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Mark W . Balmert Mark William Balmert is retired United States Navy rear admiral . His last command was the joint Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Strike Group 3 . He retired from the Navy in 2008 and joined Northrop Grumman as a Strategic Senior Consulting Manager . Biography . Early years ; education . Balmert was born in Fort Madison , Iowa . He participated in the Navy Reserve Officer Training program ( NROTC ) at the University of Notre Dame , and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering . He earned a Master of Science in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1985 . He is a 1989 graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College He also attended the National Securities Management Course at the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University . United States Navy career . Balmert was commissioned as an Ensign in December 1977 through the NROTC program . He attended Surface Warfare Officers School and then began his first sea assignment in 1978 aboard the USS " Lynde McCormick " ( DDG 8 ) . He served as the Engineering officer aboard the USS " Fife " ( DD 991 ) from 1986 to 1988 , and aboard the USS " Merrill " ( DD 976 ) as Executive Officer from 1991 to 1992 . CDR Balmert commanded USS " Chandler " ( DDG 996 ) from 7 August 1996 to 18 December 1998 , winning the Battle Efficiency Award , and Destroyer Squadron 7 during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom as Sea Combat Commander for the Constellation Battle Group . Shore assignments include Naval Plans Officer at Headquarters , United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command in Seoul , Korea ; Surface Commander Assignments Branch Head in Millington , Tenn . ; Chief of Staff for Commander Naval Surface Force U . S . Pacific Fleet ; Director , Operations Division , Office of Budget in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Financial Management / Comptroller ) and Director , Operations Division , Fiscal Management Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations . Balmert also served as Chief Staff Officer of Destroyer Squadron 13 ; Assistant Surface Operations Officer for Commander 7th Fleet ; Flag Secretary for Commander 3rd Fleet ; Operations Officer for Commander Cruiser - Destroyer Group 1 ; Commander Expeditionary Strike Group 5 ; and as Commander Expeditionary Strike Group 3 . He was succeeded as commander for ESG3 on May 22 , 2008 by Rear Admiral Kendall L . Card . RDML Balmert ' s final assignment was as Commander , Amphibious Group Three . Balmert was nominated for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral ( Lower Half ) in April 2004 . He retired from the U . S . Navy in 2008 . Military awards and decorations . RDML Balmert ’ s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with four Gold Stars , the Bronze Star , the Defense Meritorious Service Medal , the Meritorious Service Medal with two Gold Stars , the Navy Commendation Medal with three Gold Stars , and the Joint Service Achievement Medal . Post - military career . In July 2008 , Balmert joined Northrop Grumman Corporation as a Strategic Senior Consulting Manager of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding .
108th Regiment of Foot ( 1794 ) The 108th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1796 . It was raised in Ireland in May 1794 as the Earl of Granard ' s Regiment , and numbered as the 108th in November of the same year . Shortly thereafter the 108th moved to Gibraltar for garrison duty . The regiment was broken up there in 1796 with the men drafted into the 64th and 85th Regiments of Foot .
