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Siege of Tortosa ( 1810 ) The Siege of Tortosa ( 16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811 ) pitted an Imperial French army under Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet against the Spanish defenders of Tortosa led by General Lilli , Conde de Alacha . The siege progressed swiftly and Alacha surrendered on 2 January 1811 . Tortosa is a city that lies on the Ebro River about southwest of Tarragona . The action took place during the Peninsular War , part of the Napoleonic Wars . Colonel Rouelle was employed at the siege of Tortosa , where he defeated two sorties by the besieged on the December 24 and December 28 , 1810 . These two feats were mentioned in dispatches .
No . 138 Expeditionary Air Wing ( United Kingdom ) No . 138 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF specialises in the Fighter & Ground Attack role and is currently based at RAF Marham . No . 138 Wing fought with the Second Tactical Air Force in North - West Europe after D - Day . Re - formed on 1 April 2006 as an EAW , the Wing is led by the Station Commander of RAF Marham , supported by his Station management team . The deployable elements of the RAF Marham form the core of the EAW , reinforced by assigned Capability - based Module Readiness System ( CMRS ) personnel and elements of the Air Combat Support Units ( ACSUs ) . EAWs enable the RAF to train as cohesive units of Air Power which are prepared and capable of transitioning quickly from peacetime structures and deploying swiftly on operations .
Arun Prakash Arun Prakash PVSM , AVSM , VrC , VSM ( born October 1944 ) , served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy and Chairman , Chiefs of Staff Committee from 31 July 2004 to 31 October 2006 . He is one of India ' s most decorated naval officers . Early life and education . Prakash grew up in the Kashmir Valley , where his father rose to be a District Commissioner of Leh . Arun Prakash graduated from the Indian Air Force Test Pilots School in 1976 , the Defence Services Staff College in 1979 , and the U . S . Naval War College in 1990 . Career . Joining the Indian Navy , Prakash specialized in naval aviation , qualifying as a pilot in the Sea Hawk jet fighter , flying from the deck of the aircraft carrier INS " Vikrant " in 1968 . His assignments in naval aviation included flying Islander aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 550 , Vampire and Kiran aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 551 , and Seahawk and Sea Harrier aircraft with Indian Navy Air Squadron 300 . In the 1971 Indo - Pakistan War , Lieutenant Prakash flew Hawker Hunter aircraft for the 20th Squadron Lightnings . For his gallantry in air action over West Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir , he received the Vir Chakra . In 1976 , he flew the Super Constellation for maritime air reconnaissance with Indian Navy Air Squadron 312 . In 1983 , while in command of Indian Navy Air Squadron 300 , he supervised the training of Indian Navy crew members in the United Kingdom for the Sea Harrier and ferried the newly acquired aircraft back to India . He commanded two Air Squadrons and the naval air station INS " Hansa " . In his aviation assignments , he logged more than 2 , 500 hours in the air in single and multi - engined , shore - based and carrier - based aircraft . As a junior officer , he served afloat in the aircraft carrier INS " Vikrant " , INS " Kirpan " , and INS " Delhi " . He commanded the missile boat INS " Chatak " , the training frigate INS Beas , the antisubmarine warfare frigate INS Vindhyagiri , and the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant . Flag officer . Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1993 , he served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff ( Air ) and Assistant Chief of Personnel . As a Vice Admiral , he was Commandant of the National Defence Academy in 1997 - 1999 , and Chief of Naval Personnel at Naval Headquarters in 1999 - 2001 . In October 2001 , he became the first commander - in - chief of the newly established Andaman and Nicobar Command . Then , on 31 December 2002 , he became Flag Officer Commanding - in - Chief of the Western Naval Command . Following this assignment , he became Vice Chief of Naval Staff for a brief period before being promoted to Admiral and becoming the 20th Chief of Naval Staff , Indian Navy , on 31 July 2004 . Prakash retired as Chief of Naval Staff in October 2006 . While serving as Chief of Naval Staff , Prakash played an important role in renewing the Indian Navy ' s relationships with the United States Navy and in developing a vision of India ' s maritime strategy .
