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Thomas Flood ( Medal of Honor ) Thomas S . Flood ( born 1840 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St . Philip . Born in 1840 in Ireland , Flood immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U . S . Navy . He served during the Civil War as a boy on the . At the Battle of Forts Jackson and St . Philip near New Orleans on April 24 – 25 , 1862 , he stood on " Pensacola ' s " bridge and acted as an aide to the executive officer , F . A . Roe . An artillery shell struck nearby , knocking Flood off the bridge onto the deck below and removing the leg of Signal Quartermaster Murry . Flood helped Murry below decks to the surgeon , then returned to the bridge and took over the man ' s duties . In his report of the battle , Roe praised Flood ' s actions and suggested he be appointed a midshipman . For his part in the battle , Flood was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later on April 3 , 1863 . Flood ' s official Medal of Honor citation follows . The quote at the end of the citation is from Roe ' s after action report . Served on board the U . S . S . " Pensacola " in the attack on Forts Jackson and St . Philip and at the taking of new Orleans , 24 and 25 April 1862 . Swept from the bridge by a shell which wounded the signal quartermaster , Flood returned to the bridge after assisting the wounded man below and taking over his duties , " performed them with coolness , exactitude and the fidelity of a veteran seaman . His intelligence and character cannot be spoken of too warmly . "
Landing at Lae The Landing at Lae was an amphibious landing to the east of Lae in the Salamaua - Lae campaign of World War II between 4 – 6 September 1943 . It was part of Operation POSTERN which was designed to capture the Japanese base at Lae . Rear Admiral Daniel Barby was in command of Task Force 76 which landed the Australian 9th Division on the beaches . The Australian soldiers and their supplies were moved close to the area by planes , prior to the beach landings . This was described at the time by war correspondent Frank Klukhorn , of the New York Times , as " . . . one of the greatest achievements in any theatre of war . " Extensive planning had gone into the Salamaua - Lae campaign . The landing sites identified were Red Beach to the east of the mouth of the Buso River and Yellow Beach near Hopoi . Maps and models of the landing sites were made , and kept closely guarded . Soldiers were made familiar with models of the beaches they would be landing at , but the names of the beaches were kept secret . The 9th Division quickly established a beachhead and began a pincer advance towards Lae with the Australian 7th Division . The amphibious landing was unopposed by Imperial Japanese land forces who were short of food and ammunition . Japanese bombers staged an air attack on the second wave of amphibious landings , and killed about 100 Allied naval and army personnel .
Russian cruiser Moskva Moskva ( Москва the Russian name for the city of Moscow , ex - " Slava " , Слава which means " Glory " ) is the lead ship of the Project 1164 " Atlant " class of guided missile cruisers in the Russian Navy . The ship is currently held under the patronage of the city of Moscow . History . " Slava " was laid down in 1976 in Shipyard 445 of the 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant in Nikolayev , was launched in 1979 , and commissioned on 30 January 1983 . " Slava " returned to Nikolayev in December 1990 for a refit but was not returned to service until April 2000 . Recommissioned as " Moskva " , she replaced the " Kynda " class cruiser " Admiral Golovko " as the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet . In early April 2003 , " Moskva " , along with " Pytlivy " , " Smetlivy " , and a landing ship departed Sevastopol for exercises in the Indian Ocean with a Pacific Fleet task group ( " Marshal Shaposhnikov " and " Admiral Panteleyev " ) and the Indian Navy . The force was supported by the Project 1559V tanker " Ivan Bubnov " and the Project 712 ocean - going tug " Shakhter " . In August 2008 , in response to the Georgian crisis , the " Moskva " was deployed to secure the Black Sea . After Russia ' s recognition of Abkhazia ' s independence , the ship was stationed at the Abkhazian capital , Sukhumi . On 3 December 2009 the " Moskva " was laid up for a month at floating dock PD - 30 for a scheduled interim overhaul which comprised replacement of cooling and other machinery , reclamation work at bottom and outboard fittings , propulsion shafts and screws , clearing and painting of bottom and above - water parts of the ship ' s hull . In April 2010 it was reported that the cruiser would join other navy units in the Indian Ocean to conduct exercises . In August 2013 the cruiser visited Havana , Cuba In late August 2013 , the cruiser was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in response to the build - up of American warships along the coast of Syria .
