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Firebase Tinsley Firebase Tinsley , formerly known as Firebase Cobra , is a United States military fire support base , located in Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan . This base was established by the Charlie Company " Cobras " of the 2nd Battalion , 5th Infantry who were deployed with the 25th Infantry Division ( Light ) out of Schofield Barracks , Hawaii . The base was named Firebase Cobra until the death of Capt . John Tinsley near there in August 2009 . It was featured in National Geographic ' s " Inside the Green Berets " television series . The U . S . Army ' s 3rd Special Forces Group is stationed there . On November 2 , 2007 the SF Group , and members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police , left the base to get the nearby village of Sarsina , to perform a humanitarian aid and medical capabilities mission . Staff Sergeant Carlo A . Alcazar of CA 745 reported that only a few families came in for the medical treatment offered by the troops from Firebase Cobra , and that the Taliban prevented many from getting the medical service . After completing their humanitarian mission , the soldiers examined the village . “ What was alarming , ” said Captain Stephen P . Ward , who accompanied Alcazar and the rest of the men , “ was the buildings had locks and barricaded doors , which was a clear indication that the village wasn ’ t abandoned , but had been turned into a defendable position . " Eventually , the men discovered that the village had been evacuated and at least 300 Taliban militants were entrenched into several fighting positions in an attempt to ambush Coalition forces in the area . According to a GlobalSecurity . org report , " at one point CA 745 had to go in and rescue the Special Forces Commander who got caught between the American and Taliban lines when they reoriented their vehicles in a fighting position , eventually reaching him and pulling back . " Staff Sergeant Alcazar , Captain Ward and Sergeant First Class Drew Kimmey , another member of the group , were all honored for their action . Sgt . 1st Class . Kimmey received a Silver Star , and Staff Sgt . Alcazar and Capt . Ward both were awarded Bronze Star s .
USS Caroline ( SP - 1105 ) USS " Caroline " ( SP - 1105 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918 . " Caroline " was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1912 . On 17 May 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner , R . Brackenbury of San Diego , California , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Caroline " ( SP - 1105 ) with Ensign F . K . Wyatt in command . Assigned to the 12th Naval District , " Caroline " served on harbor patrol and guard ship duty at San Diego through the end of World War I . The Navy returned " Caroline " to Brackenbury on 23 December 1918 .
Fort Halifax ( Pennsylvania ) Fort Halifax , was located along the Susquehanna River near the present day borough of Halifax , Pennsylvania . It was a temporary stronghold in northern Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , from 1756 to 1757 , during the time of the French and Indian War . The fort was erected by Col . William Clapham , with the order of Governor Morris , and guarded by a garrison of the Pennsylvania colonial militia . The fort was a subpost of Fort Augusta , which was the largest of the Provincial forts . It was a square log stockade with four bastions . It was dismantled in 1757 and its garrison was moved to Fort Hunter . A stone monument , erected in 1926 , is located along PA Route 147 north of Halifax along Armstrong Creek . The area of the former fort is now part of the Halifax Township Park and Conservation Area , which consists of bordered on one side by the Susquehanna River and contains a long stretch of Armstrong Creek .
