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Driver ' s vision enhancer The AN / VAS - 5B ( V ) Driver ' s Vision Enhancer ( DVE ) is a passive thermal imaging system used to enhance a driver ' s viewing capabilities while operating during degraded visual conditions , such as darkness , fog , smoke or dust . The DVE system consists of a Display Control Module ( DCM ) , Sensor Module ( SM ) , and interfacing manual and Electronic Pan and Tilt Modules ( PTM and EPTM ) . The system operates from a single input voltage of 16 to 32 VDC . This system is typically utilized in tactical military vehicle s , providing marked improvements over the previously existing systems . There are currently two primary DVE Sensor manufacturers : BAE Systems and DRS Technologies . Theory of operation . All objects above Absolute zero ( −273 . 15°C / −459 . 67°F ) emit infrared radiation ( IR ) , an invisible form of light beyond the optical spectrum . The optical spectrum is part of the electromagnetic energy spectrum which consists of ultraviolet , visible , and near , middle , and far - infrared energy . Only a small part of the optical spectrum is visible to the unaided eye . The Sun emits energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum . Solar energy strikes the surface of objects . Some of that energy is absorbed and stored as heat ( thermal energy ) . After sunset , this thermal energy remains and is emitted in the form of IR radiation . The DVE system detects energy in the mid to far - infrared portion of the optical spectrum . to identify functions .
Fort McCulloch Fort McCulloch was a Confederate military fort built by CSA Brigadier General Albert Pike in the Indian Territory during the American Civil War after the Battle of Pea Ridge . History . After the southern states seceded from the United States of America , Albert Pike negotiated treaties between the Five Civilized Tribes and the Confederate government , promising that the Confederacy would take over the obligations that the Union failed to fulfill and take over defense for the Indian Territory . Pike was appointed commander of the Department of the Indian Territory . Pike ' s Native American troops participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge near Leetown , Arkansas in March 1862 . The battle was a defeat for the Confederate Army . Pike then considered that his Indian Territory command post at Fort Davis , Cherokee Nation , was vulnerable to a Union attack . He retreated to the Choctaw Nation in southern Indian Territory . Pike chose a site on a bluff on the west side of the Blue River near Nail ' s Crossing , where he established Fort McCulloch , named for General Benjamin McCulloch , who fell in battle at Pea Ridge . The site , about southwest of the present - day town of Kenefic , Oklahoma , controlled military roads linking Fort Smith with Fort Washita , Fort Gibson and north Texas . The fort had earthworks , but no permanent buildings . Its importance diminished after Pike resigned his command in July 1862 . It was not abandoned until the end of the war . Meanwhile it served as a haven for pro - Confederate refugees . General Stand Watie used it briefly as a command post in 1865 . Fort McColloch was built to defend Texas from a Union attack . It had extensive earthworks designed to defend against any advance .
Walid ( armored personnel carrier ) The Walid is a wheeled armored personnel carrier based on the BTR - 152 and the BTR - 40 , built by the Arab Organization for Industrialization ( AOI ) . It was used by Egypt during the 1967 war with Israel . Description . The vehicle consists of a German UNIMOG truck chassis with an Egyptian built armored body . The body was open - topped but fully enclosed versions were available . The open top versions have a canvas cover . The commander has a weapon mount , and others can be positioned along the edges of the roof along the hull sides and rear . The hull has a door on each side of the cab and one door in the rear of the hull . There are also three firing ports on each side of the hull . The Walid has no NBC or night vision system . Variants . Command Vehicle - basic APC but with extra radios Self - propelled wheeled multiple - rocket launcher manned by a crew of two and armed with either six or twelve 80 mm rocket - launcher tubes ( depending upon model ) . Users . The Walid has been supplied to Burundi , Iraq , Sudan , and Yemen where it was mostly used for internal security and riot control . Egypt primarily used it for reconnaissance . Israel captured some and used them for desert patrol / reconnaissance .