USS Prairie Bird ( 1862 ) USS " Prairie Bird " ( 1862 ) was a steamer commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War . She served the Union navy fleet as a gunship during operations on Mississippi River and its tributaries . Purchased at Cincinnati , Ohio . " Prairie Bird " , a ” tinclad ” wooden steamer purchased as " Mary Miller " at Cincinnati , Ohio , 19 December 1862 , was fitted out at Cairo , Illinois , renamed " Prairie Bird " and commissioned in January 1863 , Acting Master J . C . Moore in command . Assigned to the Mississippi squadron . " Prairie Bird " steamed down the Mississippi River in mid - February 1863 , to assist , grounded 20 miles below Island No . 10 . She then continued on to Memphis , Tennessee , whence she escorted a provision ship to the Yazoo River , where she joined the Mississippi Squadron . At the end of the month she took up station above the White River to protect a coal depot . In mid - March she shifted to Greenville ; in April , she operated at the mouth of the White River ; and in May , she returned to Memphis . Remaining in the Arkansas - White River area into the following spring , she reconnoitered the Sunflower River , as far as Lake George and Silver Creek , with in March 1864 . In April she steamed with " Petrel " and " Freestone " up the Yazoo River to fire on and pass Yazoo City , Mississippi , in support of Union Army operation against that city . On the 22nd " Prairie Bird " , having received engine damage , rescued survivors from " Petrel " , then retired to Vicksburg for repairs . Final Mississippi operations . Assigned to the 6th District , Mississippi Squadron , for most of the remainder of the war , " Prairie Bird " operated between Vicksburg , Mississippi , and the Arkansas River . On 21 July she seized the steamer " Union " for violation of revenue laws and giving “ aid and comfort to the enemy . ” On the 23rd she rescued 350 of 500 passengers aboard " B . M . Runyan " , sunk off Skipwith ’ s Landing , and on 11 August she engaged the enemy battery at Gaines Landing , Arkansas , in support of operations there . The following December she joined with other vessels and Union Army units to cut the rebel communications in Mississippi and on the 31st assisted blowing the railway bridge over the Big Black River . Post - war decommissioning . " Prairie Bird " remained in the 6th District until March 1865 . Then sent to Mound City , Illinois , she remained a unit of the Mississippi Squadron until ordered decommissioned in July . On 17 August 1865 she was sold by public auction to Henry Morton . References .
Military University Department ( Czechoslovakia ) A military department ( , plural " ) was a part of every civilian university in Czechoslovakia during 1951 - 1990 . Their goal was to provide basic military training to all male students eligible of army service . Mandatory military training at the universities was mandated on August 8 , 1951 , military departments were mandated on October 1 , 1951 and set up within few years at every university . Typically , for 4 years ( later 2 years ) one day in a week was dedicated to military training . Two military exercises ( one month during the summer each ) were held after 2nd and 4th year . After successful exams the students obtained minor military officer rank ( " , typically platoon leader ) and their future mandatory military service was reduced to one year ( the others served for two years ) . Exempted were those who took the military service prior the study , those unfit for the service for health reason and women . The departments were subordinated to the university rectors and to the Ministry of Defense for military specific tasks . They were manned by army officers , sometimes as a punishment for drinking or incompetence , sometimes by those near retirement . The institution was universally loathed by the students . During the student strike in November – December 1989 ( part of Velvet Revolution events ) the military training stopped and it was largely ignored by students afterwards . In March 1990 the length of mandatory military service was reduced to 18 months ( in July 1993 again to 12 months ) and alternative civil service was established . The parliament discussed abolishing the departments during March 1990 . All departments were officially liquidated on September 30 , 1990 . Similar institutions . The first law mandating universal semi - military training was passed in 1937 as a response to threats by Nazi Germany . During rule of communist party in Czechoslovakia ( 1948 – 1989 ) some forms of semi - military training were provided by primary and secondary schools . Svazarm was the largest paramilitary organisation of the era . People ' s Militias was paramilitary organisation composed by members of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia .
2nd Tank Division ( Imperial Japanese Army ) The , was one of four armored division s of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II . History . The 2nd Tank Division was raised in Manchukuo on March 24 , 1942 . Stationed in Mudanjiang in northeastern Manchukuo , it was tasked primarily with border patrol of Manchukuo ' s eastern frontier with the Soviet Union under the overall command of the Japanese First Area Army . As the situation in the Pacific War against the Allies deteriorated for Japan , in July 1944 , the remaining units of the 2nd Tank Division was reassigned to the Japanese Fourteenth Area Army , and sent to the Philippines , where it was annihilated at the subsequent Battle of the Philippines in various engagements on Luzon , Leyte and Mindanao from the battles by joint Filipino and American troops . The 2nd Tank Division was reconstituted in Japan as a training unit after the disaster in the Philippines . In February 1945 , its IJA 11th Armored Regiment was transferred to the control of the Japanese Fifth Area Army and redesignated the IJA 91st Division . It was stationed in the northern Kurile islands , where it was in combat against the Soviet Red Army at Paramushir during Invasion of the Kuril Islands at the end of World War II . It was officially demobilized in September 1945 with the rest of the Imperial Japanese Army .
USS Coucal ( ASR - 8 ) The USS " Coucal " ( ASR - 8 ) was a " Chanticleer " - class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy . " Coucal " was launched 29 May 1942 by Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co . , Oakland , California ; sponsored by Mrs . D . A . Scott ; and commissioned 22 January 1943 , Lieutenant Commander D . H . Byerly , USNR , in command . Service history . " Coucal " arrived at Brisbane , Australia , 23 June 1943 to serve the submarines of the 7th Fleet . After 4 October , she gave escort , fueling , and tender services from Milne Bay , New Guinea , and in March 1944 , carried cargo to Manus Island and the bombarded Koruniat Island while sailing south to Brisbane for repairs . She returned to Manus 21 April for diving operations , and to set up a rest camp for submariners . On 25 June she sailed for overhaul at Brisbane , and on 12 August arrived at Darwin , Australia to serve submarines once more . Between 29 October 1944 and 29 December , " Coucal " joined in convoy exercises with submarines out of Fremantle , returning to duty at Darwin . Between 10 February 1945 and 3 June , she continued her tender service at Exmouth Gulf , then loaded cargo and passengers at Fremantle for the submarine base at Subic Bay , Philippines where she arrived 4 July . Aside from the period between 23 July and 18 August when she escorted British submarines to Borneo , " Coucal " served at Subic Bay until clearing for Okinawa on 14 September . She was ordered on to Sasebo , where she served on occupation duty until returning to San Francisco 24 November . Assigned to Operation " Crossroads " , the atomic weapons tests in the Marshalls , " Coucal " put out from San Francisco 25 February 1946 for Pearl Harbor . From 13 April to 30 September she planted moorings at Bikini , and carried out a variety of diving assignments in the tests , then returned to San Francisco for overhaul . From her home port at Pearl Harbor , she sailed to conduct diving and salvage operations on sunken targets at Bikini in the summer of 1947 , then operated in the Hawaiian Islands until 12 April 1948 , when she sailed westward for the Suez Canal , and Izmir , Turkey . Here she trained men of the Turkish Navy in submarine rescue , salvage , and deep sea diving techniques , and continuing west to round the world , returned to Pearl Harbor 8 January 1949 . Serving Submarine Force , Pacific Fleet , " Coucal " operated in the Hawaiian Islands training deep sea divers , and carrying out rescue and salvage missions , and serving in the Far East in 1951 , 1952 – 53 , 1954 – 55 , 1956 – 57 , 1958 , and 1960 . Her base in the western Pacific was Yokosuka , Japan , from which she cruised to the Korean coast , Hong Kong , the Philippines , and Okinawa on salvage and rescue duty . From September 1976 to September 1977 , " Coucal " operated from her home port at Pearl Harbor , mainly supporting submarine training . One break in that routing was towing a barge to Johnson Island . On 15 September 1977 , " Coucal " was decommissioned at Pearl Harbor . In April 1990 , ex - " Coucal " was sunk in the first PACFLT test of a Tomahawk anti - ship missile , fired from
