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RFA Sir Percivale ( L3036 ) RFA " Sir Percivale " ( L3036 ) was a Round Table class landing ship logistics . She originally entered British Army service in 1968 , managed for the Ministry of Transport by British India Steam Navigation Company , but was taken over by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary along with the other members of the class in 1970 . The first twelve years of the ship ' s life were quiet , with some time spent in the Pacific , until the Falklands War broke out in April 1982 . Along with all the Navy ' s other amphibious assault shipping , " Sir Percivale " went south to participate in the recapture of the Falkland Islands . She pioneered the supply runs to Teal Inlet and was the first British ship to re - enter Stanley Harbour . Unlike the " Sir Galahad " , " Sir Tristram " and " Sir Lancelot " , the ship emerged unscathed from the conflict . The ship also served in the Gulf War in 1991 and twice deployed to the Adriatic to support British operations in the Balkans . In 1996 " Sir Percivale " took part in combined exercises with Jordan , followed by Green Wader 96 , the first exercise of the then newly formed Amphibious Squadron of the Joint Rapid Deployment Force . In 1997 , the ship took part in the large Ocean Wave 97 deployment to the far east and was present for the handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese . Following this ceremony , " Sir Percivale " escorted the ships of the former Hong Kong Squadron ( 3 Peacock class patrol vessel ) to their new owners in the Philippines . During other parts of Ocean Wave , the ship took Royal Marines to Brunei , Singapore and Thailand for various exercises . 1998 saw further exercises as " Sir Percivale " took part in practice amphibious assaults in Norway , France and Spain . In 2000 , " Sir Percivale " was deployed to Sierra Leone to support British forces training the army of that country . In September 2000 , the ship was alongside in Freetown when British forces who had been taken hostage were rescued in a raid by the Parachute Regiment and the SAS ( " Operation Barras " ) . Since then the ship has been deployed during operations connected with Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 . The ship was to have a SLEP overhaul , but an equivalent overhaul of " Sir Bedivere " proved so costly that plans were abandoned and new ships were procured instead . " Sir Percivale " was decommissioned on 17 August 2004 and was laid up alongside at Marchwood Military Port , Southampton . Sir Percivale remained at the Sea Mounting Centre ( SMC ) until 0058hrs , 13 December 2009 when she was towed to Liverpool for scrapping .
Misagh - 1 The Misagh 1 is an Iranian man - portable infrared guided surface to air missile . It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all - aspect passive infrared homing system . It is a variant of the Chinese QW - 1 Vanguard missile system . The MANPADS was replaced by the newer Misagh - 2 missile system .
Kenneth L . Tallman Lieutenant General Kenneth L . Tallman ( March 22 , 1925 – March 6 , 2006 ) was the eighth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy . Tallman was born in 1925 , in Omaha , Nebraska . He graduated from Cheyenne High School in Cheyenne , Wyoming in 1942 , and enrolled at Wyoming where he was a member of the NCAA basketball championship team in 1943 . Later , he enrolled in the United States Military Academy , West Point , New York , graduating in 1946 . He received a master ' s degree in international affairs from The George Washington University in 1967 and an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Wyoming in 1978 . Tallman earned his pilot wings at Stewart Field , New York in 1946 , and then served in a succession of fighter unit assignments , including aircraft carrier duty with the Navy . In 1956 , Tallman became a training officer at the U . S . Air Force Academy , eventually assuming the duties of cadet group air officer commanding . AOCs assist and advise cadet commanders in the operation of their units . Three years later he was transferred to Headquarters U . S . Air Forces in Europe as an operations staff officer . Returning from Europe in 1962 , he entered the Marine Corps Senior Staff School , Quantico , Virginia , completing it a year later . He then had a series of operational duties in the United States until 1965 when he become executive assistant to the commander , Military Assistance Command , Vietnam , in Saigon . He completed the National War College in 1967 and was assigned to Headquarters U . S . Air Force as assistant for colonel assignments under the Deputy Chief of Staff , Personnel . In 1970 he become commander , 836th Air Division , MacDill Air Force Base , Florida . The next year he was named deputy commander , Air Force Military Personnel Center , Randolph Air Force Base , Texas , and in 1972 assumed command of the center . In June 1973 , he moved to Headquarters U . S . Air Force to serve as director of personnel plans , Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff , Personnel . He became deputy chief of staff , personnel , Headquarters U . S . Air Force in August 1975 . General Tallman became the eighth U . S . Air Force Academy Superintendent on June 27 , 1977 . His military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster , Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster , Air Medal , and Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters . Tallman was promoted to lieutenant general September 1 , 1975 , with date of rank August 27 , 1975 . He retired July 1 , 1981 , later serving as President of Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University for five years . He died March 6 , 2006 of complications of Alzheimer ' s disease and Parkinson ' s disease .
