Military aviation: databases reveal flawed plane maintenance
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Databases about military aviation accidents maintained by the US Army, Navy and Air Force have disclosed that the military often permits aircraft with known safety problems to fly. Correct safety records are regularly concealed and courts have been permitted to protect proceedings about military aviation accidents.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2000
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Peace corps: Violence against volunteers worldwide found in database checks, interviews
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The Peace Corps appointed the inexperienced volunteers like fresh college graduates to teach how to grow crops or run a business, who lacked ability to speak the language effectively. An analysis of the data disclosed that assaults against volunteers increased by 200% out of which 90 percent volunteers were women. The various evidences of how Peace Corps failed in maintaining its volunteerEs safety and security are discussed.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2004
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The war at home and abroad
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A brief review on Foreign Claims Act, a law that allows foreign nationals to file civil claims against the United States government and collect damages is presented. The database provides the date of alleged incidents, the date the claims were filed, and the locations of the alleged incidents, the military unit involved and a description of the allegations.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2005
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