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AgustaWestland AW109 The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light - weight , twin - engine , eight - seat multi - purpose helicopter built by the Anglo - Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland . First flown as the Agusta A109 in 1971 , the craft has been used in light transport , medevac , search - and - rescue , and military roles . Design and development . In the late 1960s , Agusta designed the A109 as a single - engine commercial helicopter . It was soon realised that a twin - engine design was needed and it was re - designed in 1969 with two Allison 250 - C14 turboshaft engines . A projected military version ( the A109B ) was not developed and the company concentrated on the eight - seat A109C version . The first of three prototypes made its maiden flight on 4 August 1971 . A protracted development then followed and the first production aircraft was not completed until April 1975 . Delivery of production machines started in early 1976 . The aircraft soon became a success and began to be used for roles other than as a light transport including as an air ambulance and search - and - rescue . In 1975 , Agusta returned again to the possibility of a military version and trials were carried out between 1976 and 1977 with five A109As fitted with Hughes Aircraft TOW missile s . Two military versions were then developed , one for light attack or close support and another for naval operations . Fuselages of A109 are made by PZL - Świdnik . In June 2006 the 500th fuselage was delivered by this manufacturer , marking 10 years of co - operation between the two companies . The sale of the Agusta A109 to the Belgian armed forces in 1988 gave rise to a bribery scandal when it was alleged the company had given the Belgian Socialist Party over 50 million Belgian franc s to secure the sale . This scandal led to the resignation and conviction of NATO Secretary General Willy Claes . The Agusta A109 was renamed the AW109 following the July 2000 merger of Finmeccanica S . p . A . and GKN plc ' s respective helicopter subsidiaries Agusta and Westland Helicopters to form AgustaWestland . In August 2008 , Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik broke the round - the - world speed record using a factory - standard AgustaWestland Grand , with a time of 11 days , 7 hours and 2 minutes . The A109S Grand is also the fastest helicopter from New York to Los Angeles . In July 2013 , the South African Air Force reported that 18 AW109s had effectively been grounded due to lack of money to keep them flying . They were occasionally activated but did not fly . The SAAF cited a slash in helicopter funds as the reason , with only 71 flight hours allocated to an operational fleet of about 20 AW109s . The helicopters may be reduced to flying VIPs rather than being operationally capable . South Africa is considering selling a number of AW109s , and may cease helicopter operations . Operators . Civilian and Government Operators . The AW109 is flown by a range of operators including private companies , military services , emergency services and air charter companies .
USS Freestone ( APA - 167 ) USS " Freestone " ( APA - 167 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas . World War II service . " Freestone " ( " APA - 167 " ) was launched 9 October 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp . , Portland , Oregon ; sponsored by Mrs . Arthur R . Ponto ; and commissioned 9 November 1944 , Captain C . L . Carpenter in command . Landing troops on Saipan and on Okinawa . " Freestone " arrived at Pearl Harbor 14 January 1945 with passengers and cargo from the U . S . West Coast , and 6 days later sailed to land troops from Pearl Harbor on Saipan . Moving on to Ulithi , " Freestone " loaded U . S . Marines and their equipment and sailed to Leyte for intensive training in preparation for the Okinawa landings . She sortied from Leyte Gulf 27 March , remained in the outer transport area during the assault on 1 April , then moved close inshore to land her men in one of the later waves of landing craft . Next day she splashed a lone enemy aircraft , and on 7 April she was underway with casualties for Guam . End - of - war operations . Continuing to San Francisco , California , " Freestone " arrived 11 May 1945 to embark soldiers and sailors for transportation to Manila , arriving 12 June . She voyaged to New Guinea to bring more soldiers to Manila , then sailed for the U . S . west coast with homeward bound servicemen . On two cruises to the western Pacific Ocean between 4 August and 23 December , she redeployed men and equipment in the Philippines and to Japan from various bases , returning from both cruises with servicemen eligible for discharge . Post - war decommissioning . On 14 February 1946 , she sailed from San Francisco for Norfolk , Virginia , where she was decommissioned 17 April 1946 , and transferred to the War Shipping Administration 2 days later . Military awards and honors . " Freestone " received one battle star for World War II service .
