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Armageddemon Armageddemon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, the alternative Mega form of Diaboromon. Armageddemon was created when an unbelievably large amount of Kuramon came together, fused and mutated.
Armageddon Armageddon (Greek αρμαγεδδων; also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations) is a climactic battle between good and evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Christian New Testament, or more generally, an apocalyptic catastrophe.
Armageddon (American and British rock group) Armageddon was a rock band formed in 1975, comprising drummer Bobby Caldwell, previously a member of Captain Beyond, singer Keith Relf, who had fronted the enormously influential Yardbirds as well as having been a co-founder of Renaissance, guitarist Martin Pugh, of Steamhammer fame, and bassist Louis Cennamo, also formerly of Renaissance and Steamhammer. They only released one album, the self titled Armageddon.
Armageddon (Armageddon album) Armageddon was the only album released by American/British hard rock group Armageddon in 1975. It features Keith Relf of Yardbirds and Renaissance fame, Martin Pugh who played lead guitar on The Rod Stewart Album and with Steamhammer, Bobby Caldwell who was the drummer of Captain Beyond and with Johnny Winter, and Louis Cennamo who was the bass player for Renaissance and Steamhammer.
Armageddon (film) Armageddon is a 1998 disaster/science fiction film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It was directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Armageddon (MUD) Armageddon is a low fantasy MUD, a form of multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), designed to provide a roleplaying experience in the harsh desert world of Zalanthas. It began in 1991 as a DIKU-Based MUD and has been intensively customized and modified since.
Armageddon (Warhammer 40,000) Armageddon is a fictional planet in the universe of the Warhammer 40,000 setting and has been featured heavily in Games Workshop's table top wargames and related games. This article deals with both the world, and the three major wars that have been fought on its surface.
Armageddon Dildos Armageddon Dildos is a German EBM-duo consisting of Uwe Kanka (vocals) and Dirk Krause (synthesizer). The act was formed in 1988 in Kassel Germany, and the name comes from the slang term for intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Armageddon It "Armageddon It" is a song by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album Hysteria. It was released as a single in 1988 and went to Number 3 in the US (their fourth and last US Top Ten hit to date).
Armageddon Summer Armageddon Summer is a book by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville. It chronicles the experiences of two teens, Marina and Jed, whose parents have joined a millenialist Christian cult whose members call themselves "The Believers".
Armageddon's Children Armageddon's Children is the first novel in Terry Brooks' fantasy trilogy entitled The Genesis of Shannara, which bridges the events of Brooks' Word/Void trilogy with his Shannara series. It takes place in an apocalyptic world around the year 2100 (about eighty years after the novel Angel Fire East) and details the events during the Great Wars, a historical conflict referenced frequently in the Shannara books.
Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin Armageddon, or Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin is a novel by Leon Uris about post-World War II Berlin and Germany. The novel starts in London during the war, and goes through the Russian occupation of Berlin to the eventual Berlin Airlift and finishes with the end of the airlift.
Armagh (HM Prison) Armagh Prison in Northern Ireland was the scene of a protest by female Irish Republican prisoners demanding political status, although the numbers involved were much smaller than in the Maze (also known as Long Kesh) men's prison. As all women prisoners in Northern Ireland already had the right to wear their own clothes, they did not stage any sort of blanket protest, but in their case the dirty protest included smearing their menstrual blood on the cell walls.
Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann LĂşthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Armagh. The county board is also responsible for the Armagh inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.
Armagh Planetarium Armagh Planetarium is a planetarium located in Armagh, Northern Ireland close to the city centre and neighbouring Armagh Observatory in approximately fourteen acres of landscaped grounds known as the Armagh Astropark.
Armagh Senior Football Championship The Armagh Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Armagh Clubs. The winners of the Armagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Football Club Championship.
Armagh Senior Hurling Championship The Armagh Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Armagh Clubs. The winners of the Armagh Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Armagh, South Australia Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 125km north of Adelaide, South Australia. The village was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby emu flat.
