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LearningExpress
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English
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This fully revised and updated guide offers comprehensive review and preparation for the ASVAB Core tests that comprise the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT): Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, and Mathematics Knowledge. Performance on these tests determines whether or not you are able to enlist in the military, so subject mastery is key! Filled with test-like examples, subject review, and tips on how to approach the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explores the examines the US Navy, the largest navy in the world. Readers will learn about the Navy's origins as the Continental Navy in 1775, during the Revolutionary War. Other topics include training, aircraft carriers, Naval aircraft, amphibious assault ships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, ballistic missile submarines, and attack submarines" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In this book, readers will learn about one of the important and necessary duties of active citizens. What is the military? What can we do to support those who are serving now? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry."--
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"When it comes to defending the country at sea, the US Navy is at the forefront. With the help of this compelling volume, readers get an up-close look at the service this key branch of the armed forces provides. Vibrant photographs of important ships, personnel, and historic events show how the navy has progressed from its early days to today. Meanwhile, engaging and easy-to-digest text supports elementary social studies and history lessons. Readers...
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"The army is the largest service of the US military-and it's also the oldest! Tasked with protecting and defending the country on the ground, members of the US Army go through tough training and work in many different fields. Readers of this gripping volume take a look at the history of the branch, as well as the modern technology involved in the service. Colorful photographs offer a glimpse of what life is like for soldiers and show off some of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explores the largest and oldest branch of the US armed forces. Readers will learn of the Army's birth during the Revolutionary War, and of the many wars it has fought in since. Other topics include Army training, the Army National Guard, armored vehicles, artillery, helicopters, paratroopers, and special operations forces" --
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"A unique part of the US military, the National Guard serves both local communities and the country as a whole. Readers of this innovative book learn the ins and outs of this important group, from its early history to its place in current times. Eye-catching photographs illustrate how members of the National Guard are called into duty and respond to both state and national emergencies. Achievable text helps readers develop a deeper understanding and...
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"Having taken part in all US wars, the Marine Corps is often the first branch of the military to see action. Part of the US Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps is a separate military group, although it is closely associated with the US Navy. In this volume, attention-grabbing photographs and historic images correlate closely with informative and engaging text that teaches young readers about the US Marine Corps-from its early days to today."--...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explores the US Air Force and its powerful fleet of aircraft. Readers will learn about the history of air combat, from World War I to the war in Iraq. Other topics include pilot training and the US Air Force Academy. Readers will also examine aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II fighter, the B-2 Spirit bomber, and Predator drones" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explores the US Marine Corps, America's all-purpose military force. Readers will learn about the Corps' history, including its creation during the Revolutionary War. Other topics include Marine training, weapons, and equipment. These include M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles, field artillery, amphibious assault vehicles, M1A1 Abrams tanks, AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, and F-35 Lightning II jets." --
11) Ever after
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship. Then she meets the man who changes everything for her: Army reservist Justin Baker. Their tender relationship, founded on a mutual faith in God and nurtured by their trust and love for each other, proves to be a shining inspiration to everyone they know, especially Emily's reunited birth parents, Lauren Gibbs and Shane Galanter.
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"Valiant Women is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. They were pilots, codebreakers, chemists, translators, truck drivers, and more. Their work was at the heart of the Allied strategy that won World War II. Yet, until now, their stories have been relegated to the dusty shelves of military archives or a passing mention in the local paper. Now, military analyst Lena Andrews corrects the record with the...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Language
English
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All branches of the military offer career opportunities as military pilots, navigators, flight officers, and more. But first, you have to prove yourself by acing an aptitude test. This guide provides everything you need to pass the rigorous testing process.
14) The coast guard
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 91 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Korean
Description
At South Korea's border with the North, troops guard the coast. Each bullies those ranking beneath him; tensions are high. PFC Kang and his friend Private Kim are on patrol when drinking youths jeer them. Two nights later, Kang follows orders, opening fire at a person who has infiltrated the border zone. It proves to be a young man, one from the earlier encounter, on a drunken tryst with his girlfriend, Mi-yeong. Kang is commended, yet horrified....
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
Army Life in a Black Regiment is a riveting and empathetic account of the lessons learned from an encounter between a New England intellectual and nearly a thousand newly freed slaves. In the fall of 1862, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was asked to take command of the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, and he immediately understood the significance of the experiment...
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Celebrated military historian and bestselling author Patrick O'Donnell illuminates the saga behind the creation of the Tomb itself and recreates the moving ceremony during which it was consecrated and the eight Body Bearers, and the sergeant who had chosen the one body to be interred, solemnly united. Brilliantly researched, vividly told, The Unknowns is a timeless tale of heeding the calls of duty and brotherhood, and humanizes the most consequential...
17) Basic Training
Publisher
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Pub. Date
1971.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This classic Frederick Wiseman documentary follows a company of draftees and enlisted men through the nine weeks of the basic training cycle. The varieties of training techniques used by the army in converting civilians to soldiers are illustrated in scenes of drills, M-16 and bayonet use, a gas chamber, mines, night crawls, an infiltration course and the many forms of ideological training familiar to millions of men and women who have served in the...
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (vi, 391 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
In addition to military academies and the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), the United States military service also draws a significant number of officer trainees from the enlisted ranks and civilian college graduates. This e-book provides the ultimate preparation for anyone looking to ace the ASVAB, AFOQT, or ASTB. It features an extensive discussion of the benefits, rewards, and advancement opportunities available to officers in the United...
20) Hyena Road
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English
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Hyena Road is a taut war action film about Canadian troops in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of three very different men: A sniper who has never allowed himself to think of his targets as human and becomes implicated in the life of one; an intelligence officer who has never contemplated killing and becomes the engine of a plot to kill; and a legendary Mujahideen warrior who had put war behind him and is now the center of the battle zone.
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