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58th Rescue Squadron The 58th Rescue Squadron ( 58 RQS ) is one of only four active - duty Guardian Angel squadrons under the command of the 563rd Rescue Group at Davis - Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona but located at Operating Site Alpha , Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada . History . The 58th flew search and rescue in parts of the Middle East , Africa , Southwest Asia , and Southern Europe , especially at the El Uotia gunnery range in Libya from , 1952 – 1960 and 1961 - 1970 . It also stood downrange alert during manned space missions , performed some overwater escort , and provided humanitarian assistance during natural disaster s . See also . Air Rescue Service
Naval Surface Warfare Center A Naval Surface Warfare Center is part of the Naval Sea Systems Command ( NAVSEA ) operated by the United States Navy . NAVSEA Warfare Centers supply the technical operations , people , technology , engineering services and products needed to equip and support the Fleet and meet the warfighter ' s needs . The Warfare Centers are the Navy ' s principal Research , Development , Test and Evaluation ( RDT & E ) assessment activity for surface ship and submarine systems and subsystems . Additionally , the Warfare Centers provide depot maintenance and In - Service Engineering support to ensure that the systems fielded today perform consistently and reliably in the future . NSWC consists of 10 sites or locations : The largest of the Navy ' s five systems commands , NAVSEA engineers build and support America ' s Fleet of ships and combat systems . Accounting for nearly one - fifth of the Navy ' s budget , NAVSEA manages more than 150 acquisition programs and has more than 53 , 000 civilian and military employees at 33 activities in 16 states .
Blaine Air Force Station Blaine Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station . It is located south of Blaine , Washington . It was closed in 1979 . History . Blaine Air Force Station was one of twenty - eight stations built as part of the second segment of the Air Defense Command permanent radar network . Prompted by the start of the Korean War , on July 11 , 1950 , the Secretary of the Air Force asked the Secretary of Defense for approval to expedite construction of the permanent network . Receiving the Defense Secretary ’ s approval on July 21 , the Air Force directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction . The 757th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron ( AC & W Sq ) was assigned to Birch Bay AFS , Washington on 27 November 1950 . The 757th AC & W Sq began operating a pair of AN / FPS - 10 radars in January 1952 , and initially the station functioned as a Ground - Control Intercept ( GCI ) and warning station . As a GCI station , the squadron ' s role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit ' s radar scopes . The site was renamed Blaine Air Force Station on 1 December 1953 . In 1959 Blaine AFS switched to operating an AN / FPS - 20 search radar and AN / FPS - 6 and AN / FPS - 6A height - finder radars . During 1960 Blaine AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment ( SAGE ) system , feeding data to DC - 12 at McChord AFB , Washington . After joining , the squadron was re - designated as the 757th Radar Squadron ( SAGE ) on 1 April 1960 . The radar squadron provided information 24 / 7 the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range , direction altitude speed and whether or not aircraft were friendly or hostile . By 1963 the station had converted to an AN / FPS - 24 search radar , and had received an AN / FPS - 26 A height - finder radar which replaced the AN / FPS - 6 . On 31 July 1963 , the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z - 46 . In addition to the main facility , Blaine operated an AN / FPS - 14 Gap Filler site : Over the years , the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars . The 757th Radar Squadron was inactivated on 30 March 1979 as part of the inactivation of Air Defense Command and the general draw down of air defense radar stations . Today , much of Blane AFS remains intact , the station however is scheduled for redevelopment and is to be " Bay Horizon Park " . The park will be a camp , conference and recreation center . It is unclear what parts of the former Air Force Station will remain and which parts will be torn down . The Ground to Air Transmitter - Receiver ( GATR ) facility was located off - station roughly 3 miles east of the main station .
