Shielding the blue diamond: counterfire operations in the 1st Marine Division

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The countless peacetime training exercises have finally paid off as the Marine artillery, aviation, sailors of blue diamond (1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv)) and sister Service fire support assets have silenced the Iraqi indirect fires capability. The in-depth understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy's indirect fire system and the capabilities of the friendly forces has helped the army to successfully silence the Iraq's indirect fire system.

Iraq, US Marine Corps, United States. Marine Corps, Iraq War, 2003-

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Exploiting global science and technology

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Information technology (IT) can help maintain awareness of global science and technology (S&T) by extracting useful information from large volumes of structured and unstructured S&T text. Modern economies and militaries require advances in S&T to maintain their competitive advantages.

Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Military & Space Computer Sys, Usage, Technology application, Military application, Military computer systems

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