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Permanent Joint Board on Defense The Permanent Joint Board on Defense ( spelled Defence in Canadian English ) was established by Canada and the United States on August 17 , 1940 by joint announcement of President Franklin D . Roosevelt and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King at Ogdensburg , New York as the senior advisory body on continental military defence of North America . The board consists of both Canadian and American military and civilian representatives . The main purpose of the group is to provide policy - level consultation on bilateral defence matters . Periodically the board conducts studies and reports to the governments of the United States and Canada . The board , which is co - chaired by a Canadian and an American , meets semi - annually , alternating between either country .
USS Menhaden ( SP - 847 ) The first USS " Menhaden " ( SP - 847 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Menhaden " was built as a commercial tug of the same name in 1905 by C . W . Crockett at Pocomoke City , Maryland . In May 1917 , the U . S . Navy chartered her from her owner , E . Benson Dennis of Cape Charles , Virginia , for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Menhaden " ( SP - 847 ) on 21 May 1917 with Ensign Edwin T . George , USNRF , in command . Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk , Virginia , " Menhaden " provided tug and towing services and conducted harbor patrols in Hampton Roads for the rest of World War I and into 1919 . She also provided support to the 5th Naval Districts minesweepers . " Menhaden " was returned to Dennis on 12 March 1919 .
John Harrison ( VC 1857 ) John Harrison VC ( 24 January 1832 – 27 December 1865 ) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Early life . Harrison was born in Castleboro , County Wexford ; he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in 1850 . Details . Harrison was 25 years old , and a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy , ( Naval Brigade ) from HMS " Shannon " during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 November 1857 at Lucknow , India for which he and Nowell Salmon were awarded the VC : Later life . Harrison later achieved the rank of Boatswain ' s Mate in 1858 and left the navy in 1859 . He obtained a post in Customs and Excise but a wound sustained during the relief of Lucknow affected his health . He died unmarried at his home 5 Stafford Place , Westminster on 27 December 1865 and is buried at Brompton Cemetery , West London . The medal . Harrison ' s Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich , London . References . Listed in order of publication year
AFB Overberg AFB Overberg is an airbase of the South African Air Force and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre . It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria , Gauteng . The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base .
Franz Pöschl Franz Pöschl ( 2 November 1917 – 25 January 2011 ) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalleutnant in the Bundeswehr . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
USS Thistle ( 1862 ) The first USS " Thistle " was a Union Army steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War . " Thistle " was placed in service and used by the Union Navy as a tugboat and , when the opportunity presented itself , as a gunship , in the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America . Civil War operations . Transfer of " Thistle " from the Army to the Navy . " Thistle " — formerly the Army tug " Spiteful " — was transferred by the War Department to the Union Navy on 1 October 1862 . Assigned to the Mississippi Squadron as a tug and recon vessel . " Thistle " deployed with the Mississippi Squadron as a tug and reconnaissance vessel in October 1862 and participated in the capture of Fort Hindman , Arkansas Port , Arkansas , on 11 January 1863 . From 14 to 27 March , she took part in an expedition in the Steele ' s Bayou Expedition in Mississippi , attempting to find an entrance into the Yazoo River , Mississippi , and a rear approach to the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg , Mississippi . After the expedition failed , " Thistle " rejoined the squadron in the Mississippi River . There , she performed dispatch and reconnaissance duty for the remainder of the war . Post - war decommissioning and sale . " Thistle " was decommissioned at Mound City , Illinois . , on 12 August 1865 and was sold at public auction there on 17 August to J . T . Haight .
State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross The State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross ( SDSC ) is a ribbon bestowed upon those who go above the call of duty in service to the State of Maryland . Former or current members of the Maryland National Guard and former or retired members of the military are eligible to receive the reward , which can be bestowed in honor of one major event or a series of events reflecting meritorious service . s not restricted to any specific period of time . The function of the award was expanded in 2010 , when it was modified to also serve to honor active members of the Maryland National Guard who - on or off duty - demonstrate remarkable , voluntary acts of heroism which place the member in personal danger and which go above and beyond the call of duty . The medal is marked with a valor device to indicate this usage .