Michelle Coy Michelle Coy ( born 22 November 1971 ) is a British bobsled der who competed from 1993 to 2002 . She is best known for her third place overall finish in the two - woman event for the 1998 - 99 Bobsleigh World Cup season . Coy joined the Royal Air Force in 1990 , and started competing in bobsleigh after taking course work from the RAF in the wake of watching the events during the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville . She finished 11th in the two - woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .
Saab 38 The Saab 38 ( also known as B3LA or A 38 / Sk 38 ) was a single engine jet trainer and attack aircraft planned by Saab during the 1970s . The project was a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi . The aircraft was to replace the older Saab 105 jet trainer in the Swedish Air Force , however the aircraft never got past the drawing board and was canceled in 1979 in favour of the more advanced Saab 39 Gripen fighter . Many ideas developed for the B3LA was later used on the AMX International AMX used by the Italian Air Force and the Brazilian Air Force today .
USS Naugatuck ( YTM – 753 ) USS " Naugatuck " ( YTM - 753 ) was a tugboat acquired by the U . S . Navy from the U . S . Army . She was assigned to harbor duty at New York City harbor . Acquired from the U . S . Army . " Naugatuck " – the second U . S . Navy ship to be so named — was a medium harbor tug , was taken over from the Army in 1963 . Built as an Army Design 423 Large Tug by Higgins Industries , New Orleans , Louisiana , delivered February 1953 , " LT – 1964 " served the Army until acquired by the Navy in 1962 , on a loan basis . The Navy assumed permanent possession the next year , and effective 21 January 1963 the tug was named and reclassified " Naugatuck " ( YTM – 753 ) . 3rd Naval District service . Assigned duties in the 3rd Naval District , she continued to provide services in the New York Harbor area into 1970 . The ship was scrapped in 1974 .
USS Apache ( 1891 ) The second USS " Apache " was a United States Coast Guard cutter that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 - 1919 . " Apache " was built in 1891 as the United States Revenue Cutter Service cutter USRC " Galveston by Reeder and Sons at Baltimore , Maryland . In 1900 , her name was changed to USRC " Apache and , upon the creation of the U . S . Coast Guard in 1915 , she became USCGC " Apache " . Service history . " Apache " entered U . S . Navy service after the U . S . entered World War I in April 1917 and the Coast Guard came under U . S . Navy control for the duration of the war . She was assigned to the 5th Naval District and patrolled the Chesapeake Bay until the end of the war . " Apache " returned to U . S . Coast Guard control when the Coast Guard was returned to the jurisdiction of the U . S . Department of the Treasury on 28 August 1919 . She remained active in the Coast Guard until 1937 , then saw service with the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II before being scrapped in 1950 .
USS Gwin ( DD - 71 ) USS " Gwin " ( DD - 71 ) was a " Caldwell " - class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin ( 1832 – 1863 ) . " Gwin " was launched 22 December 1917 by the Seattle Construction & Drydock Company , Seattle , Washington , sponsored by Mrs . James S . Woods ; and commissioned at Puget Sound 18 March 1920 , Lieutenant Commander H . H . Bousen in command . Service history . " Gwin " departed Puget Sound 26 April for calls at California ports , thence through the Panama Canal for Newport , Rhode Island , arriving 2 June . She participated in operations along the eastern seaboard as far south as Charleston , South Carolina . " Gwin " was decommissioned in the Philadelphia Navy Yard 28 June 1922 . She remained inactive at Philadelphia until her name was struck from the Navy List 25 January 1937 . Her hulk was sold for scrapping 16 March 1939 to the Union Shipbuilding Company , Baltimore , Maryland .
