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Rodney J . McKinley Rodney J . McKinley ( born January 17 , 1956 ) was the 15th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force who served a total of 30 combined years in the United States Air Force . Overview . McKinley represented the highest enlisted level of leadership , and as such , provided direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests , as appropriate , to the American public , and to those in all levels of government . He served as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare , readiness , morale , and proper utilization and progress of the enlisted force . McKinley was the 15th Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest non - commissioned officer position . Career . McKinley grew up in Mt . Orab , Ohio . He originally entered the Air Force in 1974 , took a break in service in 1977 to attend college , and re - entered the Air Force in 1982 . His background includes various duties in medical and aircraft maintenance , and as a first sergeant and Command Chief Master Sergeant at wing , numbered air force and major command levels . His assignments include bases in North Carolina , South Carolina , Oklahoma , Virginia , Alaska and Hawaii . He also served overseas in the Philippines , Italy and Germany , and deployed to Southwest Asia in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom . Before assuming his CMSAF position , he served as Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii . He was appointed to the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force on June 30 , 2006 . McKinley would retire from this position in June 2009 , after serving in the United States Air Force for over 30 years . From then to November 2012 , he was Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnership s at MicroTech , a privately held information technology services company . Awards and decorations . " Other awards "
179th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 179th Infantry Regiment ( " Tomahawks " ) is an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard . Currently , 1st Battalion is the only active battalion in the regiment and is organized as a combined arms battalion under the brigade unit of action table of organization and equipment . The battalion is an organic element of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard . Lineage . Constituted in 1890 as the 1st Infantry , Oklahoma Volunteer Militia , and organized 21 December 1895 from existing militia companies with headquarters at Guthrie . Consolidated with elements from Indian Territory , and Territories of Arizona and New Mexico , and organized as the 1st Regiment Territorial Volunteer Infantry . United States Volunteers , and mustered into Federal service 4 – 23 July 1898 ; mustered out 11 – 15 February 1899 at Albany Georgia . Oklahoma elements reorganized in 1899 as the 1st Infantry Oklahoma National Guard , with Headquarters at Guthrie . Mustered into Federal service 17 June - 1 July 1916 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . for Mexican Border ; mustered out 1 March 1917 at Fort Sill . Called into Federal service 31 March 1917 , and assigned to the 36th Infantry Division 18 July 1917 . Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 at Fort Sill . Consolidated with 7th Infantry , Texas National Guard , and reorganized and redesignated as the 142nd Infantry 15 October 1917 . ( 2nd Oklahoma National Guard , organized in central Oklahoma and Federally recognized 31 August 1918 with headquarters at Pawnee . ) Relieved from 36th Division and demoblized 17 June 1919 at Camp Bowie , Texas . Central Oklahoma elements of former 142nd Infantry merged with Central Oklahoma elements of the 2nd Infantry Oklahoma National guard . during 1920 and 1921 ; former elements of 142nd Infantry in eastern part of state merged with 3rd Infantry Oklahoma National guard . Reorganized and Federally recognized 10 September 1946 with Headquarters at Edmond . ordered into active Federal service 1 September 1950 at Edmond . ( 179th Infantry NGUS , organized and Federally recognized 15 September 1952 with Headquarters at Edmond ) Released from active Federal service 30 April 1954 and reverted to state control ; Concurrently , Federal recognition withdrawn from the 179th Infantry ( NGUS ) . Current units . 1st Battalion is a subordinate unit of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team , headquartered in Stillwater , Oklahoma . The battalion commands six companies . These units are : Campaign streamers . World War I World War II Korean War Global War On Terrorism Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Battlefield or campaign honors , citations and decorations . Additionally , the following units are entitled to the Meritorious Unit Citation Per DAGO 208 - 11 ( Corrected Copy ) ( 2011 ) Per DAGO 2009 - 23 ( 2009 )
Regional Training Centre Regional Training Centres were created from the previously existing Specialist Training Teams to provide training for the United Kingdom Territorial Army ( TA ) . They are administered as part of the local Regional Brigade in that area . They run recruit selection provide initial recruit training for all TA soldiers , except those joining UKSF ( R ) units and the Honourable Artillery Company who are trained within their own units . They are also responsible for training TA Officer Cadet s prior their Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS ) They also continue the role of the Specialist Training Teams in providing courses to qualify TA personnel in Range Management and Marksmanship Coaching , Battlefield Casualty Drills and CBRN skills .