Ismail Fazil Pasha Ismail Fazil Pasha ( , 1856 ; Kandiye ( Heraklion ) - April 18 , 1921 ; Ankara ) was a general of the Ottoman Army , a politician , statesman of the Ottoman Empire and the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey . He married Zekiye Hatice Hanim , who was daughter of Mehmed Ali Pasha . They had two sons , Ali Fuat Cebesoy and Mehmet Ali Cebesoy .
Château Saint - Aubin The Château Saint - Aubin is a Bordeaux wine producer in Jau - Dignac - et - Loirac , Gironde , France . It is classified as a cru bourgeois in the Médoc appellation . The château is built on a magnificent site overlooking the Gironde estuary , about 70 kilometres north of Bordeaux . Since the 19th century it has been in the hands of the Saint - Aubin family .
Battle of Dominguez Rancho The Battle of Dominguez Rancho or The Battle of the Old Woman ' s Gun ( October 8 – 9 , 1846 ) was a military engagement of the Mexican – American War . The battle took place within Manuel Dominguez ' s Rancho San Pedro . Battle . Captain José Antonio Carrillo , leading fifty Californio Lancer troops , successfully held off an invasion of Pueblo de Los Angeles by some 200 United States Marines , under the command of US Navy Captain William Mervine , who was attempting to recapture the town after the Siege of Los Angeles . During the battle , four US Marines were killed and twelve were wounded . Ten US troops died of their wounds on Snake Island , Terminal Island , the following day . The Californios suffered no casualties . The dead were buried on a little island in San Pedro Bay called Isla de los Muertos , or more commonly called Deadman ' s Island . By strategically running horses across the dusty Dominguez hills in the area now known as Dominguez Hills and Carson , while transporting their single small cannon to various sites , Carrillo and his troops convinced the Americans they had encountered a large enemy force . Faced with heavy casualties and the superior horsemanship fighting skills displayed by the militia " Lancers " , the remaining Marines were forced to retreat to their ships berthed in San Pedro Bay .
320 Division ( Vietnam ) The 320th Division is a formation of the Vietnam People ' s Army . During the Vietnam War it was a well trained division of the North Vietnamese Army that operated in the DMZ area of South Vietnam . The division battled U . S . Marines in and around Đông Hà and Leatherneck Square . One of the major battles the unit was involved in was the Battle of Dai Do northeast of Đông Hà . This battle was costly to both sides . Today it is part of the 3rd Corps ( Vietnam People ' s Army ) .
Medieval Scenarios and Recreations " Medieval Scenarios and Recreations , Inc . " , known simply as MSR , is an educational non - profit Living History organization dedicated to the education , understanding and appreciation of the Middle Ages . The structure for this activity revolves around the Kingdom of Acre ( " pronounced AC - R " ) . Activities . MSR places special emphasis on the fairs and festivals they produce for the public . They create these events with the intention of recreating an experience for guests similar to that found by attendees of an actual medieval fair . Visitors enjoy a series of performances and demonstrations , can visit period merchants and artists , and are given a full palette of activities to enjoy . Archery , children ' s games , puppet shows , painting and activity booths are one type of activity , along with martial demonstrations of live steel medieval swordplay , combat " of peace " with wooden swords , and fencing demonstrations . MSR ' s fairs have traditionally feature their horse show , with barded heavy war horses and fully armored jousters breaking lances ( but not each other . ) They also create smaller , more frequent events for members and their guests which recreate the experience of attending a medieval feast or other activity . What Do Members Do ? MSR ' s Kingdom of Acre seeks to replicate nearly all aspects of medieval life . . . the lords and ladies , citizens and subjects of Acre enjoy period music , song and dance , historic research costume design , calligraphy , archery , medieval games , cooking , brewing and other varied medieval arts and crafts . Members are afforded the opportunity to seek their " roots " through heraldic research and those who have no roots in the crusade r period can always make them up .
