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Parent topics
- Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The staff committee of the most senior members of the U.S. military services, charged with policy advice, doctrinal development, and preparedness rather than operational control of forces [e]
- Vietnam War [r]: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. [e]
Subtopics
- Battle of Tarawa [r]: Fought in November 1943, a U.S. Marine Corps force made an amphibious attack in the Tarawa atoll of the Gilbert Islands, principally against the island of Betio; it was an American victory but with very high casualties, and a significant part of a distinct strategic offense [e]
- Bay of Pigs invasion [r]: Failed attempt to invade Cuba in April 1961, by Cuban exiles trained by the Central Intelligence Agency and approved by President John F. Kennedy; Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended against the plan but the U.S. military was not involved in its execution [e]
- Medal of Honor [r]: The highest U.S. military decoration for valor, "above and beyond the call of duty", at the risk of life, in direct combat [e]
- John F. Kennedy [r]: (1917-1963) American politician (D-MA) serving as President of the U.S. from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 in Dallas, Texas. [e]
- History of the U.S. Navy [r]: History of operations of the United States Navy, 1775 to the present [e]
- Key West Agreement [r]: A "roles and missions" agreement, of questionable effectiveness, reached after the United States Air Force was created, and disputed that the United States Army and United States Navy should have aircraft able to carry out, respectively, close air support and strike functions [e]
- Hertzsprung-Russell diagram [r]: Add brief definition or description