Napoleon Collins Rear Admiral Napoleon Collins ( 4 March 1814 – 9 August 1875 ) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican – American War and the American Civil War . Biography . Collins was born in Pennsylvania . He became a Midshipman in the United States Navy in January 1834 . Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1846 , he took an active role in the war with Mexico . During the first years of the Civil War , he commanded several gunboat s and attained the rank of Commander in July 1862 . On 7 October 1864 , while in command of the screw sloop , Collins took his ship into a neutral harbor and captured the Confederate cruiser , sparking a minor diplomatic crisis between the United States and the Empire of Brazil . The " Florida " was ultimately towed to sea and taken to the United States . Court - martial led for this illegal undertaking , Commander Collins was sentenced to be dismissed . However , since his seizure of " Florida " was both militarily effective and popularly acclaimed in the Northern states , the sentence was not carried out . Napoleon Collins remained active in the post - war Navy , reaching the ranks of Captain in July 1866 and Rear Admiral in August 1874 . On 9 August 1875 , while in command of the South Pacific Squadron , he died at Lima , Peru .
Chang Yuchun Chang Yuchun ( ; 1330 – 1369 ) , Boren ( 伯仁 ) and pseudonym Yanheng ( 燕衡 ) , was a Chinese Muslim military general . He was a follower of the Ming Dynasty ' s founder , Zhu Yuanzhang , and contributed greatly to the founding of the dynasty . Chang was famous for his bravery and formidable prowess in battle , which earned him the nickname of " Chang Ten Thousand " , because he alone was said to be as effective as a force of 10 , 000 troops . Biography . Chang was born in Huaiyuan County , Anhui . He joined the Red Turban Rebellion in 1355 to overthrow the Mongol - ruled Yuan Dynasty in China . In the sixth month of that year , he followed Zhu Yuanzhang on a battle with the Yuan army , that took place at Caishi ( near present - day southern Ma ' anshan , eastern bank of the Yangtze River ) . The rebel forces emerged victorious in that battle and Chang became famous . He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Yuan Shuai ( equivalent of Marshal ) . Chang participated in major battles against Zhu Yuanzhang ' s rivals , Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng , helping Zhu eliminate them and secure his rule over China and laying the foundation for the Ming Dynasty . He was conferred the title of " Duke of E " ( 鄂國公 ) by Zhu in 1366 . In 1367 , Chang followed Xu Da on a military campaign north and conquered the Yuan Dynasty ' s capital city of Khanbaliq in the following year , ending Mongolian rule in China . In 1369 , Chang died of illness on the return journey to Nanjing at west of present - day Longguan County , Hebei . When Zhu Yuanzhang ( who had become the Hongwu Emperor by then ) heard of Chang ' s death , he wrote a poem mourning Chang and posthumously conferred Chang the title of " Prince of Kaiping " ( 開平王 ) and " Zhongwu " ( 忠武 ) . Chang Yuchun had two sons , Chang Mao ( 常茂 ) and Chang Sheng ( 常升 ) . In literature . Chang is featured as a character in Louis Cha ' s " wuxia " novel " The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber " . In the novel , he is a member of the Ming Cult , a rebel organization that seeks to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty . He is wounded in a fight with some Yuan soldiers but is saved by Zhang Sanfeng . He agrees to bring Zhang Wuji ( the protagonist ) with him to Butterfly Valley to seek treatment from the eccentric physician , Hu Qingniu . Several years later , Chang becomes Zhang Wuji ' s subordinate after Zhang is nominated to be the cult ' s leader for his heroics in saving the cult from destruction . He participates in various battles against the Yuan Dynasty and eventually helps Zhu Yuanzhang found the Ming Dynasty .