Battle of Thermopylae ( 191 BC ) The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 191 BC between a Roman army led by consul Manius Acilius Glabrio and a Seleucid force led by King Antiochus III the Great . The Romans were victorious , and as a result , Antiochus was forced to flee Greece . It was described by Appian ( included below ) and by Livy at 36 . 16 - 19 . Appian ' s account :
Public Affairs Branch ( Canadian Forces ) The Public Affairs ( PA ) Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces ( CF ) . Mission . The mission of the Public Affairs Branch is to inform Canadians of the policies , programs , services , activities , operations and initiatives of the Canadian Forces in a manner that is accurate , complete , objective , timely , relevant , understandable and open and transparent within the law . Public Affairs Officers are assigned to Commands , Formations , and Bases across Canada and are often deployed overseas . Public Affairs Officers are both line and staff officers who provide advice and professional services to commanders and staffs at the tactical , operational and strategic levels in the areas of :
Sumner Shapiro Sumner Shapiro ( January 13 , 1926 - November 14 , 2006 ) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served as Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1978 to 1982 . Early life and education . Born in Nashua , New Hampshire , Shapiro was a 1949 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a veteran of the Korean War . He earned a Master ' s Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University . Military career . Throughout the 1950s he served in the Office of Naval Intelligence , reporting to Chief of Naval Operation Arleigh Burke , as well as serving stints in Moscow and London . He was a graduate of the Naval War College and the U . S . Army ' s Institute for Advanced Soviet and Eastern European Studies in Germany . From 1978 to 1982 , he served as Director of Naval Intelligence . During his career Shapiro received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , the Legion of Merit , and the Navy Commendation Medal . Shapiro had a strong influence on United States Cold War naval strategy . Jonathan Pollard . Shortly into his career as an intelligence analyst , convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard had his security clearance reduced by Shapiro after presenting a plan to garner intelligence from South Africa . According to the Washington Post , Sumner dismissed Pollard as a " kook " . " I wish the hell I ' d fired him , " Shapiro would later opine . Shapiro , who was himself Jewish , stated that he was troubled by the support of Jewish organizations for Pollard : " We work so hard to establish ourselves and to get where we are , and to have somebody screw it up . . . and then to have Jewish organizations line up behind this guy and try to make him out a hero of the Jewish people , it bothers the hell out of me " . The Admiral was among four former directors of Naval intelligence ( alongside William Studeman , John Butts and Thomas Brooks ) who wrote a livid response to Israeli negotiations to free Pollard , which was published in the " Washington Post " :
Vandenbergh ' s Regiment of Militia The Vandenbergh ' s Regiment of Militia , also known as the 5th Albany County Militia Regiment , was called up in July , 1777 at Rennselarwych , New York to reinforce Gen . Horatio Gates ' s Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign . The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck ' s Brigade . With the defeat of General John Burgoyne ' s British Army on October 17 , 1777 the regiment stood down .
754th Bombardment Squadron The 754th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with the 458th Bombardment Group stationed at March Field , California . History . Established as a B - 24 Liberator strategic bombardment squadron in early 1943 . Trained under Second Air Force . Deployed to European Theater of Operations and assigned to Eighth Air Force , 2d Bombardment Division . Performed strategic bombardment of enemy targets over European continent , February 1944 - July 1945 . Most squadron personnel demobilized in Europe and returned to the United States . Re - manned and re - equipped with B - 29 Superfortress Very Heavy bomber and trained for deployment to Pacific , however war ended before unit could be deployed . Assigned to Continental Air Forces , however inactivated in October 1945 .
