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USA - 223 USA - 223 , known before launch as NRO Launch 32 ( NRO L - 32 ) , is an American reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 2010 . It is operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office . Whilst details of its mission are officially classified , amateur observers have identified USA - 223 as the fifth Mentor satellite . Mentor spacecraft are used for electronic signals intelligence , and carry large antennas to enable them to intercept radio transmissions . These antennas are believed to have a diameter of around . Bruce A . Carlson , the director of the NRO , described the spacecraft as being the largest satellite ever launched . USA - 223 was launched by United Launch Alliance , aboard a Delta IV Heavy carrier rocket flying from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The launch occurred at 22 : 58 UTC on 21 November 2010 . Following liftoff the rocket flew East towards a geosynchronous orbit . By 23 : 05 UTC , official updates on the status of the launch had been discontinued .
AO - 63 assault rifle The AO - 63 ( Автомат АО - 63 ) is a Soviet two - barrel assault rifle prototype , capable of fully automatic fire , chambered for the 5 . 45 x 39 mm round . It was designed by S . G . Simonov and P . A . Tkachev , and manufactured by TsNIITochMash . The AO - 63 assault rifle was briefly part of the Project Abakan trials in the mid - 1980s , in search of a more accurate alternative to take place over the standard issue AK - 74 , with AN - 94 being the winner among numerous other weapons . Using two barrels it was capable of 6000rpm in a two - round burst and 850rpm in sustained fire . Although its accuracy was on par with Nikonov ' s AS in the first round of preliminary trials , the AO - 63 did not enter the final round .
French ship Vétéran ( 1803 ) The Vétéran was a development from the " Téméraire " class 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy , one of two ships of a sub - class of which the other vessel was the " Cassard " . The two ships , both built by Pierre Ozanne at Brest to the plans of Jacques - Noël Sané , were enlarged from the earlier class in order to carry an upper deck battery of 24 - pounder long gun s , instead of the 18 - pounder long gun s used on the regular units of the " Téméraire " class . Ordered as " Magnanime " , she was renamed to " Quatorze Juillet " on 7 May 1798 , and eventually to " Vétéran " on 6 December 1802 . On 13 December 1805 , captained by Jérôme Bonaparte , she departed Brest as a unit of Willaumez division , in the context of the Atlantic campaign of 1806 . The division was scattered by a hurricane and " Vétéran " found herself isolated . She cruised off Quebec , destroying merchantmen and skirmishing with Royal Navy forces . She eventually returned to France and escaped the British blockade by fleeing into Concarneau , thanks to the experience of a sailor who had been a fisherman in the region . " Vétéran " found herself trapped , however , and could not exit the harbour for years . At some point before 1812 , she made it to Lorient . In 1812 , she took part in Allemand ' s escape from Lorient , sailing from Lorient to Brest under captain Jurien de Lagravière . She was eventually decommissioned in 1833 , and broken up in 1842 .
Sir Thomas Shirley , 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Shirley , 1st Baronet ( 30 December 1727 – 18 February 1800 ) was a British colonial governor and military officer . The son of William Shirley , a politically well - connected colonial administrator who served for many years as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay , Shirley entered the military , serving in the Louisbourg expedition his father organised in 1745 . During the Seven Years ' War he served on Minorca and in the 1761 Capture of Belle Île . Shirley succeeded his father as governor of The Bahamas in 1768 , and was appointed governor of Dominica in 1774 , a post he held until the island was captured in 1778 by French forces during the American War of Independence . He was thereafter ( 1781 ) named governor of the Leeward Islands , and awarded a baronetcy in 1786 . He was promoted to lieutenant - general on 18 October 1793 and general on 8 January 1798 . He died in Bath , England in 1800 and was buried in Bath Abbey . Fort Shirley in Cabrits National Park , Dominica , was named for him , as were military installations in Antigua , then - capital of the Leewards . Shirley is often incorrectly described as having been born in Boston , or in 1769 . He was , however , born prior to his father ' s departure for Massachusetts .
