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Crest of The Sri Lanka Army Command and Staff College The Crest of The Sri Lanka Army Command and Staff College consists of the Wise Old Owl appears in the legends of King Arthur , where Merlin is described as having an owl perched on his shoulder . Owls generally became widely accepted as symbols of learning and in the Middle Ages knowledge was vastly vested in the clergy and alchemists . During this time the owl became the companion of the wise . In Roman mythology , Minerva is the goddess of war and wisdom . Her favorite bird was the owl . Most Staff Colleges have adopted Minerva ’ s Owl as their crest . In keeping with tradition we too have selected the owl , in the Sri Lankan context , Sri Lankan Fish Owl for our crest . The motto " To War With Wisdom and Knowledge " . The owl is perched on two crossed swords at rest which implies that the sword will only be used as the last resort .
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award The Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award was a U . S . government unit decoration which was established in 1992 . The Presidential Unit Citation and Joint Meritorious Unit Award were considered senior to the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award . Additional awards of the decoration were denoted by gold award stars . Prior to 2003 , the award was a unit decoration of the United States Coast Guard . During the time period issued , it was the highest Coast Guard unit award that could be awarded and was presented to those Coast Guard units which performed outstanding service to the Coast Guard as a whole . On November 3 , 1994 , Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena awarded the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal to the Coast Guard as a whole . The award was mounted on a plaque and presented to Admiral Robert E . Kramek , then - Commandant of the Coast Guard . In order to provide members of the Coast Guard with a device denoting this award , the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award was issued . This award consists of the ribbon - only to the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal , mounted in a gold frame . Additional , some US Navy commands were presented this award for outstanding service when " chopped " ( e . g . Straits of Florida Cuban rescue ops in the fall of 1994 ) to the Coast Guard . With the transfer of the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security , the authority to award the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award appears to have remained with the Secretary of Transportation . However , the decoration , of course , appears on some phased - out military precedence charts and is authorized for continued wear on the uniforms of Coast Guard members who have earned it . The only post - 2003 issuance of the award appears to be in 2006 when President George W . Bush awarded it to the United States Merchant Marine Academy , marking the first Presidential commencement in that academy ' s history .
Flight Guard Flight Guard is an Elta Systems Ltd ' s brand name for a family of airborne systems for protecting civilian aircraft against man - portable air - defense systems . Description . Elta ' s Flight Guard is a missile detection and avoidance system that is installed on more than 200 military aircraft and helicopters as well as on several VIP commercial aircraft , and has been also installed in aircraft of the El Al , Arkia and Israir fleets that fly to high risk destinations . In September 2003 , a year after an attempt was made to shoot down an Arkia Israel Airlines Boeing 757 in Mombasa , Kenya in 2002 , the Israeli Ministry of Transportation selected Elta Systems to perform advanced flight tests of Flight Guard for protecting its commercial aircraft . Part of the funding was used to obtain certification of the system by Israel ' s Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) . The system chosen comprised a radar - based missile approach warning system ( MAWS ) and countermeasure dispensing system . The system was chosen since it is specifically designed to defend low - flying aircraft against MANPAD s , such as those utilized in the attack in Kenya . The automated system uses doppler radar to detect incoming missiles , before firing IMI - designed civilian flares to decoy incoming infrared - homed missiles . Controversy . The system has proved controversial , with both the FAA and Switzerland raising fire hazard safety concerns . The Swiss have stated that any aircraft with the system installed will be grounded , despite uncovering a plot to down an El Al aircraft in that country ; other European countries have indicated that they might follow suit . Future development . Although Flight Guard was approved by the CAA and several other countries , the Israel authority decided to buy laser - based jamming system called Multi - Spectral Infrared Countermeasure ( MUSIC ) which began development in 2008 , that does not use flares . As of Nov 2009 , few commercial aircraft have anti - aircraft missile protection systems , and these rely on flares as the countermeasure .
