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A pioneer (from Old French peon "foot soldier") is one who has travelled from his or her homeland by choice to live in a "new" land or colony, in particular referring to the American Old West. See Settler. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1888. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ...

A pioneer, especially in the British Army, was a trained infantry soldier capable of simple Combat engineering tasks that would facilitate the passage of the main body of troops, even when under fire. In the First World war Divisions would have an attached pioneer infantry battallions, which had some of the same tasks of the German Stormtrooper. An Assault Pioneer is a trained infantry soldier who is responsible for: The construction of tools for infantry soldiers to cross enemy terrain and natural obstacles Supervising the construction of military defence installations Assault Pioneers normally form a Platoon in infantry regiments, and such platoons can be found in a... Combat engineers place satchel charges and detonating cord, preparatory to blowing up a railway bridge during the Korean War, 30 July 1950 Combat engineering is the practice of using the knowledge, tools and techniques of engineering in combat. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... The Stormtroopers were special military troops which were formed in the last year of World War I as the German army developed new methods of attacking enemy trenches, called infiltration tactics. Men trained in these methods were known as in German as Sturmmann (literally storm man or assault man but...

Pioneer may also refer to:

• The Pioneer program, a series of unmanned NASA planetary exploration probes launched between 1958 and 1978
• The Pioneer (daily) an Indian newspaper published from several North Indian cities; one of India's oldest newspapers.
• The Pioneer, a painting by Frederick McCubbin
• Pioneer Island, part of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in the Kara Sea, north of Russia
• A pioneer plant, a plant adapted to the extreme environment of an otherwise barren location
• A Mormon pioneer, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated across the United States from the midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S. state of Utah, between 1847 and 1869
• A Jehovah's Witness who is in full-time volunteer ministry work (see Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses#Baptized_Publishers)
• Pioneer Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of electronics
• Pioneer Camper Trailers, a West Australian manufacturer of camper trailers. Official Website
• Geneon, Japanese anime and home entertainment production and distribution company. (formerly known as Pioneer Entertainment, or Pioneer LDC)
• A Jew who was active in the development of the land of Israel in the period from 1881 to 1947
• Pioneer, a submarine built in New Orleans, Louisiana in the year 1862.
• Pioneer Network, a group of Charismatic Christian Churches, mainly in Great Britain

The US Pioneer program of unmanned space missions was designed for planetary exploration. ... Logo of the Pioneer Daily The Pioneer is an English language newspaper in India. ... Image File history File links FREDERICK McCUBBIN Australia 1855 - 1917 THE PIONEER, 1904 oil on canvas (triptych) 223. ... Severnaya Zemlya (Russian, Northern Land) is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. ... A pioneer plant is one that is adapated to an environment where there was no previous life. ... A statue commemorating the Mormon pioneers The Mormon Pioneers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who migrated across the United States from the midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the State of Utah. ... The Organizational Structure of Jehovahs Witnesses is a religious hierarchy. ... Old Pioneer Logo (Until 1998) Pioneer Corporation ) (TYO: 6773 ) is a Japanese multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Geneon, formerly known as Pioneer Entertainment (or Pioneer LDC) and also a former subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation, is a home entertainment production and distribution company. ... Pioneer was the first of three submarines privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock and Baxter Watson. ... Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ...

Members of Organizations

In addition, pioneer may refer to a member of one of the following organizations:

• The Pioneer Movement, a communist youth movement
• The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, an Irish organisation for Roman Catholic Teetotallers
• Pionyr, a voluntary organization in the Czech Republic
• Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union
• Petach Tikva Pioneers, a baseball team in the Israel Baseball League
• Pioneer Football Club, an Australian Football League club participating in the Central Australian Football League (CAFL) in the Northern Territory

A pioneer movement is an organization for children operated by a communist party. ... The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart (or PTAA) is an Irish organisation for Catholic Teetotallers. ... Pionyrs logo Pionyr (in english Pioneer) is a Czech-based democratic, voluntary, independent and non-political movement of children, youth and adult people. ... Soviet Young Pioneer (right) with her friend from Poland (left) in Artek. ... The Petach Tikva Pioneers (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli baseball team from Petah Tikva. ... The Israel Baseball League (IBL) is a new professional baseball league in Israel. ...

Space Probes

• Pioneer 10 – Launched in 1972, flew past Jupiter in 1973. Contact lost in 2000 and is enroute to Aldeberan in Taurus.

• Pioneer 11 – Launched in 1973, flew past Jupiter in 1974 and Saturn in 1979. Contact lost in 1994.

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