Santa María - class frigate The " Santa Maria " class of frigate s are the Spanish Navy ' s designation for six locally - built warships based on the United States " Oliver Hazard Perry " - class frigates . Built in two batches , the second batch units ( F - 85 & 86 ) received some improvements , such as an improved combat - data system , updated SPS - 49 and SQR - 19 sets , and a new Meroka mount . The Mk92 Mod 6 CORT replaced the previous Mod 4 , providing better capabilities against sea skimming missiles . The electronic warfare suite was also updated . Spanish ships have a slightly bigger beam and were built with a greater weight reserve for future improvements . Other changes , from the basic model , include Meroka replacing Phanlanx and a RAN - 12L air search radar to provide low horizon coverage against sea skimmers cueing the Meroka CIWS mount . The Nettunel EW suite ( based on the Italian Nettuno built in Spain ) replaced the SLQ - 32 system fitted aboard US ships . The class is currently receiving a mid - life update ( MLU ) , including a new EW suite , improved combat - data system , an upgrade of the Mk92 FCS , new electrical generators , the removal of the SQR - 19 TACTASS towed array and habitability improvements . Four ships have already been modernized . Units of class . All are homeported in Rota , Spain .
William Hall Gage Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage GCB GCH ( 2 October 1777 – 4 January 1864 ) was Second Sea Lord in the British Navy . Naval career . Born the third son of General Thomas Gage , Gage joined the Royal Navy in 1789 . In 1797 he was given command of the frigate HMS " Terpsichore " and sailed in the Mediterranean to conduct the Siege of Malta . He took command of HMS " Uranie " in 1801 , HMS " Thetis " in 1805 and HMS " Indus " in 1813 . Promoted Rear Admiral in 1821 he was appointed Commander - in - Chief of the East Indies Station in 1825 . He became Commander - in - Chief in the Downs in 1833 . Promoted Vice - Admiral in 1837 , he became Commander - in - Chief in Lisbon later that year . He served as Second Naval Lord from 1841 to 1846 and then became Commander - in - Chief , Plymouth from 1848 to 1851 . He had to contain an outbreak of cholera on an American ship passing through Plymouth Sound in 1849 . " Gage Cape " , a rocky promontory at the eastern edge of Ross Island near Antarctica , was named after him by Sir James Clark Ross , and Gage Street , a short one way commercial street in Central , Hong Kong . A marble memorial to him was erected at St Peter ' s Church , Thurston , Suffolk . Gage Roads the sea channel in the Indian Ocean offshore from Fremantle , Western Australia is also named after him . Cricket . Gage ' s grandfather was a cousin of Sir William Gage , 7th Baronet who was a noted patron of Sussex cricket in the first half of the 18th century . Gage himself was involved in cricket and is recorded playing in two matches for the Montpelier and Kennington team in 1796 and in a first - class match in 1802 . He had only one innings in that match and scored 15 not out .
Nguyen Viet Thanh Lieutenant General Nguyễn Viết Thanh ( 1931 – 1970 ) was born in Long An , Vietnam . General Thanh served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ) and was a Commander of the IV Corps from 1968 to 1970 . In May 1970 , General Thanh was killed in action in Cambodia when his helicopter collided with a U . S . Cobra .
