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National Service Medal ( Norway ) The Norwegian National Service Medal is awarded upon completion of mandatory military service ( usually one year , six months for the Home Guard ) . The medal exists in four versions , one for each branch of service ( army , air force , navy and home guard ) . The front of the medal shows the crest of the service branch , and the reverse has the name of the branch and the armed forces motto " for fred og frihet " ( bm ) or " for fred og fridom " ( nn ) ( " for peace and freedom " ) .
Abel Santamaría Abel Santamaría Cuadrado ( 20 October 1927 in Encrucijada , Las Villas , Cuba - 26 July 1953 in Santiago de Cuba ) was an important leader in the Cuban Revolution ary movement . Biography . Abel and his sister Haydee let revolutionaries like Fidel Castro use their tiny two - room apartment on the corner of O and 25th streets in Havana to plan the revolution . Abel and Haydee participated in the Moncada barracks assault in July 1953 that was supposed to start the revolution to overthrow Batista . After the failure in this action , they both were imprisoned with many other revolutionaries . Abel was murdered in prison after being tortured by police to reveal the location where the other revolutionaries were hiding . It ' s said that the police removed Abel ' s eyes and showed them to his sister Haydee Santamaría who was also in prison but she never revealed where the revolutionaries were .
147th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 147th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between March 13 and August 4 , 1865 , during the American Civil War . Service . The regiment consisted of seven companies recruited from the 5th district , two companies from the 11th , and one composed of detachments from Benton , Henry , and Fayette counties . The regiment was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana , with a strength of 1 , 078 men and mustered in on March 13 , 1865 . It left Indiana for Harper ' s Ferry , West Virginia on March 16 . It was attached to the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Provisional Division , Army of the Shenandoah , and guard duty at Charleston , Stevenson ' s Station , Summit Point , Berryville , Harpers Ferry , West Virginia and Maryland Heights , Missouri till early August . During its service the regiment incurred forty - four fatalities , and another sixty - three deserted , unaccounted for one man .
Polish 113th Fighter Escadrille The 113th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force ( Polish : " 113 . Eskadra Myśliwska " ) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army at the beginning of World War II . Crew and equipment . On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 planes : five PZL P . 11c and five PZL P . 11a . The commanding officer was pil . Wieńczysław Barański and his deputy was ppor . pil . Włodzimierz Klawe . Pilots
Pickstown Air Force Station Pickstown Air Force Station ( ADC ID : SM - 134 , NORAD ID : Z - 134 ) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station . It is located east - northeast of Pickstown , South Dakota . It was closed in 1968 . History . Pickstown 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 . ” The station became operational with the activation of the 695th Radar Squadron ( SAGE ) on 18 April 1961 . The squadron was equipped with AN / FPS - 66 and a pair of AN / FPS - 6 radars . It fed data to DC - 22 at Sioux City AFS , Iowa . The radar squadron provided information 24 / 7 the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range , direction altitude speed and whether or not aircraft were friendly or hostile . The radars were operated until 1968 when Air Defense Command closed the station as part of a draw down of assets and budget reductions . Today , what was Pickstown AFS has been completely redeveloped . It is now Fort Randall Casino & Hotel . Air Force units and assignments . Units : Assignments : External links .
British Defence Staff – US The British Defence Staff – US , which was previously known as British Defence Staff ( Washington ) , is the home of the Ministry of Defence ( United Kingdom ) in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of Her Majesty ' s Government in the USA . The British Defence Staff – US is led by the Defence Attaché and has responsibility for military and civilian MOD personnel located both within the Embassy and in 34 states across the USA . British Defence Staff – US alongside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other Government Departments collectively serve the interests of Her Majesty ’ s Government in the USA . The British Defence Staff in the United States is led by the Defence Attaché Major - General Francis Hedley Robertson " Buster " Howes , CB , OBE . The Defence Attaché is the British Ambassador ' s senior adviser on defence issues , and as Head of the British Defence Staff in the United States has responsibility over 385 military and civilian MOD personnel located both within the Embassy and in 34 states across the USA . The Defence Attaché is drawn rotationally from each of the three Services . BDS - US Command Group Major - General Francis Hedley Robertson " Buster " Howes , CB , OBE & Will Jessett CBE , Minister Defence Materiel , former director ( CT & UkOps ) at the MoD UK - Leading the Defence Staff in the US .