Armagnac (drink) Armagnac (IPA [aRmaɲak]), the region of France, has given its name to its distinctive kind of brandy or eau de vie, made of the same grapes as Cognac and undergoing the same aging in oak barrels, but with column still distillation. Armagnac production is overseen by a Bureau National Interprofessionel de l'Armagnac (BNIA).
Armagnac (party) The Armagnac party was prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years' War. They were allied with the supporters of Charles, Duke of Orléans against John of Burgundy after Charles' father Louis, Duke of Orléans was killed at the orders of the Duke of Burgundy in 1407.
Armagnac (province) The hilly Armagnac county (Occitan: Armanhac) in the foothills of the Pyrenées, between the Adour and Garonne rivers is a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony (Gascogne), established in 601 in the southwest of Aquitaine (now France). The first Count of Armagnac was Bernard le Louche.
Armalite and ballot box strategy The Armalite and the ballot box strategy was pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, viz. a strategy where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn FĂ©in, while the IRA continued to pursue a paramilitary struggle against the British Army, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and loyalist paramilitary groups.
Armalite AR-50 The ArmaLite AR-50 is an innovative, single shot bolt action rifle bearing a unique octagonal receiver bedded into an aluminum stock. It is equipped with a modified M16 type vertical pistol grip and a removable buttstock for ease of transport.
ArmaLite ArmaLite, originally the ArmaLite Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, is one of the most influential corporations in the history of 20th century small arms. Established October 1, 1954, ArmaLite is responsible for many of the infantry weapons in service worldwide today, including the M16 and M4 assault rifles.
Arman Arman (November 17, 1928—October 22, 2005), was a French-born American artist, one of the 20th century's most prolific and experimental creators. Like many, he dared to question traditional views on the nature of art, but stands out as he never abandoned the sense of beauty in composition that has been art's foundation since antiquity.
Arman (Encantadia) Arman is a fictional character in the third book of the Encantadia series entitled Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas. The character is portrayed by Filipino actor and StarStruck 3 Ultimate Male and Sole Survivor Marky Cielo.
Arman Sabir Arman Sabir is an investigative journalist associated with the widely circulated English language daily newspaper Dawn in Pakistan. Born in Karachi, the commercial hub city of Pakistan, he did his masters in mass communications from Urdu College, affiliated with the University of Karachi.
Armand Armand is a fictional character in The Vampire Chronicles novels written by Anne Rice. Contrary to his appearance in the movie Interview with the Vampire (in which he was played by Antonio Banderas) Armand has a beautifully young, boy-like appearance; long, curly auburn hair and dark brown eyes.
Armand Borel Armand Borel (21 May 1923 - 11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States from 1957 to 1993. He worked in algebraic topology, in the theory of Lie groups, and was one of the creators of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups.
Armand Colin Armand Colin is an historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education.
Armand de Kersaint Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint, in short Armand de Kersaint (July 29, 1742—December 4, 1793), was a French sailor and politician. A Girondin, Kersaint held important naval posts during the early stages of the French Revolution.
Armand de Pontmartin Armand Augustin Joseph Marie Ferrard, Comte de Pontmartin (1811-1890), French critic and man of letters, was born at Avignon (Vaucluse) on the 16th of July 1811. Imbued by family tradition with legitimist sympathies, he began by attacking the followers of the encyclopaedists and their successors.
Armand de Saint-Priest Armand Charles Emmanuel de Guignard, Comte de Saint-Priest (1782-1863) was a French aristocrat who was involved in both the politics of France and the Russian Empire during the First French Empire and the Bourbon Restoration. He was the second son of prominent French émigré diplomat François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, one of King Louis XVI of France's last ministers.
