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active component

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A device that adds intelligence in some manner to the signal or data that passes through it. For example, in networking, an active hub regenerates fading input pulses into new, strong output pulses. In contrast, a passive hub is just a junction box that does not affect the passing data.



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Hedgepeth explained that this training outcome is a compatible workforce between the reserve and active components.
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 4th Fires Brigade, that supported the 4th Infantry Division at Camp Liberty, Iraq, is the winner of the 2006 Knox Award for Best Active Component (AC) Battery.
The survey, conducted by the Training Development Division, Directorate of Training and Doctrine, JFK Special Warfare Center and School, was sent to more than 5,000 Special Forces Soldiers in the rank of sergeant to captain in both the active component and the National Guard through their AKO accounts.
 
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