4th Battalion , Ulster Defence Regiment 4th ( County Fermanagh ) Battalion , Ulster Defence Regiment ( 4 UDR ) was formed in 1970 as part of the 7 original battalion s specified in the The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969 , which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970 . It was amalgamated with the 6th Battalion , Ulster Defence Regiment in 1992 to form the 4th / 6th Battalion , Ulster Defence Regiment . History . Along with the other 6 original battalions , 4 UDR commenced operational duties on 1 April 1970 . The first training Major ( TISO ) was Major KW Battison Royal Welsh Fusiliers . Part of his job was to find accommodation for the various companies of the new battalion . Where possible accommodation was sought in army bases although the old Ulster Special Constabulary platoon huts were vacant and available . To have used those would have attracted criticism from those who were already claiming that the UDR was the B Specials under a new name . The battalion was initially based in the ladies rest room of the territorial army centre in Enniskillen but was moved to Grosvenor Barracks , Coleshill , Enniskillen where a new " hardened " barracks was eventually built , partially underground , to withstand mortar attack . The modified barracks was opened by the Duke of Westminster in 1991 ( Grosvenor being the family name of the Duke . He has long standing family and military connections with the area ) . Most patrols from of Grosvenor Barracks went out by helicopter or boat . Because of the danger of ambush vehicles were only used in the urban area around Enniskillen . The county is surrounded on three sides by the Republic of Ireland . Boat patrols were common as the county contains upper and lower Lough Erne . The battalion performed this task when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made her last visit to the area just several days before her resignation . Uniform , armament & equipment . See : Ulster Defence Regiment Uniform , armament & equipment Intimidation . Protestant and Catholic soldiers were both intimidated out of the regiment . Following the introduction of internment however more Catholic soldiers found themselves the subject of intimidation from within their own community . In Enniskillen one member of the conrate guard was Catholic . Some of his neighbours came to his home in the early hours of the morning and beat him as well as scrubbing his face with a hard brush . He was a frail man but was beaten black and blue and his face badly damaged by the brush . He resigned from the battalion the next day .
Thomas Victor Anderson Major - General Thomas Victor Anderson DSO CD ( July 4 , 1881 – 1972 ) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff , the head of the Canadian Army from 21 November 1938 until 6 July 1940 . Education . Born in Ottawa , Ontario , Thomas Victor Anderson graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston , Ontario in 1900 , student # 433 . He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1905 and promoted to Captain in 1910 and to Major in 1913 . Service . Anderson served in World War I as Commander Royal Canadian Engineers for 3rd Canadian Division on the Western Front . He was mentioned in despatches four times and awarded the DSO in 1918 . He was further awarded with the Russian Order of St Anne , 2nd class , with swords , the 1914 - 1915 Star , British War Medal and Victory Medal , finishing the war as a brevet Colonel . After the War he became an Instructor at the Royal Military College of Canada . In 1925 he was promoted to Lieutenant - Colonel and appointed Director of Military Training & Staff Duties at National Defence Headquarters . Promoted to Colonel in 1929 , he became the District Officer Commanding 10th Military District and in 1933 he was made District Officer Commanding 2nd Military District . His next post was as Quartermaster - General in 1935 . He was promoted to Major - General in 1936 and selected to be Chief of the General Staff in 1938 . He served , during World War II , as the Inspector - General of Central Canada from 1940 and retired in 1943 .