James Alonzo Stahle James Alonzo Stahle ( January 11 , 1829 – December 21 , 1912 ) was a Republican member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Biography . James A . Stahle was born in West Manchester Township , York County , Pennsylvania . He attended the common schools and York Academy . He learned the printing trade and later became a merchant tailor . During the American Civil War , he organized the Ellsworth Zouaves in 1861 and in August of that year , together with his company of forty recruits , enlisted as Company A , 87th Pennsylvania Infantry ; Stahle rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel . He served until discharged in 1864 . He served as deputy collector of internal revenue at York , Pennsylvania , from 1869 to 1885 . He also engaged in agricultural pursuits . Stahle was elected as a Republican to the Fifty - fourth Congress . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 . He resumed agricultural pursuits and died on his estate at Emigsville near York in 1912 . Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery in York .
Asada Nobuoki Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army . Biography . Asada was born as the third son of Sakaguchi Akitada , a samurai retainer of the Kawagoe Domain in Musashi Province , and was adopted by Asada Junshin , a senior retainer of the same clan as his heir . He studied artillery under Egawa Hidetatsu , and after the Meiji Restoration , entered the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army Academy . In March 1872 , he was commissioned as a lieutenant with the IJA 5th Infantry Battalion . After transferring to the IJA 4th Infantry Brigade in 1877 , he was sent to the front lines during the Satsuma Rebellion . In March 1878 , he was assigned as an instructor at the Army Academy , following which he joined the staff of the Kumamoto garrison . In March 1884 , he was promoted to the rank of major and given command of the IJA 2nd Infantry Regiment . In May 1885 , he was assigned to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff . From June to September 1885 he was sent to Qing dynasty China as a military attaché . In 1889 , he was given command of the IJA 21st Infantry Regiment . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1891 and reassigned to the staff of the IJA 3rd Division . In November 1894 , he was promoted to colonel . With the First Sino - Japanese War , Asada was assigned as chief of staff of the new IJA 7th Division , which did not see any combat , but was a training division assigned primarily to the defense of Tokyo . Asada was promoted to major general on October 20 , 1898 and given command of the IJA 5th Infantry Brigade . During the Russo - Japanese War of 1904 - 1905 , Asada was promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the Imperial Guards Brigade , which distinguished itself at the Battle of Shaho . After the war , he was assigned the IJA 12th Division at Kurume , Fukuoka in July 1906 . He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1906 . He was elevated to the title of baron ( " danshaku " ) in the " kazoku " peerage system in September 1907 for his work during the Russo - Japanese War . In August 1910 , he became commander of the IJA 4th Division at Osaka . In September 1911 , he was appointed Inspector - General of Military Training , one of the top positions in the Japanese Army . In 1912 , he was promoted to full general . After serving as a military councilor , he retired from active service in 1921 . From 1918 - 1923 , Asada was the 7th head of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai . He died in 1927 at age 77 .
Hans - Günther Stotten Hans - Günther Paul Stotten ( 7 October 1916 – 5 April 1945 ) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Hans - Günther Stotten was captured by Soviet troops on 4 April 1945 and was shot while escaping on 5 April 1945 .
Vickers Windsor The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four - engine heavy bomber , designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers - Armstrongs factory at Brooklands in World War II . Design and development . The Windsor was designed to Air Ministry Specification B . 5 / 41 ( later modified to Spec . B . 3 / 42 ) for a high - altitude heavy bomber with a pressurised crew compartment , and an ability to fly at at . Notable features of the Windsor included its pressurised crew compartment , four mainwheel struts ( each extending from one of the engine nacelles and carrying a single balloon - tyred wheel ) , elliptical planform high aspect ratio wings , and guns mounted in barbette s at the rear of each ( outboard ) nacelle , which were to be remotely operated by a gunner in a pressurised compartment in the extreme tail . The Windsor used Wallis ' s geodetic body and wing structure that Vickers had previously used in the Wellesley , Wellington and Warwick bombers . Instead of doped Irish linen however , a stiff and light skin was used on the Windsor , made with woven steel wires and very thin ( 1 / 1000 inch thickness ) stainless steel ribbons , doped with PVC or other plastic , specially designed to avoid ballooning . To properly fit the skin to the frame , a tuning fork had to be used . The wings ' structure had no spars . Instead , it was a single hollow geodetic tube from tip to tip , passing through the fuselage truss . To better resist the compression and tension efforts , the elements were assembled at 16 degrees next to the root , reverting to the more conventional ninety degrees on the tips , longitudinal elements locking everything in place . The elements ' thickness was also reduced towards the tips . No two joints had the same angle on the wing , an authentic production engineer ' s nightmare . The wing was designed so that the tips had a noticeable droop on the ground , but was straight in flight , so the skin had to be fitted tighter on top than on the bottom to be evenly tight in flight . Operational history . Only three examples ( the original plus successive prototypes Type 457 and Type 461 ) were built in total . This was due to refinements in the existing Lancaster bomber , rendering it suitable for the role for which the Windsor had been designed . The first prototype flew in 23 October 1943 , second on 15 February 1944 , third on 11 July 1944 and all three were built at Vickers secret dispersed Foxwarren Experimental Department between Brooklands and nearby Cobham . The two latter prototypes were tested till the end of the Second World War , when further development and production were cancelled .