155 ( Wessex ) Transport Regiment ( Volunteers ) 155 ( Wessex ) Transport Regiment , Royal Corps of Transport and Royal Logistics Corps , is a regiment in the United Kingdom ' s Territorial Army that was initially formed in 1996 - it was disbanded in 1993 and reformed in 2006 . The regiment was first formed in the Royal Corps of Transport in 1967 , when the Territorial Army was disbanded and a new smaller volunteer force was created , the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserves ( TAVR ) . At this time , the regiment comprised two transport squadrons and an ambulance squadron . The regiment was disbanded in 1993 , with one squadron being absorbed by the The Wessex Regiment and 233 sqn re - badging to 78 Engineer ( Fortress ) Regt at Southampton . The regiment was re - formed in the Royal Logistics Corps in 2006 , this time with a HQ squadron and three transport squadrons .
838th Air Division The 838th Air Division ( 838 AD ) is an inactive United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command , assigned to Twelfth Air Force , being stationed at Forbes Air Force Base , Kansas . It was inactivated on December 24 , 1969 . The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command . Activated but not manned or equipped in 1957 , but reactivated in 1963 . The 838 AD provided command and staff supervision for subordinate units , which performed worldwide tactical airlift and participated in tactical exercises and operations such as Desert Strike . Between 1964 and 1969 , the units frequently deployed aircraft and personnel to Europe , the Far East , and the Canal Zone with its subordinate units performing tactical airlift missions . The command was inactivated in 1969 as a result of budget reductions , its units being consolidated directly into Twelfth Air Force . History . Components . Wings Group
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ( formerly the Minister of Defence ) is a Minister in the Government of South Africa , who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defence and the South African National Defence Force . The current minister is Nosiviwe Mapisa - Nqakula and her deputy is Thabang Makwetla .
USS Cromwell ( DE - 1014 ) USS " Cromwell " ( DE - 1014 ) , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain John P . Cromwell ( 1901 – 1943 ) , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his sacrificial heroism while commanding . " Cromwell " was launched 4 June 1954 by Bath Iron Works Corp . , Bath , Maine ; sponsored by Miss A . Cromwell ; and commissioned 24 November 1954 , Lieutenant Commander E . J . Cummings , Jr . , in command . From her home port at Naval Station Newport , R . I . , " Cromwell " joined in antisubmarine exercises in waters from Iceland to the Virgin Islands , took part in fleet exercises in the Caribbean , and served as schoolship for the Fleet Sonar School at Key West . In September and October 1957 , she joined in NATO exercises which took her to ports in England and France , and between May and October 1958 , had her first tour of duty in the Mediterranean . During that eventful summer , she joined in patrolling the eastern Mediterranean during the Lebanon Crisis . Between February and April 1959 , " Cromwell " sailed on a cruise which took her through the Panama Canal to a number of ports on the west coast of South America , and exercises with ships of the Peruvian Navy . In August , September , and October 1959 , she crossed the Atlantic once more for NATO operations , and during the first half of 1960 concentrated on amphibious exercises with Marines along the North Carolina coast . " Cromwell " took part in NATO exercises in the fall of 1960 , then returned to East Coast operations for the remainder of the year . " Cromwell " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 5 July 1972 . She was scheduled to be transferred to New Zealand , but that fell through , and she was sold for scrapping 15 June 1973 .
XM301 The XM301 Cannon is an externally - powered , three - barrel 20 mm Gatling gun made by General Dynamics for the U . S . Army . Developed for use with the RAH - 66 Comanche stealth helicopter , it is the world ' s lightest 20 mm Gatling cannon . The XM301 was designed to be a versatile and accurate lightweight cannon that could serve both an air - to - air and air - to - ground role . Development and manufacture of the XM301 was cancelled in 2004 along with its parent RAH - 66 program . Description . The XM301 is a lightweight , three - barrel version of the M61 Vulcan . It is externally - powered , relying on the same power delivery system as the Vulcan . It fires M50 and PGU - series ammunition found in the Vulcan , as well as newer lightweight X1031 / 1032 aluminum - cased ammunition at either 750 or 1500 rounds per minute . Designed for use in combat helicopters , the XM301 boasts a dispersion of 2 . 2 milliradians , making it accurate at long ranges . The XM301 weighs 80 . 5 pounds , less than a third the weight of the Vulcan . It can hold 500 rounds of ammunition , and is able to be field - reloaded in 15 minutes . The turret allows an aiming range of + 15° to - 45° in elevation and ±120° azimuth . It may be stored at + 2° in elevation and 180° azimuth in order to reduce radar cross - section . Development . Development on the XM301 began in 2001 as part of the RAH - 66 Comanche project . Originally developed in the 1980s , the Comanche had been tested with a two - barrel version of the M61 Vulcan , but it was upgraded to a three - barrel unit before General Dynamics took over the program in 2001 . In its early stages the XM301 was known as the GE Vulcan II , an improved M197 Gatling gun . General Dynamics worked in tandem with Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres ( GIAT ) to develop the primary armament system for the RAH - 66 , with GIAT developing the turret and General Dynamics the weapon itself . The RAH - 66 first flew in January 1996 with a non - functional version of the XM301 , although subsequent flights used a working development model , with development testing beginning in 1997 . General Dynamics and GIAT were contracted to deliver a total of 1 , 217 XM301 weapon systems to the U . S . Army , but funding for the RAH - 66 was redistributed to the upgrade of existing helicopters in February 2004 .