USS Barbican ( ACM - 5 ) USS " Barbican " ( ACM - 5 ) was a in the United States Navy . " Barbican " was constructed as the Army Mine planter USAMP " Col . George Armistead " ( MP - 3 ) by the Marietta Manufacturing Co . at Point Pleasant , West Virginia and delivered to the U . S . Army in December 1942 . The ship was acquired by the U . S . Navy from the Army Coast Artillery at Charleston , South Carolina , on 6 January 1945 ; renamed " Barbican " and designated an auxiliary minelayer , ACM - 5 , on 19 January 1945 ; converted for naval service by the Charleston Navy Yard ; and placed in commission there on 24 March 1945 , Lt . Comdr . Alexander Anderson , Jr . , in command . Service history . U . S . Navy . Following shakedown training out of Charleston , South Carolina , between 31 March and 24 April , " Barbican " arrived in the Pacific late in the summer of 1945 too late to participate in the war against Japan . In fact , " Barbican " did not depart Pearl Harbor and head for the western Pacific until 17 August , two days after the Japanese capitulation ended hostilities . On her way west , the auxiliary minelayer made one stop at Midway Island before arriving at Saipan in the Marianas on 20 September . There , she reported for duty with the Commander , Minecraft , Pacific Fleet . For a little more than a month , she served as tender and flagship for a squadron of motor minesweepers ( YMS ) , performing those duties both at Saipan and at Okinawa . Late in October , the ship moved from Okinawa to Sasebo , where she took part in the postwar occupation of Japan . That assignment lasted until 24 February 1946 , when she headed back to the United States reporting to the Commandant , 12th Naval District , late in April 1946 for duty pending inactivation . " Barbican " was placed out of commission at San Francisco , on 12 June 1946 and was transferred simultaneously to the U . S . Coast Guard . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946 . U . S . Coast Guard . The ship entered service with the Coast Guard in 1947 as the fourth tender named " Ivy " ( WLB / WAGL - 329 ) and stationed at Miami , Florida tending aids to navigation and assisting in search and rescue or law enforcement when needed . On 29 June 1951 " Ivy " transferred to Portland , Oregon for the remainder of her Coast Guard service . " Ivy " decommissioned on 26 November 1969 . The vessel was then acquired by Foss Maritime and renamed as the " Agnes Foss " , the second ex Army mine planter of the name " Col . George Armistead " to be operated by Foss as " Agnes Foss " .
FRUMEL Fleet Radio Unit , Melbourne ( FRUMEL ) is a United States - Australian - British signals intelligence unit , founded in Melbourne , Australia during World War II . It was one of two major Allied signals intelligence units , called Fleet Radio Unit s , in the Pacific theatres , the other being FRUPAC ( also known as Station HYPO ) , in Hawaii . FRUMEL was an inter - navy organisation , subordinate to the Commander of the United States Seventh Fleet , while the separate Central Bureau in Melbourne ( later Brisbane ) was attached to the Allied South West Pacific Area command headquarters . FRUMEL was established at the Monterey Apartments in Queens Road , in early 1942 , and was made up of three main groups . First was Lieutenant Rudolph J . ( Rudi ) Fabian ' s 75 - man codebreaker unit , previously based at the United States Navy ' s Station CAST in the Philippines before being evacuated by submarine on 8 April 1942 . The second was Commander Eric Nave ' s small Royal Australian Navy - supported cryptography unit , which had moved to the Monterey Apartments from Victoria Barracks in February 1942 . Nave ' s unit was made up of a core of naval personnel , heavily assisted by university academics and graduates specialising in linguistics and mathematics . These included Arthur Dale Trendall , Athanasius Treweek , Eric Barnes , Jack Davies and Ronald Bond . The third group was a trio of British Foreign Office linguists ( Henry Archer , Arthur Cooper and Hubert Graves ) , and Royal Navy support staff , evacuated from Singapore , particularly from the Far East Combined Bureau ( FECB ) there . IBM ( punched - card ) equipment was obtained in 1942 to replace that left behind in Manila Bay on leaving Corregidor . Nave and Fabian had a difficult relationship , and Nave eventually joined the Army ’ s Central Bureau at Brisbane . According to Jenkins : Fabian wasted no time in getting rid of the civilian supernumaries at Monterey , many of them British service wives who had been evacuated from Singapore . He also squeezed out the British diplomatic corps types like Cooper and Archer . Eventually he seems to have succeeded in ousting Nave , who went to Central Bureau , the joint Australian - US Army codebreaking unit in Brisbane . Men like Jamieson ( A . B . Jamieson , Nave ’ s second recruit ) and ( Athanasius ) Treweek , who had cordial relations with the Americans , remained with FRUMEL throughout the war . Fabian or his deputy John Lietweller were always in the office , 24 hours a day . Fabian was “ a highly professional officer with an air of authority and a hint of Central European sophistication ” although he was born in Butte , Montana in 1908 . But he “ regarded co - operation with anyone who was not in the US Navy or under its command as poor security ” . One senior British officer said the atmosphere at FRUMEL was “ What is yours is mine , and what is mine is my own ” , and Fabian ( backed by Redman ) was not interested in any exchange of material with the Army ’ s Central Bureau . Intercept Stations . The major ( naval ) Intercept Stations which carried out intercept and D / F ( direction finding ) but not cryptographic work were :