Armand Eloi Armand Eloi (born August 29, 1962 in Liège) a Belgian actor and director. He graduated in the ENSATT (school of la rue Blanche) and has created, together with the scenographer Emmanuelle Sage, the Théâtre du Passeur
Armand Hammer Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American industrialist and art collector. Hammer was CEO of the Occidental Petroleum Company, an oil and natural gas exploration and development company.
Armand Hammer United World College of the American West The Armand Hammer United World College of the American West is a United World College founded in 1982 by industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer. The campus, in the town of Montezuma, New Mexico, just northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, includes the historic Montezuma Castle.
Armand Jammot Armand Jammot was born on the 4th of April 1922 and died on the 19th of April 1998. He produced a number of television shows, most notably Les Dossiers De l'Écran and in 1965, created Des chiffres et des lettres.
Armand Lohikoski Armand Lohikoski (born January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States, died March 20 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish movie director and writer. He is best known as a director of a number of Pekka ja Pätkä movies.
Armand Louis de Gontaut Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron (April 13, 1747 – December 31, 1793) was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
Armand Lunel Armand Lunel (10 June 1892-1977) was a French writer and the last known speaker of Shuadit (Judeo-Provençal), a now-extinct Occitan language. He was a childhood friend of Darius Milhaud, and wrote the librettos of the Milhuad's operas Esther de Carpentras ("Esther of Carpentras," 1938, based on Shuadit folklore) and Les malheurs d’Orphée ("The Misfortunes of Orpheus," 1924).
Armand Navabi Armand Navabi (aka MC Plus+, previously Sir Code-A-Lot) is an Iranian-American Nerdcore hip hop rapper, programmer and PhD student at Purdue University in Indiana. He has contributed to the fields of software watermarking and layout algorithms.
Armand Parmentier Armand Parmentier (born February 15, 1954) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in 30th position, clocking 2:18:10.
Armand Renaud Lavergne Armand Renaud Lavergne (February 21 1880 – March 5 1935) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1904 to 1908 and as a Conservative member from 1930 to 1935.
Armand's Legion Armand's Legion also known as 1st Partisan Corps was formed on June 25, 1778 at Boston, Massachusetts under the command of Colonel Charles Armand Tuffin for service with the Continental Army. The Legion was recruited primarily from foreign volunteers to the American Revolution.
Armand-Gaston Camus Armand-Gaston Camus (April 2, 1740 - November 2, 1804), French revolutionist, was a successful advocate before the French Revolution. In 1789 he was elected by the Third Estate of Paris to the Estates-General, and attracted attention by his speeches against social inequalities.
Armand-Louis Couperin Armand-Louis Couperin (25 February 1727 - 2 February 1789) was a French composer, organist, and harpischordist of the late Baroque period. He was a member of the Couperin family of musicians, of which the most notable were his great uncle Louis and his cousin François.
Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval (1795–1871), French orientalist, was born in Paris on 13 January 1795. His father, Jean Jacques Antoine Caussin de Perceval (1759–1835), was professor of Arabic in the Collège de France.
Armando Benítez Armando Germán Benítez [beh-NEE-tez] (born November 3, 1972) in Ramón Santana, Dominican Republic), is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants. He is known for his lively fastball, which occasionally reaches 100 MPH, and his crafty splitter.
Armando Codina Armando Codina, a Cuban-American self-made millionaire, was among the 25 Florida electors for President Bush in the 2000 Presidential Election, and the 27 electors chosen in the 2004 Presidential Election. A prominent figure in Miami politics, Florida Energy, and real estate, Codina has had a close relationship with the Bush family since the 1980 Presidential Campaign of George H.
Armando Daniels Armando Daniels (born July 27, 1932) is a respected American biologist and paleobotanist. After receiving his undergraduate education at Haverford College, Daniels continued his studies at Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Chicago, where he received his doctoral degree.
Armando Favazza Armando Favazza (born 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American author and psychiatrist best known for his studies of cultural psychiatry, deliberate self-harm, and religion. Favazza's Bodies Under Siege: Self-mutilation in Culture and Psychiatry (1987) was the first psychiatric book on this topic.