6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 6th Regiment , Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that fought in the Union army during the American Civil War . The 6th Minnesota spent much of the war in the Northwest fighting Dakota Indians rather than participating in the battles with the Confederacy . Service . The 6th Minnesota was mustered into Federal service at Camp Release and Fort Snelling , Minnesota , between September 29 and November 20 , 1862 . The 6th Minnesota was part of second wave of enlistments following the early battles of the Civil War . The regiment was not immediately sent South because the Army hoped for a quick victory . Because it had not yet mustered out for Federal service , members of the regiment participated in the US - Dakota War of 1862 , which erupted in the late summer of 1862 . Men from the 6th Minnesota fought the Battle of Birch Coulee , the worst defeat suffered by US forces during the war . Survivors of Birch Coulee defeated Dakota soldiers in the decisive Battle of Wood Lake a few weeks later . At the end of September , they also witnessed the surrender of the Dakota at Camp Release . After the Dakota War ended , the 6th Minnesota remained on the frontier and prepared for possible further fighting with American Indians , who had been forced to leave Minnesota following the US - Dakota War . During the summer of 1863 , under the command of Henry Sibley , the 6th Minnesota pursued and fought bands of American Indians in the Dakota territory . They pushed them west across the Missouri River and north into Canada . They then returned to Fort Snelling . They continued on garrison duty in Minnesota and to the Westthroughout the winter and spring of 1863 – 1864 . By the spring of that year , the men of the 6th Minnesota successfully argued that they should be sent to the South . They found garrison duty boring and wanted to fight in the war for which they enlisted . Finally , that summer , on June 14 , 1864 , they left Fort Snelling to go South . The regiment was sent to Helena , Arkansas , where disease began to take its toll . The regiment lost more men to disease than it did in battle . In Arkansas , the regiment observed guerrilla forces in the region but participated in no battles . After a few months , the men were sent to St . Louis and then to New Orleans and then Alabama . In Alabama , the 6th Minnesota stormed Fort Blakely in one of the last battles of the War . They then guarded Montgomery and waited to be mustered out . The regiment was mustered out in St . Paul , Minnesota , on August 19 , 1865 . Casualties . The 6th Minnesota Infantry suffered 12 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds , plus another 4 officers and 161 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 177 fatalities . See also . List of Minnesota Civil War Units
John Purcell ( VC ) John Purcell VC ( 1814 – 19 September 1857 ) was an Irish soldier in the British Army who received 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 . He was born at Kilcommon , Oughterard , County Galway . Details . He was about 43 years old , and a private in the 9th Lancers ( The Queen ' s Royal ) , during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 19 June 1857 at Delhi , India for which he and Thomas Hancock were awarded the VC : In a later dispatch from Brigadier - General Hope Grant , C . B . to Major H . W . Norman , Assistant Adjutant - General of the Army , on 10 January 1858 , Hope writes : He was killed in action at Delhi a few weeks later , on 19 September 1857 .
SIMON breach grenade The SIMON is a rifle grenade designed to breach through doors , developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems . It is intended for use with 5 . 56 mm rifle s such as the M4 carbine . Overview . The system consists of a bullet - trap tail section which slides over the muzzle of the rifle , an explosive midsection and a front standoff rod . The grenade is propelled by a normal ball or tracer round to a maximum range of thirty meters and is detonated by the impact of the standoff rod against the door to be breached , the standoff distance allowing the blast wave to affect as much of the door surface as possible , negating any need to aim for hinges or locks . A version which is manually attached to the door is also available , known as " static SIMON " .
Operation Eagle Eye ( Kosovo ) Operation Eagle Eye was part of the Kosovo Verification Mission , which followed 1999 Kosovo War ; the aim was to monitor the federal Yugoslav government ' s compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1199 , and in particular the withdrawal of armed forces from Kosovo and compliance with the ceasefire . Operation Eagle was the name of the aerial component of this monitoring , which began October 17 , 1998 . Operation Eagle Eye worked in concert with these 1400 ground observers in Kosovo . As a result of a Yugoslav troop activities and other forms of non - compliance , the ground observers were withdrawn due to " an unacceptable level of risk to the peace support verification mission " , resulting in an end to aerial verification on March 24 , 1999 . Contributors . Aircraft were contributed by France , Germany , Italy , Netherlands , the UK , and the USA .