Louis Saint Ange Morel , chevalier de la Colombe Louis Saint Ange Morel , chevalier de la Colombe ( 1755 – 1799 ) was an aide de camp to Gilbert du Motier , marquis de Lafayette , during the Revolutionary War . Revolutionary War . He accompanied Lafayette to America , landing with him on North Island near Georgetown , South Carolina , on 13 June 1777 . When Congress accepted Lafayette ' s service but not his French companions , he named Colombe as his aide de camp . He returned to France with Lafayette on board the ship " Alliance " . He returned to American with Rochambeau ' s expedition in 1780 . War on Austria . France declared war on Austria on 20 April 1792 , and preparations to invade the Austrian Netherlands were begun ; Lafayette received command of one of the three armies , at Metz . On 10 August , a mob attacked the Tuileries . The king and his family were brought under guard to the Legislative Assembly who suspended Louis XVI and convoked the National Convention . New commissioners came to Sedan and informed Lafayette that he had been relieved of his command . On 19 August , the Assembly declared Lafayette a traitor . Lafayette and a group of supporters decided to flee for the Dutch Republic . Lafayette hoped to escape to the United States or to rally Constitutional supporters , but did not make it ; the Austrians under Field Marshal Moitelle , arrested him at Rochefort , Belgium . Among those arrested with him were Jean Baptiste Joseph , chevalier de Laumoy , Louis Saint Ange Morel , chevalier de la Colombe , Alexandre - Théodore - Victor , comte de Lameth , Charles César de Fay de La Tour - Maubourg , Marie Victor de Fay , marquis de Latour - Maubourg , Juste - Charles de Fay de La Tour - Maubourg , Jean - Xavier Bureau de Pusy . He was released while Lafayette , Charles de la Tour Maubourg , and Bureau de Pusy , were imprisoned . Several days later , the prisoners were handed over to Prussia and imprisoned at the citadel of Wesel , where La Fayette became ill . From 25 August to 3 September 1792 , he was held at Nivelles ; then at Coblentz from 16 to 29 September 1794 ; at Magdeburg from 15 March 1793 to 22 Jan 1794 ; at Neisse from 16 February 1794 to 16 May 1794 , and finally moved to Olmutz around 25 July 1794 , where he was incarcerated in a dungeon . Exile . La Colombe was released and went to New York . In 1795 , Georges Washington de La Fayette visited in New York on his way to Harvard and Mount Vernon . He corresponded with George Washington about Lafayette ' s release from prison .
Filipp Oktyabrsky Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrskiy ( , real surname : Ivanov - Иванов ; October 23 , 1899 — July 8 , 1969 , Sevastopol ) was a Soviet naval commander and admiral ( since 1944 ) . Hero of the Soviet Union ( awarded on February 20 , 1958 ) . Began service on the Baltic Fleet in November 1917 . From March , 1939 up to April , 1943 and in March , 1944 - November , 1948 he was a commander of the Black Sea Fleet and headed its actions during the defence of Sevastopol and Odessa . After the war he was a Deputy Commander - in - Chief of the Navy , commander of all naval test centres and from 1957 to 1960 head of the Nakhimov Naval Higher Naval School in Sevastopol . Honours and awards . A Kresta II class cruiser was named in honour of the Admiral .
Salvador de Sá Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides ( b . 1602 Cadiz - † January 1 , 1688 Lisbon ) was a Portuguese soldier and politician . In 1625 he fought the Dutch invasion of Salvador in Brazil and regained Angola and São Tomé Island from the Dutch in 1647 . He was governor of Rio de Janeiro , Southern Brazil and Angola . Biography . Salvador Correia de Sá was born in the family of the Sás , being the great - grandson of Mem de Sá , third Governor - General of Brazil and Estácio de Sá , founder of the Rio de Janeiro city . In 1625 he fought the Dutch invasion of Salvador , joining a combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of fifty - two ships that regained the control of the former capital of Brazil . He became governor of the Rio de Janeiro captaincy in 1637 . He acclaimed John IV of Portugal in 1641 at the beginning of the Portuguese Restoration War , which cost him many of the assets he held in Peru and Spain . Back in Portugal , in 1643 was named general of the fleets of Brazil and member of the Overseas Council . In order to resolve the issue of the Dutch occupation in Africa , in 1647 he commanded a fleet that regained Angola and São Tomé for Portugal , then he was appointed governor of Angola . From 1658 until 1662 , was appointed governor and captain - general of the captaincy in southern Brazil . Back in Portugal , has remained until death as a member of the Overseas Council . In 1678 , he volunteered to command the expedition to Angola to moderate rebellion , near Mombasa , but the age did not allow his desire .
