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Combat Recognition Ribbon The Combat Recognition Ribbon was a tentative military award of the United States Army which was first proposed in the mid 1980s as an Army equivalent to the United States Navy ’ s Combat Action Ribbon . The primary justification for the creation of the Combat Recognition Ribbon was that the Department of the Army recognizes combat service with the Combat Infantryman Badge ; however , this decoration is closed to all but infantry personnel or special case requests from members of other Army branches , provided a special order is issued for the Combat Infantryman Badge . The Combat Recognition Ribbon was initially proposed as an award for Army personnel who had served in combat situations , but for a variety of reasons had failed to meet the criteria for the Combat Infantryman Badge . The National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) of 2005 required that the Secretary of the Army establish the Combat Recognition Ribbon ( CRR ) . As of February 2005 , the Department of the Army began the very initial stages of developing the Combat Recognition Ribbon . The proposed ribbon was eventually renamed and reclassed as the Combat Action Badge . The Combat Action Badge creation was approved by the U . S . Army on May 2 , 2005 and can be retroactively awarded to soldiers who engaged in combat after September 18 , 2001 . With the creation of the Combat Action Badge , the proposal for the Combat Recognition Ribbon was dropped by the United States Army and the ribbon is now considered obsolete . The award itself was never actually officially created and a physical ribbon design was never proposed by the Institute of Heraldry .
Tshumelo Ikatelaho The Tshumelo Ikatelaho ( General Service Medal ) is a South African military medal . It was instituted with effect from 27 April 2003 , and may be awarded to members of the South African National Defence Force ( or any other armed forces serving with the SANDF ) for service in military operations , belligerent or otherwise , for which individual campaign medals are not issued . The medal is a silver - nickel octagon , displaying a 9 - pointed star enclosed in a laurel wreath . The reverse depicts the South African coat of arms . Presumably , the star represents the nine provinces of South Africa . The ribbon is red , with blue and white edges , and a gold - black - gold centre panel , these being five of the six colours of the national flag . A clasp is to be issued to identify each operation for which the medal is awarded . The Okhankanyiweyo emblem would be worn on the ribbon by a recipient who was mentioned in despatches during an operation for which the medal was issued .
USS Babbitt ( DD - 128 ) USS " Babbitt " ( DD – 128 ) was a " Wickes " class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II , later classified as AG - 102 . She was named for Fitz Babbitt . " Babbitt " was launched 30 September 1918 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation , Camden , New Jersey ; sponsored by Miss Lucile Burlin ; commissioned 24 October 1919 , Commander W . W . Eberle in command ; and reported to the Pacific Fleet . Service history . " Babbitt " served with the Pacific Fleet on maneuvers and exercises until going out of commission at San Diego 15 June 1922 . Upon recommissioning 4 April 1930 , " Babbitt " reported to the Pacific Fleet and served along the west coast until February 1931 , when she proceeded to the Atlantic . Between February 1931 and May 1932 , she operated with Destroyer Squadron , Scouting Force , along the eastern seaboard , in the West Indies , the Gulf of Mexico , and in the Panama Canal Zone . During May 1932 to April 1933 , " Babbitt " served at the Naval Torpedo Station , Newport , and made a cruise to Chile conducting exercises with experimental torpedoes . She was assigned to Rotating Reserve Destroyer Squadron 19 at Norfolk between 25 May and 20 October 1933 , and then assumed reduced commission status until January 1935 . While in this status , she operated with the Training Squadron , Scouting Force , training reserves . For a brief period between January and May 1935 , she returned to Rotating Reserve Destroyer Squadron 19 . Placed in full commission 15 May 1935 , " Babbitt " served with the Midshipmen ' s Coastal Cruise Detachment and then , for two years , with the Special Service Squadron in the Cuban - Puerto Rican area . In April 1939 , she participated in the opening of the New York World ' s Fair . Subsequently she was attached to Destroyer Squadron 27 Patrol Force , on Neutrality Patrol and convoy escort duty along the Atlantic and Caribbean coastlines . World War II . " Babbitt " operated as a convoy escort in the waters off Iceland , along the east and gulf coasts of the United States and in the Caribbean . Between 10 March 1943 and 21 March 1944 , she also completed five trans - Atlantic escort crossings one to England and four to North Africa . Auxiliary service . On 2 February 1945 , " Babbitt " reported to the Underwater Sound Laboratory , New London , Connecticut , for experimental sonar work . On 10 June 1945 , her classification was changed to AG - 102 . She remained on experimental duty until December 1945 , when she entered New York Navy Yard for pre - inactivation overhaul . " Babbitt " was decommissioned 25 January 1946 and sold 5 June 1946 . Awards . " Babbitt " received one battle star for the escort of Convoy SC - 121 . As of 2010 , no other ship in the United States Navy has borne this name .