Floyd Gibbons Floyd Phillips Gibbons ( 1887 – September 1939 ) was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I . One of radio ' s first news reporters and commentators , he was famous for a fast - talking delivery style . Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke . Gibbons started with the Tribune in 1907 . He became well known for covering the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916 , and for reporting on the 1917 torpedoing of the British ship Laconia , on which he was a passenger . As a World War I correspondent at the Battle of Belleau Wood , France , Gibbons lost an eye after being hit by German gunfire while attempting to rescue an American soldier . In August 1918 , Gibbons was given France ' s greatest honor , the Croix de Guerre with Palm , for his valor on the field of battle . On June 21 , 1941 , Marine Corps League State Commandant Roland L . Young posthumously awarded Gibbons a gold medal , making him an honorary member of the Marine Corps . It was the first such civilian honor ever made in the history of the Marine Corps League . In the 1920s and 1930s , Gibbons was widely known as a radio commentator and narrator of newsreels , for which he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . He also narrated Vitaphone ' s " Your True Adventures " series of short films , which began as a radio program in which Gibbons paid twenty - five dollars for the best story submitted by a listener . In 1927 he wrote a biography of the Red Baron called " The Red Knight of Germany " . He also wrote the speculative fiction novel " The Red Napoleon " in 1929 . Gibbons was the narrator for the documentary film " With Byrd at the South Pole " ( 1930 ) . In 1929 , he had his own half - hour radio program heard Wednesday nights on the NBC Red Network at 10 : 30 . Competition from Paul Whiteman ' s show on CBS Radio , however , brought Gibbons ' show to an end by March 1930 . When Gibbons suggested that Frank Buck write about Buck ' s animal collecting adventures , Buck collaborated with Edward Anthony on " Bring ' Em Back Alive " which became a bestseller in 1930 . Gibbons died of a heart attack in September 1939 at his farm in Pennsylvania . In 1953 Gibbons ' brother Edward published a biography of Floyd titled " Floyd Gibbons - Your Headline Hunter " . In " The Floyd Gibbons Story " , a 1962 episode of " The Untouchables " , Gibbons was portrayed by Scott Brady .
27th Machine - Gun Battalion ( New Zealand ) The 27th Machine - Gun Battalion was a unit of the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War . It served in the Greek Campaign , Western Desert Campaign , Tunisian Campaign , Italian Campaign and after the war took part in the Occupation of Japan . It was one of two New Zealand formations that served overseas longer than any other unit in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force . The battalion was also one of the New Zealand units that supplied men for the Long Range Desert Group . History . The 27th Machine - Gun Battalion was one of the first units of the 2nd New Zealand Division to go into action in the Greek Campaign in April 1941 . It took part in all the battles during the withdrawal to the Peloponnese , including the rearguard actions in the battle of Vevi and the battle of Mount Olympus . The battalion together with the rest of the division was withdrawn to Crete and took part in the battle of Crete during the German invasion , fighting at Maleme and Galatas . After Crete , the battalion served in the Western Desert Campaign , in Operation Crusader in 1941 and the Second battle of El Alamein , and the pursuit of the Axis forces to Tunisia where it took part in the Tunisian Campaign . Notable was the flanking manoeuvre around the Mareth Line . The battalion was next in action during the Italian Campaign during which its Vickers machine gun s fired nearly nine million rounds of ammunition . It was one of the first New Zealand units to cross the Sangro River and early in 1945 , was converted to an Infantry battalion and fought in the crossing of the Sillaro River and at the Gaiana Canal , ending the war with the capture of Trieste . It was then transferred to the Far East and served with the New Zealand occupation forces in Japan . On 7 August 1947 27 Battalion changed its name to 3 Battalion New Zealand Regiment .
Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha Nevşehir li Damat Ibrahim Pasha ( 1666 – October 16 , 1730 ) served as Grand Vizier for Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip period . He was also the head of a ruling family which had great influence in the court of Ahmed III . The epithet " Nevşehirli " ( meaning " from Nevşehir " ) is used to distinguish this Grand Vizier from another , Damat Ibrahim Pasha ( died 1601 ) . Biography . The abilities of Ibrahim , who directed the government from 1718 to 1730 , preserved an unusual internal peace in the empire , though the frontier provinces were often the scenes of disorder and revolt . This was repeatedly the case in Egypt and Arabia , and still more frequently in the districts northward and eastward of the Black Sea , especially among the fierce Noghai tribes of the Kuban . The state of the countries between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea was rendered still more unstable by the rival claims of Russia and the Porte ; it was difficult to define a boundary between the two empires in pursuance of the partition treaty of 1723 . The Tulip period , called " Lâle Devri " ( the Tulip epoch ) was a time of extravagant garden parties and sumptuous entertainment . In 1730 , when Tahmasp II of Persia attacked Ottoman possessions , the empire ' s leadership was caught unprepared . Infuriated by the Ibrahim Pasha ' s apparent indifference to state affairs and by the sultan ’ s life of inordinate luxury — ‘ which was rendered the more distasteful to his subjects by its faintly European flavor ’ — and by his hesitation in taking up the Persian challenge , the people and troops in Istanbul revolted . They were led by Patrona Halil , an ex - Janissary from Albania . Ahmed III sacrificed Ibrahim and other viziers to the mob in order to save himself . Letter of Farrukhsiyar . The Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar , a grandson of Aurangzeb , is also known to have sent a letter to the Ottomans which was received by the Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha , providing a graphic description informing him of the efforts of the Mughal commander Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha against the Rajput and Maratha rebellion . Marriage and children . Ibrahim Pasha was married to the daughter of the sultan , Princess Fatma , in 1717 when the Princess was fourteen years old and Ibrahim was fifty years old . This marriage into the Ottoman dynasty earned him the epithet " Damat " ( Turkish : " bridesgroom , son - in - law " ) They had two children . References . Alderson , A . D . " The Structure of the Ottoman Dynasty " . Greenwood Press : Westport , Connecticut . 1982
Ewyas Harold Castle Ewyas Harold Castle was a castle in the village of Ewyas Harold in Herefordshire , England . The first castle on the site is believed to be one of the very few which were built before the Norman conquest under the Saxons , probably in 1048 , on the site of an earlier fortification , possibly by Osbern Pentecost . It was a motte and bailey castle overlooking the Dulas Brook . In 1052 the original castle was destroyed either on the orders of Earl Godwin or by the Welsh in a raid . Following the Norman conquest and invasion of the area the castle was rebuilt by William Fitz Osbern , Earl of Hereford . In 1086 , the Domesday Book recorded : In the jurisdiction of the castle of Ewyas Harold , Roger holds of Henry three churches and a priest and of land and they render two sesters of honey . In the castle he has two messuages . In 1100 a priory was founded within the bailey of the castle . The castle fell into partial decay until the early 15th century . It was then in the possession of William Beauchamp , Lord Abergavenny , who refortified it in the face of the threat from Owain Glyndŵr . There is no record of it being attacked at this time . Owain and his various forces focused their attention on strategies and opportunities elsewhere . Subsequently it then fell into ruin again by 1645 . , and today only earthworks remain on the edge of the village to mark where it once stood . External links . The official record of the castle