French frigate Amphitrite ( 1808 ) The Amphitrite was a 44 - gun " Armide " class frigate of the French Navy . " Amphitrite " , under frigate captain Trobriand , departed Cherbourg for Martinique on 10 November 1808 , along with " Vénus " , " Junon " , " Cygne " and " Papillon " , under contre - amiral Hamelin . The next day , the squadron broke apart . " Amphitrite " arrived at Fort de France , only to find it blockaded by the Royal Navy . She managed to slip through and reach the harbour . On 3 February , as the British attacked Martinique , the Amphitrite was scuttled to prevent her capture . In 1960 , construction work of a modern commerce harbour in Fort de France uncovered the bottom of the hull of " Amphitrite " . Copper sheets of the hull and other fragments were recovered and are now on display at the Service Régional de l ' Archéologie .
Battle of Parabiago The Battle of Parabiago was fought in the February 1339 near Parabiago , in Lombardy , northern Italy , between the Milanese army and the St . George ' s ( San Giorgio ) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti . A renowned condottiero , the latter was an exiled member of the Visconti family then in power in Milan with a kind of triumvirate formed by Azzone and his uncles , Luchino and archbishop Giovanni Visconti , all Lodrisio ' s brothers . Aiming to return victoriously to his city , he hired some 2 , 500 knights , mainly from Germany , and 1 , 000 Swiss infantry which had fought in the unsuccessful war of Mastino II della Scala for the hegemony in northern Italy . These units were led by Werner von Urslingen and Konrad von Landau . Background . Lodrisio Visconti set out for Lombardy in the late January 1339 , defeating the Milanese in Rivolta d ' Adda , and later conquering Cernusco sul Naviglio , Sesto di Monza and Legnano , where he was joined by the Scaliger troops . Luchino set off to meet the Compagnia with his citizen militia and 700 knights from Savoy under the Bolognese Ettore da Panigo . Azzone , suffering from gout , remained in Milan . The battle . On 20 February 1339 , with high snow on the ground , Lodrisio ' s army attacked one of the two corps in which the Milanese army had divided , and which was camping near what is now the Canale Villoresi , near Parabiago . The Milanese were routed and retired to Milan with Lodrisio ' s troops in pursuit . Here the two main corps met and the Milanese were again defeated with Luchino captured . However , the Milanese militia did not retreat completely and offered a confused but effective resistance . In the meantime da Panigo ' s knights joined with some fugitives at Rho and moved to Parabiago where they defeated the 400 men - at - arms left by Lodrisio and freed Luchino . In the meantime , news of the initial defeat reached Azzone , who ordered his men to move in and prepared to besiege Lodrisio ' s army . When the German mercenaries were attacked by da Panigo ' s men they were completely routed , and Lodrisio captured in turn . Total casualties amounted to some 6 , 500 - 7 , 000 . Lodrisio Visconti was imprisoned in an iron cage in San Colombano al Lambro until 1349 , when Azzone and Luchino died and Giovanni Visconti freed him . Legend . According to a legend , St . Ambrosius himself had appeared in the battle from a white cloud , riding a horse and leading the Milanese in the decisive moments . To celebrate the event , Giovanni Visconti had a church and an abbey built , called " Sant ' Ambrogio della Vittoria " ( " St . Ambrose of the Victory " ) . Until 1581 , every February 21 a procession was held from Milan to Parabiago to remember the victory .
Wendell L . Griffin Major General Wendell Lee Griffin , USAF , is a retired American Air Force officer who served as the Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force from 2007 to 2009 . Maj . Gen . Griffin is rated Command pilot with 4 , 200 flight hours minimum flying time . His awards and decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal , the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster .
Waldo A . Evans Waldo A . Evans ( 1869 – April 15 , 1936 ) was a Captain of the United States Navy and military Governor of both the United States Virgin Islands and American Samoa . He was the last military governor of the U . S . Virgin Islands . Life and naval career . Evans was born in Indianapolis , Indiana . During World War I , he commanded three cruisers starting in 1917 , the , the , and the . In 1919 , he was given command of the . From 1920 to 1922 , Evans was made the military governor of American Samoa during a period of native unrest and immediately after the suicide of Governor Warren Jay Terhune . His investigation focused on two sailors , one of whom was later court martialed , and one civilian , who was deported back to the United States . In 1922 , he was made commander of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station , near Chicago , Illinois . In 1925 , he retired from the Navy . After the unexpected death of Governor Trench , Evans was asked out of retirement to govern the United States Virgin Islands . As Governor , Evans signed a bill which granted all citizens of the Islands United States citizenship , effective February 28 , 1927 . In September 1928 , the Islands were hit by a hurricane , resulting in six deaths and $ 400 , 000 worth of property damage ( approximately $ 4 . 3 million in inflation - adjusted 2005 dollars ) . He also faced opposition from the sugar plantations in the territories by his insistence that they modernize , due to the potential cut on a sugar tax . In 1931 , President Herbert Hoover placed the island under civilian rule , also ending the Evans ' term as Governor on March 18 , 1931 . In 1935 , Evans ' wife died in an automobile accident in California . Following her death , he fell into ill health and eventually had a stroke . He died in Des Moines , Iowa in 1936 .
