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Arthur Floyer - Acland Lieutenant General Arthur Nugent Floyer - Acland CB , DSO , MC , DL ( 7 September 1885 – 18 February 1980 ) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World War I and World War II . He was Military Secretary from 1940 to 1942 . In later life , he was High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Dorset . Background . Born Arthur Acland , he was the second son of John Edward Acland and his wife Norah Letitia , daughter of Henry Nugent Bankes . He was educated in Blundell ' s School , located in Tiverton , Devon . In 1928 , he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname Floyer to inherit the estates of George Floyer . Career . Floyer - Acland entered the British Army in 1905 and was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant into the 5th Battalion , The Royal Warwickshire Regiment . In February 1907 , he was transferred to the Duke of Cornwall ' s Light Infantry . He fought in the First World War , receiving the Military Cross in 1915 and was promoted to a brevet - major two years later . During the war he was mentioned in despatches seven times and thereafter was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in 1918 and the Croix de Guerre in 1920 . Floyer - Acland went to the Staff College , Camberley in 1921 and was breveted to lieutenant - colonel in 1927 . Four years later he received the command of the 1st Battalion of his regiment and in 1934 became colonel , being then attached to the War Office . After two years he came in charge of the 3rd Infantry Brigade and took part in the Waziristan campaign until 1938 . Subsequently Floyer - Acland was promoted to major - general and took over the 43rd ( Wessex ) Infantry Division until the following year . In 1940 he was appointed Military Secretary and upon the Birthday Honour ' s in July was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath . He was advanced to a lieutenant - general in 1941 and retired from his post in the next year . Floyer - Acland was nominated High Sheriff of Dorset in 1953 and served as Deputy Lieutenant of that county from 1957 . Family . On 6 December 1913 , he married Evelyn Stafford Still , daughter of Stafford Still . His wife died in 1973 and Floyer - Acland survived her until 1980 . Their only son was Stafford Floyer - Acland .
Henry Bridgeman ( British Army officer ) Henry George Orlando Bridgeman DSO , MC , DL , JP , ( 15 August 1882 – 19 May 1972 ) , styled The Honourable from 1898 , was a British soldier . Background and education . He was the third son of the George Bridgeman , 4th Earl of Bradford , and his wife , Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley , second daughter of Richard Lumley , 9th Earl of Scarbrough . His older brother was Orlando Bridgeman , 5th Earl of Bradford . Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School and went then to the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich . Career . In 1901 , Bridgeman was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery as a second lieutenant and from 1905 served as aide - de - camp to Francis Grenfell , 1st Baron Grenfell , at that time Commander - in - Chief , Ireland . After the latter ' s resignation in 1908 , Bridgeman held the same post to his successor Sir Neville Lyttelton . Several months later , he was attached to India with the Royal Horse Artillery . Promoted to captain , he returned to England with the begin of the First World War in 1914 . He received command of a battery and was sent to France . Bridgeman was advanced to major in 1915 and was transferred to the 47th Divisional Artillery . In the following year , he was decorated with the Military Cross and In 1917 with the Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) . From 1918 Bridgeman commanded a brigade acting as lieutenant - colonel . During the war he was mentioned in despatches five times and after its end was awarded the Order of Danilo of Montenegro . Confirmed in his last rank Bridgeman was set on the reserve list in May 1919 and retired finally in 1937 , having reached the age limit . He became a Justice of the Peace for Northumberland in 1945 and a Deputy Lieutenant of the same county one year later . Family . On 30 December 1930 , he married Joan , youngest daughter of Hon . Bernard Constable - Maxwell , son of William Constable - Maxwell , 10th Lord Herries of Terregles and had by her four children , two sons and as many daughters . His older son Peter ( 1933 - 2013 ) was an officer in the British Army . Bridgeman ' s wife survived her husband until 1991 .
Cyprus Air Forces The Cyprus Air Command ( Greek Διοίκησης Αεροπορίας Κύπρου ) is the armed air wing of the National Guard . This force does not have any fixed wing combat aircraft , but is equipped with attack and anti - tank helicopter s , surface - to - air missile and integrated radar systems , as well as Unmanned aerial vehicle s ( UAV ) . Current Air Force organization . the Cyprus Air Force consists of two helicopter - squadrons along with a UAV squadron equipped with IAI Searcher 2 unmanned aerial vehicles . The Cyprus Air Force also possesses a Search and Rescue Coordination Centre , which is due to equip with its own aircraft . Note that the aircraft of the Cyprus Police operate under a separate command - structure during peacetime . Air Force bases and stations . Note : In an emergency , Cypriot military and paramilitary aircraft can operate from Paphos and Larnaca international airports , as well as from prepared stretches of motorway equipped with landing zones and with paved operating - areas . Aerial incidents between Cyprus and Turkey . Paphos Incident – 22 October 2000 . On 22 October 2000 , TOR - M1 air - defence batteries operated by the Cyprus National Guard at Papandreou Air Base tracked a pair of Turkish warplanes detected approaching the air base by " locking - on " to them The action of engaging the Turkish aircraft with radar forced the warplanes to retreat from the area , as Greek Cypriot and Greek forces conducted joint military manouveres in the Paphos region . The incident prompted an angry outburst from the Turkish Cypriot leader , Rauf Denktaş , who was reported in the media to have condemned the radar lock - on as a provacation that could lead to war . Paphos Incident – 5 April 2002 . It was variously reported in the Cyprus media that combat radars of the Cyprus National Guard , based at Papandreou Air Base in Paphos , had tracked two Turkish F - 16 warplanes at 11am on 5 April 2002 , by " locking - on " to them . The two Turkish aircraft were reported to have incurred into the Nicosia Flight Information Region and then passed directly over the Greek Cypriot air base at an altitude of 3500 feet . Upon realising that they were being tracked , the two Turkish aircraft reportedly turned back towards Turkey , and then returned to their airbase .
Chiron ( missile ) The KP - SAM Shin - Gung or Shin - Kung ( Korean : hangul : 신궁 , hanja : 新弓 ) is a South Korean shoulder launched surface - to - air missile manufactured by LIG Nex1 . It is marketed internationally as the Chiron . Overview . The Shin - Gung was created to protect ROK troops in the forward area , which started in 1995 under the direction of NEX1 Future Company Ltd . In late 2003 , the delivery of the Igla SAMs from Russia in payment for Russian debts to Korea appear to have solved the problem momentarily . The KP - SAM began production in 2004 with extended trials in early 2005 . In late 2005 , the KP - SAM Shingung entered service with the South Korean Army , after being in development for nearly 8 years . The South Korean Army has ordered some 2000 units to be delivered in the near future . Features . While the missile system externally resembles a French Mistral system , the seeker itself is based on Russian technology with the control section , warhead and motor made in South Korea . The missile features integrated IFF systems , night and adverse weather capabilities , a two - colour ( IR / UV ) infrared seeker to aid in negating infrared countermeasures ( IRCM ) and a proximity - fuse warhead . During development tests the missile scored a 90 % hit ratio . According to Agency for Defense Development officials , the missile is superior to the American FIM - 92 Stinger or the French Mistral in hit probability , price and portability . It had been involved in a missile test where the Shingung ' s missile made impact on a low - flying target as high as 3 . 5 kilometers with a speed of Mach 2 . 0 and a distance range of 7 km .
Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha ( or simply Lala Mustafa Pasha ) ( c . 1500 – 1580 ) was an Ottoman general and Grand Vizier of Bosniak origin in the Ottoman Empire . Mustafa Pasha briefly served as kaymakam ( acting governor ) of Egypt Eyalet in 1549 . He had risen to the position of " Beylerbeyi " of Damascus and then to that of Fifth Vizier . He commanded the Ottoman land forces during the Siege of Malta in 1565 , during the conquest of previously Venetian Cyprus in 1570 / 71 , and in the campaign against Georgia and Persia in 1578 . He later was ( briefly ) Grand Vizier from 28 April to 7 August 1580 . The honorific " " Lala " " means " tutor to the Sultan " ; he had been tutor to the Sultan ' s sons . Mustafa was known for his cruelty towards vanquished opponents , a reputation that was amply borne out by his treatment of Marco Antonio Bragadin , the Venetian defender of Famagusta , whom he had skinned alive . According to Francisco Balbi di Coreggio , eye - witness and Spanish mercenary arquebusier , who recorded and fought throughout the Siege of Malta 1565 , for their participation in the defence of Malta , Mustafa Pasha swore to annihilate all the Maltese both defenders & civilians , as well as all knights of St . John & mercenaries , once Malta was taken . When Fort Saint Elmo finally fell to the Ottomans , Mustafa was enraged to find out that only a handful of battered down , wounded defenders were holding out so stubbornly and cost him over 6 , 000 casualties , including the death of Turgut Reis himself and other high - ranking officers . So he ordered that the 6 badly wounded knights who were captured , to be stripped naked , beheaded , mutilated , crucified & thrown into the Grand Harbour for all to see , as a warning to all defenders . However , Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette responded likewise by beheading Turkish prisoners and have their heads used as cannonballs , and fired across the harbour into the Turkish lines . He is buried in the courtyard of the Ayub Mosque in Istanbul . His tomb was designed by Ottoman architect Sinan . Legacy . He has a street named after him in cities including Larnaca , Cyprus .
John Mihalowski John Mihalowski ( August 12 , 1910 or 1911 – October 29 , 1993 ) was a United States Navy diver and a recipient of America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor . Biography . John Mihalowski enlisted in the Navy from his home state of Massachusetts in December 1927 , rising to the rank of Chief Torpedoman during the next decade . Trained as a diver in 1932 - 33 , he served with the Experimental Diving Unit from 1933 to 1937 and then as a member of the crew of into 1941 . While serving in the " Falcon " , he played an important role in the rescue of survivors of and the subsequent salvage of that submarine in 1939 . For his conduct during that effort , Chief Torpedoman Mihalowski was awarded the Medal of Honor . Three others divers also received Medals of Honor for assisting in the " Squalus " rescue and salvage . The four men were presented with their medals during a ceremony at the Navy Department offices on January 19 , 1940 . In 1942 , Mihalowski was appointed a warrant officer and became a commissioned officer later in World War II . He participated in rescue and salvage operations on six tank landing ship s that had exploded in Pearl Harbor in 1944 , and , while executive officer of , on damaged ships during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 . Following the war , he took part in the harbor clearance in Japan and in salvage efforts during the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll . He was executive officer of the salvage lifting vessel from 1947 to 1948 , before transferring to the Fleet Reserve in January 1948 . Recalled to active duty in September 1950 as a Chief Torpedoman , Mihalowski was reinstated as a Lieutenant the following year . He was assigned to the Naval Gun Factory , Washington , D . C . , in 1952 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in February 1954 . LCdr . John Mihalowski retired from active naval service in about 1958 . Mihalowski died around age 82 or 83 and was buried in Serenity Gardens Memorial Park , Largo , Florida . Medal of Honor citation . Chief Torpedoman Mihalowski ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the rescue and salvage operations following the sinking of the U . S . S . " Squalus " on 23 May 1939 . Mihalowski , as a member of the rescue chamber crew , made the last extremely hazardous trip of the rescue chamber to attempt to rescue any possible survivors in the flooded after portion of the " Squalus " . He was fully aware of the great danger involved , in that , if he and the other member of the crew became incapacitated , there was no way in which either could be rescued . During the salvage operations Mihalowski made important and difficult dives under the most hazardous conditions . His outstanding performance of duty contributed much to the success of the operations and characterizes conduct far above and beyond the ordinary call of duty .
2nd Regiment Tennessee Heavy Artillery ( African Descent ) The 2nd Regiment Tennessee Heavy Artillery ( African Descent ) was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The regiment was also known as 2nd West Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment ( African Descent ) . Service . The 2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery ( African Descent ) was organized at Columbus , Kentucky and mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Charles H . Adams . As was custom at the time , the regiment was designated the 2nd Tennessee ( Colored ) Heavy Artillery . The first recruits were assigned to Companies A , B , and C in June 1863 , but the rest of the companies were not fully enrolled and mustered until November 1863 . The regiment consisted of nine companies of artillery . The regiment was attached to District of Columbus , Kentucky , 6th Division , XVI Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to April 1864 . The 2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery ( African Descent ) ceased to exist on April 26 , 1864 to 4th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment . Detailed service . During its brief existence , the regiment performed post and garrison duty at Union City , Tennessee , and Columbus , Kentucky , until April 1864
Armoured Multirole Carrier The Armoured Multirole Carrier ( AMC ) is an armoured personnel carrier designed by Renault Trucks Défense , part of Renault Trucks . A concept model was put on display for the first time at Eurosatory 2008 . It is one of the contenders to replace the VAB , also made by Renault , around 2020 , as part of " Project Scorpion " , a large - scale military modernization programme . The AMC is a high - mobility medium armoured vehicle . A wide range of different models is planned in both six and eight - wheel drive variants .
Patrick K . Gamble Patrick K . Gamble ( born November 12 , 1945 ) is President of the University of Alaska , and a retired Air Force General whose assignments included service as Commander , Pacific Air Forces , Hickam Air Force Base , Hawaii . Gamble entered the Air Force in 1967 through the four - year Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Texas A & M University . He flew 394 combat missions as a forward air controller in the O - 1 Bird Dog in Vietnam . He has commanded a fighter squadron and three wings . Before assuming his current position , he was deputy chief of staff for air and space operations , Headquarters U . S . Air Force , the Pentagon , Washington , D . C . He retired from the Air Force on May 1 , 2001 . Following his service in the Air Force , Gamble became a senior executive for the Alaska Railroad , where he succeeded Bill Sheffield as President of the railroad . In 2010 , he retired from the railroad and accepted appointment as president of the University of Alaska , succeeding Mark R . Hamilton , himself a retired general ( Army ) .
JDS Ōshio ( SS - 561 ) JDS " Ōshio " ( SS - 561 ) was in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force . The " Ōshio " was planned and built to replace the aging " Kuroshio " . See also . JDS Oyashio ( SS - 511 )
Adolf Thiel Adolf Thiel ( 1915 - June 2 , 2001 Los Angeles ) was an Austrian - born German expert in guided missile s during World War II , and later worked for the United States Army and TRW . Thiel had been an associate professor of engineering at the Institute of Technology in Darmstadt before joining Wernher von Braun ' s team at the Army Research Center Peenemünde , where he was involved in developing the V - 2 rocket . By the end of the war , he was transferred to the United States by the US Army ( see Operation Paperclip and German rocket scientists in the US ) where he resumed his work with von Braun ' s group in Fort Bliss , Texas . During the nine years Thiel worked for the U . S . Army , he held positions at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and at Huntsville , Alabama . He primarily supervised preliminary design of the Redstone missile and other short - and intermediate - range ballistic missile systems . Thiel left the Army in 1955 to join Space Technology Laboratories , which later became TRW . During the late 1950s , he was program manager for the Thor ballistic missile , which became a first - stage launch for the Explorer spacecraft . He was director of space projects for TRW when it developed Explorer VI and Pioneer V , two of the earliest US craft to explore interplanetary space . He oversaw all of TRW ' s space programs during the 1970s . After his retirement in 1980 as a senior vice president , Thiel served as an executive consultant to TRW and on NASA planning groups . He was named a fellow of the American Astronautical Society in 1968 . Family . He married Frances Thiel ; they had a son .
Army Air Forces Bombardier Schools The Army Air Forces Bombardier Schools ( " Bombardier College " colloq . ) were World War II facilities that used bombing ranges for training aircrew members of the United States Army Air Forces . After ground simulator training with the Norden bombsight , the 12 - 18 week course recorded each student ' s scores for approximately 160 practice bomb drops of " Bomb Dummy Units " ( BDU ) , both in daytime and at night . The elimination rate was 12 % , and graduates transferred to a Second or Third Air Force training unit to join a crew being trained for overseas duty . The bombardier trainer used was the Beech AT - 11 Kansan . With the Bradley Plan increase in Eighth Air Force aircrews needed for the Combined Bomber Offensive , the 17 Army Air Forces Bombardier Schools graduated 47 , 236 . History . A July 1941 attempt at establishing a bombardier school at Lowry Field , Colorado ( 3 instructor classes with the last graduating 14 March 1941 ) , was replaced by schools at Barksdale Field , Louisiana ( moved to Albuquerque ) and Ellington Field , Texas ( changed to a navigator school . ) In June 1942 , several classes of cadets were sent for bombardier training at Davis - Monthan Field , Arizona . Bombardier schools of the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center and the West Coast Air Corps Training Center included the GCACTC ' s Big Spring Army Air Force Bombardier School — its " first class of cadets ( 118 men ) arrived Sept . 16 , 1942 " . The first bombardier training class ( 42 - 17 ) at San Angelo Army Airfield began in September 1942 , and San Angelo ' s 34th Flying Training Wing ( Bombardier and Specialized Twin - and Four - Engine ) activated on January 8 , 1943 , as one of two dedicated Bombardier training wings ( cf . WCACTC ' s 38th FTW at Williams AAF , Arizona — later moved to Kirtland Field , New Mexico ) . The GCACTC ' s Advanced Twin Engine and Bombardier Training Center at Midland Army Airfield was redesignated an Army Air Forces Bombardier School on September 26 , 1942 ( Colonel Ryan was the Director of Training Jan 1942 - Aug 1943 ) . The Midland school operated 23 bombing ranges in West Texas , and the Central Bombardier Instructor School was moved to Midland in August 1943 from Carlsbad Army Airfield . The WCACTC ' s Kirtland Field bombardier school that operated ranges west of Albuquerque was depicted in the 1943 " Bombardier " film . The first graduates with dual ratings as Navigator / Bombardier were in April 1944 . In addition to visual bomb scoring and sound ranging for determining scores for bombardiers , Radar Bomb Scoring ( RBS ) began during World War II . On June 6 , 1945 , " " the 206th Army Air Force Base Unit ( RBS ) ( 206th AAFBU ) , was activated at Colorado Springs , Colorado for " [ RBS with ] " operational control of the two SCR - 584 radar detachments located at Kansas City and " Fort Worth " " Army Airfield . RBS detachments in the Army Air Force were later " " established at Denver , Chicago , Omaha , Albuquerque " " ) .
Asid ibn Zafir al - Sulami Asid ibn Zafir al - Sulami was a Jaziran general of the Umayyad Caliphate who fought in Transcaucasia under Muhammad ibn Marwan and his son , Marwan ibn Muhammad , in the early 8th century . His origin is unknown , but his descendants remained important in the region for long after . Thus his son Yazid and his grandsons , Khalid and Ahmad , served as governors of " Arminiya " .
Aso - class patrol vessel " Aso " class patrol vessel is a class of PL type patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard . PL stands for Patrol vessel Large , and the class name " Aso " is named after Mount Aso , the largest active volcano in Japan . This class is one of the new patrol vessel classes to intercept spy boats of DPRK . These classes are called " " , " High - speed , high - functionality patrol vessel , large " . Having Bofors 40 mm L / 70 autocannon with fire - control system , this class is safely able to deal with heavily armed spy boats of DPRK which intrude into Japanese waters . The hull of this class is bulletproof in case of close - range firefights . In the back of the bridge ' s side , this class has display devices that can be used to instruct other ships to stop even at nighttime . And on the bridge superstructure , this class is equipped with the LIDAR system to acquire targets with high accuracy . At the same time , this system enables them to perform search and rescue missions more safely .
Pulaski ' s Legion Pulaski ' s Legion was raised on March 28 , 1778 at Baltimore , Maryland under the command of Kazimierz Pułaski for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . The Legion consisted of one troop of lancers , two troops of dragoons and 200 light infantry soldiers . It was one of the few cavalry regiments in the American Continental Army . The Legion would see action at the Little Egg Harbor massacre , Siege of Savannah , and the Siege of Charleston . The legion was disbanded in November of 1780 and the men were merged into Armand ' s Legion .