USS Kete ( SS - 369 ) USS " Kete " ( SS - 369 ) , a " Balao " - class submarine , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the kete , the foureye butterflyfish " Chaetodon capistratus " . Her keel was laid down by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc , Wisconsin . She was launched on 9 April 1944 sponsored by Mrs . E . S . Hutchinson , and commissioned on 31 July with Commander R . L . Rutter in command . Departing Manitowoc 20 August , " Kete " sailed via New Orleans , Louisiana , to Panama . Arriving 5 September , she trained with SubRon 3 until 28 September ; then the new submarine sailed to Pearl Harbor , arriving 15 October , and steamed westward on 31 October for her first war patrol . She topped off her fuel at Midway Island on 4 November and reached her assigned patrol area in the East China Sea on 15 November in company with . Harassed by heavy weather and nonfunctioning bow planes , she sailed 19 November for Saipan , where she arrived 24 November . She departed Saipan with on 24 December and resumed her war patrol north of Okinawa four days later . Despite prolonged periods of heavy weather , she made lifeguard patrols off the central Ryukyu Islands from 1 January to 27 January 1945 searching for American fliers downed during air strikes on the Ryukyu Islands . After gathering vital weather data , she sailed to Guam and arrived 30 January for refit . With Lieutenant Commander Edward Ackerman in command , " Kete " cleared Guam on 1 March for her second war patrol . Assigned to waters surrounding the Nansei Shoto Chain , she resumed lifeguard duty and gathered weather data for the forthcoming invasion of Okinawa . While patrolling west of Tokara Retto on the night of 9 March and 10 March , she surprised an enemy convoy and torpedoed three marus totaling 6881 tons . During the night of 14 March , she attacked a cable - laying ship . With only three torpedoes remaining , she was ordered to depart the area 20 March , refuel at Midway Island , and proceed to Pearl Harbor for refit . " Kete " acknowledged these orders 19 March ; and , while steaming eastward the following day , she sent in a weather report from a position south of Colnett Strait . She was neither seen nor heard from again . She was scheduled to arrive Midway by 31 March ; when repeated attempts to contact her by radio failed she was reported as presumed lost on 16 April . Circumstances surrounding her loss remain a mystery . The cause could have been an operational malfunction , a mine explosion , or enemy action . " Kete " received one battle star for World War II service .
71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade The 71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade is a unit of the Texas Army National Guard located at 4255 IH 35 North , San Antonio , TX 78219 . The formation traces its history to the 71st Infantry Brigade of the 36th Division in World War I , when it had the 141st and 142nd Infantry Regiments assigned . During the Cold War the 71st Airborne Brigade was active within the TX ARNG .
Saito Tomonobu During the expedition into the Kantō region , and the Invasion of Etchu , he indeed made quite a name for himself . Other than being a grand warrior , it is known that in administration skills , he was very gifted . Uesugi Kenshin placed him in a high place of trust . Serving under Uesugi Kagekatsu , after the death of his previous lord , Kenshin . Pushing back many attacks from that of the Oda .
Marcus Nonius Macrinus Marcus Nonius Macrinus was a Roman general and statesman fl . 161 AD in the era of Emperor Marcus Aurelius . He served as Consul ( suffectus ) in 154 , and several terms as proconsul thereafter . According to the inscriptions on his tomb , he was originally from Brescia . During his lifetime , he served not only as an adviser to Marcus Aurelius , but also as proconsul of the Roman province of Asia . In October 2008 his tomb was discovered by archaeologists on the banks of the river Tiber , near the Via Flaminia north of Rome . Four years after its discovery , in December 2012 , the tomb is being reburied due to lack of funds for reconstruction . It is hoped that this is a temporary measure , to preserve the fragile marble . Macrinus ' life was one of the inspirations for Russell Crowe ' s character Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 feature film " Gladiator " . However , while both Marcus Nonius Macrinus and the fictitious Maximus Decimus Meridius are placed in the same time period and share similarities such as being liked and well known to Emperor Marcus Aurelius , Marcus Nonius Macrinus went on to enjoy a successful career and died a wealthy man . In the movie , Maximus Decimus Meridius is portrayed with having a much different later life , losing his family and being sold into slavery .