William Allison White William Allison White VC TD ( 19 October 1894 – 13 September 1974 ) was an English 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 . He was 23 years old , and a temporary second lieutenant in the 38th Battalion , Machine Gun Corps , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 18 September 1918 at Gouzeaucourt , France , when the advance was held up by enemy machine - guns , Second Lieutenant White rushed a gun position single - handed , shot the three gunners and captured the gun . Later he attacked a gun position accompanied by two men , both of whom were immediately shot down . He went on alone to the gun , killing the team and capturing the gun . On a third occasion when the advance was again held up this officer collected a small party and rushed the position , inflicting heavy losses on the garrison . Subsequently he consolidated the position by the skilful use of captured enemy and his own machine - guns . The full citation was published in a supplement to the " London Gazette " of 12 November 1918 ( dated 15 November 1918 ) : In 1939 he was commissioned captain in the Royal Artillery , Territorial Army .
Elbit Hermes 900 The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 is an Israeli medium size multi - payload unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) designed for medium altitude long endurance ( MALE ) tactical missions . It has an endurance of over 30 hours , can fly at a maximum altitude of 30 , 000 feet , with a primary mission of reconnaissance , surveillance and communications relay . The Hermes 900 has a wingspan of 15 m and weighs 970 kg , with a payload capability of 300 kg .
Four Steps to Death Four Steps to Death is a historical novel by John Wilson , first published in 2005 . It is about the horrors and tragedies of the Battle of Stalingrad . The plot revolves around the lives of various characters involved in the battle on both sides of the conflict and shows how horrible war can be . Plot . " Four Steps to Death " is told mainly through Sergei Ilyich Andropov , a seventy - year - old police officer who has been called to investigate the case of two mysterious bodies found in the cellar of a building that is being excavated in the present - day Russian city of Volgograd . This discovery brings about a series of flashbacks to when Sergei was a child in Stalingrad , as Volgograd was then known . " Four Steps to Death " is the story of three individuals during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 . Vasily is a 17 - year - old patriotic machine gunner whose biggest dream is to become a hero of the Soviet Union by casting away the large Nazi army that has advanced all the way to his homeland . Vasily quickly becomes attached to a famous Russian sniper , a woman named Yelena Pavlova . Although he and his fellow comrades have pledged allegiance to their homeland , Vasily is soon confused at the lack of patriotism expressed by Yelena and many of the other troops . This makes Vasily think of home . At first he feels guilty about defying his government but good and evil become entangled and soon , Vasily cannot tell why they are at war in the first place . Conrad is an 18 - year - old patriotic German tank leader commanding his Panzer division through the Russian steppe and into Stalingrad ( which he believes will end the war ) . With the " Ivans " ( Russians ) defeated , Conrad believes that he and his older brother , Josef , will be able to come back home to Germany as war heroes and be able to celebrate Christmas with the mother . Their father was a WWI veteran and an Iron Cross recipient for bravery in the Battle of Verdun who recently died from his wounds . Although Conrad is proud of his father , he sometimes wishes that his father was still alive . As the story progresses , his dream of spending Christmas with his family in Germany slips further and further away . In the middle of the conflict is eight - year - old Sergei . He lives in Stalingrad in the cellar of his former apartment , scavenging among the ruins of his hometown while the Germans and Russians wage war on one another . Thousands of bodies litter the streets , and yet , Sergei is not bothered by any of this , being hardened by the horrors that he faces every day . He dreams of being a famous sniper one day and ridding his homeland of the " Fascists " . Nominations and reception . " Four Steps to Death " was nominated for the 2006 Sheila A . Egoff Children ’ s Literature Prize , the 2006 Geoffrey Bilson Award , the 2007 White Pine Award . The novel was recognized as a Society of School Librarians International Honor Book ( 2006 ) , and as a Manitoba Reader ' s Young Choice Award Honour Book . It was shortlisted for the Stellar Award , the Isinglass Award ( 2008 ) , and was starred in the CCBC Our Choice 2006