HMS Flycatcher HMS " Flycatcher " was a stone frigate name for the Royal Navy ' s headquarters for its Mobile Naval Air Bases which supported their Fleet Air Arm units . " Flycatcher " was based first at RNAS Ludham , Norfolk then moved to RAF Middle Wallop . On 1 April 1947 Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong was recommissioned as HMS " Flycatcher " . Also , HMS FLYCATCHER , ex - Turkish motor patrol boat . Built 1912 Thornycroft . Sunk 9 . 11 . 14 by HMS ESPIEGLE in Shatt - al - Arab , salvaged , back in service late 1915 . Armed with 1 - 6pdr / 1 - MG . Sold c1923 .
Artificer sergeant major Artificer sergeant major ( ASM ) is a senior non - commissioned officer appointment in the technical branches of the British and Australian Armies . British Army . Artificer sergeant major 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 equipment . The ASM is normally the senior tradesman in a unit light aid detachment 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 . Australian Army . The title " artificer " is also used in the Australian Army in the Royal Corps of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( RAEME ) , and applies to the senior soldier ( tradesman ) in the brigade administration support battalion , or combat service support battalion , or workshop troop , or technical support unit . Artificer sergeant major is an appointment held by a warrant officer class 1 or 2 in RAEME ( depending on the size of the unit ) whose function is the senior soldier / tradesmen for the repair and recovery of all mechanical and electrical equipment .
Herman Osman Stickney Herman Osman Stickney ( December 10 , 1867 – September 13 , 1936 ) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who served in various capacities , including as Commander , Pacific Fleet at the end of his military career . Stickney was a recipient of the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor . Biography . Stickney was born on 10 December 1867 in Pepperell , Massachusetts , and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1888 . He served aboard during the Spanish – American War and aboard during the Philippine – American War , and commanded at the United States occupation of Veracruz . Stickney edited the 3rd revision of " Naval Reciprocating Engines and Auxiliary Machinery " , published in 1914 by the U . S . Naval Institute for use as a textbook at the Naval Academy . Stickney served as a member of the Board of Inspection and Survey in 1918 . His last Navy post was as Commander , Pacific Fleet . He retired from the Navy on 21 December 1921 . Stickney died on 13 September 1936 and is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery . Appointed Inspector of the Port of Vera Cruz , Mexico on 23 April 1914 , Stickney later received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Veracruz on 21 – 22 April 1914 . Medal of Honor citation . Citation : In an effort to force out General Victoriano Huerta , who had seized the presidency of Mexico in a bloody coup d ' etat , President Woodrow Wilson sent three Navy vessels to Vera Cruz under the command of Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher . On the morning of April 21 nearly 1 , 500 American combat troops were put ashore , and that night another 1 , 500 reinforcements landed . By noon on April 22nd the American forces had taken control of the city . In the two day action Fletcher lost 17 men killed , 63 wounded . The Mexicans had nearly 800 dead or wounded . Commander Herman Stickney commanded the guns of the U . S . S . Prairie , which provided covering fire for the initial landings on the first day , and continued to provide artillery support in the engagements of the second day of battle . His conduct and leadership insured that his batteries were effective in fulfilling their mission . Though the United States occupied Vera Cruz for seven months following the initial landing , the men who landed at Vera Cruz on April 21 – 22 accomplished their mission in two days , and returned to their vessels within the same week .
