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Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
The Canteen Stores Department, (CSD), is a solely owned Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Defence and has its depot in all major military bases operated by the Indian Armed Forces. CSD are the most profitable retail chain in India, ahead of Future & Reliance Retail [ 2 ] and sell a wide variety of products like household ...
207 boats were constructed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1972 to 1981. These boats replaced the Utility Boat-Large (40 feet) - Mark I, Mark IV, Mark V, and VI, which were also built by the Coast Guard's Curtis Bay Yard over the period 1950 to 1966. As of 2005 there were 172 operational boats.
The Navy transferred its former Clearwater facility to the Coast Guard which then placed it under the oversight of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. [5] The complex now supports Port Security Unit 307, a Coast Guard Reserve unit, as well as providing additional facilities for AIRSTA Clearwater requirements.
The game alternates between the Coast Guard's Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut, and the Merchant Marine's Captain Tomb Field in Kings Point, New York just east of New York City. The game had been played on the last Saturday of the Division III football regular season (generally mid-November) from 1991 through 2005.
TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.
Coast Guard Port Security Unit and Marine Security Forces conducts convoy operations on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base border. PSUs are the Coast Guard's expeditionary forces and are a quick response force capable of rapid worldwide deployment [12] They can deploy within 96 hours and establish operations within 24 hours of arrival. [12]
USS Leahy (DLG/CG-16) was the lead ship of a new class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy.Named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, she was commissioned on 4 August 1962 as DLG-16, a guided missile frigate, and reclassified as CG-16, a guided missile cruiser, on 30 June 1975.