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70th Flying Training Squadron The 70th Flying Training Squadron ( 70 FTS ) is Reserve unit of the United States Air Force based at the United States Air Force Academy , Colorado . 70 FTS augments the 94th Flying Training Squadron for glider training , augments the parachuting element of training for the 98th Flying Training Squadron , and supports the 557th Flying Training Squadron by assisting the cadet flying team compete at a national intercollegiate level as well as providing oversight in the Academy flight screening program . Mission . The 70th supports sailplane , powered flight , Initial Flight Screening , and parachute operations at the United States Air Force Academy . History . Established as a pre - World War II GHQAF bombardment squadron ; equipped with B - 18 Bolo s and early - model B - 26 Marauder s . After the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor , squadron was engaged in antisubmarine operations over the mid - Atlantic coast . Reassigned to Third Air Force and equipped with A - 26 Invader light bombers ; deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia in 1942 as part of the re - equipping of that command after its withdraw to Australia after the 1941 - 1942 Battle of the Philippines . Deployed to South Pacific Area ( SPA ) ; being assigned to Thirteenth Air Force and attacking enemy targets in the Solomon Islands ; New Hebrides and other enemy locations north and east of Papua New Guinea . Became part of Mac Arthur ' s New Guinea campaign , supported Army ground forces with tactical bombing of enemy formations and targets along the northern coast of New Guinea and in the Dutch East Indies . Attacked enemy forces in the Philippines during early 1945 as part of the liberation from Japanese control ; continued combat missions until the Japanese capitulation in August 1945 . Became part of the Fifth Air Force forces in Occupied Japan in 1946 before being demobilized and inactivated in May 1946 . Reactivated as a Strategic Air Command B - 36 Peacemaker bombardment squadron in 1953 . Engaged in worldwide training missions with the B - 36 until 1956 when re - equipped with the jet B - 52 Stratofortress . Deployed to Western Pacific during the Vietnam War and flew conventional Arc Light bombardment missions over enemy military and industrial targets in North Vietnam . Inactivated in 1966 due to budget reductions . Reactivated as an Undergraduate Pilot Training ( UPT ) T - 37 Tweet squadron in 1972 . Remained in Air Training Command providing initial flight training first at Laredo AFB , then at Moody AFB . Inactivated in 1975 when Moody was transferred to Tactical Air Command as a fighter base . Reactivated in the Reserve at the United States Air Force Academy in 2005 as a pilot screening squadron , replacing Detachment 1 , 302nd Operations Group . Also flies unpowered gliders .
Nimcha A Nimcha is a single - handed sword from northwestern Africa , especially Morocco , a type of scimitar or " saif " . These blades are usually from the late 18th century onwards and are notable for often using older blades . Many nimcha have European blades from as early as the 17th century , and from as far away as Germany . With this variety of possible blade designs nimcha are distinct with the hilts that sport forward pointing quillion s , and wooden handles with squared off " hooked " pommels . The cross guard will often have a knuckle guard which starts beneath the quillions and runs to the bottom of the pommel ; on the opposite side of the hilt this path is normally continued into a 3rd quillion . These swords bear strong resemblances to the neighboring Arab .
RAF Dalton RAF Dalton was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War . It was a satellite or sub - station of nearby RAF Topcliffe and actually nearer to the village of Topcliffe than the station so named . History . RAF Dalton , Hambleton was home to No . 102 Squadron beginning in November 1941 . No . 102 Squadron returned to Topcliffe in June 1942 and for a time Dalton hosted No . 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit ( HCU ) flying Halifaxes . The airfield was improved in 1942 and in early 1943 was allocated to No . 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) . Canadian squadrons stationed here at one time or another included No . 428 Squadron , No . 424 Squadron , No . 420 Squadron , and No . 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit ( which moved to RAF Wombleton in October 1943 ) . The station also housed no . 1691 Bomber Gunnery Flight ( BGF ) RCAF and its successor , No . 1695 Bomber Defence Training Flight ( BDTF ) RCAF , the last RCAF unit to serve at this station . In November 1944 , control passed from No . 6 Group to the new No . 7 ( Training ) Group . By August 1945 all units at Dalton were disbanded or transferred . Current use . The aerodrome facilities are now being used for commercial and industrial uses .
Johann Fiedler Johann Fiedler ( 28 April 1922 – 23 September 1999 ) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . Johann Fiedler was born in the Sudetenland at Stangendorf . He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the 3rd SS Panzer Division " Totenkopf " . He participated in the fighting for the Demyansk Pocket in February to April 1942 and in June was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class being awarded the Iron Cross 1st class in October 1943 . In 1944 , he was made a platoon commander in the 5th Company , 6th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment " Theodor Eick " , he was also awarded the Wound Badge in Gold , which was awarded after being wounded five or more times . Johann Fiedler now a Unterscharführer was awarded the Knight ' s Cross on 16 June 1944 , for actions during the Battle of the Korsun - Cherkassy Pocket . He was then posted to the " Totenkopf " Division replacement battalion , near the end of the war . Johann Fielder survived the war and died on 23 September 1999 .
John de Graham Sir John de Graham ( died 22 July 1298 ) was a Scottish knight and soldier . He was born in the lands of Dundaff , Ayrshire , in the late 13th century . During the Wars of Scottish Independence he fought alongside Sir William Wallace . He was the most notable Scottish casualty at the Battle of Falkirk , fought on 22 July 1298 , when the Scottish forces were routed by Edward I of England ' s stronger force of cavalry . The 15th - century poet Blind Harry wrote of " Schir Jhone the Grayme " in " The Wallace " . Wallace ' s lament at his death has been anthologised . Sir John ' s gravestone and effigy can be found in Falkirk Old Parish Church . The inscription reads : He gives his name to the Grahamston district in Falkirk , which gives its name to Falkirk Grahamston station .
Lucien Conein Lt . Col . Lucien Emile Conein ( born 29 November 1919 , Paris , France – died 3 June 1998 , Bethesda , Maryland ) was a noted U . S . Army officer and OSS / CIA operative . Among other exploits , he was instrumental in the November 1963 coup against Ngô Đình Diệm that resulted in Diệm ' s assassination , having served as Henry Cabot Lodge , Jr . ' s liaison officer with the coup plotters and delivering $ 42 , 000 of the known cash disbursements . He later ran secret operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) .
1982 Ethiopian – Somali Border War The 1982 Ethiopian – Somali Border War occurred between the months of June and August 1982 , when Somali rebels with Ethiopian military support invaded central Somalia and captured several towns . The fighting was a catalyst for U . S . military assistance in Somalia , which brought a halt to the clashes .
Sakai Tadayo The son of Sakai Shigetada , Tadayo was born in Nishio , Mikawa Province ; his childhood name was Manchiyo . He became a trusted elder ( " rōjū " ) in Toyotomi Hideyoshi ' s government , alongside Tokugawa Ieyasu . Under Hideyoshi , he was made lord of Kawagoe castle ( in Musashi province , today Saitama prefecture ) and later of Nagoya castle in Kyūshū ' s Hizen province . In 1600 , in the lead - up to the decisive Sekigahara campaign , he fought against the Tokugawa at Aizu , and submitted to them at the siege of Ueda . Thus , having joined the Tokugawa prior to the battle of Sekigahara itself , Sakai was made a " fudai " daimyo , and counted among the Tokugawa ' s more trusted retainers . He served under Ieyasu for a time , and under the second shogun , Tokugawa Hidetada , as a " hatamoto " . Sakai ' s father died in 1617 , and so he inherited his father ' s domain of Maebashi in Harima province , which had been assessed at 33 , 000 " koku " , and was now changed to 85 , 000 " koku " by the shogunate . In 1632 , following a shakeup of positions within the bureaucracy , Sakai became " nishi no maru rusui " , placing him in charge of the western districts of Edo castle , the seat of the shogunal government . However , two years later , the Western districts were burnt down while the shogun was away in Kyoto . Sakai was stripped of his position , and exiled to Kan ' ei - ji . Appealing to the Gosanke ( the heads of the three branch families of the Tokugawa ) , Sakai was invited to return to the castle two years later , in 1636 . Along with Doi Toshikatsu and Sakai Tadakatsu , he was appointed to the newly created post of " Tairō " ( Great Elder ) . He died within weeks of being appointed , however , at the age of 64 . His eldest son , Sakai Tadayuki , died around the same time , and so the next oldest son , Sakai Tadakiyo succeeded his father . References . " Much of this article ' s content derives from that presented on the Japanese Wikipedia . "
Physical Fitness Badge The United States Army Physical Fitness Badge is awarded to soldiers who obtain a score of 270 or higher , with a score of 90 or above in each event , on the 300 - point scale of the Army Physical Fitness Test . The Physical Fitness Badge is intended to recognize those who have excelled in physical fitness , which is considered an important aspect for military service . The badge was first authorized by the Secretary of the Army on June 25 , 1986 and first issued on October 1 , 1986 . The Physical Fitness Badge is worn only on the Army ' s physical training uniform , and is not worn on any other uniform of the U . S . Army . When worn , it is sewn on the upper left front side of the physical fitness uniform shirt , the improved physical fitness uniform shirt , and the physical fitness uniform sweatshirt . On the improved physical fitness running jacket , the insignia is sewn centered 1⁄2 inch above the word “ Army . ” The only documentation required to award the Physical Fitness Badge is the record scorecard indicating the soldier has met the standard for the badge . If the soldier fails to meet the standard at a later date , the badge is no longer authorized for wear on the uniform . Other links . About . Com : Army Badges - Physical Fitness Badge
Second Bull Run Union order of battle The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run of the American Civil War . The Confederate order of battle is listed separately . Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle , the casualty returns and the reports . Union forces . Army of Virginia . MG John Pope Headquarters Escort : I Corps . MG Franz Sigel Headquarters Escort : III Corps . MG Irvin McDowell Headquarters Troops : Reserve Corps . BG Samuel D . Sturgis Army of the Potomac . The following Corps from the Army of the Potomac were " attached " to the Army of Virginia . III Corps . MG Samuel P . Heintzelman V Corps . MG Fitz John Porter IX Corps . MG Jesse L . Reno
HMS Bentley ( K465 ) HMS " Bentley " was a " Buckley " class " Captains class " frigate which served during World War II . The ship was named after Sir John Bentley who entered the Royal Navy in 1720 . Between 1744 and 1761 he commanded a series of ships and took part in the decisive victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759 while commanding a 74 - gun third - rate ship of the line . Originally destined for the US Navy HMS " Bentley " was provisionally given the name USS " Ebert " ( later this name was reassigned to DE 768 ) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch . Commanding Officers were Lt Cdr P C Hopkins RN August 1943 , Lt Cdr E May RN May 1944 & Lt F L Boyer RN December 1944 . Actions . HMS " Bentley " served exclusively with the 1st Escort Group taking part in operations in the North Atlantic . On 19 February 1944 together with , HMS " Bentley " picked up 54 survivors from the Panamanian merchant " Colin " which had been torpedoed and sunk the previous day in the North Atlantic in position by the Kriegsmarine submarine U - 859 .
Eugen Garski Eugen Garski ( 8 June 1897 – 30 September 1942 ) was a decorated officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II . 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 . Eugen Garski was killed on 30 September 1942 , near Kostonossovo , Russia . He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor .
26th Punjabis The 26th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . It was raised in 1857 , as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry . It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 10th Battalion The Punjab Regiment . Early History . The regiment was raised by Captain HT Bartlett at Peshawar in June 1857 , as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry , during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny . The manpower consisted of Pathans , Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Dogras . The regiment took part in the Bhutan War of 1864 - 66 , the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 and the Third Anglo - Burmese War of 1885 - 87 . In 1895 , it took part in the Relief of Chitral , while in 1897 , it operated with the Mohmand Field Force during the great tribal uprising on the North West Frontier of India . Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903 , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 26th Punjabis . In 1911 , the 26th Punjabis moved to Hong Kong to protect British interests following the Chinese Revolution of 1911 . On the outbreak of the First World War , the regiment returned from Hong Kong to India . In December 1915 , it sailed for Mesopotamia . During 1916 , it fought on the Tigris Front in the Battles of Dujaila and Sannaiyat , as the British made desperate efforts to relieve their besieged garrison at Kut al Amara . In 1917 , the regiment was again engaged in fighting on the River Tigris and took part in the British advance on Baghdad . In 1918 , it moved to Persia , returning to India in October 1919 . In 1918 , the 26th Punjabis raised a second battalion , which was disbanded in 1922 . Subsequent history . In 1921 - 22 , a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions . Among these was the 15th Punjab Regiment , formed by grouping the 26th Punjabis with the 25th , 27th , 28th and 29th Punjabis . The battalion ' s new designation was 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment . During the Second World War , the battalion fought in Borneo , where it was captured by the Japanese in March 1942 . It was re - raised in 1946 as a Machine - Gun Battalion . In 1947 , the 15th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was merged with the 1st , 14th and 16th Punjab Regiment s to form one large Punjab Regiment , and 2 / 15th Punjab was redesignated as 10 Punjab . The battalion fought in Kashmir during the 1948 war with India . During the 1965 Indo - Pakistan War , it fought at Suleimanki , while in 1971 , it served in the Rajasthan Sector .
Edward Smith ( VC ) Edward Benn ( ' Ned ' ) Smith VC , DCM ( 10 November 1898 – 12 January 1940 ) 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 . World War I . He is unusual in having gained both the DCM and VC , and in quick succession , during the Hundred Days Offensive . Distinguished Conduct Medal . On 10 August 1918 , then a Corporal with the 1 / 5th Battalion , Lancashire Fusiliers , he was leading a daylight patrol near Hebuteme in the Somme Area of France to examine points in the German lines where information was required . As the patrol was about to retire , Ned Smith saw a party of about 40 Germans about to take up outpost duty . Despite being heavily outnumbered by the German soldiers , Corporal Smith led his small party of men and engaged the enemy , breaking up the German party and causing severe casualties . As well as receiving the Distinguished Conduct Medal for this action , Ned Smith was promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant . Victoria Cross . Only 11 days later , during the period 21 / 23 August 1918 , east of Serre , France , Lance - Sergeant Smith while in command of a platoon , personally took a machine - gun post at The Lozenge ( Hill 140 ) , rushing the garrison with his rifle and bayonet . The enemy on seeing him coming , scattered to throw hand grenades at him , but heedless of all danger and almost without halting in his rush , this NCO shot at least six of them . Later , seeing another platoon needing assistance , he led his men to them , took command and captured the objective . During an enemy counter - attack the following day he led a section forward and restored a portion of the line . According to the London Gazette Supplement of 18 October 1918 : Interwar . According to " The Whitehaven News " , a local West Cumbrian newspaper , when he returned to his home town of Maryport after the Great War in 1919 , he was greeted by a cheering crowd of 6 , 000 people , equivalent to the town ' s total population at the time . Another local newspaper described Ned Smith in the following terms : He continued serving , from 1918 – 38 , in China , Malalya and Ireland , before retiring with an Army pension having attained the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major . He then joined the Corps of Commissionaires in London for about a year . In 1921 , he attended a Garden Party held at Buckingham Palace by King George V of England for Victoria Cross holders , as the youngest recipient present . He never married . World War II . As war loomed in summer 1939 , he re - enlisted with his former Regiment , the Lancashire Fusiliers and was among the first contingent of the British Expeditionary Force to sail for France . Having achieved the rank of Lieutenant , he was killed in action in France , on 12 January 1940 ( possibly due to friendly fire , this was five months before the start of the Battle of France in May ) and is buried at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery of Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension .
25th Reserve Division ( German Empire ) The 25th Reserve Division ( " 25 . Reserve - Division " ) was a unit of the Imperial German Army , in World War I . The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of XVIII Reserve Corps and was disbanded in October 1918 , with its assets being distributed to other units . The division was raised in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Prussian Province of Hesse - Nassau , while its 83rd Reserve Infantry Regiment included troops from the Principality of Waldeck . Combat chronicle . The 25th Reserve Division began World War I on the Western Front , fighting through Belgium and France in what became known as the Allied Great Retreat , culminating in the First Battle of the Marne . It then participated in the Race to the Sea , fighting in Flanders and the Artois , including at Lille . In December 1914 , it was sent to the Eastern Front . In 1915 , it participated in the Gorlice - Tarnów Offensive , including the battles at Lemberg ( now Lviv ) and Brest - Litovsk . It then fought in the Serbian campaign . After this campaign , the division was transferred from Macedonia back to the Western Front . After several months ' fighting in the Argonne Forest , the division entered the Battle of Verdun in July 1916 , where it suffered heavy losses . It also faced the French offensive in August 1917 at Verdun , where it again suffered heavy losses . In 1918 , the division faced Allied offensives at the Battle of Cantigny , Montdidier and Noyon , and in the Somme Offensive , again taking heavy losses . The division was dissolved on 20 October 1918 . Until 1918 , Allied intelligence rated the division as second class , but downgraded it based on its use by the German high command and performance in battle . Order of battle on mobilization . The order of battle of the 25th Reserve Division on mobilization was as follows : Order of battle on 13 February 1918 . The 25th Reserve Division was triangularized in May 1915 . Over the course of the war , other changes took place , including the formation of artillery and signals commands and a pioneer battalion . The order of battle on 13 February 1918 was as follows :
Henry Lidgbird Ball Henry Lidgbird Ball ( 1756 – 1818 ) was a Royal Navy officer , best known for discovering and exploring Lord Howe Island . In 1788 , having previously commanded HMS " Supply " , Lieutenant Ball commanded the vessel entrusted with shipping the first group of settlers from Botany Bay to Norfolk Island . Between 1788 and 1790 , Ball explored the area around Port Jackson and took part in the capture of the Aborigine , Arabanoo , on 31 December 1788 , in addition to revisiting Lord Howe ' s Island , as it was then known , and Norfolk Island . After falling ill in January 1791 , Ball returned to England to convalesce . Leaving Australia in November 1791 , he landed at Plymouth in April 1792 with the first kangaroo to be shipped to England on board his ship . Ball returned to duty in December 1792 and was made a captain in 1795 , in which position he served with distinction between 1795 and 1812 , when he went on to half pay in semi - retirement . On 4 June 1814 Ball was promoted to rear admiral of the Blue . Ball married Charlotte Foster on 17 June 1802 in London . She died a year later and , on 19 July 1810 , at Kingston upon Thames , he married Anne Georgianna Henrietta Johnston . Ball had one daughter , Ann Maria . He died on 22 October 1818 in Surrey , England . Ball ' s Pyramid , Mount Lidgbird , Ball Bay on Norfolk Island and Balls Head in Sydney Harbour are all named after him .
Armor ( magazine ) ARMOR is the professional journal of the U . S . Army ’ s Armor Branch , published by the Chief of Armor at Fort Benning , Georgia , training center for the Army ’ s tank and cavalry forces ( United States Army Armor School ) . ARMOR magazine is the U . S . Army ' s oldest professional journal , founded by U . S . Cavalry officers in 1888 , and originally titled as The Cavalry Journal . History . The Cavalry Journal was originally created by Cavalry officers on the American frontier as a forum for discussing doctrine , tactics and equipment among soldiers geographically separated by the great distances of the American West . With the creation of the U . S . armored forces in 1940 , The Cavalry Journal was renamed to Armor , the Magazine of Mobile Warfare . Prior to 1974 , the Armor Association , a private organization , published the magazine , but the U . S . Army Armor School began publishing ARMOR as of the March – April 1974 edition . The publication is now a professional bulletin published under the authority of Army Regulation 25 - 30 . Its current name is ARMOR , subtitled Mounted Maneuver Journal .