Word: trained
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...open in West Germany, vulnerable to attack. Now all U.S. warplanes are tucked safely inside $550,000 concrete and steel hangars. These are capable of withstanding a direct hit from a 500-lb. bomb. Many command posts, ammunition dumps and fuel depots have been similarly hardened. Tougher training. U.S. forces in Europe train more frequently and in more realistic circumstances than in the past. Surprise alerts sound at any moment of the day or night, sending troops racing to their posts. During the exercises, communications and electronic systems are deliberately jammed, just as they would be by the Soviets...
...Pilots train for about ten hours daily. Part of the time is spent in the classroom discussing new combat techniques and the latest intelligence about Soviet air tactics. Much practicing, however, takes place in the cockpit, either airborne or with a simulator duplicating the flight situation. A new program known as "dissimilar training" teaches U.S. pilots to fly in formation with planes of other NATO members, thus providing a versatility that could prove valuable during an emergency...
After we passed the roadblock we decided it would be safer to ditch the car and take to public transportation, which we did, always with the image before us of that one great present. As we discussed our plans with those around us on the train we met nothing but discouragement, but we would not listen to doubters. To much hung in balance. While we talked I grew nervous, and Namo's palms were sweating. At this point Christmas was less than nine hours away...
Freitag said part of the reason for the library's shortage of work-study students is that not all work-study students meet the library's requirements. The library needs students with a high allowance of work-study hours because of the large amount of time required to train students, he added...
...Greater skills are needed in a small specialized library like this. We cannot afford to train people who can only work" a short time, Freitag said...