Christoffel Venter Major - General Christoffel ' Boetie ' Venter CB , DFC with bar , ( 1892 – 1977 ) was a South African military commander . He joined the 7th Mounted Rifles in 1912 then the 5th SAMR in August 1914 for service in South West Africa . He joined 1 South African Infantry Battalion in 1916 and served in France until he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in February 1917 . He was shot down and captured in 1918 . He won the DFC and bar and was credited with 16 aerial victories , and joined the South African Air Force in 1922 . He commanded 1 Squadron SAAF and served as Officer Commanding Wits Command in 1936 He was Director - General of the Air Force from 1940 to 1945 . After World War II , he was managing director of South African Airways . Honors and awards . Companion of the Order of the Bath . Then Major General Venter was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1944 The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows : < br > The KING has been graciously pleased , on the advice of His Majesty ' s Ministers for the Union of South Africa , to give orders for the following appointment to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : < br > To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Third Class , or Companions , of the said Most Honourable Order : < br > Temporary Major General Christoffel Johannes Venter , D . F . C . , South African Staff Corps < br > Distinguished Flying Cross . Lieutenant Venter was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918 . The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows : Lt . Christoffel Johannes Venter . During recent operations this officer shot down five enemy aeroplanes , one of which he followed down to 500 feet , when it was seen to fall . He is a bold and skilful airman . Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross . In November 1918 he was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows : < br > Lt . ( T . / Capt . ) Christoffel Johannes Venter , D . F . C . A brilliant patrol leader , who has since May last destroyed eleven enemy machines . In an engagement between six of our machines and nine of the enemy , five of the latter were destroyed , Captain Venter accounting for one . Later on the same day he , in company with three other officers , engaged four Fokkers . In the combat that followed all four enemy machines were destroyed , this officer shooting down one .
Roper ' s Knob Fortifications Roper ' s Knob Fortifications were constructed by Union Army forces between February and May 1863 in Franklin , Tennessee . According to " Tennessee Archaeology " , " Roper ' s Knob served as part of a chain of signal stations that provided a communications link from Franklin to Murfreesboro . Additionally the knob had a large redoubt capable of holding four large artillery pieces , a blockhouse , cisterns , and a magazine . . . " Artillery at Fort Granger , another fortification in Franklin , played a role in the November 1864 Battle of Franklin , but it is believed that Roper ' s Knob was not then occupied . It is nonetheless believed that artillery had at some point been hoisted into the fortification , in part on the archeological evidence of an artillery fuse found there , but was removed in 1864 when the battlefronts moved south . The area was investigated by an archeological dig in 2000 . In a study of Civil War Historic and Historic Archeological Resources in Tennessee , it is noted that Winstead Hill , Fort Granger , the Carter House , and Carnton comprise the Franklin Battlefield National Historic Landmark area , but Roper ' s Knob is not included . The document describes criteria for listing of fortifications on the National Register of Historic Places which applied to the later Roper ' s Knob nomination . The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 . The listing was for an area of .