Tamkhosrau Tamkhosrau or Tamkhusro ( " strong Khosrau " , in Greek sources rendered as Ταμχοσρώ or Ταμχοσρόης , Tamchosroes ) , was a Sassanid Persian general active in the Roman – Persian Wars of the late 6th century . As his honorific name indicates , he was a highly regarded man among the Persians , and one of the chief generals of the shah Khosrau I ( r . 531 – 579 ) . Biography . Tamkhosrau first appears in early 575 . A one - year truce had been negotiated in 574 , interrupting the ongoing war ( since 572 ) between Persia and the East Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , while negotiations were taking place to conclude an even longer truce . While the Persians insisted on a five - year truce , the Roman emissaries refused to accept it and insisted on a three - year duration . In order to apply pressure on the Byzantines , the Persian general Mahbodh ordered Tamkhosrau to launch an attack . Tamkhosrau led a major raid that plundered the territory around Dara in northern Mesopotamia . A three - year truce was concluded soon after , in exchange for an annual payment of 30 , 000 gold " solidi " from the Byzantines . As a result of the truce , fighting was refocused to Persian Armenia ; there , the Byzantines had considerable success , driving off a large Persian invasion led by Khosrau himself , and securing much of the country . Negotiations for peace resumed , and seemed about to be concluded on terms slightly favoring the Byzantines in 577 , when Tamkhosrau led a series of expeditions into Armenia and defeated the East Roman general Justinian . Thereafter , the Persians abandoned the negotiations . Tamkhosrau remained in Armenia as the senior Persian commander in 578 . As his forces were numerically inferior to those of the Roman " magister militum Armeniae " Maurice , after feinting in the direction of Theodosiopolis , he led a surprise raid south and plundered the regions around Martyropolis and Amida . His decision , however , was criticized by the Persians as the result of inexperience , and he was recalled and replaced in his Armenian command by Varaz Vzur . By 581 , however , he had risen to the post of " marzban " , and commanded the Persian army in northern Mesopotamia . After another round of peace talks broke down , Tamkhosrau , along with Adarmahan , invaded Roman territory and headed for the town of Constantina . Maurice , who had been expecting and preparing for such an attack , met the Persians in battle outside the city in June 582 . The Persian army suffered a heavy defeat , and Tamkhosrau was killed .
Uvais II Sultan Awais Jalayir ( also written as Uvais or Uways or Oways ) was a Jalayirid ruler of Basra , in southern Iraq ( 1415 – 1421 ) , with his rule ending in 1421 with his death . He was the son of Shah Walad Jalayir . In 1415 , Sultan Awais Jalayir succeeded his brother Sultan Mahmud Jalayir as Jalayirid ruler . During his reign , he conducted two campaigns against the Black Sheep Turkmen in an attempt to recover Baghdad for the Jalayirids . While conducting the second campaign he was killed in battle . He was succeeded by another brother , Sultan Muhammad Jalayir .
Fort Bourtange Fort Bourtange is a star fort located in the village of Bourtange , Groningen , Netherlands . It was built in 1593 under the orders of William the Silent . Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen , which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years ' War . After experiencing its final battle in 1672 , the Fort continued to serve in the defensive network on the German border until it was finally given up in 1851 and converted into a village . Fort Bourtange currently serves as a historical museum . History . During the Eighty Years ' War , the Spaniards had control over Groningen and the road leading from there to Germany . William , the leader of the Netherlands , saw it necessary to break off communications between Groningen and Germany . He decided that it would be optimal to build a fortification on the Bourtange passage , which was the main road leading to Germany . The fort was completed in 1593 in the design of a star fort with a network of canals and lakes which were used as moats ( which were also constructed in the design of stars ) . At the time of its completion , the fort housed five garrisons . Soon after its construction , Spanish forces from Groningen besieged it , though the attack ended in failure . Fort Bourtange faced another battle in 1672 against invading Germans . After capturing 18 cities and towns in the northern Netherlands , they demanded that the Fort be surrendered . The fort ' s governor , Captain Protts , refused this demand , and the Germans replied with a frontal assault . Thanks to the surrounding marshes and the time - tested fort defenses , the invading army was repelled successfully . After its eventual secession and conversion into a village in 1851 , living conditions began to deteriorate . Over 100 years later in 1960 , the local government decided that to combat this growing problem the old Fort would be restored to its 1740 - 1750 appearance and made into a historical museum . This provided valuable tourism for the surrounding village . The Fort still remains a museum today .