Arthur III , Duke of Brittany Arthur III ( in Breton Arzhur III ) ( 24 August 1393 – 26 December 1458 ) , known as " the Justicier " and as Arthur de Richemont , was Lord of Parthenay and titular Count ( Earl ) of Richmond in England and for eleven months at the very end of his life , Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort after inheriting those titles upon the death of his nephew . Life . Arthur was a younger son of Duke John V and his third wife Joanna of Navarre , and so a member of the Ducal House of Montfort . Arthur was born at the Château de Suscinio . Just a year before his own death , Arthur succeeded his nephew Peter II as Duke . Arthur was also titular Earl of Richmond ; the earldom had often been granted to the Dukes of Brittany , but after the death of Arthur ' s father , the English refused to recognize his heirs as earls . Nevertheless , they continued to style themselves " Count of Richmond " , while the English title was given to John , Duke of Bedford , Plantagenet ( 1389 – 1435 ) in 1414 . Arthur was an important figure at the French court during the Hundred Years ' War , even before becoming Duke of Brittany . Arthur sided with the Armagnac faction against the Burgundian s during their civil conflict in France which lasted from 1410 to 1414 . He fought at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415 , where he was wounded and captured . He was released by the English in 1420 and helped persuade his brother , Duke John , to sign the Treaty of Troyes . In 1422 , the English created him Duke of Touraine . However , he subsequently returned to the allegiance of the Dauphin in 1424 , was made Constable of France with support from Yolande of Aragon in 1425 . As Constable of France he fought alongside the charismatic Joan of Arc during her victory at the Battle of Patay on 18 June 1429 . Arthur was known for his tenacity and bad temper ; the negative aspects of his personality had led to his expulsion from the court in 1427 . By 1435 he regained influence at the French court and then helped arrange the Treaty of Arras between Charles VII of France and Philip III , Duke of Burgundy . This treaty cemented the peace between France and Burgundy , leading to the eventual defeat of the English . He was commander of the French army at the Battle of Formigny on 15 April 1450 , the next - to - the - last battle of the Hundred Years ' War which sealed the reconquest of Normandy . Family . Arthur was married three times . His wives were as follows : Arthur also had a natural daughter named Jacqueline who was legitimatized in 1443 . Succession . Arthur died with no known legitimate issue . He was succeeded as Duke of Brittany by his nephew Francis II , Count of Étampes .
2nd Signal Brigade ( United States ) The 2nd Signal Brigade is a military communications brigade of the United States Army subordinate to the 5th Signal Command and located at Wiesbaden Army Airfield ( Wiesbaden , Germany ) . Lineage . Constituted 24 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 3348th Signal Service Group , and activated in France Inactivated 13 March 1946 in France Activated 9 May 1946 at Fort Monmouth , New Jersey Redesignated 14 March 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 2d Signal Service Group Allotted 1 March 1949 to the Regular Army Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1949 as Headquarters , 2d Signal Service Group Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1953 as Headquarters , 2d Signal Group Inactivated 4 April 1955 at Camp Gordon , Georgia Redesignated 27 April 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 2d Signal Group Activated 21 June 1961 at Fort Bragg , North Carolina Inactivated 23 October 1971 at Fort Lewis , Washington Activated 1 June 1974 in Germany Redesignated 1 October 1979 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2d Signal Brigade Campaign participation credit . World War II : European - African - Middle Eastern Theater , Streamer without inscription Vietnam : Defense : Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase II ; Counteroffensive , Phase III ; Tet Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase IV ; Counteroffensive , Phase V ; Counteroffensive , Phase VI ; Tet 69 / Counteroffensive ; Summer - Fall 1969 ; Winter - Spring 1970 ; Sanctuary Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase VII ; Consolidation I
Ernst Sorge Ernst Sorge ( 25 January 1912 – 21 May 1992 ) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe 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 .
8 cm FK M . 17 The 8 cm Feldkanone M . 17 was a dual - purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria - Hungary during World War I . Between the wars it was used by Austria , Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia . Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 7 . 65 cm FK 17 ( ö ) or ( t ) and 7 . 65 cm FK 303 ( j ) . It was a conventional design , albeit with some unique characteristics . The carriage was mounted on a double - crank , curved axle which made it lower to the ground , reducing visibility and improving stability . The curved axle allowed the weapon to traverse without movement of the wheels , although traverse was still limited by the need to prevent the recoiling barrel from hitting the carriage . In addition the spade was pivot - mounted allowing the weapon to traverse without disturbing the spade . This movement of the carriage without moving the wheels or spade produced a very accurate weapon . The cannoneers rode standing on steps in front of the shield rather than sitting in seats attached to the shield , as was normal for the period . It was pulled by three pairs of horses when attached to its limber . The carriage could be broken down into three loads ( tandem hitch ) for transport in rough terrain .