Augustus Hervey , 3rd Earl of Bristol Augustus John Hervey , 3rd Earl of Bristol , PC ( 19 May 1724 – 23 December 1779 ) was a British admiral and politician . Naval career . As a young man , he entered the Navy , where his promotion was rapid . He distinguished himself in several encounters with the French , and was of great assistance to Admiral Hawke in 1759 , although he had returned to England before the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759 . Having served with distinction in the West Indies under Rodney , his active life at sea ceased when the Peace of Paris was concluded in February 1763 . He was , however , nominally Commander - in - Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in this year , and was made Vice Admiral of the Blue in January 1778 . He was known as the English Casanova , due to his colourful personal life . Political career . Hervey was Member of Parliament for UK Parliament constituency from 1757 to 1763 , and , after being for a short time Member for UK Parliament constituency , again represented Bury St Edmunds from 1768 until he succeeded his brother in the earldom of Bristol in 1775 . He often took part in debates in Parliament , and was a frequent contributor to periodical literature . Having served as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1775 he won some notoriety as an opponent of the Rockingham ministry and a defender of Admiral Keppel . Personal life . In August 1744 Hervey had been secretly married to Elizabeth Chudleigh ( 1720 – 1788 ) , afterwards Duchess of Kingston , but this union was dissolved in 1769 . Lord Bristol died leaving no legitimate issue , and having , as far as possible , alienated his property from the title . From 1775 Hervey had taken as his mistress Mary Nesbitt a former artists model of some notoriety . They lived together , apparently faithfully , at his Surrey home of Norwood House and she received property in his will . He made changes to Norwood House including an ornamental lake and a stable . He died due to a gout in the stomach in December 1779 , aged 55 , and was succeeded by his brother . Many of his letters are in the Record Office , and his journals in the British Museum . Other letters are printed in the " Grenville Papers " , vols . iii . and iv . ( Londun , 1852 – 1853 ) , and the " Life of Admiral Keppel " , by the Rev . Thomas Keppel ( London , 1852 ) . Hervey Bay , Queensland , a bay and city in Australia , was named after him by Captain James Cook while carrying out the survey of the east coast of Australia on 22 May 1770 . Bristol Bay , the rich salmon fishing ground in southwest Alaska , was so named in honor of Hervey by Captain James Cook , who first charted the region in July 1778 . Bristol Island , a five mile long ice - covered quake - prone chain of volcanos in the South Sandwich Islands , was also named in honor of Hervey by Captain James Cook .
Domingo Moriones Domingo Moriones Larraga . ( 1883 - 1964 ) . Spanish military officer . Moriones was a professional officer of the Spanish Army . In 1934 he was the military ogovernor in Gijon and took part in the suppression of the 1934 rising there . In July 1936 he remained loyal to the Republic and led a militia column in the Somosierra front . He later was appointed commander of the I Army Corps of the Army of the Centre , and in July 1937 he led the republican forces in the failed Segovia Offensive . In 1938 he was the commander of the Republican Andalusia Army . In February 1939 , he was one of the military officers who said to the prime minister Juan Negrin that a further military resistance was useless and in March 1939 he supported Casado ' s " coup " .
Mark 26 nuclear bomb The Mark 26 nuclear bomb was related to the Mark 21 . Development of the Mk - 26 started on 1 September 1954 . At the end of July 1955 the design of the Mk - 21 was released for production , while the design for the Mk - 26 was not . The " Clean " Mk - 21C which was tested in the Redwing Navajo shot did not interest the US Air Force , or AEC . As the decision not to pursue the " clean " Mk - 21 closely coincided with the decision to terminate development of the Mk - 26 in April 1957 , it is possible that Mk - 26 was the designation for the clean version of the Mk - 21 .