William Randolph Lovelace II William Randolph " Randy " Lovelace II ( December 30 , 1907 – December 12 , 1965 ) was an American physician who made contributions to aerospace medicine . He studied medicine at the Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1934 . His residences were served at New York ' s Bellevue Hospital and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota . He then went to Europe for further study . Having an interest in aviation , he became Flight Surgeon with the rank of First Lieutenant in Army Medical Corps Reserve . He began studying the problems of high - altitude flight , and in 1938 the Aeromedical Field Laboratory located at Wright Field requested him to develop an oxygen - mask for use in high - altitude aircraft . It was in 1940 that he first met Jacqueline Cochran , a female pilot who held three women ' s speed records . The two would form a lifelong friendship . With her influence Dr . Lovelace gained government funding for an aviation medicine program . During World War II he served in the Air Force . He personally performed experiments in escape and the use of the parachute at high - altitude . On 24 June 1943 he bailed out of an aircraft flying at 40 , 200 feet . After the parachute opened he was knocked unconscious , and he suffered frostbite when his gloves were ripped off . For this test he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross . His wife Mary had two sons , but both died of polio in 1946 . The couple also had three daughters . In 1947 he helped establish the Lovelace Medical Foundation , currently known as the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute , in Albuquerque , and became the chairman of the Board of Governors . He used this clinic to promote the development of medical aerospace technology . In 1958 he was appointed the chairman of the NASA Special Advisory Committee on Life Science . As head of NASA ' s Life Sciences , he would then play a key role in the selection of the astronauts chosen for the Mercury program missions . In 1959 he also began examinations to determine the physical suitability of women candidates for the astronaut training program . In 1964 he was appointed NASA ’ s Director of Space Medicine . While Dr . Lovelace and his wife were flying in a private plane near Aspen , Colorado , their pilot became disoriented and flew into a blind canyon . Three people were killed in the crash , including the doctor and his wife .
Unmanned surface vehicle Piraya Piraya ( Swedish for " piranha " ) is the name of an unmanned surface vehicle project under development by the Swedish shipyard company Kockums AB in collaboration with the Swedish military . The project is a small size boat with a 20 horsepower engine that runs without a human crew . The biggest difference between the Piraya and other unmanned surface vehicles is that several Pirayas can be operated at the same time by a single person . The vehicle has stealth capability just like the larger Visby class corvette s . The vessels will be equipped with infrared sensors and hydrophones . By October 2009 , 3 boats were in testing with one more on the way .
3rd Battalion ( Toronto Regiment ) , CEF The 3rd Battalion ( Toronto Regiment ) , Canadian Expeditionary Force was a battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that saw service in the First World War . It was created on 2 September 1914 with recruits from Toronto , primarily from the Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada with additional drafts from the 10th Royal Grenadiers and the Governor General ' s Body Guard . History . The battalion organized and trained at Camp Valcartier before sailing for England from Quebec City on board the SS Tunisian 25 September 1914 . They arrived in England on 16 October with a strength of 42 officers and 1123 men . The battalion became part of the 1st Canadian Division , 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade where it saw action at Ypres , Vimy Ridge and along the Western Front . It was later reinforced by the 12th Canadian Reserve Battalion . 286 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were taken prisoner during the war - all but 21 during the 2nd Battle of Ypres during April and May 1915 . Demobilization , re - organization and perpetuation . The battalion returned to Canada from England on the SS Olympic arriving in Halifax on 21 April 1919 , then in Toronto by train and demobilizing in the afternoon of 23 April 1919 . Only 40 of the original contingent from 1914 arrived back at the end of the war ( although others had been demobilized or taken prisoners of war . [ See list below . ] With the re - organization of the Canadian Militia , it was recreated as the Toronto Regiment by General Order dated 1 May 1920 . On 15 December 1936 it was amalgamated with the Regiment of Toronto Grenadiers to form the Regiment of Toronto Grenadiers which subsequently became the known as the Royal Regiment of Canada , 11 February 1939 . Today the battalion is perpetuated by the Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Regiment of Canada . Commanding Officers . All three Commanding Officers has previously served in the Canadian Militia with the Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada : Battle Honours . The following Battle Honours were awarded the Regiment for service in France and Belgium ( those in capital letters were authorized to be shown on the Regimental Colours ) : Originals . Forty officers and men who left with the Regiment in August 1914 and returned with them in April 1921 : < nowiki > * < / nowiki > Commissioned from the ranks