19th U - boat Flotilla The 19th U - boat Flotilla ( German " 19 . Unterseebootsflottille " ) was a unit of the German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . It was founded in October 1943 as a Training Flotilla ( Ger . " Ausbildungsflottille " ) where future commanders received their basic training ( " Kommandanten - Vorschule " ) , under the command of " Korvettenkapitän " Jost Metzler . Originally based at Pillau , it relocated to Kiel in February 1945 . It was disbanded in May 1945 when Germany surrendered . Assigned U - boats . Four U - boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service .
12th Continental Regiment The 12th Continental Regiment was raised April 23 , 1775 as a Massachusetts militia regiment at Cambridge , Massachusetts under Colonel Moses Little . The regiment would join the Continental Army in June 1775 . The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston , the New York Campaign and the Battle of Trenton . The regiment was disbanded on January 1 , 1777 , at Morristown , New Jersey .
HMS Lowestoffe ( 1756 ) HMS " Lowestoffe " was a 28 - gun sixth - rate frigate of the Royal Navy . The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade based on the earlier " Lyme " of 1748 , " with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns . " The design provided for a 24 - gun ship ( from 22 September 1756 this was raised to 28 guns by including the 3 pounders on the quarterdeck in the count ) of 583 tons , but on completion the ship measured some 11 tons more . The ship served in the British operations to capture Quebec during the Seven Years ' War before being wrecked off Pointe - aux - Trembles on 19 May 1760 .
First Happy Time The First Happy Time was a phase of the Battle of the Atlantic during which Germany Navy U - boat s enjoyed significant success against the British Royal Navy and its allies . It started in July 1940 , almost immediately after France , the United Kingdom ' s primary ally , was conquered by Germany ( the fall of France meant that the German U - boat fleet was brought closer to the British shipping lanes in the Atlantic ) . When it ended is a matter of interpretation , with some sources claiming October 1940 and others extending it to April , 1941 . The reason for this successful German period was the British lack of radar and Huff - Duff equipped ships which meant that the U - boats were very hard to detect when they made nighttime surface attacks ( ASDIC [ sonar ] could only detect submerged U - boats ) . From July 1940 to the end of October , 282 Allied ships were sunk off the north - west approaches to Ireland for a loss of 1 , 489 , 795 tons of merchant shipping . End of the First Happy Time . Various dates and reasons for the end of the First Happy Time include :
Edmonton air crash The Edmonton air crash occurred on 4 September 1938 . A Hawker Audax ( serial number K7381 ) of No . 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School , Royal Air Force , based at Hatfield , crashed into a residential area in the Edmonton region of London . The aircraft was being flown by a 19 - year - old pilot , Sgt Stanley Robert Morris RAFVR . The pilot and 12 people on the ground were killed , including four children . Accident . It is thought that Morris was attempting to land the aeroplane at Pymmes Park when it hit the roof of one house , fell into the roadway , and ended up on the roof of two houses on Dunholme Road , Edmonton , setting fire to the properties and killing the pilot and six of the occupants of the two houses . The 29 injured were taken to the North Middlesex Hospital , mostly with burns ; 13 were detained in hospital , where five of them subsequently died . Inquest and investigation . An inquest was held at North Middlesex Hospital on 7 September 1938 , where evidence showed that the pilot was disobeying orders in flying over the area . An instructor at the Flying Training School said that Morris had been told to fly local circuits at Hatfield and should have stayed within three miles of the aerodrome . Edmonton was around 12 miles from Hatfield . The inquest heard that the aircraft had been fit to fly and had been flown by other pilots that day . Morris had also been seen on the same day low - flying contrary to his orders . The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death to all the victims . The Air Ministry released a report on the accident stating that Morris was operating contrary to orders ; not only had he flown further than three miles from the aerodrome , he was also manoeuvring at low level over a built - up area . He appears to have dived from , flattened out his dive and continued to fly at low level when he lost further height and struck the roof of a house . The investigation could find no evidence of a defect in the engine or aircraft . Aftermath . Edward and James Letch , brothers who tried to rescue the pilot from the aircraft , died in hospital from burns . They were posthumously awarded the Order of the British Empire . Memorial . In 2008 a memorial stone was laid at Dunholme Road Air Disaster Memorial in Church Street Cemetery on the seventieth anniversary of the crash .
HNLMS Tromp ( 1937 ) HNLMS " Tromp " was the lead ship of the " Tromp " - class light cruiser s of the Royal Netherlands Navy during and after World War II . Originally designated as a flotilla leader and a torpedo cruiser in the Deckers Fleet Plan of 1931 , she was laid down at the " Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij " ( Netherlands Shipbuilding Company ) , Amsterdam , in 1936 and commissioned on 18 August 1938 . She was named after Admirals Maarten Tromp and Cornelis Tromp . Service history . The " Tromp " sailed to Asian waters before the outbreak of World War II . On 8 December 1941 " Tromp " was in the western Java Sea searching for the missing . She was assigned to the Combined Striking Force , ABDA Command in January 1942 for the defence of the Dutch East Indies . " Tromp " was badly damaged off Bali on 18 February 1942 during the Battle of Badung Strait , when she was hit by eleven 5 in ( 127 mm ) shells from the Japanese destroyer , severely damaging her and hit both Japanese destroyers , killing four men on Asashio and seven on in return . The ship was then sent to Australia for repairs . On 18 May , in company with ] , " Tromp " escorted convoy " ZK . 8 " out of Sydney composed of the Dutch ships " Bantam " , " Bontekoe " , " Van Heemskerk " and " Van Heutsz " bound for Port Moresby with 4 , 735 troops of the Australian 14th Brigade . Later she served with the US Seventh Fleet and the British Eastern Fleet . The ship participated in raids on Sabang in April and Surabaya in May 1944 . During the war she was repeatedly reported as having been destroyed by the Imperial Japanese Navy , earning her the reputation of being one of " the most reportedly sunk ship " of the war . Because she kept showing up despite being declared sunk by the Japanese she was given the nickname " The Ghost Ship " . From 1949 " Tromp " was used as a training ship , was decommissioned in 1955 , and scrapped in 1969 .
Type 096 submarine The Type 096 ( " Tang " class ) submarine is a SSBN rumored to be in development for the Chinese People ' s Liberation Army Navy ( PLAN ) . The Type 096 may carry 24 SLBM s , compared to the 12 of the previous Type 094 SSBN . According to analysts , it could also feature a hull similar to Western SSBNs . U . S . defense officials have stated that it might begin its first sea patrol in 2014 .
X Corps ( Pakistan ) The X Corps is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army , currently assigned in Rawalpindi , Punjab Province of Pakistan . Its one of two brigades are currently active in Kashmir . One of its brigades , the 111th Infantry Brigade in Rawalpindi , has been frequently involved in military coup d ' etats since Pakistani independence . History . The X Corps was raised in 1974 by Lt . General Aftab Ahmad Khan . Headquartered in Rawalpindi , it is responsible for operations in some areas of Kashmir . Before that all formations in Kashmir were controlled directly from GHQ . As an ode to Lt . General Aftab Ahmad Khan , the insignia of the X Corps features a Rising Sun or Aftab ( in Urdu ) with 10 rays extruding from it . Serving on the LOC . In 1974 , as today , the Indian and Pakistani forces face each other across the LOC , and there are often exchanges of fire , and sometime full scale battles . Since 1974 , the formation ' s primary occupation has been to protect Pakistani interests on the LOC . Siachen conflict . In 1984 , the Pakistan Army was involved in a major skirmish with the Indian Army in the northernmost part of the disputed region of Kashmir . Under the command of Lt Gen Zahid Ali Akbar Khan , the X Corps was put into action on the highest battlefield in the world . Kargil War . In 1999 , under the command of Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed , the conflict over Kargil saw the corps enter action , in Kargil itself , and all along the LOC . Over several weeks in June 1999 , the entire corps was engaged for the first time in its history . During the fighting , Havildar Lalak Jan a trooper of the corps would earn the Nishan - e - Haider . Order of Battle . The Corps HQ is stationed in Rawalpindi , however its subordinate formations and units are mostly deployed in Kashmir .
Ready Five Ready Five , also referred to as Alert Five in the film " Top Gun " , is a condition of high alert for aircraft crews on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier , in which they are ready to launch within five minutes . Fighter aircraft are placed on the steam catapult complete with flight crew , armament , and fuel , ready to defend the carrier battle group from any unforeseen threat . Flight crews sometimes dread being assigned Ready Five , as they can be ordered to remain there for hours on end , in addition to the high probability of being sent into combat on short notice .
French corvette Var ( 1806 ) The Var was a 22 - gun store ship of the French Navy . On 14 February 1809 , sailing North of Corfu under frigate captain Paulin , she was chased by HMS " Belle Poule " . " Var " retreated to Vlorë , hoping that the forts of the harbour would aid her ; support did not come , however , and " Var " was captured the next day . Paulin was acquitted of blame for the loss of his ship on 16 April 1814 . " Var " was brought into British service as HMS " Chichester " . On 2 May 1811 , as she sailed under Captain William Kirby , she was wrecked in Madras roads with the loss of two .
Gabreil Daveis Tavern House The Gabreil Daveis Tavern House , also known as the Hillman Hospital House , is a historic building in the Glendora section of Gloucester Township , Camden County , New Jersey , United States . This tavern was built in 1756 near the Big Timber Creek and housed boatmen who used the creek to ship goods to Philadelphia . It was designated a hospital by George Washington during the Revolutionary War . Since its restoration , it has been the focal point of the township ' s history . It was listed in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ' s Historic Preservation Office in 1973 ( ID # 958 ) , and the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 ( NR reference # : 77000858 ) .
USS Platte ( AO - 186 ) USS " Platte " ( AO - 186 ) was the fifth and last of the " Cimarron " - class ships built to carry cargo and bulk fuel to battle groups . She was homeported in Norfolk , Virginia and carried a crew of between 230 – 180 sailors as standard during her years of service . " Platte " derived her name from the Platte River . Her contract was awarded 11 April 1978 and she was built at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans . Her keel was laid 2 February 1981 , and launched 30 January 1982 . " Platte " was commissioned on 16 April 1983 . Her most notable historical event was the collision with the approximately 500 miles east of Jacksonville , Florida on 19 April 1989 . This event was reported in the media , however it was overshadowed by a major naval disaster that occurred the same day . That was the day the turret 2 exploded killing 47 sailors off the coast of Puerto Rico . In May 1989 the " Platte " embarked female sailors stationed as part of the permanent crew for the first time in her existence . She was crewed with a mixed gender crew from 1989 until her decommissioning a little over a decade later . Between May 1989 – May 1994 she transited the Panama Canal four times ( three times west to east and once east to west . ) She departed Norfolk , Virginia 28 December 1990 en route to Desert Shield support . Before she made the turn into the Straits of Hormuz , the shield became a storm and she fueled ships as the " Fifth and Finest Fleet Oiler " before becoming the " Preferred Oiler of the Persian Gulf . " . She returned to Norfolk 28 June 1991 from Desert Storm . In February 1992 she departed Norfolk , Virginia and returned to Avondale Shipyard . Between February and December " Platte " was " jumboized " , meaning that , after cutting the ship into two sections , a 35 . 7 m long section was added to increase the fuel load . The new " mid - body " section included an ammunition elevator , a second Fairbanks Morse emergency diesel generator , additional a / c capabilities as well as several cargo holds . She departed Avondale Shipyard December 1992 being the last of the five ships to undergo this process and completing it in 10 months . At commissioning she was 88 feet wide at her beam , 216 m ( 700 ft ) long , displaced approx 37 , 000 tons at a speed of 19 knots . Propulsion was two steam boilers ( automated steam ) to one propeller . Her draft was 32 feet . In 1991 she circumnavigated South America escorting the aircraft carrier to its west coast home port after leaving the shipyards in Norfolk , Va . She was decommissioned 30 June 1999 and resides in the James River Reserve Fleet ( Ghost Fleet ) near Fort Eustis , Virginia . " Platte " is slated for disposal at the earliest opportunity as of 7 August 2008 .