300th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 300 Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army . Lineage . Parent unit organized in the Wyoming National Guard during 1888 as the 1st Regiment , to consist of troop A . at Laramie and troop B . at Cheyenne . Mustered into federal service 7 – 10 May 1898 at Cheyenne as the 1st Battalion , Wyoming Volunteer Infantry for service in the Philippine Islands . Reorganized in late 1899 as the 2nd Regiment Infantry . Redesignated in 1903 as the 3rd Regiment , Infantry 1st and 2nd Separate Battalions mustered into federal service 4 July 1916 at Cheyenne for Mexican Border duty . 1st and 2nd Separate battalions and Separate Company consolidated , reorganized and redesignated 23 June 1917 in the Wyoming National Guard , as the 3rd Regiment , Infantry . Regiment broken up 19 September - 5 October 1917 an elements consolidated with ( 148th Field Artillery demoblized in March 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey ) Reorganized and redesignated 19 May 1942 as the 115th Cavalry , Mechanized . 1st Squadron reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1944 as the 115th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized . Redesignated as the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion and allotted to the Wyoming National Guard 29 July 1946 . Ordered into active federal service 19 August 1950 at Sheridan . ( 300th Armored Field Artillery battalion NGUS organized and Federally recognized 1 October 1952 with headquarters at Sheridan ) A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5 / 32 inches ( 2 . 94 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Gules , five fleurs - de - lis Or one , three , and one , on a chief embattled Azure fimbriated of the second a demi - sun issuant of the like . Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ POWDER RIVER ” in Blue letters . The red shield and the five gold fleurs - de - lis are for Artillery service in France . The chief is blue for Infantry service in the Philippines . The gold gun recalls both the Far Eastern service and the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 41st Division . The parting line is yellow for the Cavalry assignment of the regiment , and the line is made embattled recalling the fighting record of the old organization . The motto has been the battle cry and catch word of the regiment from its earliest days and through three wars . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 115th Cavalry on 12 June 1924 . It was redesignated for the 115th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized on 12 July 1944 . The insignia was redesignated for the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 7 February 1952 . It was redesignated for the 49th Artillery Regiment on 5 April 1961 . It was redesignated for the 49th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 June 1972 . It was redesignated effective 1 October 1996 , for the 300th Field Artillery Regiment . The insignia was amended to correct the authorization of the insignia on 4 November 2004 . Campaign streamers . War with Spain Philippine Insurrection World War I Korean War
International MXT - MV The MXT - MV ( Military Extreme Truck - Military Version ) was introduced in 2006 . Part of International Truck ' s Military Vehicles line , it is an International MXT extensively modified for military duty , transportable by C - 130 . Variants . Both variants are available with three different cab configurations : Standard , Extended Cab , and Crew Cab . MXT - MV . Standard , unarmored version . MXT - MVA ( Armored ) . The Plasan Sasa designed armored version , the MXT - MVA , has the choice of two removable armor kits , dubbed A - Kit and B - Kit , with increasing levels of protection against bullets , mines , and IED s . Husky TSV . The Husky is a variant of the MXT - MVA modified to satisfy the UK MoD ' s Tactical Support Vehicles ( TSV ) requirements for the British Army . M - ATV . Navistar built its rejected M - ATV candidate sharing some powertrain & suspension components with the MXT , but with a completely unique chassis . This protection system was designed by Navistar rather than their normal MXT and MRAP partner , Plasan .
George Lloyd Hodges George Lloyd Hodges , ( 1790 – 1862 ) was a British soldier and diplomat . In 1832 he commanded the brigade of British volunteers who enlisted to fight to restore the rightful Queen of Portugal , Maria da Glória , to her throne against the forces of the usurper , Dom Miguel . With the rest of the forces commanded by Maria ' s father Dom Pedro , the ex - Emperor of Brazil , they sailed from Terceira in the Azores , captured Oporto and endured a siege there of nearly a year . Hodges distinguished himself by his leadership , especially during the assault on the city by Miguel ' s army on 29 September 1832 . He afterwards published a memoir , " Narrative of the Expedition to Portugal in 1832 , under the orders of His Imperial Majesty Dom Pedro , Duke of Braganza " ( London , 1833 ) . Hodges was subsequently knighted and was active in the wars of the Balkans in the late 1830s . He was appointed the first British consul to Serbia on 30 January 1837 , and was promoted to the rank of consul - general on 15 December 1837 . Hodges was appointed Consul - General in Egypt on 1 October 1839 . On 11 May 1841 , he was appointed Consul - General in the Circle of Lower Saxony and for the Free Cities of Hamburg , Bremen , and Lübeck .
Alecto ( SPG ) The Alecto was an experimental self propelled gun developed by the British during the Second World War but terminated with the end of the war in Europe . Development . In 1942 a project for a 3 . 75 inch ( 95 mm ) howitzer was started . Two guns were made , and one of these was chosen for test mounting on a Harry Hopkins tank chassis . Like the Harry Hopkins , the Alecto had skid steering , which operated by bowing the tracks through lateral movements of the central road wheels . The gun was mounted in an open - topped structure facing to the rear . The first trials were not started until late in 1944 . The trials uncovered various problems but by the time these were solved the war in Europe was over . With no prospect for use in the Far East , the project was ended .
USS Tangier ( SP - 469 ) The first USS " Tangier " ( SP - 469 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918 . " Tangier " was built as a private motor yacht of the same name by J . Woodtull at Orvington , Virginia . In 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , Mr . J . S . Parsons of Norfolk , Virginia , for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Tangier " ( SP - 469 ) on 24 April 1917 . Little is known of " Tangier " s operational history . She probably carried out patrol duties in the waters near Norfolk and in the lower reaches of the Chesapeake Bay . " Tangier " was returned to her owner on 22 October 1918 .