Robert O ' Callaghan Lieutenant - General Sir Robert William O ' Callaghan GCB ( October 1777 – 9 June 1840 ) was a British Army officer . Military career . Born the son of Cornelius O ' Callaghan , 1st Baron Lismore , O ' Callaghan was commissioned into the 128th Regiment of Foot in 1794 . He served in the Peninsular War and temporarily commanded a brigade within the 2nd Division between January and July 1813 and permanently commanded a brigade of the 2nd Division between February and April 1814 . He went on to command the 13th Brigade in France in 1815 , the 3rd Brigade between 1815 and 1817 and the 7th Brigade in 1818 . He served with the Army of Occupation in France and then became Commander - in - Chief , Scotland in 1825 and Commander - in - Chief of the Madras Army in 1831 before retiring in 1836 . He was an Irish Member of Parliament for Bandonbridge from 1798 to 1800 . He died unmarried in London . He was also Colonel of the 97th Regiment of Foot and then of the 39th Regiment of Foot .
GBU - 12 Paveway II The GBU - 12 PAVEWAY II laser - guided bomb is an American aerial bomb , based on the Mk 82 500 - pound general - purpose bomb , but with the addition of a nose - mounted laser seeker and fins for guidance . A member of the PAVEWAY series of weapons , PAVEWAY II entered into service c . 1976 . It is currently in service with U . S . Air Force , US Navy , US Marine Corps , Royal Canadian Air Force , Colombian Air Force , and various NATO air force s . GBU - 12 bombs ( along with the balance of the PAVEWAY series ) are produced by defense contractor s Lockheed Martin and Raytheon . Raytheon began production after purchasing the product line from Texas Instruments . Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to compete with Raytheon when there was a break in production caused by transferring manufacturing out of Texas . " Paveway II " refers specifically to the guidance kit , rather than to the weapon itself . See also GBU - 16 Paveway II , where the same guidance unit is fitted to a Mk 83 1000 lb bomb . The US Government has upgraded GBU - 12 production versions to include GPS guidance modes . Lockheed Martin is the sole source for US Navy purchases of this version . Raytheon sells upgraded GBU - 12s to the US Government and other nations . Raytheon production of the GBU - 12 is centered in Arizona , Texas , and New Mexico . Lockheed Martin production is centered in Pennsylvania . Laser - guided bomb s are often labeled " smart bomb s " because they are able to follow a non - ballistic trajectory when laser designation of the intended target is undertaken . According to Raytheon ' s fact sheet for the Paveway 2 , 99 deliveries of guided munition s will yield a circular error probable ( CEP ) of only 3 . 6 feet , versus a CEP of 310 feet for 99 unguided bomb s dropped under similar conditions . Paveway II laser - guided bombs use what is known as " bang bang " guidance . This means the bomb ' s fins deflect fully , rather than proportionally when it is attempting to guide to the laser spot . For example , if it sees the laser spot and determines that it should make a change it deflects its fins until it has over - corrected and then it deflects back the opposite direction , creating a sinusoidal type of flight path . This type of guidance may be less efficient at times .
Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System The Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System ( ARSS ) is an experimental robotic weapons system being developed by the U . S . Army since 2005 . It consists of a remotely operated sniper rifle attached to an unmanned autonomous helicopter . It is intended for use in urban combat or for several other missions requiring sniper s . Flight tests are scheduled to begin in Summer 2009 . The rifle , a semiautomatic RND Manufacturing Edge 2000 firing the . 338 Lapua Magnum cartridge , is mounted on a stabilized platform , which is attached to the underside of a Vigilante 502 UAV . The helicopter is flown by an autopilot while a human controller aims and fires the rifle , which may fire up to ten well - aimed shots per minute . The rifle platform , called the " Precision Weapons Platform " ( PWP ) , was designed by Utah State University ’ s Space Dynamics Laboratory and is equipped with a situational awareness camera and a two - level zoom scope . The system as a whole is being developed under the Army ' s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate in the course of its " Aerial Delivery of Effects from Lightweight Aircraft " ( ADELA ) program . It uses much commercial off – the – shelf hardware to reduce cost and development time . For instance , the system is controlled using a Xbox 360 video game controller . Other weapons considered for use with the ARSS include the M249 or M240 machine guns , the AA - 12 shotgun or non - lethal weapons . The ARSS hardware could also be installed on fixed - wing UAVs or ground combat robots . The Lockheed Martin One Shot sniper system is being considered added to ARSS .