RAF Nordhorn Royal Air Force Station Nordhorn , more commonly known as RAF Nordhorn , is a military aviation bomb ing and gun nery range to the east of nearby Nordhorn , in Lower Saxony , Germany . The range is used by the British Royal Air Force ( RAF ) , the German Luftwaffe , and other NATO air force s and aviation arms of their other branches ( such as the Army Air Corps , and the Fleet Air Arm ) . The first use for gunnery purposes was by the Wehrmacht in 1933 , when the heaths to the east of the town of Nordhorn were used for artillery target practice . The RAF took over the range in 1945 . During the Cold War , the daily flights over the town of Nordhorn were a constant reminder to the local townspeople of the ongoing struggle with the Soviets , despite the great distance to the border with Communist East Germany . Despite the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 , the base remained as one of the few military facilities used by British Armed Forces in Germany . In 1996 , as British forces were withdrawn from the rest of Germany , the Nordhorn aerodrome was expanded . Also in 1996 , the UK Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) decided to hand control of the base to the German government within a timeframe of ten years . It was transferred back to the German Bundeswehr ( Federal Defence Forces of Germany ) in March 2001 . Despite being under German ownership , the RAF still maintains a presence at the base .
Avro 521 The Avro 521 was a British two - seat fighter first flown late in 1915 , based on the 504 . Only a prototype of the Avro 521 was built . It was powered by a 110 hp ( 80 kW ) Clerget engine , with a provision for a . 303 in ( 7 . 7 mm ) Lewis Gun in the rear cockpit . Operational history . The prototype underwent trials with the RFC in early 1916 , and 25 aircraft were subsequently ordered . However , this contract was cancelled , and there is no evidence of any other Avro 521s being built . The prototype crashed at Central Flying School Upavon on 21 September 1916 , killing pilot Lieutenant W . H . S . Garnett .
John Ommanney Hopkins Admiral Sir John Ommanney Hopkins GCB ( 13 July 1834 – 29 September 1916 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Mediterranean Fleet . Naval career . Hopkins joined the Royal Navy in 1848 . Promoted to Captain in 1867 , he commanded successively HMS " Liverpool " , HMS " Narcissus " , HMS " Royal Adelaide " and HMS " Temeraire " . He became Commander of HMS " Excellent " , the Gunnery School at Portsmouth , in 1880 . In 1881 he became Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty and in 1883 he was made Captain - superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard and then Director of Heavy Ordnance . He went on to be Admiral - superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard in 1886 and Junior Naval Lord and then Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1888 . He had the distinction in 1893 of parading his brigade of Royal Marines in New York in the first display of British military force in that City since the American Revolutionary War . Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1891 Hopkins was appointed Commander - in - Chief , North American and West Indies Station later that year before being made Commander - in - Chief , Mediterranean Fleet in 1897 during which tour he hosted a visit to Malta by the Kaisar Wilhelm II . He was a supporter of improvements in gunnery and at this time experimented with a new type of salvo firing . He retired as a full admiral in 1899 . In 1903 he served on the Royal Commission responsible for examining the conduct of the Second Boer War . Hopkins predicted the threat from Zeppelin s as the threat of World War I approached and lobbied for investment in aerial defence . He died in 1916 .
SAWA Defence Training Center The SAWA military training center was established in Eritrea in 1994 and is located in the west of the country away from the Sudanese border , in the middle of the Sub - Saharan desert with temperatures reaching 47 degrees Celsius during summer time . High school students from all over Eritrea must participate in the 12 month academic education and military training . Students also have to take the ' Matriculation Exam ' which covers topics from ninth to twelfth grades . Depending on their results of this exam , students go to higher education or other skills training camps . The military training lasts from three to five months . During this training students learn everything about being a soldier from marching to shooting guns and participating in a war . Students complain about the poor living conditions in Sawa . They complain that there isn ' t enough food and water . Every year the camp hosts up to 20 , 000 students . The government of Eritrea is working on making the camp a better place for students .