Joseph D . Stewart Joseph D . Stewart , also known affectionately by the midshipmen of the United States Merchant Marine Academy as " Joey D , " ( born July 9 , 1942 ) is a retired United States Marine Corps major general , who after his retirement from the Marine Corps , was appointed as Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) on August 1 , 1998 . He retired from the U . S . Maritime Service with the rank of vice admiral on September 30 , 2008 . Education . Born in Baltimore , Maryland , Stewart graduated from the Severn School in 1960 and the United States Naval Academy in 1964 . Vice Admiral Stewart earned a master ' s degree in Operational Research from the U . S . Naval Postgraduate School , and a master ’ s degree in Management from Salve Regina College and the Naval War College , Newport , Rhode Island . Stewart played lacrosse while at the Naval Academy , playing on three straight national championship teams . Marine Corps career . Upon his graduation from the Naval Academy , Stewart entered the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant . During his thirty - four - year Marine Corps career , he served in a variety of command and staff positions . He commanded a tank company , a supply battalion , and a defense distribution depot . He has also served as an instructor and athletic coach at the Naval Academy . As a major general , he served as Commander , Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany in Georgia . Stewart served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics at the U . S . Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington , D . C . . He retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of major general in 1998 and soon after assumed the duties as the Academy Superintendent . Superintendent of the US Merchant Marine Academy . The ninth person to hold this post since the institution ’ s dedication in 1943 , Vice Admiral Stewart headed a federal academy with a student body of some 920 midshipmen and a waterfront campus covering more than . The Academy , operated by the United States Department of Transportation ’ s Maritime Administration , is located at Kings Point , New York . It is one of the nation ’ s prime sources of licensed merchant marine officers and is renowned for its maritime education and training programs . Vice Admiral Stewart retired from the United States Merchant Marine Academy on September 30 , 2008 . Military awards . Vice Admiral Stewart ' s personal decorations include : References . ‐
Tennessee Military Institute Tennessee Military Institute , also known as TMI Academy , began as " Sweetwater Military College , " founded by Presbyterian minister J . Lynn Bachman , and was located just outside Sweetwater , Tennessee . It closed in 1988 . The buildings were later used by Tennessee Meiji Gakuin , a school intended for high school students from Japan . Meiji Gakuin University bought the campus for $ 2 . 4 million . The Sweet Water Sustainability Institute now has control over the facility . The school occupied a red brick building , and was in existence for over 100 years . Its alumni became doctors , lawyers , politicians , and soldiers .
John Ward ( Medal of Honor ) John Ward ( 1847 or 1848 – March 24 , 1911 ) was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States . After having lived in Mexico for the past two decades , Ward enlisted in the US Army at Fort Duncan , Texas in August 1870 , and joined other Black Seminoles known as the " Seminole Negro Indian Scouts " . On April 25 , 1875 , he was serving as a Sergeant in the Indian Scouts attached to the 24th Infantry Regiment by the Pecos River in Texas where , " [ w ] ith 3 other men , he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol . " A month later , on May 28 , 1875 , Ward was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement . Two of the other men who took part in the charge , Pompey Factor and Isaac Payne , both Black Seminoles , also received Medals of Honor . Ward was discharged from the army in October 1894 , and worked as a farmer for the rest of his life . He died at age 62 or 63 and was buried at the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery in Brackettville , Texas . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Sergeant , 24th U . S . Infantry Indian Scouts Place and date : At Pecos River , Tex . , April 25 , 1875 . Entered service at . Fort Duncan , Tex . Birth : Arkansas . Date of issue : May 28 , 1875 . Citation . With 3 other men , he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol .
Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin Stepan Fedorovich Apraksin ( - ) , a relative of Fyodor M . Apraksin , commanded the Russian armies during the Seven Years ' War . He should not be confused with his son Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin , who had a notable military career in the service of Catherine the Great . Early life . Apraksin the Elder fought under Münnich against the Turks and rose rapidly to the rank of General . He was present at the taking of Ochakov in 1737 and brought to the Russian capital news about the capture of Khotin in 1739 . Several years later , he led a Russian embassy to Persia . Politics . At the Russian court Apraksin became one of the keenest opponents of both the pro - Prussian party and of Count Lestocq . He was one of the few devoted supporters of Chancellor Aleksey Bestuzhev , who ensured Apraksin ' s promotion to Field Marshal and appointment to command the Russian army on the outbreak of the Seven Years ' War in 1756 . Seven Years ' War . The next year Apraksin took up the overall command of the army invading Prussia and won the Battle of Gross - Jägersdorf on 30 August 1757 . The Russian court , upon receiving news of the great victory , expected Apraksin to overrun all of Prussia . Instead , on hearing that Empress Elizabeth had suffered a severe relapse in health , Apraksin crossed the Neman River and returned to Russia , intending to support the heir to the throne ( the future Peter III of Russia , who represented the interests of Frederick II of Prussia ) in the event of the Empress ' s death . According to another interpretation , he was recalled by Bestuzhev whose enemies plotted his downfall . Downfall . As Elizabeth recovered , Bestuzhev fell from power and suffered banishment , and Apraksin came under the suspicion of having received bribes from the Prussian king . Put on trial , he died in prison in August 1758 before the military tribunal had reached a decision as to the reasons for his scandalous retreat . He was replaced as commander in Prussia , by William Fermor who went on to fight the inconclusive Battle of Zorndorf against Frederick the Great .