NATO Air Training Plan The NATO Air Training Plan was an aircrew training program which ran from 1950 - 1958 , authorized by NATO , and implemented by the Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) . The program trained pilots and navigators from NATO signatory countries with the purpose of improving NATO airpower in response to the perceived military threat in Europe from Soviet bloc countries . Like the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ( BCATP ) of the Second World War , Canada was chosen because of its remoteness from the potential battle areas in Europe . Also , like the BCATP , the NATO Air Training Plan trained aircrew from many countries other than Canada and the United Kingdom , and used air stations throughout Canada , with many located on the prairies well away from congested urban areas and where the land was open and flat . Indeed many of the old BCATP stations were expanded and used for the NATO training program . Trainees came from such countries as the UK , Denmark , Norway , the Netherlands , France , Spain , Portugal , Turkey , West Germany , Belgium , Greece , and Italy . Training began at RCAF Station London , Ontario , at the " NATO Training & Induction School " ( relocated to RCAF Station Centralia in 1954 ) where students were familiarized with RCAF aircraft and flying terminology , and were taught flight procedures , meteorology , basic navigation and basic English . Student navigators went to an Air Navigation School ( ANS ) such as RCAF Station Winnipeg or RCAF Station Summerside . For pilots , the next step was Flying Training School ( FTS ) using Harvard aircraft . Training continued on T - 33 jet trainers , Beechcraft Expeditor s , or Mitchells at an Advanced Flying School ( AFS ) . Training changed in 1956 when a Primary Flying Training school was opened at RCAF Station Centralia . At Centralia , student pilots first trained on de Havilland Chipmunk s and then on Harvards . After primary training , pilots were selected to train on multi - engine aircraft or single - engine aircraft . For multi - engine aircraft , trainees went to an Advanced Flying School where they would train on Expeditors or Mitchells . For single - engine aircraft , trainees would go to one of several other Advanced Flying Schools using T - 33 jet trainers . RCAF graduate pilots would be posted to an Operational Training Unit ( OTU ) where they would learn to fly operational aircraft . Foreign pilot graduates would be sent home . By 1957 , many of the countries involved had their own training facilities so the program began to wind down . Limited bilateral training continued , however , for countries unable to train their own aircrew . Two of these countries were Denmark and Norway . Canada currently operates a similar program called NATO Flying Training in Canada ( NFTC ) .
HDMS Knud Rasmussen ( P570 ) HDMS " Knud Rasmussen " is a Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel . " Knud Rasmussen " and her sister ships normally operate in the waters around Greenland . The " Knud Rasmussen " participated in Operation Nanook 2010 , in August 2010 , in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait , with Canadian and American vessels .
USS Tranquillity ( AH - 14 ) USS " Tranquillity " ( AH - 14 ) was a in the service of the United States Navy during World War II . Built as " Marine Dolphin " in 1943 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co . under Maritime Commission contract , she was renamed " Tranquillity " on 22 June 1944 ; launched on 25 July 1944 ; sponsored by Miss Carol P . Meekins ; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 14 August 1944 ; converted into a hospital ship at New York City by the Atlantic Basin Iron Works ; and commissioned on 24 April 1945 , Capt . Merritt D . Mullen , USNR , in command . With a bed capacity of 802 and a complement of 568 , " Tranquillity " was one of the first six fully air conditioned ships in the Navy . She was equipped with of medical storage space , and a 100 bed field hospital . " Tranquillity " got underway from Hampton Roads on 5 May 1945 for shakedown trials and assignment to the Pacific Fleet to provide hospital services , consultation , preventative medicine and casualty evacuation . " Tranquility " began service as a base hospital at Ulithi and was dispatched on 3 August 1945 to the Palau Islands to receive the survivors from the and transport them to Guam . " Tranquillity " was then assigned to assist the 3rd Fleet by returning 766 patients from Guam to the US . On 26 September 1945 she was assigned to Operation Magic Carpet to return troops from overseas to the US and was designated APH - 114 . On 25 March 1946 " Tranquillity " was designated AH - 14 and was decommissioned , in reserve , on 16 July 1956 . She was struck from the Naval Register on 1 September 1961 . " Tranquillity " received one battle star for World War II service .