Martin O . May Martin O . May ( April 18 , 1922 – April 21 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Born and raised in Phillipsburg , New Jersey , May graduated from Phillipsburg High School in the class of 1941 . May joined the Army from Phillipsburg in November 1942 , and by April 19 , 1945 was serving as a private first class in the 307th Infantry Regiment , 77th Infantry Division . On that day and the next two days , at legusuku - Yama on Ie Shima in the Ryukyu Islands , he manned his machine gun despite intense Japan ese fire . He repeatedly refused to withdraw , even after being seriously wounded , and held his ground until being killed . For these actions , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on January 25 , 1946 . May , aged 23 at his death , was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu , Hawaii . Medal of Honor citation . Private First Class May ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : He gallantly maintained a 3 - day stand in the face of terrible odds when American troops fought for possession of the rugged slopes of legusuku - Yama on Ie Shima , Ryukyu Islands . After placing his heavy machinegun in an advantageous yet vulnerable position on a ridge to support riflemen , he became the target of fierce mortar and small arms fire from counterattacking Japanese . He repulsed this assault by sweeping the enemy with accurate bursts while explosions and ricocheting bullets threw blinding dust and dirt about him . He broke up a second counterattack by hurling grenades into the midst of the enemy forces , and then refused to withdraw , volunteering to maintain his post and cover the movement of American riflemen as they reorganized to meet any further hostile action . The major effort of the enemy did not develop until the morning of 21 April . It found Pfc . May still supporting the rifle company in the face of devastating rifle , machinegun , and mortar fire . While many of the friendly troops about him became casualties , he continued to fire his machinegun until he was severely wounded and his gun rendered useless by the burst of a mortar shell . Refusing to withdraw from the violent action , he blasted fanatical Japanese troops with hand grenades until wounded again , this time mortally . By his intrepidity and the extreme tenacity with which he held firm until death against overwhelming forces , Pfc . May killed at least 16 Japanese , was largely responsible for maintaining the American lines , and inspired his comrades to efforts which later resulted in complete victory and seizure of the mountain stronghold .
General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic ( ) is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces . It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic . The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Azerbaijan , who is the supreme commander - in - chief of the armed forces . The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Najmaddin Sadigov .
USS Iris ( 1847 ) The first USS " Iris " was a wooden steamship in the United States Navy during the Mexican - American War . Propelled by radial paddle wheels , " Iris " was built at New York in 1847 and purchased there by the Navy in the same year . She commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 25 October 1847 , Commander Stephen B . Wilson in command . The next day " Iris " departed New York Harbor for Veracruz , Mexico , where she arrived on 11 December . With the exception of a brief visit to Mobile , Alabama in February 1848 and a voyage to Pensacola , Florida in September , " Iris " remained on duty in the vicinity of Vera Cruz for the next year . During the closing months of the Mexican - American War , she assisted in maintaining the blockade of the coast of Mexico and protected the Army ' s water communications . Thereafter she vigilantly protected United States interests in that volatile area lest trouble break out anew . " Iris " departed Vera Cruz on 8 November and arrived Norfolk , Virginia 16 December . She decommissioned there on 16 December 1848 and was sold soon thereafter . She was documented as carrying the name " Osprey " on 9 March 1849 . The ship was destroyed by fire at Kingston , Jamaica on 18 April 1856 .
