Crowley County Combined Library

This worldwide reference guide to over 300 Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard installations includes information on locations, climates, housing and schools, personal services, recreational opportunities and local attractions, as well as detailed maps and base information. An ideal companion for servicemembers, defense contractors and military travelers.

"The military's ultimate mission is to protect and defend the US, and, to do so, it needs to use the most advanced technology when dealing with potential threats from other nations. Gaining that position of strength requires the development, utilization, and maintenance of the needed technologies which results in a multitude of STEM careers in all military forces"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes various robots and robotic vehicles used by the U.S. military in combat and reconnaissance work"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the use of robots in battle and in other dangerous, life-threatening jobs, such police guards and bomb-disposal crews.

The book teaches young readers about the jobs performed by combat experts in the military. Glossary words are defined on the page where they appear, boosting reader comprehension. After-reading questions and an activity are also provided.

There is a country where citizens are interrogated for long hours and threatened with prison or the loss of their children if they do not cooperate, where citizens are ordered to denounce others, to give information - often entirely fabricated - dispatching people to ignominy and jail. And if they refuse, they are threatened with prison. This country is America, and the subjects under attack are people who have chosen to serve their nation. They are...

An introduction to various military robots,including vehicles, weapons and more.

"The never-before-told story of the U.S. women's military corps: the women who fought for the right to defend their country by serving in our armed forces with full military rank and benefits-- a fight that continues today for American military women who want to serve in combat support positions and in frontline combat units. Using interviews, correspondence, and diaries, as well as archival material, [the authors] tell the remarkable story of America's...

Reviews the history of the United States armed forces as a whole, as well as of individual branches, and examines the qualifications, training, and activities of twenty-first century Special Forces soldiers.

"Seattle, Washington. Larkin Bennett has always known her place, whether it’s surrounded by her loving family in the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest, or riding on a dusty convoy in Afghanistan. But all that changed the day tragedy struck her unit and took away everything she held dear. Soon after, Larkin discovers an unexpected treasure: the diary of Emily Wilson, a young woman who disguised herself as a man to fight for the Union in the...