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  2. Jerrycan - Wikipedia

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    Different colours designate the contents. A jerrycan or jerrican (also styled jerry can or jerri can) [1] is a fuel container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene ). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both ...

  3. Intermediate bulk container - Wikipedia

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    A stack of intermediate bulk containers. Intermediate bulk containers (also known as IBC tank, IBC tote, IBC, or pallet tank) are industrial-grade containers engineered for the mass handling, transport, and storage of liquids, semi-solids, pastes, or solids. [ 1] The two main categories of IBC tanks are flexible IBCs and rigid IBCs. [ 2]

  4. Vickers machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The water jacket would be filled with about 4 litres (1.1 US gal) of water from a small hole at the rear end, sealed by a cap. The evaporative cooling system, though heavy, was very effective and enabled the gun to keep firing far longer than its air-cooled rival weapons.

  5. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Family of 4×4 and 6×6 tactical trucks with 2.5-ton, 5-ton, 9-ton and 10-ton payload (U.S. tons) [1] Place of origin: United States: Service history; In service: 1996–present: Used by: United States Army and others (see Operators) Production history; Designer: Steyr of Austria (original); Stewart & Stevenson for FMTV requirement.

  6. Unit load device - Wikipedia

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    A unit load device ( ULD) is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows preloading of cargo, provided the containerised load fits in the aircraft, enabling efficient planning of aircraft weight and balance and reduced labour and time in loading aircraft holds compared ...

  7. Congress responds to IOC threat by introducing anti-doping ...

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    Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reiterated: “We will not cave into efforts to try to threaten or intimidate the United States and the Salt Lake City Games.”. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said ...

  8. Marine Protector-class patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    Armament. 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns. Notes. [2] The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana.

  9. FDA issues warning to Dollar Tree over its failure to remove ...

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    The FDA sent a letter to Dollar Tree, Inc. in response to the company's failure to promptly remove a recalled product from WanaBana last October.