John Hazelwood John Hazelwood ( 1726 – March 1 , 1800 ) was an officer in the Continental Navy . Born in England , Hazelwood was appointed to superintend the building of fire rafts for the protection of Philadelphia against the British during the Revolutionary War . A commissioned officer in the Pennsylvania Navy , Commodore Hazelwood commanded all units of the Pennsylvania and Continental navies participating in the defense of the Delaware River approaches to Philadelphia in 1777 . His gunboat s and galley s engaged British men - of - war on October 23 , near river obstructions ; and , after the British frigate " Merlin " and ship of the line " Augusta " grounded , their crews were forced to burn them . Later Commodore Hazelwood took command of Continental vessels in Delaware Bay . In recognition of his services in the War for Independence , the Continental Congress voted him a handsome sword , now in the collection of the Naval Historical Foundation . Commodore Hazelwood died in Philadelphia on March 1 , 1800 . USS " Hazelwood " ( DD - 107 ) was named in his honor .
Gimo Air Base Gimo Air Base used to be a small military airport near the town of Gimo in Sweden . Today it is no longer used by the military and it is now known as Lunda Flygfält ( Lunda Airfield ) . Of the 2 , 000 meters of runway only 800 meters now remains available for aircraft use . The airfield is most commonly used for various motorsport events , however aircraft are still allowed to use the airfield if prior permission is obtained from the operator .
Charles A . Taggart Charles A . Taggart ( January 17 , 1843 - April 10 , 1938 ) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Biography . Born on January 17 , 1843 , in Blandford , Massachusetts , Taggart was living in Otis , Massachusetts , when he joined the Army . He served during the Civil War as a private in Company B of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry . At the Battle of Sayler ' s Creek on April 6 , 1865 , he captured a battle flag . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later , on May 10 , 1865 . Taggart died on April 10 , 1938 , at age 95 and was buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton , Ohio . Medal of Honor citation . Citation : Capture of flag .
Eternal Golden Castle The Eternal Golden Castle ( ) , alternatively but less well known as Uhrkuenshen Battery ( ) , is a defensive castle in Anping , Tainan , Taiwan . The castle was built in 1874 by the famous Qing official Shen Baozhen in order to safeguard the coast and to defend the island against Japanese invasions . In 1895 , when Taiwan was invaded by the Empire of Japan , the Taiwanese people fought against the Japanese battleship from this fortress . During the Russo - Japanese War , the imperial Japanese government sold some of the fort ' s cannons in order to help pay for the war . With its cannons gone or obsolete , the fortress lost its military value .
Kurt Pflieger Kurt Pflieger ( 19 September 1890 – 19 September 1958 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Kurt Pflieger was captured in 1945 by British troops and was held until 1948
Dewoitine D . 26 The Dewoitine D . 26 was a military trainer developed in France for the Swiss Air Force in parallel with the D . 27 fighter . Design and development . The D . 26 airframe was similar to that of the D . 27 . Differences included : Operational history . 10 examples were built by Dewoitine for assembly by the Swiss factory EKW in Switzerland . These were followed by an order for two more aircraft equipped with a slightly higher - powered version of the Wright 9Q engine that powered the initial batch , and one of the original D . 26s was similarly re - engined . The original D . 26s were used principally for training in gunnery and formation flying , while the more powerful aircraft were used for air - to - air combat training . To this end , they were equipped with gun camera s . The D . 26 enjoyed a long service life , not being withdrawn until 1948 . At this time , they were transferred to the " Aero - Club der Schweiz " where they were used as glider tugs . The last example was not retired from aeroclub use until 1970 , whereupon it was preserved at the military aviation museum at Dübendorf .