SCMITR SCMITR was part of an experimental military shotgun ammunition created in the 1970s by AAI Corporation . It was a variation on flechette ammunition , but instead of containing a bundle of tiny needle - like steel darts , the cartridge contained a stack of razor - edged stamped sheet - metal arrow shapes designed to fly aerodynamically . It was considered to be very promising ( in terms of lethality and effective range ) but prohibitively expensive to manufacture , so it has never been mass - produced . Development . SCMITR was part of the CAWS ( Close Assault Weapon System ) program , which investigated ~ 20 mm smoothbore weapons ( basically combat shotgun s ) designed to be effective to ranges of 150 metres against combatants wearing body armor . Flechettes , with their high sectional density , were ideal for penetrating rigid or soft composite armor , but the wounds caused by the tiny darts were considered insufficient to disable an enemy combatant , as the tiny hole would quickly clot and cause relatively little bleeding . The SCMITR darts had the same sectional density as flechettes , but the wide , flat shape of the SCMITR produced a larger , more disabling wound . Since the SCMITR darts were stamped from sheet metal , they had only 2 fins , which is not enough to provide stability . To overcome this , the fins were twisted slightly , which causes the dart to spin when flying , producing a stable projectile . The SCMITR cartridge was loaded with eight of these flechettes , each weighing about 1 gram . Dispersion was low , with all eight flechettes capable of hitting within a four metre circle at a range of 150 metres . Retained velocity at 150 metres was 365 m / s , sufficient for the flechettes to penetrate 76 mm of pine or 3 mm of mild steel . Applications . The SCMITR project was cancelled with the cancellation of the CAWS project in the late 1980s . The most commonly encountered photograph , in Thomas Swearengen ’ s book " The World ’ s Fighting Shotguns " , shows a SCMITR shell clearly marked as a 20 gauge , smaller than the nominal 12 gauge bore used by the AAI CAWS entry . The Joint Combat Shotgun program , which resulted in the adoption of the M1014 semi - automatic combat shotgun , is a more traditional design , a commercial shotgun adapted to military use , and uses conventional ammunition , including buckshot , shotgun slug and less lethal ammunition . There is also mention of handgun ammunition firing a single SCMITR projectile , for use by sky marshal s .
Ernest W . Prussman Ernest W . Prussman ( 1921 - September 8 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Prussman joined the Army from Brighton , Massachusetts in October 1942 and by September 8 , 1944 was serving as a private first class in the 13th Infantry Regiment , 8th Infantry Division . On that day , near Loscoat ( now an industrial district of Brest ) in Brittany , France , Prussman advanced ahead of his unit and single - handedly captured several enemy soldiers and destroyed a machine gun nest before being killed . He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later , on April 17 , 1945 . Prussman was buried at the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint - James , Basse - Normandie , France . Medal of Honor citation . Private First Class Prussman ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on September 8 , 1944 , near Les Coates " [ most probably a wrong transcription of Loscoat ] " , Brittany , France . When the advance of the flank companies of 2 battalions was halted by intense enemy mortar , machinegun , and sniper fire from a fortified position on his left , Pfc . Prussman maneuvered his squad to assault the enemy fortifications . Hurdling a hedgerow , he came upon 2 enemy riflemen whom he disarmed . After leading his squad across an open field to the next hedgerow , he advanced to a machinegun position , destroyed the gun , captured its crew and 2 riflemen . Again advancing ahead of his squad in the assault , he was mortally wounded by an enemy rifleman , but as he fell to the ground he threw a handgrenade , killing his opponent . His superb leadership and heroic action at the cost of his life so demoralized the enemy that resistance at this point collapsed , permitting the 2 battalions to continue their advance .