French ship Tonnerre ( 1808 ) The Tonnerre was a " Téméraire " class 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy . Started in 1794 , she remained under construction until 1808 . Under captain de la Roncière , she joined the Rochefort squadron in February 1809 . At the Battle of the Basque Roads , she was beached on 12 April . Her crew then scuttle her by fire to avoid her capture .
50th Fighter - Bomber Squadron The 50th Fighter - Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . It was last assigned to the 319th Fighter - Bomber Group . It was last stationed at New Orleans NAS , Louisiana , and was inactivated on 16 November 1957 . History . Activated during World War II as an A - 20 Havoc light bombardment squadron assigned to Third Air Force . Participated in maneuvers in the southeast prior to World War II . After U . S . entry into the war , the group flew some antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico early in 1942 . Not deployed to combat duty , it later served as an operational training unit ( OTU ) until late in 1943 , then became a replacement training unit ( RTU ) . Disbanded on 1 May 1944 with the end of the A - 20 training program . Assigned to the reserve in 1947 with second - line B - 25 Mitchell medium bombers ; upgraded to B - 26 Invader light bombers in 1949 . Moved from station to station until activated in 1951 due to the Korean War , it ' s personnel and aircraft being sent to Far East Air Forces as replacement aircraft and personnel ; inactivated immediately afterward . Redesignated as a Fighter - Bomber squadron and planned for activation with F - 84 Thunderstreaks in 1957 . Not manned or equipped due to budget shortages and inactivated a few months later .
Peter Liddle Dr . Peter Liddle , F . R . Hist . S . is a historian and author specialising in the study of the First and Second World Wars . While teaching and lecturing during the 1960s , Liddle began collecting historical memorabilia in order to bring history to life for students . He founded the Liddle Collection which he continued to build for the next 30 years . The Liddle Collection was made up of personal experience documentation and memorabilia connected to the First World War . The collection is permanently housed at the University of Leeds . Some of Dr . Liddle ' s publications are : " 1916 Battle of the Somme " , " Facing Armageddon : The First World War Experienced " , " The Great War 1914 - 1945 : Lightning Strikes Twice " and " For Five Shillings a Day : Experiencing War 1939 - 45 " .
Wallace A . Beckwith Private Wallace A . Beckwith ( February 28 , 1843 to November 22 , 1929 ) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War . Beckwith was awarded the country ' s highest award for bravery during combat , the Medal of Honor , for his action at Fredericksburg , Virginia during the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862 . He was honored with the award on February 15 , 1897 . Biography . Beckwith enlisted at New London , Connecticut . For his role in the Battle of Fredericksburg between December 11 and 15 , 1962 Beckwith became one of five other Connecticut soldiers of the 21st Connecticut Infantry who were awarded the Medal of Honor for action during the Civil War .
James Reynolds Roberts James Reynolds Roberts VC ( 1826 – 1 August 1859 ) 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 . Details . Roberts was about 31 years old , and a private in the 9th Lancers ( The Queen ' s Royal ) , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 September 1857 at Bolandshahr , India for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of the 9th / 12th Royal Lancers at The Strand , Derby , England .
10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 10th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler , Illinois on November 25 , 1861 . The regiment was mustered out on November 22 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 1 officers and 24 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 290 fatalities .
Battle of Tara ( 1150 ) In 1150 , Grdeša and Vučina were the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire , the combined Serbo - Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara , where Grdeša and fellow Duke Vučina were captured . It is assumed the prisoners were taken to Sredets ( " Sofia " ) , but are released in 1151 .
Willi Nemitz Willi Nemitz ( 1 November 1910 – 11 April 1943 ) was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Willi Nemitz was one of the oldest operational fighter pilots . His first known Soviet victory , was a LaGG - 3 on 22 June 1942 . He was killed on April 11 , 1943 after aerial combat with Russian fighters over Anapa / Krasnodar . Willi Nemitz was credited with 81 victories in about 500 missions . All his victories were recorded over the Eastern Front and includes at least 11 Il - 2 Sturmoviks .
Lawrence W . Steinkraus Lawrence William Steinkraus ( November 29 , 1922 – December 4 , 1992 ) was a Major General in the U . S . Air Force . His last post was to serve as the Deputy Director for operations of the U . S . Joint Chiefs of Staff . Prior to that position he served as deputy chief of staff for logistics at the Headquarters Strategic Air Command , and as Commander of the 319th Bombardment Wing , at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota .
Robert de Craon Robert de Craon or Robert Burgundio ( died 13 January 1147 ) was the second Grand Master of the Knights Templar from June 1136 until his death . He was a member of the Craon family . Robert was born around the turn of the 12th century , the youngest of the three sons of Renaud de Craon . He settled in Aquitaine and was engaged to the daughter of the lord of Angoumois , but gave up his wedding and travelled to Palestine after learning of the foundation of the Templar Order by Hughes de Payens . He soon showed his military valour and his piety , and in 1136 , after the death of Hughes , he was chosen as the new Grand Master . He proved to be a brilliant organizer and legislator , and turned the Order into a major force in the Crusader state s . On March 29 , 1139 , Pope Innocent II issued the bull " Omne Datum Optimum " , which exempted the order from tithes and made them independent of any ecclesiastical jurisdiction . The Templars were also granted the habit of a red cross over a white tunic , which has since become the popular image of any crusader . He was less fortunate as a military leader . As soon as he had been elected , he defeated Zengi , the emir of Aleppo and let his knights plunder the enemy camp ; Zengi returned and destroyed the unorganized pillagers . Robert authorized the Spanish Templars to lead a naval expedition of about 70 ships against Lisbon , but this also ended in defeat . In 1140 the Templars resisted a numerically superior Turkish army at the Battle of Tecua . In 1143 , after protracted negotiations between Raymond Berenguer IV ( the Count of Barcelona and a Templar ) the order ' s mission on the Iberian peninsula was defined . According to William of Tyre , Robert participated in the Council of Acre during the Second Crusade in 1148 , but according to the " Obituary of Reims " , he died in January 1147 , and was succeeded by Everard des Barres in April that year .
Frederick Robertson Aikman Colonel Frederick Robertson Aikman VC ( 6 February 1828 – 5 October 1888 ) was a Scottish 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 . Details . He was 30 years old , and a lieutenant in the 4th , Bengal Native Infantry , Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 1 March 1858 near Amethi , India , for which he was awarded the VC : He ended his military career with the rank of colonel in the Service of the Middlesex Regiment Volunteers . He was appointed a member of The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms , the Queen ’ s official bodyguard , on 16 May 1865 . Death . Colonel Aikman , died suddenly on 5 October 1888 during the County Ball at Hamilton , Lanarkshire . He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London .
Waleed A . Samkari Brigadier General Waleed Ahmad Samkari ( العميد وليد أحمد السمكري ) , Director of the Royal Maintenance Corps ( سلاح الصيانة الملكي ) of the Jordanian Armed Forces responsible for supporting continuous operations for the military . During his command , his unit underwent a change in adopting modern military organization . Samkari helped with getting the ZSU - 23 - 4 " Shilka " and the 9K33 Osa from Russia and the former Soviet Union . He influenced improving military collaboration between Jordan and Turkey . He had been educated in Turkey and was fluent in the language . Early life . Samkari was born in Irbid in 1942 . He was educated there and finished high school when he was 16 . He then enrolled in college in Turkey in 1959 . Education . Samkari attended Istanbul Technical University ( 1959 – 1965 ) where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical engineering . He then worked on an irrigation project north of Jordan where he witnessed an aerial battle between Israeli and Syrian fighter jets in the 6 day war in 1967 . He resolved at that time to one day join the military . He moved to work in Kuwait for a few years . After he joined the army in 1972 , the military sent Samkari for several educational courses in England and the United States including Fort Lee ( Virginia ) in 1988 , where he received his second masters degree from the Florida Institute of Technology . He had several courses in Fort Lee . and he was engaged in military cooperation with the United States . Military career . Samkari entered the service in 1972 He was He started working in the Maintenance Corps warehouses that were responsible for supplying the military with spare parts . He was sent to the United States in order to get training in leadership and management . After Major General Abdilwahab Kharabsheh retired as maintenance corps commander , King Hussein promoted Samkari to Brigadier General and commander of the corps in 1992 . Samkari ' s role as director came at a sensitive time . After the Gulf War , the face of the middle east had changed . Samkari reused parts and reassembled them , due to the shortage of spare parts . That changed by the time of the start of the peace talks between Jordan and Israel . By that time Jordan had started an era of sophisticated military force . Role in military improvement . General Samkari was a member of the envoy to the Soviet Union which acquired Russian made anti aircraft weaponry , the ZSU - 23 - 4 " Shilka " and the 9K33 Osa missiles and targeting radar . He also was sent to the United Kingdom to gain support for various British built weaponry in Jordan . Samkari was also sent to the United States several times in order to take courses to improve the Jordanian military in Fort Lee ( Virginia ) .