Cavalry mechanized group A cavalry - mechanized group was a type of military formation used in the Red Army during World War II against Germany and Japan . Organization . A cavalry - mechanized group normally consisted of a corps of cavalry ( a unit smaller than a standard infantry division despite its name ) and a mechanized corps , and was slightly stronger than a German Panzergrenadier division . The main force element providing combat power was the armoured and motorized formations of the mechanized corps , while the horse - mounted elements of the cavalry corps provided increased flexibility in infiltration and fighting in difficult terrain such as large forests , or swamps , and the ability to continue mobile operations when cut off from supply lines . Cavalry - mechanized groups were often named after their commander , for example " Cavalry - Mechanized Group Pliyev " . As an example , during the 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria , the Soviet - Mongolian Cavalry - Mechanized Group under the command of Colonel General I . A . Pliyev consisted of the following units : The formation operated in two march columns during the first stage of the battle , advancing rapidly against light opposition , preceded by forward detachments : Column 1 : Column 2 : Tactics . Cavalry - mechanized groups were used during the second half of the Soviet - German War , following the successful breaching of a German defense . They would then be inserted to penetrate deep into the rear of the German lines and interrupt supply and reinforcement movements there . This was a risky task , shown for example by the destruction of Cavalry - Mechanized Group Pliyev during the Battle of Debrecen in Hungary , in autumn 1944 . Cavalry units in the Red Army usually fought as dismounted infantry . Only when they faced a completely disorganised enemy , for example during the battle of the Korsun Pocket in 1944 , or when they were themselves in a desperate situation , such as during Operation Mars in 1942 , would they undertake a traditional cavalry charge . After the Second World War . Cavalry was widely seen as anachronistic by the start of World War II . The Red Army was the only army to make use of cavalry formations in main combat during the war , and despite the successful use of cavalry formations by the Red Army during the war , the last cavalry division was disbanded in the 1950s .