Armando Ghitalla Armando Ghitalla (June 1, 1925 - December 14, 2001) was an American orchestral trumpeter. He studied at the Juilliard School, and performed in the New York City Opera, the New York City Ballet, and the Houston Symphony.
Armando Loaiza Armando Loaiza Mariaca (born December 8 1943 in La Paz, Bolivia) served as the Foreign Minister of BoliviaOAS To Observe Bolivia's December 18 General Elections Organization of American States from 14 June, 2005 to 23 January, 2006 when a new administration took office.
Armando MartĂ­nez Armando MartĂ­nez (born August 29, 1961) is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final.
Armando Morales Barillas Hector Armando Morales Barillas (January 1936 – July 24, 1984), better known as Armando Morales Barillas, was a classical guitarist born in the town of Esquipulas in Nicaragua. His parents were Juan Morales Cerna and Tomasita Mairena.
Armando Nannuzzi Armando Nannuzzi (21 September 1925, Rome, Italy – May 2001) was an Italian cinematographer and camera operator active from the 1940s until the 1990s. His career spanned six decades and over a hundred films.
Armando Paredes Armando Paredes (nicknamed "Armandito"), (born September 4, 1985, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian football player. He plays center midfielder for Club_Sport_Emelec in the Ecuadorian Torneo Clausura 2005 as well as in the national football team.
Armando Peraza Armando Peraza stands shoulder to shoulder with Chano Pozo and Tito Puente as a pioneer of the Afro Cuban art form, but through his long associations with jazz pianist George Shearing and guitarist Carlos Santana, he was the most internationally visible of all Latin percussionists from the 1950s through to the 1990s. Although primarily known as a bongocero and conguero, Peraza is also an innovative and accomplished dancer and composer.
Armando Trovaioli Armando Trovaioli (also "Trovajoli") (September 2, 1917, Rome - ) is an Italian film composer with over 200 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for low-budget exploitation films of the giallo genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70 .
Armando Villanueva Armando Villanueva del Campo (born 1915 - present) is a historical leader of the Peruvian American Popular Revolutionary Alliance. Villanueva was born in 1915 and at the age of 15 became an APRA party member in opposition to the military dictatorship of Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
Armanen runes The Armanen runes, or Armanen 'Futharkh' as List referred to them, are a row of 18 runes that are closely based on the Younger Futhark which were, according to his claim, "revealed to" the Austrian occult mysticist and Germanic revivalist Guido von List in 1902 and his theories subsequently published. von List (1902)
Armanen-Orden The Armanen-Orden (or Armanen Order) (founded 1976) is an esoteric Neopagan society and religious order reviving the occult teachings of Guido von List. It is modelled on, but not limited to, Guido von List's principles.
Armani Collezioni Armani Collezioni is a high-end line from fashion designer Giorgio Armani. The line is more expensive than the Armani Exchange and Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani lines but less expensive than the high end ready-to-wear line, Giorgio Armani (sometimes referred to as Armani 'black label') and the haute couture line, Armani Privé.
Armani Exchange Created in 1991, Armani Exchange (often A|X) is a brother retailer of Giorgio Armani. It is geared towards younger customers and features urban style products, especially T-shirts, jeans, polos, and sports coats.
Armani Jeans Armani Jeans is a lower-priced collection of denim-related clothing manufactured by Giorgio Armani. Unlike Armani's other lower-end collection Armani Exchange, Armani Jeans is mainly sold in department stores instead of freestanding stores, although there are fifteen freestanding Armani Jeans stores in the world, in addition to an Armani Jeans Cafe in Milan.
Armanious family massacre The Armanious family massacre was the murder of a Coptic Christian immigrant family from Egypt who lived in Jersey City. On January 14 2005, Hossam Armanious, his wife Amal Garas, and two daughters, Sylvia and Monica were killed in their home.
Armash Armash (or Harmashi in Kurdish) is a village in Northern Iraq that falls on the main road that connects the cities of Dohuk and Arbil. Armash is a very old village with a "sister" village right next to it called Azakh.
Armatage, Minneapolis Armatage is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis. Located in the southwest corner of the city, the neighborhood is bounded on the north by 54th Street West, on the east by Logan Avenue South, and on the south and west by the city limits at Highway 62 and Xerxes Avenue South.
Armatocereus Armatocereus (from Latin armatus, "armed" and cereus, "pliant/soft") is a genus of mostly tree-like cacti from South America (Colombia, Ecuador to Peru). These species have a conspicuous constriction at the end of the annual growth.
Armatoloi Armatoloi (Greek plural Αρματολοί; singular Armatolos - Αρματολός; also called Armatoles in English) were Greek Christian irregular soldiers, or militia, commissioned by the Ottomans to enforce the Sultan's authority within an administrative district called an Armatoliki (Greek singular Αρματολίκι; plural Armatolikia - Αρματολίκια). Armatolikia were created in areas of Greece that had high levels of brigandage, or in regions that were difficult for Ottoman authorities to govern due to the inaccessible terrain, such as the Agrafa mountains of Thessaly, where the first armatoliki was established in the mid-1400s.
Armature (sculpture) In sculpture, an armature is a framework around which the sculpture is built. This framework provides structure and stability, especially when a plastic material such as wax or clay is being used as the medium.
Armatus Flavius ArmatusAlso Harmatus and Harmatius; Greek: Ἁρμάτιος, Armatios, and Ἁρμάτος, Armatos (d. 477) was a Byzantine military commander, magister militum under Emperors Leo I, Basiliscus and Zeno, and consul.
Armavir (province) Armavir (Armenian: ) is a province (marz) of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the south-west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west.
Armée de Libération Nationale The Armée de Libération Nationale or ALN (French, National Liberation Army) was the armed wing of the nationalist Front de Libération National (FLN) during the Algerian War of Independence. After the independence of Algeria from France in 1962, the ALN was converted into the regular armed forces of the republic, but its leadership also came to play a prominent role in Algerian politics - as in the 1965 coup d'êtat by Col.
Armbrae Academy Armbrae Academy is an independent, university preparatory, co-educational, non-denominational day school from Primary to Grade 12, accredited by the Canadian Educational Standards Institute and a member of the Canadian Association of Independent Schools. It is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.
Armbrust Armbrust (German: Crossbow) is a lightweight unguided anti-tank weapon developed by Germany, who later sold its manufacturing rights to Singapore. The Armbrust equips the Singapore infantry section with rudimentary anti-tank capability.
Armdale traffic circle The Armdale Rotary is a notable roundabout in the Armdale district of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is one of several choke-points to the Halifax Peninsula, and it handles nearly 60,000 vehicles daily (although it was first designed to handle 5000-20000).
Armdale Yacht Club The Armdale Yacht Club is a yacht club located on Melville Island at the head of Halifax Harbour's Northwest Arm in Nova Scotia Canada. Although only 60 years old itself, the club's property has a history dating to 1732.
Armdale, Nova Scotia Armdale is a Canadian urban community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia at the head of the Northwest Arm. It borders the southern part of the isthmus connecting the Halifax Peninsula with the larger Chebucto Peninsula.
Armed and Dangerous (1986 film) Armed and Dangerous (1986) is a movie starring John Candy as Frank Dooley, Eugene Levy as Norman Kane, Robert Loggia as Michael Carlino and Meg Ryan as Maggie Cavanaugh. The plot involves Dooley, a police officer and Kane, a criminal defense attorney, recently drummed out of their respective professions.
