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Battle of Balikpapan ( 1945 ) The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of the Operation Oboe . The landings took place on 1 July 1945 . The Australian 7th Division , composed of the 18th , 21st and 25th Infantry Brigades , with support troops , made an amphibious landing , codenamed Operation Oboe Two a few miles north of Balikpapan , on the island of Borneo . The landing had been preceded by heavy bombing and shelling by Australian and US air and naval forces . The Japanese were outnumbered and outgunned , but like the other battles of the Pacific War , many of them fought to the death . Major operations had ceased by July 21 . The 7th Division ' s casualties were significantly lighter than they had suffered in previous campaigns . The battle was one of the last to occur in World War II , beginning a few weeks before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki effectively ended the war . Japan surrendered while the Australians were combing the jungle for stragglers . Following the surrender the three Brigades were committed to occupation duties until around February 1946 . The 21st Brigade was detached to Makassar in the Celebes Islands to accept surrender of the Japanese forces , release POWs and maintain civil order . Order of battle . Allied Units ( " Oboe Two Force " ) . Air Units . Royal Australian Air Force United States Army Air Forces United States Marine Corps United States Navy
Charles Duncombe , 2nd Earl of Feversham Lieutenant - Colonel Charles William Reginald Duncombe , 2nd Earl of Feversham ( 8 May 1879 – 15 September 1916 ) , known as Viscount Helmsley from 1881 to 1915 , was a British Conservative Party politician and soldier . Origins . Feversham was the son of William Duncombe , Viscount Helmsley , elder son of William Duncombe , 1st Earl of Feversham . His mother was Lady Muriel Frances Louisa , daughter of Charles Chetwynd - Talbot , 19th Earl of Shrewsbury . Career . He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church , Oxford , gaining a blue in polo with OUPC . He became was elected as the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for UK Parliament constituency in 1906 and held the seat until he inherited his title on the death of his grandfather in 1915 . Death in action . Feversham was killed in action on 15 September 1916 at the Battle of Flers - Courcelette , while commanding 21st Bn ( Yeoman Rifles ) King ' s Royal Rifle Corps . The battalion was formed in 1915 at Helmsley . He had previously commanded the Yorkshire Hussars . " Dogs were frequent visitors to the trenches and he had taken his deerhound to war : it too was killed and was buried with him " ( " Tommy " by Richard Holmes ) . He lies in the AIF Burial Ground at Flers , Somme . Marriage & progeny . Lord Feversham married Lady Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville , daughter of Francis Greville , 5th Earl of Warwick , in 1904 . They had two sons and one daughter : The Dowager Lady Feversham married the Conservative politician Gervase Beckett in 1917 . She died in July 1964 , aged 79 .
Valkiri The Valkiri ( from the Valkyrie of Norse mythology ) is a South African self - propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem , ( now Rheinmetall - Denel Munitions ) . The system is based on the Soviet BM - 21 Grad , examples of which were captured during Operation Savannah in Angola in 1976 . Development was completed in 1981 , and it was fielded in 1987 and 1988 by the South African Defense Force ( SADF ) in southern Angola against Cuban supported FAPLA forces , specifically during operations Hooper and Moduler . An advantage the Valkiri has over other multiple - launch rocket systems is that it is easy to disguise on the battlefield . With the canopy down the Valkiri looks like any other Unimog 4x4 truck .
917th Air Refueling Squadron The 917th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . It was last assigned as a GSU ( Geographically Separated Unit ) as the aircraft remained at Dyess AFB , Texas , while the unit was assigned to the 43d Operations Group , stationed at Malmstrom AFB , Montana . It was inactivated on 1 July 1994 . On 19 Sep 1985 , The 917th Air Refueling Squadron was consolidated with the 617th Bombardment Squadron . Established on 1 May 1959 by Strategic Air Command at Biggs AFB , Texas and equipped with KC - 135 Stratotanker s . Mission was to provide air refueling to the B - 52 Stratofortress strategic bombers of its parent 95th Bombardment Wing and other USAF units as directed . Reassigned to the SAC 96th Strategic Aerospace ( later Bombardment ) Wing in 1965 at Dyess AFB , Texas with the closure of Biggs AFB . Remained at Dyess until 1993 when the squardrons KC - 135A ' s were retired at Dyess . Reassigned to the 43d Operations Group at Malmstrom , inactivated in 1994 when Malmstrom ' s flightline was closed and the 43d ARW became an Air Mobility Command Airlift Wing at Pope AFB .