USS Lawrence ( 1813 ) USS " Lawrence " was one of two 493 - ton " Niagara " - class brig s ( more correctly : snows ) built at Erie , Pennsylvania , by Adam and Noah Brown under the supervision of Sailing Master Daniel Dobbins and Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry , for United States Navy service on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812 . She was commissioned in early August 1813 and quickly began operations with a voyage to Detroit , Michigan in search of the opposing British squadron . During the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie , " Lawrence " served as flagship for Perry until she was disabled by enemy fire . Perry then transferred to her sister - ship , the " Niagara " , from which he fought the battle to a successful conclusion . In mid - 1815 , following the end of hostilities , " Lawrence " was sunk in Misery Bay on Presque Isle , PA in order to preserve her hull . Her submerged hulk was sold in 1825 and , except for a brief examination in 1836 , remained underwater for five more decades . In September 1875 , her remains were raised , cut into sections and transported by rail to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania where she was exhibited during The U . S . Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 . Her remains were destroyed by a fire during that exhibition .
Regiment Skoonspruit Regiment Skoonspruit is a motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army . It forms part of the South African Army Infantry Formation . As a reserve unit , it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit . History . This Regiment was formed in 1966 . The first commander was Cmdt Kruger followed by the following commanders Cmdt Roodt , Cmdt Jacobs and Lt / Col Campher .
William Russell ( Kentucky ) Colonel William Russell III ( March 6 , 1758 – July 3 , 1825 ) was a soldier , pioneer , and politician from Virginia and Kentucky . He was born in Culpepper County , Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha ( Adams ) Russell . William Russell , Sr . , was a prominent citizen of southwestern Virginia and a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . In 1773 , the elder Russell took his family , including William Jr . , westward in the first attempt by British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in Kentucky . The expedition , guided by Daniel Boone , was abandoned after an attack by American Indians . Boone ' s son James and Henry Russell , brother of William Russell , Jr . , were captured and tortured to death in the attack . During the Revolutionary War , William Russell , Jr . , fought as a captain in the Virginia militia , taking part in the Battle of Kings Mountain as an aide to Colonel William Campbell . After the war he relocated to Kentucky , settling in 1783 in Fayette County on land that had been granted to his father for military service . He served as a colonel of Kentucky militia in the Northwest Indian War . During the War of 1812 , he was colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment , taking part in the Siege of Fort Harrison and the Peoria War . Russell served in the Virginia state House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791 and in the Kentucky house in 1792 , 1796 - 1780 , 1802 , and 1823 . Russell County , Kentucky is named for him , but Russellville , Kentucky and Russell County , Virginia are named for his father .