Harry Waechter Sir Harry Waechter , 1st Baronet DL ( 6 June 1871 – 20 May 1929 ) was the only son of Sir Max Waechter . He was a businessman and philanthropist , who started developing the garden , now called " Ramster " near Chiddingfold in Surrey , which he purchased at some time between 1890 and 1900 . He also had property in Salisbury , Southern Rhodesia ( now called Harare , Zimbabwe ) . He was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College , Cambridge . He was made a partner in Bessler , Waechter & Co . in 1901 . Waechter was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the County of London in September 1909 . He was raised to the Baronetage in the New Years Honours , January 1911 . He is described in " The Times " article as " Henry Waechter , Esq , Managing Director of the firm of Bessler , Waechter and Co . Limited , Shippers and Ship owners of which Sir Max Waechter is Chairman . Has given generous support to the Territorial Force and Cadet Corps in Surrey . High Sheriff of Surrey in 1910 and Master of the Chiddingfold Foxhounds . " In 1907 , he instituted a Band Competition , held at Ramster . In 1912 , he gave land in Woodbridge Road , Guildford to Guildford Borough Council , in trust , with cricket included in the objects of the Trust . This land is now the home of Guildford Cricket Club . He married Evelyn Mary Josephine d ' Arcy in 1911 . They had two sons and a daughter . She divorced him on 15 December 1923 . He served in World War I ( 1914 – 1918 ) in France and in Italy he received the Croix de Guerre . He was awarded the C . M . G . He died in Salisbury , Southern Rhodesia on 20 May 1929 , and was succeeded as Baronet by his son , Harry Leonard d ' Arcy Waechter , born 22 May 1912 who died in 1985 , extinguishing the title .
Army of Helvetia The Army of Helvetia , or ( ) , was a unit of the French Revolutionary Army . It was formed on 8 March 1798 from the remnants of the first unit to be known as the armée du Rhin . It was merged into the command structure of the Army of the Danube on 29 April 1799 , although it continued to operate in the Swiss theater until 1801 . The Army ' s initial campaigning in the old Swiss Confederation resulted in severe setbacks and losses at Feldkirch , Lusiensteig , and Zurich . Background . From October 1797 until 1 – 2 March , when the French crossed the Rhine into Germany , the signatories of the Treaty of Campo Formio had avoided armed conflict . Several diplomatic incidents undermined this agreement : the reluctance of the Austrians to cede the designated territories ; the ineptitude of Second Congress of Rastatt to orchestrate the transfer of additional territories that would compensate the German princes for their losses ; the refusal of Ferdinand of Naples to pay tribute , followed by the Neapolitan rebellion ; and the subsequent establishment of the Parthenopaean Republic . Other factors contributed to the rising tensions as well . On his way to Egypt , Napoleon had stopped on the Island of Malta and forcibly removed the Knights of Malta from their possessions , angering Paul , Tsar of Russia , who was the honorary head of the order . The French Directory , furthermore , was convinced that the Austrians were conniving to start another war ; the weaker the French Republic seemed , the more the Austrians , the Neopolitans , the Russians and the English were discussing this possibility . The Fall of the Swiss Confederation . On 12 April 1798 121 deputies of the various cantons established the Helvetic Republic by proclamation as " One and Indivisible " . The new regime abolished both cantonal sovereignty , or the practice of particular local governance , and feudal rights , and established a centralized state based on the ideas of the French Revolution . This change in governing structure was backed up by military force , through the presence of French soldiers .
USS Stromboli ( 1846 ) USS " Stromboli " was a bomb brig of the United States Navy used in the Mexican - American War . In 1846 , the United States Navy purchased the brig " Howard " at Boston , Massachusetts to strengthen its forces for the Mexican - American War . Commissioned on 18 March 1847 " Stromboli " , named for the island of Stromboli in the Tyrrhenian Sea , the ship sailed for the Gulf of Mexico under the command of Commander William S . Walker . " Stromboli " performed blockade duty in the Bay of Campeche , especially off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River . In mid - June , she sailed to the mouth of the Tabasco River . On 14 June , she and were towed across the bar into the river as Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry ' s squadron occupied Frontera . The force then moved upstream and took Tabasco the following day . " Stromboli " later returned to blockade duty off the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos . That summer , the ship ' s crew was stricken by yellow fever , but she continued to help guard the U . S . Army water communications through the winter and spring . In July 1848 , " Stromboli " sailed home , and she was decommissioned on 6 September 1848 . She was sold later that year .