USS Comet ( 1810 ) The first USS " Comet " was a United States Navy schooner in commission as a privateer from 1812 to 1813 . " Comet " was built in 1810 at Baltimore , Maryland , and sold at Charleston , South Carolina in May 1814 . Career . She was commissioned on 10 July 1812 for service in the War of 1812 as a privateer with Thomas Boyle as her commanding officer . She conducted a cruise in the Caribbean Sea and South Atlantic Ocean between 25 July 1812 and 14 February 1813 , after which she was blockaded in the Chesapeake Bay . Between April and September 1813 , " Comet " was loaned to the U . S . Navy for reconnaissance in the Chesapeake Bay area , with Boyle remaining in command as a sailing Master . She again put to sea on 29 October 1813 , returning to Beaufort , North Carolina . On 12 May 1814 she was sold at Charleston to New York owners . " Comet " took 35 prizes as a privateer . The list is :
RUAG Ranger RANGER is a tactical UAV system ( TUAV ) by Swiss aerospace enterprise RUAG Aviation . Its design and some of its technology is based on the " Scout " UAV system by Israel Aerospace Industries . The RANGER UAV uses a compact hydraulic launcher for takeoff . Due to a modular payload , the system can be adapted to a wide range of civilian and military missions . A skid - based landing system enables the UAV to land nearly anywhere , on grass or on concrete runways , on snow or ice . According to the manufacturer , RANGER is the only tactical UAV system worldwide certified to fly in civilian airspace as well as over populated areas . The prototype is now at the Flieger - Flab - Museum in Dübendorf . Operators . The RANGER system is in service with the Swiss Air Force under the designation " ADS - 95 " . From 1988 to 1999 , an earlier variant called " ADS - 90 " was in use . The Air Force ' s RANGERs are also used by Swiss police for reconnaissance , search and rescue missions . The RANGER is also in service with the Finnish Defence Forces ( FDF ) .
Eurocopter The Eurocopter Group is a global helicopter manufacturing and support company . It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries . Its head office is located on the property of Marseille - Provence International Airport in Marignane , France , near Marseille . Eurocopter ' s main facilities are at its headquarters in Marignane in France , at Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH in Donauwörth , Germany and at Eurocopter España in Albacete , Spain . As of 1 January 2014 the company will be rebranded Airbus Helicopters . History . The Eurocopter Group was formed in 1992 through the merger of the helicopter divisions of Aérospatiale and Daimler - Benz Aerospace AG ( DASA ) . The company ' s heritage traces back to Blériot and Lioré et Olivier in France and to Messerschmitt and Focke - Wulf in Germany . Eurocopter and its predecessor companies have established a wide range of helicopter ' firsts ' , including the first production turboshaft - powered helicopter ( the Alouette II of 1955 ) ; the introduction of the Fenestron shrouded tail rotor ( on the Gazelle of 1968 ) ; the first helicopter certified for full flight in icing conditions ( the AS332 Super Puma , in 1984 ) ; the first production helicopter with a Fly - by - Wire control system ( the NH90 , first flown in full FBW mode in 2003 ) ; the first helicopter to use a Fly - by - Light primary control system ( an EC135 testbed , first flown in 2003 ) ; and the first ever landing of a helicopter on Mt . Everest ( achieved by an AS350 B3 in 2005 ) . As a consequence of the merger of the Eurocopter Group ' s former parents in 2000 , the firm is now a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS . The creation of EADS in 2000 also incorporated CASA of Spain , which itself had a history of helicopter - related activities dating back to , including local assembly of the Bo105 . Today , Eurocopter has six plants in the European Union ( Marignane and La Courneuve in France , Donauwörth , Ottobrunn and Kassel in Germany , and Albacete in Spain ) , plus 30 subsidiaries and participants around the world . As of 2010 , more than 10 , 500 Eurocopter helicopters were in service with over 2 , 800 customers in 140 countries . Eurocopter sold 346 helicopters in 2010 and delivered 503 helicopters in 2011 . Products . Note : On Eurocopter helicopters designed in France , the main rotor turns clockwise when viewed from above , in common with rotorcraft deriving from Russia . Eurocopter products developed in Germany have a main rotor which turns counter - clockwise when viewed from above , in common with American rotorcraft .
Artificer Sergeant Major Artificer Sergeant Major ( ASM ) is an appointment held by a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( REME ) , the corps of the British Army whose function is the repair and recovery of all mechanical and electrical equipments . The ASM is normally the senior tradesman in a unit Light Aid Detachment ( LAD ) and is the technical advisor to the unit . An ASM must have passed the Artificer training course and served as an Artificer Weapons / Vehicles or similar discipline as a Staff Sergeant and Warrant Officer Class 2 ( holding the appointment of Artificer Quartermaster Sergeant ) prior to promotion to WO1 .
Wade Hampton I Wade Hampton ( 1752 – February 4 , 1835 ) was a South Carolina soldier , politician , two - term U . S . Congressman , and wealthy plantation owner . He was the scion of the politically important Hampton family , which was influential in state politics almost into the 20th century . His great - great - grandfather Thomas Hampton ( 1623 – 1690 ) was born in England and settled in the Virginia Colony . Hampton served in the American Revolution as a lieutenant colonel in a South Carolina volunteer cavalry regiment . He was a Democratic - Republican member of Congress for South Carolina from 1795 – 1797 and from 1803 – 1805 , and a presidential elector in 1801 . He was appointed a colonel in the United States Army in 1808 , and was promoted to brigadier general in February 1809 , replacing James Wilkinson as the general in charge of New Orleans . He used the U . S . military presence in New Orleans to suppress the 1811 German Coast Uprising , which he believed was a Spanish plot . During the War of 1812 , Hampton led the American forces in the Battle of Chateauguay in 1813 . On April 6 , 1814 , he resigned his commission and returned to South Carolina after leading thousands of U . S . soldiers to defeat at the hands of just a little over a thousand Canadian militia and 180 Mohawk warriors then getting his army lost in the woods . Thereafter , he acquired a large fortune land speculating . At his death it was told that he was the wealthiest planter in the United States , owning over 3 , 000 slaves . Hampton spent much of his time in a mansion , now known as the Hampton - Preston House , in Columbia , South Carolina . Hampton County , South Carolina is named for the former Congressman . His son Wade Hampton II and grandson Wade Hampton III were also prominent in South Carolina social circles and politics , with the latter Hampton serving as the state ' s governor after a distinguished career as a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War . He is interred in the churchyard at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia , South Carolina .
Rutland Militia The Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1759 to 1860 , when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia . The regiment was formed at Oakham in 1759 , and consisted of only two companies . In 1803 it was ranked as the 63rd regiment of militia , and in 1810 redesignated as light infantry . In 1833 it was re - ranked as the 4th , and then in 1855 as the 14th . In 1860 , it amalgamated with the Northampton Militia to form the Northampton and Rutland Militia , which later became the Special Reserve battalion of The Northamptonshire Regiment .
Lamont Kirkland Major General ( Robert ) Lamont Kirkland , CBE is a former senior British Army officer . He commanded 4th Division from November 2008 to January 2012 and is now full time CEO of Team Army . Career . Following education at Strathallan School and training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , Kirkland ' s permanent commission in the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant was confirmed on 9 October 1976 ( dated 6 March 1976 ) . He was promoted lieutenant on 6 March 1978 , captain on 6 September 1982 , and major on 30 September 1989 . He transferred to the Green Howards on 17 December 1991 , and was promoted lieutenant colonel on appointment as Commanding Officer of the Green Howards on 30 June 1994 . On 5 December 1997 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for his service in the former Yugoslavia between December 1996 and June 1997 . He was promoted colonel on 30 June 2000 , and brigadier on 30 June 2003 . In the 2005 New Year Honours he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) . In August 2008 he was serving as Director Army Personnel Strategy when he was nominated as the next General Officer Commanding of 4th Division . This appointment took effect on 12 November 2008 when he was also promoted major general . On 6 November 2008 he also became chairman of the Army Winter Sports Association ( AWSA ) . He left his military posts in January 2012 on his retirement from the Army and became full time CEO of Team Army .
Buffel The Buffel ( Afrikaans : " Buffalo " ) is a mine - protected infantry mobility vehicle used by the South African Army during the South African Border War . The Buffel was also used as an armoured fighting vehicle and proved itself in this role . It has been replaced by the Mamba in South Africa , but remains in use elsewhere , notably Sri Lanka . Production history . The Buffel was introduced in 1978 after it was found that the South African Army had the need for a basic mine protected vehicle . The Buffel was an improvement of the Bosvark which offered little protection to the driver . More than 1 , 400 were delivered before production stopped . A few of these vehicles found their way into other armies . The Buffel ( Afrikaans : " Buffalo " ) was not a wholly South African built vehicle , but made use of the chassis , engine and some other components of the Mercedes - Benz Unimog , which were married to the armoured driver ' s cab and separate armoured troop compartment . The driver ' s cab was situated on the left with the engine compartment on the right . Later models replaced the original Mercedes engine with copies built under license by Atlantis Diesel Engines factory near Cape Town . Land mine protection was provided by the V - shaped hull underneath these compartments , which quite effectively deflected the blast . The troop compartment contained two plastic tanks in the vee beneath the floor , a 200 litre diesel tank and a 100 litre water tank . The water tank provided drinking water to the occupants by means of a tap at the rear of the vehicle . It was a commonly held misconception amongst the troops that the weight of the water added to the blast protection . In order to help dissipate the energy from hitting a mine , the large tires were usually filled with water , adding , as was told , about 500 kg per wheel to the vehicle weight .
Convoy PQ 14 Convoy PQ 14 was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II . It sailed in April 1942 , reaching Murmansk after air and U - boat attacks that sank one ship , and ice damage that saw 16 vessels returned to port . Seven ships arrived safely . Ships . PQ 14 consisted of 24 ships , led by Commodore E Rees in " Empire Howard " . The Close escort comprised two minesweeper s , and four trawlers , joined later by an Ocean escort comprising the cruiser " Edinburgh " , R . Adm . SS Bonham – Carter commanding , plus four destroyer s and four corvette s . Action . PQ 14 sailed from Iceland on 8 April 1942 with its close escort . On 9 April , SSW of Jan Mayen Island , the convoy was joined by " Edinburgh " and the Ocean Escort Group . On the night of 10 / 11 April , south - west of Jan Mayen , the convoy encountered heavy ice . The convoy was thrown into disarray and many ships were damaged . Eventually 16 ships and 2 of the escorts were forced to turn back through damage or being unable to rejoin the convoy . The remaining eight ships , with the " Edinburgh " and the 12 escorts pressed on to Murmansk . Over the next few days PQ 14 had no interference from German forces , though its reciprocal , Convoy QP 10 , was under persistent attack during this period . On 15 April , east of Bear Island , the convoy was sighted by German aircraft , and a number of air and U - boat attacks were made over the next three days . On 16 April " Empire Howard " was hit by a torpedo from " U - 403 " . She sank with the loss of most of her crew , including Commodore Rees . On the same day " U - 376 " fired on " Edinburgh " , but scored no hits . On 17 April the convoy was joined by three Soviet destroyers , and on 18 April by four RN minesweepers stationed at Kola . Also on 18 a strong NW gale developed , putting an end to further air attacks . A force of German destroyers stationed at Kirkenes attempted to sortie to make an attack , but was also forced back by the weather . On 19 April the seven remaining ships entered Kola Inlet , and arrived at Murmansk . Aftermath . Despite the safe arrival of the ships of PQ 14 , the return of so many ships with ice damage created a shortfall in Lend - lease deliveries to the Soviets , and ensured that the Allies would have to run larger convoys during the hazardous summer months to catch up .
Han Zhong ( rebel ) Han Zhong ( died 184 ) was a Yellow Turban rebel general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history . Han once occupied Wancheng along with Sun Zhong and Zhao Hong , two other rebel generals ranked lower than he did . Han was killed by an arrow during a battle against government forces led by Zhu Jun and Liu Bei ' s volunteer army .
9th Force Support Battalion ( Australia ) The 9th Force Support Battalion ( 9 FSB ) is an Australian Army logistics battalion . Formed on 1 August 1998 , following the amalgamation of a number of air despatch , military police , ships army detachments , personnel and transport units , it is based in Amberley , Queensland . 9 FSB is part the 17th Combat Service Support Brigade . Its role is to provide third line or ' general ' support within an area of operations . On 30 May 2011 , Lance Corporal Andrew Jones , a cook from 9 FSB , was Killed In Action in Afghanistan while serving with the Force Support Unit .
Benjamin Dyer Benjamin Dyer ( ? - 1823 ) was the captain ( later , a lieutenant ) of the 5th Company of the 64th regiment of the Virginia Militia in Henry County during the War of 1812 . He led the detachment of Henry County militia to the coastal border of Norfolk , Virginia to help defend against British invasion by sea . He was born in Pittsylvania County , Virginia . He was the son of American Revolutionary War soldier George Dyer . Dyer served as a state legislator in the Virginia Assembly from 1819 till his death in 1823 . His son Benjamin F . Dyer , Jr . also served in the Virginia Assembly . Dyer and his prominent family operated a local store near Leatherwood , Virginia . Locations named in his honor include Dyers Store Road and the Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department .
BNS Karatoa BNS " Karatoa " is an Island Class Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy , built as the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel , HMS " Alderney " ( P278 ) . History . The Island Class offshore patrol vessels , built by Hall , Russell & Company in Aberdeen , were modelled on the ocean - going trawlers FPV " Jura " ( 1973 ) and FPV " Westra " ( 1974 ) . HMS " Alderney " ( P278 ) was launched on 27 February 1979 . On 4 July 1981 , HMS " Alderney " apprehended a French trawler . " Alderney " ’ s boarding party was threatened with knives and acetylene torches . The trawler headed of France , colliding with another French fishing boat , tried to ram " Alderney " , and eventually hit the warship , sustaining more damage to itself than the British warship . Giving up , the trawler was towed into Grimsby , where she received a £6 , 796 fine plus £2 , 000 for the damage . HMS Alderney was the affiliated ship for the King Edward VI Grammar School ( Chelmsford ) Naval Combined Cadet Force during the 1980s In 1998 , " Alderney " rescued the crew of a yacht west of Lundy . Once decommissioned by the Royal Navy , " Alderney " was sold to Bangladesh ' s Navy in 2003 / 04 , along with 4 other ships of the same class to protect the Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ ) in Bay of Bengal . She was renamed BNS " Karatoa " . Career . The island class patrol boats were built to enforce a fishing zone around the UK , netting hundreds of thousands of pounds in fines . The " Karatoa " is currently under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna ( COMKHUL ) . About 100 personnel serve at " Karatoa " , which is categorized as Large Offshore Patrol Vessel in the Bangladesh Navy .
Uzi Yairi Uzi Yairi ( 31 July 1936 — 5 March 1975 , Tel Aviv , Israel ) was a commander of the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal . He was killed in action during a counter - terrorism operation to free hostages held by Palestinian terrorists at the Savoy Hotel . Yairi became head of Sayeret Matkal at age 31 and a full colonel at only 35 . He also served as a brigade commander during the Yom Kippur war , but left the army as a result of trauma he had suffered during the war . Тo commemorate him , moshav Ro ' i was named after him . The name is acronym for Ramat Uzi Yairi .
USCGC William Flores ( WPC - 1103 ) USCGC " William Flores " is a scheduled to serve in Miami , Florida upon her commissioning . Like her sister ships , she is equipped for coastal security patrols , interdiction of drug and people smugglers , and search and rescue . Like the smaller she is equipped with a stern launching ramp . The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water - jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop . She is capable of more than and armed with a remote controlled M242 Bushmaster autocannon ; and four crew - served Browning M2 machine gun s . She is named after Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores who died during the sinking of and who is credited with saving the lives of fellow crewmembers . In November 2011 Flores was honored by having the third of Coast Guard ' s Sentinel - class cutters named after him .