USS Ice King ( ID - 3160 ) USS " Ice King " ( ID 3160 ) was a refrigerated cargo ship ( reefer ship ) acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War I . She was assigned to transport cargo across the Atlantic Ocean to Allied troops in Europe . On her first transatlantic crossing , a German submarine fired torpedo es at her , but , through skillful maneuvering , her captain was able to avoid being struck and sunk . Post - war she was sold , and continued her civilian maritime career . Requisitioned by the Navy . " Ice King " , a 4715 gross ton ( 10 , 562 tons displacement ) refrigerated cargo ship , was built at Shooters Island , New York , as part of the World War I shipbuilding effort . Ordered by the British as " War Unit " , she was requisitioned by the U . S . Shipping Board and renamed " Passaic " while under construction . The ship was taken over by the Navy at New York City on 2 July and commissioned on 5 July 1918 , Lt . Comdr . N . Fogarty in command . She carried the name " Passaic " in 1918 but was renamed " Ice King " shortly before commissioning , probably by the Navy to avoid confusion with a tug named " Passaic " ( later designated YT - 20 ) that was already on the Navy List . World War I service . Dodging U - Boat torpedoes . USS " Ice King " departed Halifax , Nova Scotia on 18 July 1918 and arrived at Bordeaux , France , on 5 August with a cargo of over 2 , 500 tons of frozen beef , 200 tons of general cargo , and 20 trucks . While en route from Brest to Quiberon Bay 3 August , the ship maneuvered clear of two torpedo es from a German U - boat and then proceeded safely to her destination . Transatlantic crossings . Between September 1918 and May 1919 " Ice King " made four more round trip voyages between the United States and France , loading up to 3 , 000 tons frozen beef at Hoboken , New Jersey , for the eastbound voyage and returning with smaller U . S . Army return cargoes , including ammunition . " Ice King " was twice delayed in French ports , once by a shortage of refrigerated railcars and once by port congestion . Post - war decommissioning . USS " Ice King " was decommissioned and returned to the Shipping Board at New York City on 26 May 1919 . Subsequent maritime career . As S . S . " Ice King " , the ship began commercial service later in 1919 while owned by the Shipping Board , with port calls including Hoek van Holland in August and Goteborg , Sweden in September 1919 . In 1920 the Shipping Board transferred her to the French American Line of New York , but this arrangement was short lived . Before the end of the year she was back in Shipping Board hands , where she remained until she was sold and renamed " Georgian " in 1928 . Renamed " Hilton " in 1936 , she was finally scrapped at Wilmington , Delaware , in 1951 .
Boeing Vertol YUH - 61 The Boeing Vertol YUH - 61 ( company designation Model 179 ) , was a twin turbine - engined , medium - lift , military assault / utility helicopter . The YUH - 61 was the runner - up in the United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System ( UTTAS ) competition in the early 1970s to replace the Bell UH - 1 Iroquois helicopter . At the end of the flyoff program , Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a contract to develop and build its UH - 60A entry . History . Under a contract awarded in August 1972 , Boeing Vertol designed and delivered three prototypes to compete UTTAS program . When Boeing Vertol failed to win the Army competition , it pinned its hope on winning civil orders and the US Navy ' s LAMPS III program . In the end , a variant of the Sikorsky design , the SH - 60B , won the Navy contract , and the civil orders received were canceled . Three aircraft were built and a further two were cancelled and not completed . An attack helicopter design , using the YUH - 61 ' s dynamic system was proposed for the Advanced Attack Helicopter competition , but did not make the downselect that resulted in the Bell YAH - 63 and Hughes YAH - 64 being built . The Boeing Vertol AAH design was unique in that the crew were seated in a laterally staggered tandem configuration . Design . The YUH - 61 was designed to meet the UTTAS requirements for improved reliability , survivability and lower life - cycle costs , resulting in features such as dual - engines with improved hot and high altitude performance , and a modular design ( reduced maintenance footprint ) ; run - dry gearbox es ; ballistically tolerant , redundant subsystems ( hydraulic , electrical and flight controls ) ; crashworthy crew ( armored ) and troop seats ; dual - stage oleo main landing gear ; ballistically tolerant , crashworthy main structure ; quieter , more robust main and tail rotor systems ; and a ballistically tolerant , crashworthy fuel system . Transport aboard the C - 130 limited the UTTAS cabin height and length . This also resulted in the main rotor being mounted very close to the cabin roof . While Sikorsky choose a fully articulated rotor head with elastomeric bearings , Boeing Vertol chose a rigid main rotor design , based upon technology supplied by MBB , which was partnered with Boeing Vertol at the time . Boeing Vertol also selected to use a tricycle landing gear and a pusher tail rotor , as opposed to the tail wheel configuration and canted tractor tail rotor that Sikorsky chose . Survivors . Two of the three aircraft ( 73 - 21656 and 73 - 21658 ) built are preserved at the United States Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker , Alabama .