Ukrainian Sea Guard Ukrainian Sea Guard ( ; full name " Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України " , Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ) is the coast guard service of Ukraine , subordinated to its Border Guard Service . Sea Guard vessels bear the " Морська охорона " inscription on their boards . Ukrainian Sea Guard is the local successor of the Soviet Border Troops Naval Units that have been similarly responsible for coast guard tasks . However , there were some interchanges in units , ships and personnel between Sea Guard and the Ukrainian Navy . Service persons of the Sea Guard wear either the black uniform similar to Ukrainian Navy , but decorated with some green elements ( traditional for border guard ) , or a common uniform of the Border Guard . Organization . The Sea Guard operates four sea guard detachments : in Balaklava , Odessa , Izmail , and Kerch ; a sea guard cutters division in Mariupol ; a special - purpose sea guard cutters division in Yalta ; and riverine Dnieper sea guard cutters division in Kiev . Sea guard administration is split between the Azov - Black seas regional administration in Simferopol and the Southern regional administration in Odessa . Future . From 2012 to 2020 is planned build 39 small guard ships of different classes including 6 Korall - class , 8 Orlan - class . From 2015 is planned to build multipurpose guard ship with displacement around 1000 tons which can carry one helicopter
Edward Field ( MP ) Edward Field ( December 1828 - 26 May 1912 ) was a Royal Navy officer and English Conservative politician . Field was born at Chesham , Buckinghamshire and joined the Royal Navy , becoming a lieutenant on 20 December 1851 . From 1 January 1857 he was a lieutenant on gunneryship HMS Excellent at Portsmouth . He was promoted to Commander on 16 June 1859 . On 31 January 1863 he became Commander in HMS Trincomalee , Royal Naval reserve training ship at Sunderland On 23 July 1866 he commander a cruiser under commissioning at Portsmouth , and on 10 August 1866 became Commander in HMS Helicon of the Channel squadron . He retired from the navy as a captain and in 1881 was living at The Grove , Alverstoke , Hampshire with his wife Mary Ann . He was a J . P . At the 1885 general election Field was elected as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Eastbourne . He was by this time a Rear Admiral and spoke on naval matters in parliament . He held his seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election . Field died at Alverstoke at the age of 83 .
Ryozen Kannon The is a war memorial commemorating the War dead of the Pacific war located in Eastern Kyoto . The concrete and steel statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara ( Kannon ) was built by Hirosuke Ishikawa and unveiled on 8 June 1955 . The statue is 24 m ( 80 ft ) high and weighs approximately 500 tons . The shrine beneath the statue contains an image of Bodhisattva Ekādaśamukha and images of the god of wind and god of thunder . Memorial tablets of 2 million Japanese who died in World War II are also stored here . Four times a day services are conducted in their memory . Also on the site is a memorial hall in honour of the unknown soldier killed in World War II .
Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base is a Libyan Air Force ( , Berber : Adwas Alibyan Ujnna ) base , located about 16 km south of Tobruk . It is believed to have once had about 60 or 70 Mirage F . 1EDs aircraft assigned . Prior to 31 March 1970 the airfield was known as Royal Air Force Station El Adem and used by the RAF primarily as a staging - post . Before the Second World War it had been an Italian Air Force airfield , and a number of the former Italian buildings were seen to remain in 2003 during a courtesy visit by former RAF personnel , at which time no military aircraft were in evidence . Royal Air Force Station El Adem was the fuel stop for the BOAC aircraft carrying the new Queen Elizabeth II on her flight from Entebbe to London on 7 February 1952 . World War II . The airfield was largely reconstructed in 1942 by the Royal Air Force and brought into operational use on 12 December 1942 . It was used during World War II by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces during the North African Campaign against Axis forces . USAAF Ninth Air Force units which used the airfield were : Current use . Today , the airfield is a Libyan Air Force airbase . Its World War II configuration is still evident in aerial photography . A 2011 Google satellite picture shows a number of delta - winged jets resembling the MiG - 21 series parked on the main apron at this air base . Judging from the picture it is hard to determine whether these aircraft are operational or not .