Nov 6, '10. Distended means sticking out more than normal (shape), firm refers to the, well, firmness (texture). A belly can be distended and soft, or not distended and firm. Distension can be difficult to differentiate from obesity, firm is more obvious. Welcome to allnurses.
Royal Air Force Fairford (IATA code:FDD) is situated one and half miles away from Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. It is owned by the UK Ministry of Defence and operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).t is a geographically separated unit of the 422nd Air Base Group and directly reports to the 3rd Air Force (3 AF). It provides mission support and executes full flying operations for the USAFE. The RAF Fairford base has a single runway, 3,046m long. The asphalt-paved runway is the longest runway in the UK.
Edwards AFB: For more than 50 years Edwards Air Force Baseâhome of the Air Force Flight Test Centerâhas been the home of more major milestones in flight than any other place on earth. Covering nearly 301,000 acres, Edwards is located approximately 100 miles North of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert, adjacent to the largest dry lakebed in North AmericaâRogers Dry Lakebed. Edwards' focus today, and in the future, is summed up in the Air Force Flight Test Center's motto: Ad Inexplorata ...