Amphibious cargo ship Amphibious cargo ships were U . S . Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops , heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults , and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults . A total of 108 of these ships were built between 1943 and 1945 — which worked out to an average of one ship every eight days . Six additional AKAs , featuring new and improved designs , were built in later years . They were originally called Attack Cargo Ships and designated AKA . In 1969 , they were renamed as Amphibious Cargo Ships and redesignated LKA . Compared to other cargo ship types , these ships could carry landing craft , were faster , had more armament , and had larger hatches and booms . Their holds were optimized for combat loading , a method of cargo storage where the items first needed ashore were at the top of the hold , and those needed later were lower down . Because these ships went into forward combat areas , they had Combat Information Center s and significant amounts of equipment for radio communication , neither of which were present in other cargo ships . As amphibious operations became more important in World War II , planners saw the need for a special kind of cargo ship , one that could carry both cargo and the LCM and LCVP boats with which to attack the beach , and that carried guns to assist in anti - air defense and shore bombardment . Specifications were drawn up , and beginning in early 1943 , the first 16 U . S . attack cargo ships were converted from Navy cargo ship s that had previously been designated AK . During the course of the war , 108 such ships were built ; many of them were converted from non - military ships , or started out as non - military hulls . Attack cargo ships played a vital role in the Pacific War , where many were attacked by kamikaze s and other aircraft , and several were torpedo ed , but none were sunk or otherwise destroyed . Nine AKAs were present at the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945 : After the war , many AKAs were put into the National Defense Reserve Fleet . Others were converted for other uses , such as oceanographic surveying , undersea cable laying , and repairing other ships . Some of the reserve ships were recommissioned for service in the Korean War , and some stayed in service during the Vietnam War . Six more amphibious cargo ships , somewhat larger and of improved design , were built between 1954 and 1969 . In 1969 , the U . S . Navy redesignated all its AKA " attack " cargo ships as LKA " amphibious " cargo ships . At the same time , the other " A " designations of amphibious ships were changed to similar " L " designations . For example , all the APAs were redesignated as LPAs . In the 1960s , both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy developed amphibious transport dock s which gradually took on this unique amphibious role and today have assumed it completely . The last amphibious cargo ship in the U . S . Navy , USS " El Paso " ( LKA - 117 ) , was decommissioned in April , 1994 .
William Farquhar Barry William Farquhar Barry ( August 18 , 1818 – July 18 , 1879 ) was a career officer in the United States Army , serving as an artillery commander during the Mexican - American War and Civil War . Birth and early years . Born in New York City , Barry graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1838 , 17th in his class of 45 cadets . He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U . S . Artillery , transferring to the 2nd U . S . Artillery a few weeks later . He was stationed near the Canadian border , then later took part in the Mexican - American , Seminole , and the Kansas - Missouri Border Wars . Military career . He was the co - author of " Instruction for Field Artillery " ( 1860 ) , along with William H . French and Henry J . Hunt . Promoted to major of artillery shortly after the start of hostilities between the Union and the Confederacy , Barry served as Brig . Gen . Irvin McDowell ' s chief of artillery during the First Battle of Bull Run , where his position was overrun after mistaking advancing Confederates for retreating Union forces . Barry was appointed brigadier general by President Abraham Lincoln on August 20 , 1861 , to rank from August 20 , 1861 . President Lincoln submitted the nomination to the U . S . Senate on December 21 , 1861 and the Senate confirmed it on March 17 , 1862 . Barry came up with the concept that became the U . S . Horse Artillery Brigade in the Army of the Potomac . As chief of artillery under Maj . Gen . George B . McClellan , Barry organized ordnance for the Army of the Potomac and , during the Peninsula Campaign , later took part in the battles of Yorktown , Mechanicsville , Gaines ' Mill , White Oak Swamp , and Malvern Hill . After later supervising forts and ordnance surrounding Washington , D . C . , Barry became chief of artillery under Maj . Gen . William T . Sherman , serving with him in Tennessee , the March to the Sea , and the Carolinas Campaign . On January 23 , 1865 , President Lincoln nominated Barry for appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers , to rank from September 1 , 1864 , for his service in the Atlanta Campaign , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14 , 1865 . Barry was mustered out of the volunteer force on January 15 , 1866 . On July 17 , 1866 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Barry for appointment to the brevet grade of major general in the Regular Army , to rank from March 13 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on July 23 , 1866 . On December 11 , 1865 , Barry was appointed colonel in the 2nd U . S . Artillery , and was in command of the northern frontier during the Fenian raids of 1866 . He served there until September 1867 , and then commanded the artillery school of practice at Fort Monroe until March 1877 , when he was appointed to the command at Fort McHenry , Baltimore , Maryland . During the labor riots of 1877 he rendered valuable service at Camden Station . Barry died at Fort McHenry and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo , New York .