VMFA - 351 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 351 ( VMFA - 351 ) was a fighter squadron in the Marine Forces Reserve . The squadron was based at Naval Air Station Atlanta and participated in action during World War II and was decommissioned in 1975 . History . World War II . The squadron was originally activated as Marine Observation Squadron 351 ( VMO - 351 ) on March 1 , 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point , North Carolina . The squadron was moved to Bogue Field in May 1944 and was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 51 ( MAG - 51 ) . They trained to take part in Operation Crossbow - Project Danny which was a plan to have carrier based Marine squadrons attack German V - 1 Rocket sites . This plan was cancelled and in September 1944 the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Mojave . In early December 1944 , VMO - 351 went aboard the USS Ranger ( CV - 4 ) for carrier qualifications . During this time they were redesignated VMO ( CVS ) - 351 . Following qualification they embarked aboard the USS Commencement Bay ( CVE - 105 ) and were quickly redesignated Marine FIghting Squadron 351 ( VMF - 351 ) in February 1945 . During its combat tour the squadron provided aerial cover for minesweeping activity and bomber strikes in the East China Sea area . In April 1945 , VMF - 351 participated in the Battle of Okinawa flying F4U Corsairs from the USS Cape Gloucester ( CVE - 109 ) . Because aerial combat was a rarity during the later stages of the war the squadron was only credited with downing three enemy aircraft in aerial combat . They were deactivated upon their return to the United States on November 9 , 1945 . Reserve duty . The squadron was quickly reactivated as part of the Marine Air Reserve on July 1 , 1946 and were based out of Naval Air Station Atlanta , Georgia . During the Korean War the squadron was reduced to paper strength as its pilots and groundcrew were transferred to other units to bring them up to strength . The squadron was able to resume operation in July 1951 after receiving new personnel . VMF - 351 was redesignated Marine Attack Squadron 351 ( VMA - 351 ) in 1958 after they were re - equipped with the AD - 4 Skyraider . This lasted until 1962 when they transitioned aircraft to the FJ - 4 Fury and once again became VMF - 351 . In 1965 they transitioned from the FJ Fury to the F - 8 Crusader . They shared their aircraft with Naval Reserve squadrons VF - 672 and VF - 673 . When the Naval Air Reserve was reorganized in 1970 , they became an independent squadron . As part of the draw down of US troop levels following the Vietnam War , the squadron was deactivated on May 22 , 1976 . They were reactivated in 1977 , transitioned to the F - 4 Phantom and were redesignated VMFA - 351 however were quickly decommissioned the next year .
Charles McAnally Charles McAnally ( May 12 , 1836 – 1905 ) was an officer in the Union Army who received the United States military ' s highest award for bravery , the Medal of Honor , for his actions in the American Civil War . Biography . McAnally was born in May 1836 in Glenviggan , Ballinascreen , County Londonderry , Ireland . He joind the army in August 1861 , and was mustered out with the rest of his regiment in July 1865 . McAnally was awarded the Medal of Honor on October 15 , 1872 for heroic action as a first lieutenant in the American Civil War with the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Union Army in which he was " [ c ] ut in head , shot left shoulder ; also through right leg , knee and head " . After the war , he married on August 24 , 1871 in Burleson County , Texas to widow Frances ' Fanny ' Veach , and purchased farmland in Lee County , Texas . He married second on December 18 , 1882 in Travis County , Texas to widow Julia Hofheintz and lived for some time in the city of Austin , Texas . He had one known child , a daughter , born in February 1880 in Texas . In 1900 , he was enumerated in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Elizabeth City , Virginia , which annotates that he had immigrated to the United States in 1852 . He reportedly died in 1905 in Austin , Texas . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Lieutenant , Company D , 69th Pennsylvania Infantry . Place and date : At Spotsylvania , Va . , 12 May 1864 . Entered service at : Philadelphia , Pa . Birth : Ireland . Date of issue : 2 August 1897 . Citation : In a hand - to - hand encounter with the enemy captured a flag , was wounded in the act , but continued on duty until he received a second wound .
Felix Przedwojewski Felix Przedwojewski was an Unterscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . Unterscharführer Felix Przedwojewski was a Sturmgeschütz commander in 2nd Battery , 3rd SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion " Totenkopf " , when he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross after his 45th kill , in December 1943 .
Frederick S . Neilon Frederick S . Neilon ( June 22 , 1846 – September 13 , 1916 ) , also called Frank Singleton , was an American soldier in the U . S . Army who served with the 6th U . S . Cavalry during the Red River War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry fighting Indians at the Upper Washita River on September 9 – 11 , 1874 . Biography . Frederick S . Neilon was born in Boston , Massachusetts on June 22 , 1846 . Primarily raised and educated in Boston , he was encouraged by his mother to pursue a career in business . He completed his business studies in 1864 but , despite his mother ' s objections , decided to enlist in the Union Army as a second - class private in the ordnance corps at the Watertown Arsenal on March 31 , 1864 , and remained there for the duration of the American Civil War . After three years working on ordnance development and logistics for the military , he was honorably discharged as a first - class private on March 31 , 1867 . He was soon hired by the W . E . Jarvis Company in Boston and worked as a machinist and clerk for the next five years . In the summer of 1872 , however , he left his job due to the lack of advancement in the company . He travelled west to Chicago hoping to find a better position but , unable to find work , he instead reenlisted in the U . S . Army under the alias Frank Singleton on August 11 , 1872 . Neilon was initially stationed at Fort Riley , Kansas , and later at Forts Wallace and Dodge . In July 1874 , Neilon was joined the 6th U . S . Cavalry at Fort Dodge for General Nelson A . Miles expedition against the Kiowa , Comanche , and the Southern Cheyenne in the Indian Territory and northwestern Texas . It was during this expedition that Neilon saw action at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon on August 30 , 1874 , and at the Upper Washita River on September 9 – 12 , 1874 . In the latter engagement , he was wounded in the leg while carrying ammunition under heavy fire to outlying defensive positions . He received the Medal of Honor for " gallantry in action " , however , he was forced to retire due to the severity of his leg injury and was discharged on a certificate of disability on May 6 , 1875 . Neilon died in Boston on September 13 , 1916 , and buried at Saint Paul ' s Cemetery in Arlington , Massachusetts . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Sergeant , Company A , 6th U . S . Cavalry . Place and date : At Upper Washita , Tex . , 9 – 11 September 1874 . Entered service at : - - - - - - . Birth : Boston , Mass . Date of issue : 23 April 1875 . Citation : Gallantry in action .
Battle of Simancas The Battle of Simancas ( also called Alhandega or al - Khandaq ) was a military battle that started on July 19 , 939 , in the Iberian Peninsula between the troops of the king of León Ramiro II and Cordovan caliph Abd al - Rahman III near the walls of the city of Simancas . The battle decided the control of the lands of the Duero . The battle unfolded after the army of Abd al - Rahman III launched toward the northern Christian territories in 934 . Abd al - Rahman III had gathered a large army of caliphal fighters , with the help of the Andalusian governor of Zaragoza , Abu Yahya . The Leonese king Ramiro II led the counterattack with an army constituted of his own troops , those of Castile under Count Fernan Gonzalez and the Navarrese under García Sánchez I . Arab witnesses chronicle a spectacular eclipse of the sun that took place on the first day of the battle : The battle lasted some days , with the allied Christian troops emerging victorious and routing the Cordovan forces .