HMAS Madang ( P 94 ) HMAS " Madang " ( P 94 ) , named for the settlement of Madang in New Guinea , was an " Attack " class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . Completed in 1968 , the vessel was one of five assigned to the RAN ' s Papua New Guinea ( PNG ) Division . The patrol boat was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force in 1974 as HMPNGS " Madang " . She was decommissioned in 1989 . Design and construction . The " Attack " class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters as patrol boat s ( based on lessons learned through using the Ton class minesweeper s on patrols of Borneo during the Indonesia - Malaysia Confrontation , and to replace a variety of old patrol , search - and - rescue , and general - purpose craft . Initially , fourteen were ordered for the RAN , five of which were intended for the Papua New Guinea Division of the RAN , although another six ships were ordered to bring the class to twenty vessels . The patrol boats had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load , were in length overall , had a beam of , and draughts of at standard load , and at full load . Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16 - cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines , which supplied to the two propellers . The vessels could achieve a top speed of , and had a range of at . The ship ' s company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors . Main armament was a bow - mounted Bofors 40 mm gun , supplemented by two . 50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns and various small arms . The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible : the " Attack " s were to operate in remote regions of Australia and New Guinea , and a town ' s hardware store would be more accessible than home base in a mechanical emergency . " Madang " was built by Evans Deakin at Brisbane , Queensland , launched on 10 August 1968 , and commissioned on 28 November 1968 . Operational history . " Madang " arrived in Port Moresby in March 1969 , the last of the five " Attack " - class boats to be delivered to the PNG Division . Her home port was the RAN base at Los Negros Island , Manus Province . Primary roles of the new patrol boats were fisheries protection and sea training , but also undertook search and rescue , medical evacuation and monitoring of navigational aid s roles . The ship ' s company was a made up of both Australian and PNG servicemen . Prior to the arrival of the " Attack " - class patrol boats , surveillance of PNG waters was conducted by small coastal craft and occasional visits by larger RAN warships , but the PNG Division was now able to chase and apprehend vessels suspected of illegal fishing . " Madang " was one the five " Attack " - class patrol boats of the PNG Division transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force ' s ( PNGDF ) Maritime Element ( now Maritime Operations Element ) on 14 November 1974 when the PNGDF took over maritime functions . They formed the PNGDF Patrol Boat Squadro n based at Manus . " Madang " was decommissioned in 1989 .
Zastava M92 The Zastava M92 is a carbine developed and manufactured by Serbian Zastava Arms . It was developed from the Zastava M85 carbine , a nearly identical weapon with only difference in caliber , and with that , the magazine design . The M92 is actually a shortened version of the Zastava M70 assault rifle , which is alone a modified copy of the Soviet AKM assault rifle . Overview . The Zastava M92 chambers and fires the Soviet 7 . 62×39mm round . It is gas - operated , air - cooled , magazine - fed , selective fire firearm with an under folding metal stock . In general design , it is actually a modified hybrid of Soviet AKMSU and AKS - 74U carbines , but is easily distinguished by the design of pistol grip and , especially handguard , which is longer , is made out of different wood type and has three cooling vents instead of usual two . This feature gives the M92 less overheating on full auto mode . The M92 also features a shorter barrel . Though unlike most rifle rounds which would otherwise experience a loss of velocity out of a shorter barrel ; the 7 . 62x39 round loses very little velocity when compared to a full length barrel . Thus making it an excellent round for short - barrel rifles . Though the short barrel of the M92 may not lose enough velocity to even make a considerable difference when compared to the M70 ; the shorter barrel can limit the accuracy ( and thus shorter effective range ) due to not having as much spin as a full length rifle . Design and features . The M92 is a gas - operated , air - cooled , magazine - fed , selective fire , shoulder - fired weapon with an underfolding stock . In contrast to the M70 , the M92 also features a flash eliminator on the barrel end , which camouflages the shooter ' s position . Like all carbine rifles , the M92 has a shorter effective range , quicker overheating and lower penetration when compared to original rifle , but it also has its own advantages , it is more efficient in close combat , the handling is improved and it has a higher rate of fire . Other advantages of a shorter barrel also gives it more portability and ease of concealment , making it popular for vehicle crews , pilots and special forces .