Armed and Dangerous (computer game) Armed & Dangerous is a video game created by Planet Moon Studios in collaboration with LucasArts. It is a third person Action/Adventure Comedy shooter which parodies both other games and several other media such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Monty Python's Holy Grail, using humorous in-game dialogue and cutscenes.
Armed and Famous (song) "Armed and Famous" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson, taken from her eleventh studio album Startin' Over. The single was announced in January of 2006, and is expected to be released to radio on January 29, 2006.
Armed and Hammered Armed and Hammered was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada, spawned from the Kensington Market, BFG scene 1989-2002. The lead singer, Mopa Dean, who was also the bassist for Masochistic Religion, arguably Canada’s foremost Goth band, left in 2000 and formed The G-Men in 2002.
Armed Coalition Forces of the Internets The Armed Coalition Forces of the Internets is an organization that created a satire web site of declared war on the micronation Ladonia, claiming that the government has not recognized the citizens' rights of internet and pirated software. This has led to other organizations such as Internet Veterans Against the War, opposing the fictional war, and flame wars on various blogs, and forums.
Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Thailand The Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Thai: โรงเรียนเตรียมทหาร) is a Thai military academy, providing an education equivalent to the last two years of senior high school (years 11-12). It is under the command of the Education Department of the Thailand Supreme Command Headquarters.
Armed Forces Act 2006 On 8 November 2006 a new Armed Forces Act received Royal Assent in the United Kingdom, and by the end of 2008 will replace the separate Service Discipline Acts as the system of law under which the Armed Forces operate. The Armed Forces Act harmonises Service law and as a result produces a tri-Service system that ensures consistency and parity when dealing with service personnel.
Armed Forces Bowl The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship.
Armed Forces Council (Canada) The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body in Canada. They meet to advise the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters.
Armed Forces Day in Bangladesh Armed Forces Day in Bangladesh is observed on November 21. This signifies the day in 1971, when the members of Army, Navy, and Air force of the Bangladesh liberation war forces launched a combined offensive against the Pakistani Occupation Army.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States military, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John Kennedy. The decoration is awarded for participation in "any military campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized.
Armed Forces Flag Day The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a special day dedicated towards collection of funds from people of India, for the welfare of the armed forces personnel in India. It is observed on December 7, every year in India, from 1949.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) is a US government institution concerned with diagnostic consultation, education, and research. It was founded in 1862 as the Army Medical Museum and is located in Washington, DC on the grounds of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand The Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand was formed in 2000 by lawyers in the military justice system, and those with a professional interest in the law of the armed forces of the Crown, and of the law of armed conflict.
Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center The Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC), based in Fort Detrick, Maryland, is an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); its mission is to track and assess the full range of global health issues for the DoD.
Armed Forces Merchandise Outlet Armed Forces Merchandise Outlet is a military and outdoor gear supply company based in Richardson, Texas. The origin of Armed Forces Merchandise Outlet goes back over 70 years to a small apparel manufacturer who began producing high-quality trousers for the United States military.
Armed Forces of Belarus The turbulent history of Belarus, as well as its close relationship with Russia, have played a large role in its military structure and deployment. The armed forces of Belarus consist of the Army and the Air Force, all under the command of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
Armed Forces of South Russia The Armed Forces of South Russia (Вооружённые силы Юга России in Russian, or Vooruzhenniye sily Yuga Rossii) was the major White Russian force in the south of Russia during the Russian Civil War.
Armed Forces of the Federated Suns In the fictional BattleTech Universe, the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS) was the military branch of the Federated Suns, the Successor State ruled for most of its history by House Davion. After 3054 it was integrated into the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (AFFC).
Armed Forces of the North The Armed Forces of the North (Forces Armées du Nord or FAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Composed of FROLINAT units that remained loyal to Hissène Habré following his break from Goukouni Oueddei and the CCFAN in 1976.
Armed Forces of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) originated in the establishment of the Philippine Scouts in 1901. The AFP was formally organized during the American Commonwealth era through Commonwealth Act No.

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