Richard Dunleavy Admiral Richard Michael Dunleavy ( born 1933 ) is a retired US naval officer . He retired as a two - star Rear Admiral in 1993 after being demoted from the rank of three - star Vice Admiral as a result of the Tailhook scandal . Dunleavy attended Basic Naval Aviation Observer ( BNAO ) School at NAS Pensacola , Florida followed by advanced training at NAS Glynco , Georgia , after which he was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer ( NAO ) . His first Fleet assignment was as a bombardier / navigator in the A - 3 Skywarrior at NAS Sanford , Florida , followed by later transition to the A - 5 Vigilante . He then became a reconnaissance attack navigator in the RA - 5C Vigilante and was redesignated a Naval Flight Officer ( NFO ) with the establishment of the NFO speciality in 1966 . Selected for transition to the A - 6 Intruder attack aircraft , he subsequently became a bombardier / navigator in that aircraft at NAS Oceana , Virginia , later commanding an Atlantic Fleet A - 6 squadron based there , Attack Squadron 176 ( VA - 176 ) . This was subsequently followed by command of the Pacific Fleet ' s A - 6 fleet replacement squadron ( FRS ) , Attack Squadron 128 ( VA - 128 ) at NAS Whidbey Island , Washington . Following command of a deep draft replenishment vessel , Dunleavy was selected as the first Naval Flight Officer ( NFO ) to command an aircraft carrier , serving as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier " USS Coral Sea ( CV - 43 ) " ( as a Captain ) . While commanding the " Coral Sea " he participated in the Iranian Hostage Crisis rescue attempt of April 1980 while patrolling in Gonzo Station , near Iran . Dunleavy was extremely well liked by those who served under him , and has been given much credit by his subordinates for boosting morale while commanding the " Coral Sea " . , As a Flag Officer , he also served as Commander , U . S . Naval Forces , Philippines and As Commander , Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet , and as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare ( OP - 05 ) . In the 2008 presidential election he was among the 300 General s and Admirals who enthusiastically endorsed John McCain for president . This was in contrast to Colin Powell , who endorsed Barack Obama .
Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges ( consul 265 BC ) Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges ( died 265 BC ) , an otherwise obscure Roman consul in 265 BC , was the son of Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges and father of " the " Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus . Gurges was slain while engaged in quelling some disturbances at Vulsinii in Etruria ( Cassius Dio , X . 42 ) . His son , Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus , was elected consul several times , was censor , and was twice dictator in 221 and 217 BC . He also had a daughter , whose daughter was married to Tiberius Otacilius Crassus and had children with him .
Johann Veith Johann Veith was an Obersturmführer ( First Lieutenant ) in the Waffen SS during World War II . He was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross for recognition of his extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . The Knight ' s Cross award was given out by Nazi Germany posthumously for Veith ' s actions at the start of the Battle of the Bulge while in command of the 3rd Company , 2nd SS Panzer Regiment Das Reich .
USS Snark ( SP - 1291 ) USS " Snark " ( SP - 1291 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Snark " was built in 1917 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol , Rhode Island , as a private motorboat for Carl Tucker of New York City , one of nine 62 - foot 4 - inch ( 19 - meter ) motorboats the company built for private owners specifically for use as patrol boats in time of war . Accordingly , the U . S . Navy acquired " Snark " under a free lease from Tucker in 1917 for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Snark " ( SP - 1291 ) on 30 August 1917 . Assigned to the 5th Naval District , " Snark " carried out patrol duties for the rest of World War I and until March 1919 . " Snark " was stricken from the Navy List on 29 March 1919 and was returned to Tucker the same day .
Czechoslovak Legion ( 1939 ) Czechoslovak Legion of 1939 was formed in Second Polish Republic after Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939 . While about 4 , 000 Czechs and Slovaks joined the French Foreign Legion , about a 1 , 000 chose to go to Poland , which looked likely to be involved in hostilities with Germany in the near future , and which gave permission for a formation of a dedicated Czechoslovak unit , in tradition of the First World War Czechoslovak Legions . The Legion had a strength of about 700 soldiers , under the command of Lieutenant - Colonel Ludvík Svoboda ; about 200 flying personnel were instead assigned to a " Czechoslovak Reconnaissance Squadron " . The ground Legion was however not fully formed by the time of German invasion of Poland on 1 September . Most of the soldiers were eventually interned by the invading Soviets on 17 September , while others crossed the Polish - Romanian border and were interned in Romania . The Reconnaissance Squadron was involved in the fight in the air alongside the Polish Air Force , although primarily in the reconnaissance role , as the aircraft they received from Poland ( Potez XXV , RWD - 8 and PWS - 26 ) , were mostly obsolete in air combat .