Graduation Project about U.S. military bases around the world and why they are in jeopardy.
Friday, June 19, 2009
BLAH BLAH
Today I organize most of my stuff, and I got a .pdf file off the internet. It was issued by the DoD (Department of Defense) that shows the different bases and the amount of land they take up. This will be very very useful.
Bases - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
Armed Force - The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coast or border guards
Military - A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country (or attacking other countries) by combating actual or perceived threats.
Implementation - the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
Simulacrum - a representation of a person
Hubris - overbearing pride or presumtion
Stalemated - at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
Humanitarian - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Bureaucrats - A member of a bureaucracy, usually within an institution of the government
Constellation - an arrangement of parts or elements
Beachheads - a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reches a beach and begins to defend that area of beach
Infrastructure - the basic structure or features of a system or organization
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