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February 1942 - WWII Pacific Chronology (1768 words) |
 | SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA, 5th Air Force): Air echelon of the 88th Reconnaisssance Squadron (Heavy), 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy), begins a movement from Hickam Field on Hawaii to the Fiji with B-17's. |
| SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA, 5th Air Force): Air echelon of the 88th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy), 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy), arrives at Nandi Airport on Fiji from Hawaii with B-17's. |
| SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA, 5th Air Force): HQ 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) and 7th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) transfer from Melbourne to Bankstown, Australia with P-40's; the 8th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) transfers from Melbourne to Canberra with P-40's. |
| Grazing Livestock in the Southwest Pacific (5422 words) |
| Southwest Pacific livestock subsectors are predominantly smallholder based and the relative importance of large commercial plantations is generally declining. |
| The majority of Southwest Pacific ruminant livestock smallholders in the continuum from subsistence to highly commercial enterprises have been involved in grazing for 10 to 30 years and are very familiar with livestock. |
| Permanent tropical and sub-tropical pastures of the Southwest Pacific are comprised largely of grasses with varying quantities of native and/or introduced legumes from which animals attempt to select and ingest their daily intake requirements. |
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