Robert L . Rasmussen Robert L . “ Bob ” Rasmussen ( born May 26 , 1930 in Rio Vista , California ) , is a noted military artist ; a retired Captain of the United States Navy ; a former career naval aviator , primarily in the F - 8 Crusader ; a former member of the U . S . Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron , the Blue Angels , and Director of the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola , Florida . His Vietnam war experiences , including surviving the fire aboard " USS Oriskany " , have been documented in several books . A prolific artist , Rasmussen has created hundreds of Naval Aviation paintings in watercolor , oil and acrylic . His bronze sculptures include the design of the Spirit of Naval Aviation , displayed at the front entrance of the National Museum of Naval Aviation , Pensacola , Florida , the Alan Shepard memorial heroic figure at the Astronaut Hall of Fame , and the World War II and Korean War memorials in Pensacola , Florida . His works have been displayed around the country , including the National Air and Space Museum in Washington , D . C . , the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola , Florida , and the NASA Museum at Cape Canaveral , Florida . Rasmussen is the recipient of the R . G . Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art , was inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor in 2008 , and was awarded the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award on 24 September 2009 .
2nd Parachute Corps ( Germany ) The II Fallschirmkorps ( 2nd Parachute Corps ) was created in 1943 from Division Meindl an experienced division on the Eastern Front . In the wake of this new Corps , the 3rd and 5th Fallschirmjäger division were raised and attached to the Corps . A year later the Corps was almost completely annihilated while fighting in the Falaise Pocket during the Battle for Normandy . The II Fallschirmkorps was later refitted with replacement troops provided by Fallschirm - Jäger - Ersatz - Battalion 2 and send to aid the 1st Fallschirm - Armee until their surrender to the Allies in 1945 . Under the command of the Werner E . Kranz . Organization . September 1944
2 / 1st Nottinghamshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery The 2 / 1st Nottinghamshire Battery , Royal Horse Artillery ( Territorial Force ) was a TF horse artillery unit of the British Army active during World War I . History . It was formed on 6 March 1915 as the second line unit of the 1st Notts RHA ( TF ) . It was attached to the 2 / 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade , which was composed of all the new second line formations of those units forming the original Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade ( TF ) . The new brigade formed part of 2 / 2nd Mounted Division . The second line TF units were initially intended for home defence , releasing the first line for service abroad . The 2 / 2nd Mounted was allocated to defence of the Norfolk coast ( with divisional HQ based at King ' s Lynn ) , taking over from the original 2nd Mounted Division which contained the 1st Notts battery . The batteries of the 2 / 2nd Mounted were equipped with the 15 pounder BLC gun , rather than the more modern 15 pounder Quick Firing gun used by the first line TF RHA units . The battery left its division ( by now renumbered as 1st Mounted Division ) in June 1917 , and was sent to Mesopotamia , arriving in Basra on 13 August 1917 where it joined CCXV ( 1st Wessex ) Brigade Royal Field Artillery ( TF ) . Here it was re - equipped with the 18 pounder QF gun and the battery was redesignated as 816 Battery RFA ( TF ) . On 4 October 1917 the brigade was attached to the 15th Indian Division of the British Indian Army shortly after that division had fought at the Battle of Ramadi . In its new identity the 2 / 1st Notts then participated in the remainder of the Mesopotamia Campaign , and with the 15th Indian Division fought at the Occupation of Hit and the Action of Khan Baghdadi . The 15th Indian Division was formally disbanded in March 1919 , and there is no further mention of the 2 / 1st Notts in the official histories . Most British troops attached to Indian Army divisions in Mesopotamia found themselves in India when their divisions were disbanded / repatriated , as there was a shortage of shipping to get the men home to Britain . In April 1919 the Third Anglo - Afghan War broke out , and British troops were inducted into various units to serve . At least one soldier of the 2 / 1st Notts is known to have fought in this war with another battery .
Chief technician Chief technician ( Chf Tech or formerly C / T ) is a non - commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force which is only held by airmen in technical trades and by musicians . It is between sergeant and flight sergeant and , like the latter has a NATO code of OR - 7 . Airmen in non - technical trades progress directly from sergeant to flight sergeant . Along with junior technician this is a survivor of a separate ranking system for technicians introduced in 1950 and abolished in 1964 . During that period it was equivalent to flight sergeant , but was made junior to that rank in 1964 . Chief technicians are usually addressed as " Chief " . Rank insignia . The rank badge is three chevron s below a four - bladed propeller which is essentially the same badge as Royal Flying Corps sergeants wore . Between 1950 and 1964 the badge was three point up chevrons below a crown .