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton or MCAS Camp Pendleton is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California . It was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to Marine Aircraft Group 39 . The airfield is also known as Munn Field in honor of Lieutenant General John C . " Toby " Munn , the first Marine Aviator to serve as the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton . History . On September 25 , 1942 , the area presently known as Marine Corps Air Station , Camp Pendleton , California was designated an auxiliary landing field and served as a sub - unit of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro . The airfield was 6 , 000 ft by 400 ft and began operating in November 1942 . In February 1944 , it became an Outlying Field ( OLF ) to Marine Corps Auxiliary Field Gillespie and it was during this time that the first squadrons were actually assigned to the field . Among the first squadrons were VMO - 5 , VMF - 323 and VMF - 471 . In September 1944 , the field was designated as a permanent establishment . In 1945 , due to overcrowding at Marine Corps Air Station El Centro , Marine Aircraft Group 35 began parking its spare transport planes at the field as well . During the early 1950s , the airfield was used for the filming of " The Flying Leathernecks " starring John Wayne . Marine Observation Squadron FIVE ( VMO - 5 ) , a composite squadron consisting of both OV - 10 Bronco fixed - wing aircraft and UH - 1 Huey helicopters , was established in 1966 and was the first squadron stationed at the airfield following World War II . Through the years , aviation began to play an increasing role in Marine Corps tactics , creating a need for modern facilities . To meet this need , the auxiliary landing field was re - designated a Marine Corps Air Facility ( MCAF ) on September 1 , 1978 serving as home to Marine Aircraft Group 39 ( MAG - 39 ) . Since 1978 , the Group expanded to a strength of four tactical helicopter squadrons , one helicopter training squadron , one observation squadron , and an aviation logistics squadron . This increase in aircraft and personnel established once again the need for improved facilities . On March 13 , 1985 , MCAF Pendleton was re - designated as Marine Corps Air Station effective April 1 , 1985 . Today , the Air Station supports over 180 helicopters assigned to MAG - 39 , Marine Aircraft Group 46 Detachment A , and a wide variety of other Marine Corps units and visiting aircraft from other branches of the Armed Forces . The closure of MCAS Tustin and MCAS El Toro were a result of Base Realignment and Closure legislation which saw MCAS Camp Pendleton expand its facilities again to support three additional helicopter squadrons . The first medium lift helicopter squadron joined MAG - 39 in January 1999 , and the final one came in June of that same year .
William H . Thompkins William H . Thompkins ( October 3 , 1872 – September 24 , 1916 ) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Spanish - American War . Biography . Thompkins joined the Army from his birth city of Paterson , New Jersey , and by June 30 , 1898 was serving as a Private in Troop G of the 10th Cavalry Regiment . On that day , American forces aboard the USS " Florida " near Trinidad , Cuba dispatched a landing party to provide reconnaissance on Spanish outposts in the area . The party was discovered by Spanish scouts and came under heavy fire ; their boats were sunk by enemy cannon fire , leaving them stranded on shore . The men aboard the " Florida " launched several rescue attempts ; the first four were forced to retreat under heavy fire . The fifth attempt , manned by Thompkins and three other Privates of the 10th Cavalry ( Dennis Bell , Fitz Lee , and George H . Wanton ) under the command of Lieutenant Ahern , launched at night and successfully found and rescued the surviving members of the landing party . One year later , on June 23 , 1899 , four of the rescuers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in what had come to be known as the Battle of Tayacoba . William Thompkins died in 1916 and was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery , San Francisco , California . Medal of Honor citation . Private Thompkins ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades ; this after several previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated .