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Der Präsentiermarsch Friedrich Wilhelms III Der Präsentiermarsch Friedrich Wilhelms III ( Presentation March of His Majesty Friedrich Wilhelms III ) , also known as Preußischer Präsentiermarsch ( Presentation March of the Prussian Armed Forces ) is a German military march composed by Friedrich Wilhelm III . A traditional Inspection march , this is the old inspection and colors presentation march of the German Federal Armed Forces , the Bundeswehr . It is also played during visits by foreign leaders to Germany by the Bundeswehr General Staff Band and Drums ( the Stabsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr ) during arrival honors ceremonies . It is also a favorite piece of German marching bands , always played in civil functions and parades . In Bolivia this has become the standard marchpast piece of the Bolivian military , but adapted in slow time .
RMS Franconia ( 1910 ) The RMS " Franconia " was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line . She was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan , Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne . After several years service primarily in the North Atlantic , she was taken into service as a troop transport in early 1915 . On 4 October 1916 , while heading for Salonika , she was torpedoed and sunk by the German U - boat " UB - 47 " 195 miles east of Malta . She had no troops onboard but 12 of the 314 crew were lost .
USS Hawk ( AM - 133 ) USS " Hawk " ( AM - 133 ) was a of the United States Navy during World War II . Built in 1937 as the steel - hulled fishing trawler MV " Gale " by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co . of Quincy , Massachusetts , for the General Sea Foods Corp . , Boston , Massachusetts . She was acquired by the Navy on 1 January 1942 . Conversion to a minesweeper began on 8 January 1942 at the Bethlehem Steel Co . , East Boston , Massachusetts . Renamed " Hawk " on 21 January 1942 , she completed conversion and was commissioned on 23 May 1942 . " Hawk " was assigned to the 1st Naval District and was based at the Boston Section Base . She performed general minesweeping duties near Boston , Massachusetts , and in mid - 1943 was assigned to the Northern Ship Lane Patrol . " Hawk " was decommissioned on 1 May 1944 , struck from the Navy Register on 16 September 1944 and sold . Her fate is unknown .
Gaius Mucius Scaevola Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a Roman youth , famous for his bravery . In 508 BC , during the war between Rome and Clusium , the Clusian king Lars Porsena laid siege to Rome . Mucius , with the approval of the Roman Senate sneaked into the Etruscan camp and attempted to murder Porsena . It was the soldiers ' pay day . There were two similarly dressed people on a raised platform talking to the troops . He misidentified Porsena and killed Porsena ' s scribe instead . Mucius was captured , and famously declared to Porsena : " I am Gaius Mucius , a citizen of Rome . I came here as an enemy to kill my enemy , and I am as ready to die as I am to kill . We Romans act bravely and , when adversity strikes , we suffer bravely . " He also declared that he was the first of three hundred Roman youths who volunteered to assassinate Porsena at the risk of their own lives . " Watch this , " he declared . " so that you know how cheap the body is to men who have their eye on great glory . " Mucius thrust his right hand into a fire which was lit for sacrifice and held it there without giving any indication of pain , thereby earning for himself and his descendants the cognomen " Scaevola " , meaning ' left - handed ' . Porsena , shocked at the youth ' s bravery , dismissed him from the Etruscan camp , free to return to Rome saying " Go back , since you do more harm to yourself than me " . At the same time , the king also sent ambassadors to Rome to offer peace . Mucius was granted farming land on the right - hand bank of the Tiber , which later became known as the " Mucia Prata " ( Mucian Meadows ) . It is not clear whether the story of Mucius is historical or mythical .
INS Mumbai ( D62 ) The INS " Mumbai " ( D62 ) is the third of the " Delhi " - class guided - missile destroyer s in active - service with the Indian Navy . " Mumbai " was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in her namesake city Mumbai , launched in 1995 , and commissioned in 2001 . The ship ' s crest depicts the gateway entrance to INS Angre ( named as such in honour of Admiral Kanhoji Angre ) . The gateway has a watch tower with three look - out posts and stands against the backdrop of the ramparts of the fort . Two Ghurabs ( or Grabs ) , depicted on either side of the fort , signify the seafaring traditions of the Marathas . Operations . Operation Sukoon . In July 2006 , INS " Mumbai " was part of Task Force 54 , on its way back to India from the Mediterranean , when Israel - Lebanon conflict broke out . " Mumbai " was redeployed to assist the evacuation of Indian citizens from Lebanon as a part of Operation Sukoon . References .
Air Officer Commanding No 22 Group RAF Air Officer Commanding No . 22 ( Training ) Group is the appointment held by the Royal Air Force Officer responsible for RAF personnel selection and non - operational training ( including flying training ) . The holder of this 2 * appointment is dual hatted as Chief of Staff ( Training ) and is responsible to the Air Member for Personnel . The current Air Officer Commanding No . 22 ( Training ) Group is Air Vice - Marshal Richard Garwood .
MinRon MinRon is a standard U . S . Navy abbreviation for " Minesweeper Squadron . " The Commander of a Minesweeper Squadron is known , in official Navy communications , as COMMINRON ( followed by a number ) , such as COMMINRON FOUR . Mine Groups . A MinGru or MINGRU is a standard U . S . Navy abbreviation or acronym for " minesweeper group . " The Commander of a Minesweeper Group is known , in official Navy communications , as COMMINGRU ( followed by a number ) , such as COMMINGRU TWO .
Jim Crews Jim Crews ( born February 14 , 1954 ) is the head men ' s basketball coach for Saint Louis University . He was promoted to head coach after serving on an interim basis , following the health concerns , and eventual death , of former Billikens head coach Rick Majerus . He was on Majerus ' staff since 2011 . After leading the Billikens to a school - record 28 wins , Crews was formally named SLU ' s 25th head coach on April 12 , 2013 . Crews spent the first 13 years of his adult life at Indiana University under Bob Knight . He played on the 1976 NCAA Championship - winning team , the last undefeated champion . After graduating , he served as an assistant on Knight ' s staff for eight years before moving to the University of Evansville in 1985 . In 17 years , he led the Purple Aces to five NCAA Tournaments . His best team was the 1988 - 89 unit , which tallied the school ' s only NCAA Tournament win to date . He then coached at the United States Military Academy for seven years .
Military Police Battalion Cobra The Military Police Special Operation Battalion " Cobras " ( ) is a military police unit of the Serbian military , responsible for counter - terrorism , close protection and special operations . The unit was first established by the order of the Secretary of Defense in 1978 . The unit was joined with the 282nd battalion of the JNA in 1988 . By the 1999 it became a separate anti - terrorist squad with a recognizable symbol of winged cobra . The wars in former Yugoslavia had cobras fighting with the British SAS , U . S . Marines . Only one member was lost in this combat with the British SAS . As of 2007 this unit is directly subordinate to the General Staff besides being part of the military police . The unit is consisted of 1 battalion and 200 members as of 2013 . This unit is also responsible for close protection of military officials and President of Republic Serbia . Cobras are the best special forces unit of Serbia and one of the best trained special forces in Europe .
J . Hunter Wickersham John Hunter Wickersham ( February 3 , 1890 – September 12 , 1918 ) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War I . Biography . Wickersham was born in New York City to Mary E . Damon . He joined the Army from Denver , Colorado , and by September 11 , 1918 was serving as a second lieutenant in the 353rd Infantry Regiment , 89th Division in France . On that day , as his unit prepared to take part in an offensive which would become the Battle of Saint - Mihiel , Wickersham wrote one last letter home to his mother in Denver . The letter contained a poem , " The Raindrops on Your Old Tin Hat " , which was later published . The next day , on September 12 , Wickersham was severely wounded near Limey , France , but continued to lead his platoon in its advance until collapsing and succumbing to his injuries . For these actions , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1919 . Second Lieutenant Wickersham ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Advancing with his platoon during the St . Mihiel offensive , he was severely wounded in 4 places by the bursting of a high - explosive shell . Before receiving any aid for himself he dressed the wounds of his orderly , who was wounded at the same time . He then ordered and accompanied the further advance of his platoon , although weakened by the loss of blood . His right hand and arm being disabled by wounds , he continued to fire his revolver with his left hand until , exhausted by loss of blood , he fell and died from his wounds before aid could be administered . Wickersham , aged 28 at his death , was buried at the St . Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt , France . A marker in his memory was placed at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver , Colorado . The poem he wrote to his mother the day before he died reads as follows :
USS SC - 24 USS " SC - 24 , until July 1920 known as USS " Submarine Chaser No . 24 or USS " S . C . 24 " , was an " SC - 1 " - class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I . " SC - 24 " was a wooden - hulled 110 - foot ( 34 m ) submarine chaser built at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn , New York . She was commissioned on 22 October 1917 as USS " Submarine Chaser No . 24 " , abbreviated at the time as USS " S . C . 24 " . When the U . S . Navy adopted its modern hull number system on 17 July 1920 , " Submarine Chaser No . 24 " was classified as SC - 24 and her name was shortened to USS " SC - 24 " . On 24 June 1921 , the Navy sold " SC - 24 " to Joseph G . Hitner of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
HMS Seafire ( 1918 ) HMS " Seafire " was an S - class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was built by John Brown & Company , Clydebank and launched on 10 August 1918 . She saw service during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War . She was one of the obsolete destroyers handed over to the shipbreakers Ward in part - payment for on 14 September 1936 , and was then broken up at Inverkeithing .
Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution The Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution or Revolutionary Guards ' Navy consists of 20 , 000 men and 1 , 500 boats and fast attack boats separate and in parallel to the regular Navy of Iran . It is also known to operate helicopters in support of maritime operations . Facilities . It is believed that the IRGC ' s Navy has facilities on the following islands : Notable operations . On 21 June 2004 , eight sailors and Royal Marines were seized by forces of the Revolutionary Guards ' Navy while training Iraqi river patrol personnel in the Persian Gulf . On 23 March 2007 , fifteen sailors and Royal Marines from HMS " Cornwall " were seized by forces of the Revolutionary Guards ' Navy in the Persian Gulf . On 7 January 2008 , US officials claimed five Iranian speedboats ' harassed ' US navy vessels in the Persian Gulf . IRGC speedboats made threatening moves and in one case even came within 180 meters of US warships . The U . S . Navy claims to have also received a radio transmission from Iranian boats saying : " " I am coming at you . You will explode in a couple of minutes " " . After this US ships were said to have taken up their gun positions and were ready to open fire at one of the boats when the Iranians turned away and one of the Iranian speedboats ( allegedly ) dropped white boxes into the water in front of the U . S . ships , it was not clear what was in the boxes . Iranian officials and military commanders later downplayed the incidents as normal and denied to have sent those radio transmissions . After the US released a video showing Iranian speedboats swarming US ships in the Strait of Hormuz , Iran released their own video of the incident after suggesting the US video was staged .
Toba Castle History . Located on the coast of Ise Bay , with its main gate facing the ocean , Toba Castle was also known as the or the ( from the fact that its seaward side was painted black , and landward side painted white ) . The castle was constructed in 1594 by Kuki Yoshitaka , an admiral under Toyotomi Hideyoshi , who commanded a force of Japanese pirates , who dominated the Ise Bay area in the Sengoku period . The Kuki clan ruled for three generations until 1633 . Following three generations of the Kuki clan until 1633 , the castle came under the control of Naito Tadashige who expanded the grounds by adding a second and third bailey . It was subsequently ruled by various " daimyō " in the early Edo period , until it came into the possession of the Inagaki clan in 1725 . The Inagaki ruled the 30 , 000 " koku " Toba Domain for eight generations until the Meiji restoration . The three - story " tenshu " ( donjon ) of the castle , built in 1633 , was destroyed in 1854 during one of the Ansei Great Earthquakes and was not rebuilt . The remaining structures of the castle were destroyed in 1871 by orders of the new Meiji government . Located on the castle site are the modern Toba city hall , city elementary school , Shiroyama Park , and Toba Aquarium
Madsen 20 mm anti - aircraft cannon 20 mm AA Machine Cannon M / 38 was produced by the Danish company Dansk Industri Syndikat ( Danish Industry Syndicate ) - maybe better known under the abbreviation DISA - in Herlev near Copenhagen and was used by the military of Denmark in different types of mount ing . This cannon was originally constructed by Colonel V . H . O . Madsen and was therefore widely known as the 20 mm Madsen Cannon . A version with a necked - out 23 mm round was also produced , generally known as the 23 mm Madsen . The mountings were also produced by DISA in the following types : There were also a number of locally designed mounts . This type of machine cannon was a very well functioning weapon , which was exported by DISA to several countries . The 20 mm machine cannon of the Danish Army were responsible for knocking out eleven armoured cars and two Panzer I ' s during the German invasion before the order to surrender came through .
French client republic During its occupation of neighboring parts of Europe during the French Revolutionary Wars , France established republican regimes in these territories . The French Republic claimed to support the spread of the republican principles in Europe , but most of these " client republics " , or " sister republics " , were in fact a means of controlling the occupied lands through a mix of French and local control .
Hansa - Brandenburg W . 29 The Hansa - Brandenburg W . 29 was a German monoplane fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I , from bases on the North Sea coast . It was based on the W . 12 biplane that it was designed to replace . The monoplane configuration created less drag , and thus gave greater speed .
Eric W . Benken Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W . Benken ( born August 20 , 1951 ) was the twelfth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer ( NCO ) position in the United States Air Force . Biography . Chief Benken was born in Cincinnati , Ohio , and entered the Air Force in March 1970 . His background was in information management . He served in operational , maintenance and support units at every level of command from squadron through Major Command ( MAJCOM ) . Chief Benken served in Taiwan , Korea , and South Vietnam , and in a joint service ( NATO ) assignment at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( SHAPE ) . He served as Senior Enlisted Advisor to 12th Air Force and United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) . While at USAFE , the command was involved in operations such as Provide Promise , Provide Comfort , Deliberate Force , and Joint Endeavor in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Of interesting note , when Chief Benken entered the Air Force the Chief of Staff was General John D . Ryan . While serving as the CMSAF , he was the advisor to his son , General Michael E . Ryan . As CMSAF , Chief Benken ' s many initiatives included the development of the Command Chief Master Sergeant title ( previously Senior Enlisted Advisor ) and creation of a distinctive insignia ; the implementation of Warrior Week at Basic Military Training ; the successful fight against congressional efforts to interfere with gender integrated training at Basic Military Training ; fought for repeal of the 1986 40 % retirement and creation of the NCO Professional Development Seminar . During his tenure as CMSAF , the Air Force continued the Bosnian peacekeeping mission , Operations Northern and Southern Watch in Iraq , Operation Desert Fox ( Iraq ) and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo . The Chief continues to travel at the invitation of the Air Force while employed at USAA in San Antonio , Tx . CMSAF Benken served as the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from November 1996 to July 1999 .
Elliott White Springs Elliott White Springs ( July 31 , 1896 – October 15 , 1959 ) , was a South Carolina businessman and an American flying ace of World War I , credited with shooting down 16 enemy aircraft . Early life . Springs was born to Col . Leroy Springs and Grace Allison White Springs . His father was a noted South Carolina textiles manufacturer . Springs attended Culver Military Academy , and then Princeton University . World War I service . Springs enlisted in the United States Army in the autumn of 1917 . He was sent to England to train with the Royal Air Force , and was selected by the Canadian flying ace Maj . William Avery Bishop to fly the SE - 5 with 85 Squadron over France . After claiming 3 destroyed and one ' out of control ' with 85 Squadron , Springs shot down on 27 June 1918 by Lt . Josef Raesch of Jasta 43 . After recovering from wounds received , he was reassigned to the U . S . Air Service ' s 148th Aero Squadron , flying the Sopwith Camel under the operational control of the RAF ' s 65th Wing . On 3 August 1918 , while escorting DH 9 bombers , Springs shot down three Fokker DVII scouts in flames . On 22 August 1918 he attacked five Fokker DVIIs , shooting down one into a wood near Velu . He sent another enemy aircraft ' out of control ' . On 22 August 1918 he engaged three Fokker DVIIs , and Springs claimed two shot down , with one ' out of control ' . By 24 September 1918 Springs had claimed 10 victories destroyed , 2 shared destroyed and 4 driven down ' out of control ' . He had shared three wins with such squadron mates as Lieutenants Henry Clay and Orville Ralston . Also about this time Springs rose to command the 148th as it and the 17th Aero Squadron joined the 4th Pursuit Group . Return to civilian life . Upon his return to the United States , Springs wrote numerous books , short stories , and articles . Many of these were about his experiences in combat aviation . The most notable of these was " Warbirds : The Diary of an Unknown Aviator " , which was based the correspondence of John McGavock Grider , a friend and comrade of his who did not survive the war . He also did some barnstorming after his return . Management of Springs Cotton Mills . In 1931 , at the request of his father Springs took over the management of the Springs Cotton Mills in South Carolina . Return to service . In 1941 , Springs returned to his nation ' s service in the U . S . Army Air Corps . Later years and death . Springs continued to run Springs Cotton Mills until shortly before his death . He died of pancreatic cancer .
Wilbur Bestwick Sergeant Major Wilbur Bestwick was the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . He served in the post of senior enlisted U . S . Marine from 1957 to 1959 . Biography . Bestwick was born on November 27 , 1911 , in Sabetha , Kansas , and graduated from high school there in 1932 . He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1934 and received his basic training at San Diego , California . Military career . Bestwick saw pre - World War II duty at sea aboard the USS " Louisville " , and served at Marine posts in Bremerton , Washington ; San Diego , and Camp Elliott , California . Appointed a Sergeant Major in 1943 , he saw World War II combat while serving in this capacity with the 3rd Marine Division in the Bougainville and Guam campaigns . On his return to the States , in December 1944 , Bestwick served as Sergeant Major of the Mare Island ( California ) Shipyard . He was transferred to San Francisco in 1945 , and completed a four - year tour of duty there as Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Depot of Supplies . In 1949 , he became Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island . During the Korean War , he joined the 1st Marine Division in Korea in October 1952 as Division Sergeant Major , and after a year overseas returned to the States . For excellent service in Korea he was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Combat " V " . In 1954 , he began a two - year assignment as Sergeant Major , Inspector and Instructor Staff , 1st Air Delivery Company , San Jose , California . Transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps , Washington , D . C . , in June 1956 , Sergeant Major Bestwick served as Sergeant Major to the Secretary of the General Staff until May 23 , 1957 , when he assumed the newly established post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . Retirement & death . Bestwick served as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps until he retired from active duty on September 1 , 1959 . He died July 10 , 1972 , at Stanford University Hospital and according to official records , was interred at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto , California . However , this was later revealed to be a mistake , and was found to be buried at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo , California . Awards . His personal decorations include :
List of Soviet straight - winged jet fighters The earliest Soviet jet fighter s were all straight - winged as the aerodynamic benefits of swept wings at transonic speed s was not yet appreciated for several years after the end of World War II when these fighters were designed .