Opiates are a narcotic derived from opium. Some opiates, such as heroin, are illegal and considered to have no medical use. Morphine, named after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, is an opiate. Opiates, such as codeine and hydrocodone, are present in some medications.
Edwards AFB falls under AFMC, which employs more than 80,000 people and has a budget of $60 billion. Pawlikowski attached the new unit award streamer to the TPS guidon after the award citation was read.
The Army manages class VII (major end items) programs through life cycle management commands (LCMCs). The first three LCMCs were the Aviation and Missile LCMC at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) LCMC at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and the TACOM LCMC at Warren, Michigan.