Airman ' s Medal The Airman ’ s Medal is a military decoration of the United States Air Force and is awarded to those service members or those of a friendly nation who , while serving in any capacity with the United States Air Force , distinguish themselves by heroic actions , usually at the voluntary risk of life , but not involving actual combat . The saving of a life or the success of the voluntary heroic act is not essential . The Airman ’ s Medal was first created in 1960 and the first recipient of the decoration was Captain John Burger , USAF , who was retroactively awarded the Airman ’ s Medal for actions performed in 1959 . According to Air Force Instruction 36 - 2803 , The Secretary of the Air Force , Personnel Council ( AFPC ) approves or disapproves recommendations for Airman ' s Medals ( AmnM ) requiring SAF approval and determines upon approval , entitlement to 10 percent increase in retirement pay for the Airman ' s Medal ( AmnM ) when awarded to enlisted members for extraordinary heroism . The U . S . Army equivalent of the Airman ’ s Medal is the Soldier ' s Medal . Between 1947 and 1959 , U . S . Air Force members were eligible for the Soldier ’ s Medal since the separate Airman ’ s Medal had not yet been established . The Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Coast Guard Medal are also considered to be the equivalent decorations for those services .
Senior lieutenant colonel Senior lieutenant colonel ( " SLTC " ) is a senior officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces , ranking just above lieutenant colonel and below colonel . The new senior lieutenant colonel rank will designate those who have been tapped for higher appointments in the army , navy and air force . The insignia for the new rank will be two Singapore state crests and a pair of laurels .
USS Rockport ( SP - 738 ) The second USS " Rockport " SP - 738 was built during 1917 and 1918 by Adams Shipbuilding Co . , East Boothbay , Maine , as the wooden scientific research vessel " Ajax " for service in Labrador waters and acquired 2 October 1917 for U . S . Navy service from A . Fabbri of New York , while still under construction . Commissioned 16 February 1918 , Ens . Charles W . Farmer , USNRF , in command , " Ajax " was renamed " Rockport " 20 February 1918 . " Rockport " was reassigned to the 1st Naval District 1 January 1918 and operated on section patrol duty based at Boston into 1919 . She decommissioned 18 February 1919 and was sold 16 September 1919 to Thomas S . Longridge of Belmont , Mass .
Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern Armoured Carrier , Wheeled , Indian Pattern ( ACV - IP ) , known also as Indian Pattern Carrier or other similar names , was an armoured car produced in India during World War II . Those produced by Tata Locomotives were called " Tatanagars " after the location of the works History . At the outbreak of World War II the United Kingdom was unable to meet the needs of the Commonwealth for armoured fighting vehicle s . It led many Commonwealth countries to develop their own vehicles . As production of heavy armoured vehicles , such as tank s , required advanced industry which those countries lacked , most of the developed fighting vehicles were armoured cars , often based on imported chassis . In India a series of armoured vehicles was developed , known as Armoured Carrier , Wheeled , Indian Pattern or ACV - IP . These vehicles utilized Ford / GMC CMP truck chassis imported from Canada . Armoured hulls were constructed mainly by the Indian Railways . The armament typically consisted of Bren light machine gun , in some variants mounted in a small turret , and Boys anti - tank rifle . The No . 19 radio set was carried . The vehicle was in production from 1940 until 1944 , a total of 4 , 655 units were built . The ACV - IP was used by Indian units in the Far East and Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre , typically in divisional reconnaissance regiments , as reconnaissance vehicle , personnel carrier , AA weapons carrier or Forward Observation Officer ' s vehicle .
Structure of the New Zealand Army This article describes the current structure of the New Zealand Army . It includes the army ' s order of battle and the headquarters locations of major units . From the 1880s , the structure of the army has evolved with changing defence needs and financial constraints . New Zealand deployed a division jointly with Australia at the beginning of the First World War , eventually despatching personnel to fill out a full division . Five divisions ( three attenuated at home in NZ ) were raised during the Second World War . A division was initially raised through Compulsory Military Training from 1949 . Order of battle February 2013 . According to an organisation chart and map published in the New Zealand Army ' s newspaper " Army News " and subsequent reportage , the Army ' s order of battle is as follows : Headquarters Deployable Joint Task Force - Land ( HQ DJTF - L ) was formed by redesignating the headquarters of the 3rd Land Force Group . It is expected that this headquarters will move to Linton Military Camp in the Manawatu after December 2012 . The 1st Brigade was formed on 13 December 2011 by amalgamating the units of the 2nd Land Force Group and 3rd Land Force Group . It is effectively a ' shopping basket ' of units which can be raised in readiness preparatory to an operational deployment , and does not appear to have any operational deployment role . In addition , Logistics Command ( Land ) , which is headquartered at Trentham Military Camp , reports to the Defence Logistics Command . Logistics Command ( Land ) ' s sub units are the Wellington Regional Support Centre ( located at Trentham Military Camp ) and the Southern Regional Support Centre ( located at Burnham Military Camp ) .