M3 Submachine Gun The M3 ( also known as Grease Gun ) Was a submachine gun developed by United States during WWII as a cheaper substitute for " Tommy Gun " . Due to its format was nicknamed " Grease Gun " . A version with silencer of M3 was also used during Vietnam War by teams of Navy SEALs . History & Design . When WWII began the Thompson M1 was the standard submachine gun of the United States of America . However , Thompson was more costly in terms of time and production costs , compared to other machine guns . Other new models of Thompson had greatly reduced the cost of production ( e . g . the M1928 against M1A1 ) , but a new design could lower the cost even more . The basic concept of a new weapon , cheap and designed for mass production has its origins in Chauchat of World War I , the submachine gun produced most of the war . The . 45 ACP caliber M3 was introduced in 1942 and is specifically designed for a simpler production used no metal parts stamping . Similar efforts to produce a submachine gun on low production costs were made by Great Britain ( Lanchester Submachine Gun and Sten ) Germany ( MP - 34 ) , Etc . . . . The Soviet Union , France And Italy would also develop weapons cheaper in 40s
Ezra Lee Ezra Lee ( August 1749 – October 29 , 1821 ) was an American Colonial soldier , best known for commanding the " Turtle " submarine . Lee was born in Lyme , Connecticut . In August 1776 he was selected by brother - in - law Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons , also of Lyme , as one of several volunteers to learn to operate the " Turtle " , an early submarine invented by Saybrook , Connecticut native David Bushnell . When General George Washington authorized an attack on British Admiral Richard Howe ' s flagship HMS " Eagle " , then lying in New York harbor , Lee was chosen to operate the " infernal machine " . Governors Island attack . Lee piloted the " Turtle " up to the " Eagle " , which was moored off what is today called Governors Island , due south of Manhattan . A common misconception was that Lee failed because he could not manage to bore through the copper - sheeted hull . In practice , it has been shown that the thin copper would not have presented any problem to the drill , and that he likely struck a metal rudder support . A more likely scenario is that Lee ' s unfamiliarity with the vessel made him unable to keep the " Turtle " stable enough to work the drill against the " Eagle " hull . When he attempted another spot in the hull , he was unable to stay beneath the ship , and eventually abandoned the attempt . Governors Island is off the southern vertex of Manhattan , This is the place where the Hudson River and the East River merge . The currents at this point would be strong and complex . The " Turtle " would only be able to attack ship moored here during the short period of time when the incoming tide balanced the river currents . It is possible that during the attack the tide turned and Lee was unable to compensate . He released the keg of gunpowder when some British in row boats tried to pursue him . The British suspecting some trick gave up the pursuit . Lee landed safely after remaining several hours in the water , and received the congratulations of Washington , who afterwards employed him on secret service . Lee made a similar attempt a short time afterward with Bushnell ' s machine in an attempt to destroy a British frigate that lay opposite the village of Bloomingdale , but was discovered and compelled to abandon the enterprise . The submarine was soon after sunk by the British as it sat on its tender vessel , in Fort Lee , New Jersey . Years later in a letter to Thomas Jefferson , Bushnell reported he had salvaged the " Turtle " ; its final fate is unknown . After these events , Lee was congratulated by Washington and General Israel Putnam and moved into the secret service / special forces . Lee ' s tombstone is the only one that mentions " in service to General George Washington " of all those who fought in the American Revolution . Later action . Lee subsequently participated in the battles of Trenton , Brandywine , and Monmouth . He had his sword handle shot off and received many bullet holes in his coat at Brandywine . Lee is buried in the Duck River Cemetery in modern - day Old Lyme , Connecticut .
RFA Empire Gull ( L3513 ) RFA " Empire Gull ( L3513 ) was a landing ship , tank of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary . She was familiarly known as the " Black Pig " and was one of the last serving British LSTs . She was built as LST 3523 , one of the Empire Ship s , and later commissioned as HMS " Trouncer . During the Suez Crisis she was pressed into Government service as SS " Empire Gull . In 1970 she was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as RFA " Empire Gull , serving for ten years before being scrapped . History . " LST 3523 " was built by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd , Lauzon , Quebec , launched on 9 July 1945 , and completed in October 1945 . In 1947 she was commissioned as HMS " Trouncer " . After spending some time mothballed on the River Clyde , she was pressed into service as SS " Empire Gull " during the Suez Crisis of 1956 . She was operated under the management of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company until 1961 , when management passed to the British - India Steam Navigation Company . In 1970 , she was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was renamed RFA " Empire Gull " , and allocated pennant number " L3513 " . She served in the Mediterranean and later between Marchwood and Antwerp and also between Liverpool and Belfast . She was scrapped in Santander , Spain in 1980 .
USS LST - 992 USS " LST - 992 " was an in the United States Navy . Like many of her class , she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation . " LST - 992 " was laid down on 5 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard ; launched on 7 April 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Frances C . Landers ; and commissioned on 10 May 1944 , with Lt . Stanley J . Kerr , USNR , in command . Service history . During World War II , " LST - 992 " was assigned to the Asiatic - Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945 . Following the war , she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946 . She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 9 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year . On 13 June 1948 , the ship was sold to the Walter W . Johnson Co . for scrapping . " LST - 992 " earned one battle star for World War II service .