress hat with silver cloud and lightning bolt embellishments for a 4-star USAF general officer. In the United States armed forces, "scrambled eggs" is the nickname for the golden oak leaf and acorn embellishments (known as fretting) on the bills (visors) of framed service and dress uniform caps (called service caps in ...