İbrahim Fırtına Halil Ibrahim Fırtına ( born 1941 in Ordu , Turkey ) is a retired Turkish Air Force General and Commander of the Turkish Air Force . Firtina retired in 2005 following revelations of the alleged " Sledgehammer " coup plan by senior members of the Turkish armed forces .
Li Han ( aviator ) Li Han ( , 1924 in Tang County , Hebei ) was a MiG - 15 pilot of the People ' s Republic of China . He was a flying ace during the Korean War , with 8 victories . A member of the 4th Fighter Aviation Division He was the first Chinese pilot credited with shooting down a U . S . aircraft . Although all Chinese aces have received the title Combat Hero in acknowledgement of their services , very little information is known of the Chinese pilots during the war due to the lack of published records .
John Bruce Medaris John Bruce Medaris ( 1902 – 1990 ) was a U . S Army officer who was commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency during the 1950s . During this period , the agency developed the Redstone , Jupiter - C , and Saturn I . MG John B . Medaris became Wernher von Braun ’ s patron when he took over command of the ABMA during the International Geophysical Year ( IGY ) . Although the Navy ’ s Vanguard was the official satellite program , Medaris encouraged von Braun to continue development in case Vanguard failed . When news of Sputnik I ’ s launch was broadcast , von Braun said to the Defense Secretary , Neil McElroy , ' For God ’ s sake , let us do something . We can put up a satellite in sixty days . ' Medaris , knowing the Jet Propulsion Laboratory would need more time to prepare what became Explorer I , admonished Von Braun , " No , Wernher . Ninety days . "
USS Farenholt ( DD - 332 ) The first USS " Farenholt " ( DD - 332 ) was a " Clemson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Oscar Farenholt . History . " Farenholt " was laid down on 13 September 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California . She was launched on 9 March 1921 , sponsored by Mrs . Richard H . Fairweather , and commissioned on 10 May 1921 with Commander N . W . Post in command . " Farenholt " first arrived at San Diego , California , her home port , 28 May 1921 , and joined the Pacific Fleet in its yearly schedule of exercises and maneuvers along the west coast from the Pacific Northwest to the Panama Canal Zone . Gunnery drills , proving torpedoes , acting as plane guard for seaplane - carrying battleships and cruisers , fleet problems , and practice war maneuvers with the Army kept " Farenholt " almost constantly at sea . In 1924 and 1927 , " Farenholt " passed through the Panama Canal for fleet concentrations in the Caribbean , and during the second cruise , sailed north to visit Norfolk , Virginia , and Newport before returning to San Diego . Between May and August 1925 , the destroyer sailed to the Hawaiian Islands for a fleet problem and joint exercises , then sailed on with the Battle Fleet to visit Pago Pago , Samoa , and ports in Australia and New Zealand , returning to the west coast by way of Honolulu . Again in 1928 she sailed to Pearl Harbor for large scale exercises in Hawaiian waters . During the summer of 1929 , in her last year of service , " Farenholt " cruised along the west coast with Naval Reserve members embarked for training , visiting Victoria , British Columbia , as well as United States ports . Fate . She was decommissioned 20 February 1930 and stricken from the Navy List on 12 July 1930 . After partial scrapping , she was sold as a hulk on 10 June 1931 in accordance with the terms of the London Naval Treaty .
Utility helicopter A utility helicopter is a multi - purpose helicopter . A utility military helicopter can fill roles such ground attack , air assault , cargo , MEDEVAC , command and control , and troop transport . Some overlap of terminology is inevitable with transport helicopter . A utility helicopter has been described as the size between a light observation helicopter and a medium transport helicopter or simply a medium transport helicopter . Terminology may understandably be confused since only a few countries deploy heavy - lift helicopters .