15th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment The 15th Kansas Militia Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 15th Kansas Militia Infantry was called into service on October 9 , 1864 . It was disbanded on October 29 , 1864 . Detailed service . The unit was called into service to defend Kansas against Major General Sterling Price ' s raid . The regiment saw action at Byram ' s Ford , Big Blue , October 22 . Westport October 23 .
Phillip Meilinger Phillip S . Meilinger ( born in 1948 ) is a retired colonel of the USAF as well as a historian and analyst . He is a member of the Academic Advisory Panel of the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies . Before his retirement he was Dean of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies ( SAAS ) at the USAF ' s Air University in Montgomery , Alabama . He received a BS degree from the United States Air Force Academy , an Master of Arts degree from the University of Colorado , and obtained a PhD degree in military history from the University of Michigan . A command pilot , he has served as a C - 130 aircraft commander and instructor pilot in both Europe and the Pacific . After a tour at the Air Force Academy , he was assigned to the Doctrine Division of the Air Staff at the Pentagon . He has authored four books and scores of articles . Perhaps best known is his edited work , " The Paths of Heaven : The Evolution of Airpower Theory " ( 1997 ) . In an attempt to create debate and more reflection about the inherent characteristics of air power , in 1995 Dr Meiling wrote " Ten Propositions on Airpower " , a small and influential booklet advocating what he considers to be the air power equivalent of Principles of War . Among his many articles is : " Winged Defence : Answering the Critics of Airpower . " " Air Power Review " Vol . 5 No . 4 ( Winter 2002 ) , pp . 41 – 64 .
Nguyen Van Minh Nguyễn Văn Minh was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ) during the Vietnam War . Minh entered military service during the First Indochina War in 1950 as an airborne officer serving in the French colonial forces . In November 1960 , he supported a group of officers that staged an unsuccessful coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem . Minh was then dispatched to An Giang Province , in the Mekong Delta , and served as provincial chief until Diem ' s death in 1963 . The following year , he became deputy commander of the 21st ARVN Division in the IV Corps Tactical Zone . In 1965 Minh was promoted brigadier general and given command of the division . Upon the accidental death of the commander of III Corps , Lieutenant General Do Cao Tri during the Cambodian Incursion of 1970 , Minh was promoted and became corps commander . Although he had been an excellent divisional commander and was an able and energetic administrator , he was out of his depth when given an entire corps . In 1971 , he commanded his unit during the Battle of Snuol . Minh did manage to convince President Thieu that An Lộc , not Tây Ninh , was the major communist objective during the third phase of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive ( " Nguyễn Huệ Offensive " ) of 1972 . He successfully commanded his forces in the city ' s defense .
Buturlinovka ( air base ) Buturlinovka is an air base in Russia located 4 km south of the town of Buturlinovka . There are two small alert pads at either end of runway for 10 fighters . Google Earth images from 08 - 05 - 2011 still shows more than a dozen fighter aircraft . Units stationed at Buturlinovka include 186 ISHAP ( 186th Instructional Shturmovik Aviation Regiment ) flying 45 Su - 25 jet aircraft during the early 1990s . More recently it was home to the 899 ' Orsha ' Guards ShAP of the 16th Air Army , flying Su - 25 s , but that unit disbanded on 1 December 2009 , after which the airbase was left vacant . During 2011 the MiG - 29s from Kursk were temporarily based here for a period of circa one year , due to runway repairs at Kursk .