landing group


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landing group

In amphibious operations, a subordinate task organization of the landing force capable of conducting landing operations, under a single tactical command, against a position or group of positions.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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BMC (mg) 5.3 (.1) 5.0 (.1) * *, significant difference between landing group and age/matched control group, p < 0.05.
Although he has won Group Three and Group Two races, the 10-year-old has never quite made it in top company but he has come close several times to landing Group One contests, including three runner-up spots in the Nunthorpe at York.
But consider the results: With surprising speed, as the Cooper Landing group realized they actually had a say in the fire-protection program, here's what happened:
For resident Kathy Casper, going to China was not necessarily on her "bucket list." But the widowed 81-year-old seized the opportunity to see another culture within the camaraderie of the Monarch Landing group. So did Drew Piraino, whose wife is a resident of the adjoining Springs at Monarch Landing health and rehab center.
The form of that Group Three contest was boosted by runner-up Chigun and third home Thistle Bird since landing Group prizes.
Elsewhere on the card Dominque Boeuf, the former French champion, reigned supreme, landing Group One Prix Saint Alary on Nadia and the Group Two Prix Vicomtesse Vigier on Speedmaster, trained by the versatile Francois Doumen.
Although he has won Group Three and Group Two races, the 10-year-old has never quite made it in top company, but he has come close several times to landing Group One contests, including three runner-up spots in the Nunthorpe at York.
Though both trainers are stuck thousands of miles away in America, due to the grounding of all flights there, each lightened the gloom by landing Group wins.