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Brazilian Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
The Brazilian Army Combatant NCO Academy (ESA) is a Higher Education Establishment of the Brazilian Army, responsible for training the Combatant NCO's of the Brazilian Army: Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. To this end, it annually selects young people from all parts of Brazil, through public tendering, offering them military education aimed at improving their character and developing their physical capacity, and also providing solid military background to the future NCO's - a crucial link between the Command of Military Organizations and the troops. The Creation of the Brazilian Army Combatant NCO Academy ESA was created on August 21, 1945, at the end of World War II, through Decree No. 7.888. It had its origins in the NCO Infantry Academy - ESI, and offered training courses for future Infantry Cavalry, Artillery and Engineering NCO's. It initially occupied part of the facilities of the extinct Realengo Military School, in Rio de Janeiro-RJ. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Caracara
The crested caracara (''Caracara plancus'') is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found from the southern United States through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Polyborus''. Description The crested caracara has a total length of and a wingspan of . Its weight is , averaging in seven birds from Tierra del Fuego.''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), . Individuals from the colder southern part of its range average larger than those from tropical regions (as predicted by Bergmann's rule) and are the largest type of caracara. In fact, they are the second-largest species of falcon in the world by mean body mass, second only to the gyrfalcon. The cap, belly, thighs, most of the wings, and tail tip are dark brownish, the auriculars (feathers surrounding the ear), throat, and nape are whitish-buff, and the chest, neck, mantle, back, upper tail coverts, crissu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |