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Våpensmia NM149 The NM149 sniper rifle was developed by Våpensmia A / S in close cooperation with the Norwegian Army and is based on the tried and true Mauser M98 controlled feed bolt action . These actions originate from Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles left by German armed forces in Norway at the end of World War II in 1945 . It is used by both the Norwegian military and police forces , though it was originally designed at the request of the Norwegian Army . The NM149 replaced the Kongsberg M59F1 in the Norwegian Army . The NM149 stock is laminated beech veneer , pillar bedded and is adjustable for length of pull via a spacer system , the barrel is a German made cold - hammered barrel with 4 grooves right hand twist , of heavy contour and the system shoots very well . There was a problem with the early versions of the stock cracking , but that problem has since been solved . The rifles have an easily adjustable match quality trigger , but come from the factory with a pull weight of only 1 . 5 kg ( 3 . 3 lbs ) . The standard telescopic sight for the Norwegian military and police is a Schmidt & Bender 6x42 , but the scope rings are basically NATO standard , and can be removed and replaced with rings which allow the mounting of other Western telescopic sights . They can also be removed entirely , and replaced with a mount allowing the use of most NATO - compatible night vision devices . The rifles were given the serial numbers of the Schmidt & Bender 6x42 telescopic sight to make a matching pair . The system is very capable and effective and has been serving in the Norwegian army since 1988 . An improved model , the NM149 - F1 , has since been developed and produced . It has a better and stronger laminate d and weatherproofed beech stock , and an American - made heavy contour barrel ( diameter 21mm ) with a permanent front sight , and a flash suppressor from the AG - 3 service rifle . The stock is not pillar bedded , which makes it somewhat more susceptible to weather changes . A bipod and suppressor can be fitted as needed . References . < div class = " references - small " >
Moro Crater massacre The Moro Crater massacre is a name given to the final phase of the First Battle of Bud Dajo , a military engagement of the Philippine - American War which took place March 10 , 1906 , on the isle of Jolo in the southern Philippines . Forces of the U . S . Army under the command of Major General Leonard Wood , a naval detachment comprising 540 soldiers , along with a detachment of native constabulary , armed with artillery and small firearms , attacked a village hidden in the crater of the dormant volcano Bud Dajo . More than 600 mostly unarmed Muslim Moro villagers ( including many women and children ) were killed by the Americans , of whom fifteen soldiers were killed and thirty - two were wounded .
No . 2 Squadron SLAF No . 2 " Heavy Transport " Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force . It currently operates the C - 130 Hercules and Antonov 32 from SLAF Ratmalana . History . The No . 2 Squadron was formed in 1955 to provide transport for the newly formed Royal Ceylon Air Force with Airspeed Oxford s , de Havilland Dove s , Westland Dragonfly helicopters and later Scottish Aviation Pioneer s . The Squadron was based at RAF Negombo . It was the only operational squadron when the 1971 Insurrection began , carrying out air operations for the first time under combat conditions . Newer aircraft were acquired during the insurrection . With the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War , air operations intensified . In 1985 the squadron received new aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 748 and Beechcraft 200 for transport . The same year it took on the close air support after gaining SIAI Marchetti SF . 260 TPs . The squadron was moved to SLAF Ratmalana in 1985 . During the Vadamarachchi Operation the squadron deployed 1 AVRO , 2 Y - 12s and 1 Heron as improvised bombers . Harbin Y - 12 aircraft were equipped with bomb racks that had been fitted to carry up to 1 , 000 kilograms of fragmentation and antipersonnel bombs were used against LTTE locations with success . In 1994 the No . 2 Squadron ' s aircraft were divided between the No . 201 and No . 202 squadrons . The No . 201 squadron came to operate the lager transport aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 748s and the newly acquired Antonov An - 32 s . The No . 201 was later renamed the No . 2 Heavy Transport Squadron and the No . 202 squadron was renamed the No . 8 Light Transpor Squadron and operated the lighter aircraft of the air force . Throughout the civil war , since the early 1990s the squadron played a major role in maintaining the air passage to Jaffnatill 2009 , when the land route was opened . The squadron relief missions during the 2004 tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake of 2005 . In March 2009 , the squadron was presented with the President ’ s Colours . Aircraft operated . Year of introduction
USS Patrol No . 2 ( SP - 409 ) USS " Patrol No . 2 " ( SP - 409 ) , often rendered as USS " Patrol # 2 " , was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919 . " Patrol No . 2 " was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1915 or 1916 by Britt Brothers at Lynn , Massachusetts . She was one of five motorboats built to the same design for private owners by Britt Brothers as part of the civilian Preparedness Movement program with an understanding that they would enter U . S . Navy service in time of war , the others being " Patrol No . 1 " , which later became USS " Patrol No . 1 " ( SP - 45 ) ; " Patrol No . 3 " , which never entered U . S . Navy service ; " Patrol No . 4 " , which later became USS " Patrol No . 4 " ( SP - 8 ) ; and " Patrol No . 5 " , which later became USS " Patrol No . 5 " ( SP - 29 ) . The U . S . Navy acquired " Patrol No . 2 " from her owner , Joel Fisher of New York City , on 25 April 1917 and commissioned her for service during World War I as USS " Patrol No . 2 " ( SP - 409 ) on 19 May 1917 . She operated in the 2nd Naval District , headquartered at Newport , Rhode Island , during the remainder of the United States ' participation in World War I . " Patrol No . 2 " was decommissioned postwar and returned to her owner on 20 January 1919 .
William David Kenny William David Kenny VC born Saintfield , County Down on 1 February 1899 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Kenny was commissioned in to the Indian Army as a second lieutenant on 31 August 1918 . He was promoted to lieutenant a year later . He was 20 years old , and a lieutenant in the 4 / 39th Garhwal Rifles , Indian Army during the Waziristan Campaign , India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . The citation was published in a supplement to the " London Gazette " of 7 September 1920 ( dated 9 September 1920 ) : The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum " ( Chelsea , England ) " . Memorials : India Gate , Delhi , India , and Donaghadee , Co Down , Northern Ireland . References . Listed in order of publication year
Southwest Air Defense Sector The Southwest Air Defense Sector ( SWADS ) is an inactive United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with the First Air Force , being stationed at March Air Force Base , California . It was inactivated on 31 December 1994 . Los Angeles Air Defense Sector . The Los Angeles Air Defense Sector ( SAGE ) ( LAADS ) was designated by Air Defense Command in February 1959 while NORAD ' s July 25 , 1958 , SAGE Geographic Reorganization Plan was being implemented . Assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force units , the sector ' s region consisted of ADC atmospheric forces ( fighter - interceptor and radar units ) located in southern California north to Santa Barbara and the southern Central Valley . The Manual Air Direction Center ( MDC ) was at Norton AFB , California , until the Air Defense Direction Center ( DC - 17 ) was completed in 1959 for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment . On 1 April 1966 , LAADS was inactivated , as did the other 22 sectors in the country . Most of its assets were assumed by the 27th Air Division . Reactivated as the Southwest Air Defense Sector ( SWADS ) on 1 July 1987 at March AFB , California , in the 26th Air Division ; the sector received the 26th AD assets when it became inactive on 30 September 1990 . SWADS was responsible for the atmospheric defense of approximately one - fourth of the Continental United States . Its eastern border was at the intersection of the 36th parallel north and 97th meridian west south to the Gulf of Mexico at the 28th parallel north . Its region extended west to include the region south of the 36th parallel north to the Pacific Ocean at the 122nd meridian west . It came under the Continental NORAD Region ( CONR ) Headquarters at Tyndall AFB , Florida . The Joint Surveillance System Sector Operations Control Center ( SOCC ) was at March AFB and Air Route Surveillance Radar ( ARSR ) data from several and tethered aerostat radar balloons ( e . g . , Ground Equipment Facility J - 31 near Los Angeles ) . On 1 January 1995 , the SWADS consolidated with the Northwest Air Defense Sector , headquartered at McChord AFB , Washington and the combined command was designated as the Western Air Defense Sector ( WADS ) . Units . Air National Guard units aligned under 1AF ( AFNORTH ) formerly with an air defense mission under SWADS were :
Hans Schmidt ( general of the infantry ) Hans Schmidt ( 28 April 1877 – 5 June 1948 ) is a German " General of the Infantry " who served in the Heer in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
Staff corporal Staff corporal ( SCpl or S / Cpl ) is the equivalent rank to staff sergeant in the Household Cavalry , ranking between corporal of horse and warrant officer class 2 . He may hold an appointment such as squadron quartermaster corporal . A staff corporal wears four point - up rank chevron s on his cuff , surmounted by a crown . Staff corporals are actually addressed as " Corporal - Major " by superiors and usually as " Sir " by juniors , a holdover from the fact that the rank was originally called troop corporal - major .
Robert J . Elder , Jr Lieutenant General Robert J . " Bob " Elder Jr . ( born October 15 , 1952 ) is the former Commander , 8th Air Force ; Commander , Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana ; and Commander , Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike , U . S . Strategic Command , Offutt AFB , Nebraska . He is now a member of the research faculty at George Mason University . As one of three active - duty numbered air forces in Air Combat Command , 8th Air Force provides long - range global strike , battle management , surveillance and reconnaissance , intelligence , information operations , tactical air control , and expeditionary heavy construction capabilities to combatant commanders . The “ Mighty Eighth ” also conducted computer network operations as the Air Force component to the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations before that duty was transferred to 24th Air Force , and trains Air and Space Operations Center personnel for worldwide deployment and participation in the multinational Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment . As the Joint Functional Component Commander for Space and Global Strike , General Elder serves as the lead integrator for USSTRATCOM crisis action planning , conducts global strike planning to deliver rapid , extended range , kinetic and non - kinetic effects in support of theater and national objectives , and provides situational awareness and integrated analysis of global mission capabilities for all STRATCOM operational responsibilities . General Elder also commands Task Force 204 , which is responsible for monitoring all nuclear bomber , reconnaissance , and cruise missile generation operations . The Task Force 204 battlestaff is a cross - functional team that manages the generation , sustainment , logistics , security and safety of more than 100 B - 2 , B - 52 Stratofortress , U - 2 , EP - 3 and RC - 135 aircraft at seven bases . Biography . Flight information . Rating : Command pilot Flight hours : More than 4 , 000 Combat hours : 83 ( Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom ) Aircraft flown : E - 8 Joint STARS , B - 52 Stratofortress , T - 38 and T - 37
HMS Sandwich ( 1679 ) HMS " Sandwich " was a 90 - gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched in 1679 at Harwich . She underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard , from where she was relaunched on 21 April 1712 as a 90 - gun second rate built to the 1706 Establishment . " Sandwich " was broken up in 1770 . From March 1720 - November 1721 , William Smellie , who became a man - midwife and the ' master of British midwifery ' , ' it seems certain ' was naval surgeon on HMS " Sandwich " .
Operation Masher Operation Masher was a combined U . S . , ARVN , and ROKA operation that began on January 28 , 1966 . The name " Operation Masher " was changed to " Operation White Wing " , because the name was deemed too crude for ' nation - building ' . The mission was a search and destroy mission , and had little to do with nation - building . The operation was divided into four Phases . Masher / White Wing lasted 42 days and ended on March 6 . As many as 1 , 342 enemy soldiers had been killed by the 1st Cavalry Division ( Airmobile ) at the cost of 288 United States ' troops killed and 990 wounded . The ARVN and ROKA forces killed an additional 808 enemy soldiers . The 3rd NVA Division was pronounced destroyed , but later was back in action elsewhere on the battlefield . Along with the operation Tay Vinh massacre and Go Dai massacre occurred . Statistics . The US Government summarized the amount of firepower deployed during Operation Masher / White wing . 1352 strikes coupled with 1126 fighter sorties unloaded 1 . 5 million pounds of bombs . 292 , 000 pounds of Napalm was also used and Operation Masher left over 1884 refugees . By 1967 , the amount of Communists captured in Vietnam numbered 17 , 000 but there were over 1 . 2 million civilian refugees .
United States - South African Defense Committee The United States - South African Defense Committee ( DEFCOM ) was formed in 1997 as part of the US - SA Binational Commission ( BNC ) . Its purpose is to improve and facilitate defense co - operation between the two nations . The DEFCOM meetings are held annually , with the location alternating between South Africa and the United States . The most recent meeting was held in May 2004 , in Pretoria , South Africa . The DEFCOM consists of six working groups :
1st Guards Reserve Division ( German Empire ) The 1st Guard Reserve Division ( " 1 . Garde - Reserve - Division " ) was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I . It was a reserve formation of the Prussian Guards , the elite regiments raised throughout the Kingdom of Prussia . It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 as part of the Guards Reserve Corps and dissolved in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after the Armistice . The division saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War I . It was not heavily engaged in the war ' s major well - known battles , but was rated by Allied intelligence as a dependable division willing to take losses to hold and retake the line . Order of battle on mobilization . On mobilization in August 1914 , the reserves of the Prussian Guards were called up and formed into the 1st Guard Reserve Division . The 1st Guard Reserve Division ' s initial wartime organization was as follows : Order of battle on February 23 , 1918 . Divisions underwent many changes during the war , with regiments moving from division to division , and some being destroyed and rebuilt . During the war , most divisions became triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments ( a " square division " ) . An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters , the cavalry was further reduced , the engineer contingent was increased , and a divisional signals command was created . The 1st Guard Reserve Division ' s order of battle on February 23 , 1918 was as follows :
Billy K . Solomon Billy K . Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer , U . S . Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command , Fort Lee , Virginia . Early life . Lieutenant General Solomon was born in Oakwood , Freestone County , Texas . In 1966 , he graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a BS Degree in Agriculture , and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps through the Reserve Officer Training Corps Program . He later went on to receive an MS Degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in contracting and acquisition management . Military career . Other key assignments held during his career included : Director , Logistics and Security Assistance , J4 / J7 , US Central Command , MacDill Air Force Base , Florida ; Chief of Staff , US Army Materiel Command , Alexandria , Virginia ; Assistant Chief of Staff , J4 / C4 / G4 , US Forces Korea / United Nations Command / Combined Forces Command / Eighth US Army , Korea ; Commander , 13th Corps Support Command , III Corps , Fort Hood , Texas ; Commander , Joint Logistics Task Force , United Nations Operations , Somalia ; and Commander , Division Support Command , 5th Infantry Division ( United States ) ( Mechanized ) , Fort Polk , Louisiana . Lieutenant General Solomon also served in a number of important key developmental assignments , which includes Platoon Leader and S - 3 Officer , 266th Supply and Service Battalion , US Army , Vietnam ; Assistant G - 4 , 2nd Armored Division ( United States ) , Fort Hood , Texas ; S - 3 Officer , Logistics Support Activity , US Army , Vietnam ; Commander , Headquarters Company , 88th Supply and Service Battalion , US Army , Vietnam ; Supply and Logistics Officer with the 109th and 902nd Military Intelligence Groups , Fort Meade , Maryland ; Chief Logistics Officer , US Army Communications Command Agency , Canal Zone , Fort Clayton , Panama ; Personnel Management Officer , US Army Military Personnel Center , Alexandria , Virginia ; Protocol Officer , Office of the Chief of Staff , Army , Washington , DC ; Commander , 498th Support Battalion , 2nd Armored Division ( Forward ) , US Army Europe and Seventh Army , Germany ; and Chief , Quartermaster / Chemical Branch , later Chief , Combat Service Support Division , Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate , US Army Personnel Command , Alexandria , Virginia . Lieutenant General Solomon retired on September 30 , 2002 , culminating 36 years of distinguished military Service as the Commanding General , US Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee , Fort Lee , Virginia . His military education includes the Quartermaster Officers Basic and Advanced Courses , Armed Forces Staff College , Logistics Executive Development Course , and Industrial College of the Armed Forces . Decorations and honors . Lieutenant General Solomon is a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment , a recipient of the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin and a member of the Quartermaster Hall of Fame .
Carmi Air Force Station Carmi Air Force Station ( ADC ID : SM - 137 ) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station . It is located east of Carmi , Illinois . It was closed in 1957 . History . Carmi Air Force Station was initially part of Phase II of the Air Defense Command Mobile Radar program . The Air Force approved this expansion of the Mobile Radar program on October 23 , 1952 . Radars in this network were designated “ SM . ” Prior to 1955 , the site was used as farmland . The 12 . 5 - acre site was conveyed to the United States by Warranty Deed , dated 19 March 1955 , and to be under the control of the U . S . Air Force . The station became operational on 1 July 1955 when the 704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to Carmi from Willow Run AFS , MI . The squadron operated an AN / TPS - 1D radar set . The station functioned as a " slave site " ( " manned gap - filler " ) to the 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Snow Mountain AFS , KY . Closed due to budgetary cuts on 1 November 1957 . It was scheduled to become an unmanned gap - filler radar site P - 70A , but did not . On 5 September 1958 , the Air Force declared the 12 . 5 - acre site excess and transferred it , along with all buildings and personal property located on the site at the time of transfer to the GSA . GSA conveyed the site to Wayne Industries , Inc . by Quitclaim Deed dated 1 December 1958 , which included all buildings and personal property located on the site . GSA took back a Purchase Money Mortgage from the Grantee effective 10 October 1958 . A perpetual easement for ingress and egress to maintain and operate power lines and other utility services was maintained by the Government . In March 1959 Wayne Industries , Inc . was declared in default on the mortgage note and subsequently foreclosure proceeding followed . On 22 January 1960 , GSA transferred the site , by Assignment of Purchase Money Order , to Carmi Industrial Sites Corporation , then known as Carmi Industrial Association . They rented out the structures for warehouse storage , auto repair garages , and a machine shop . The northern portion of the property was being rented for agricultural purposes . Most of the former USAF buildings remain today , many appear to be overgrown with vegetation and deteriorating .
POMCUS POMCUS ( Prepositioning Of Materiel Configured in Unit Sets ) was a system that kept large amounts of pre - positioned U . S . military equipment in West Germany during the Cold War . In the event of war with the Soviets , American soldiers could be flown with their take - along - with troops ( TAT ) gear on Civil Reserve Air Fleet commercial airliners to use this pre - positioned equipment . The equipment was set up in unit configurations to aid in force building and movement to support the US Army ' s general defensive plan ( GDP ) . By the late 1980s , the plan had evolved to send three divisions over in the first week of a conflict , and one division per week thereafter . Originally , POMCUS sites were primarily simply guarded , fenced - in lots of pre - loaded , maintained vehicles and weapons systems ready to roll , although the precursor to POMCUS sites was a series of underground storage areas liberated from the Germans in Pirmasens and the outlying areas Husterhoeh Kaserne utilized to store combat - readied armor . During the late 1960s - 1980s , the above - ground POMCUS facilities were updated into large aluminum - over - steel warehouses , which provided the benefits of less weathering and lower maintenance requirements for the systems stored in them , as well as providing first - line defense against EMP radiation which could affect the electronics in both the communications systems and the recently implemented solid - state ignition systems on some vehicles .
Battle of Leuven ( 891 ) The Battle of Leuven was fought in September 891 between the Franks and the Vikings , essentially ending the Viking invasions in the Low countries . The existence of this battle is known due to the Annales Fuldenses . The battle . The Frankish force was led by Arnulf of Carinthia . The Franks successfully repelled the Viking assault and it is reported that the bodies of dead Northmen blocked the run of the river ( " ita ut cadaveribus interceptum alveum amnis siccum appareret " ) . After the success , Arnulf built a castle on a small island in the Dijle River . The Annales Fuldenses , the source that mentions this battle is the first source that mentions the city of Leuven ( ) , which was at that time called " Loven " . The battle is also mentioned in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle .