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William L . Ball William L . Ball III ( born June 10 , 1948 ) is an American former government service worker and political appointee . He held senior posts in the Reagan Administration , beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 . He moved to the White House staff in 1986 as President Reagan ’ s chief lobbyist and liaison to Congress . After two years in that capacity , he was nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to become the 67th Secretary of the Navy in 1988 . Biography . Early years . Ball was born in Belton , South Carolina , and earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1969 . Career . Before joining the Reagan Administration , Ball worked for ten years as a staff member for two former United States Senators : Herman Talmadge of Georgia and John Tower of Texas . Previously , he served for six years as a naval officer aboard ship and then at the Navy Department in Washington , D . C . , before being released from active duty in 1975 . He continued to serve as a naval reserve officer through March 5 , 1985 . He was aboard the USS Mount Whitney ( LCC - 20 ) on September 16 , 1988 and participated in the promotion and pinning of 9 newly selected Chief Petty Officer ' s ( E - 7 ) and stated that this was the highlight of his Naval career . He was President of the American Beverage Association ( formerly the National Soft Drink Association ) from 1990 - 2005 . He currently serves as Managing Director of the Loeffler Group , the Washington DC - based government affairs practice of Loeffler Tuggey Pauerstein Rosenthal LLP . He was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Asia Foundation in January 2002 . He has been a member of the Foundation ’ s board since 1995 , and served as vice chairman from January 1999 to December 2001 . Ball is president of the Navy Museum Foundation , a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Maine Maritime Academy , and a director of the Naval Historical Foundation . In July 2011 , Ball became a member of the United States Energy Security Council , which seeks to diminish oil ' s monopoly over the US transportation sector and is sponsored by the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security ( IAGS ) . Personal life . Ball and wife , Patty , have four daughters and reside in Alexandria , Virginia . See also . He is the older brother of country singer / songwriter , David Ball .
SS Cape May ( T - AKR - 5063 ) SS " Cape May " ( T - AKR - 5063 ) is a steam powered heavy lift ship and one of two operated by Military Sealift Command . She is one of the 48 Rapid Response Force ships in Military Sealift Command ' s Sealift Program Office ; originally built for commercial use with the Lykes Brothers cargo lines in 1972 . In 1986 she was purchased for use in various tasks for the US military in heavy transport of goods in various theaters of action . She is currently in ready reserve status ready to be called upon for any large cargo work needed .
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific ( SSC Pacific ) is the U . S . Navy ' s research , development , test and evaluation , engineering and fleet support center for command , control and communication systems and ocean surveillance . SSC Pacific provides information resources to support the joint warfighter in mission execution and force protection . It is located at 4301 Pacific Highway in the Midway neighborhood , part of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego , California . The facility is located in a former Convair aircraft factory once known as Air Force Plant 19 . History . SSC Pacific was established June 1 , 1940 as the Navy ' s first West Coast laboratory . Other sites are located at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii ; Barrigada , Guam ; Yokosuka , Japan ; Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; Stuttgart , Germany ; and Bahrain . The Center employs 3 , 400 civilian and military personnel , the majority of them engineers , scientists and technicians developing technology to meet the Navy ' s information requirements of the future and providing Fleet support to keep current information systems running . SPAWAR . In 1997 the San Diego facility became the headquarters of the Navy ' s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command ( SPAWAR ) , formerly located in the Washington , D . C . area . SPAWAR ( pronounced spay - war ) and its systems centers provide much of the tactical and non - tactical information management technology required by the Navy to complete its operational missions . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific ( SSC Pacific ) is one of five field activities of SPAWAR . The other four activities are : Other activities . SSC Pacific is the host of the AUVSI annual Autonomous Underwater Vehicle competition and has been since 2002 .
98th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 98th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 2006 . History . The 1st Squadron 98th Cavalry of the Mississippi National Guard follows the lineage of the 1st Battalion 198th Armor Regiment and A Troop , 98th Cavalry . Previous units to carry this unit designation were another Mississippi unit that later became the 2nd Squadron , 198th Armor in the Mississippi Delta and later the 2nd Battalion 198th Armor . A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3 / 8 inches ( 3 . 49 cm ) in width overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows : Per bend sinister Gules and Argent , between in dexter chief a lightning flash bendwise Or and in sinister base a griffin ’ s head erased Vert , a sinister bend wavy Azure ( Flag Blue ) . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Black motto scroll inscribed “ MERIDIANUS ADAMANTINUS ” in Silver . Scarlet and white represent Cavalry and refer also to Recon Squadron associations . The wavy sinister bend represents Infantry and the Mississippi River , in the unit ’ s home state . The yellow lightning flash refers to the unit ’ s deployment to Iraq and represents the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team . The green griffin ’ s head represents the affiliation with the 198th Armor Regiment and firepower . Green refers to association with Armor . The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 11 June 2008 . Per bend sinister Gules and Argent , between in dexter chief a lightning flash bendwise Or and in sinister base a griffin ’ s head erased Vert , a sinister bend wavy Azure ( Flag Blue ) . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Mississippi Army National Guard : From a wreath Argent and Gules , a slip of magnolia full flower with leaves Proper behind a trident Sable . Coat Of Arms . Blazon . Motto MERIDIANUS ADAMANTINUS ( Southern Steel ) . Scarlet and white represent Cavalry and refer also to Recon Squadron associations . The wavy sinister bend represents Infantry and the Mississippi River , in the unit ’ s home state . The yellow lightning flash refers to the unit ’ s deployment to Iraq and represents the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team . The green griffin ’ s head represents the affiliation with the 198th Armor Regiment and firepower . Green refers to association with Armor . The crest is that of the Mississippi Army National Guard . The coat of arms was approved on 11 June 2008 .
Special Operations Command ( Australia ) The Special Operations Command ( SOCOMD ) is a command within the Australian Defence Force ( ADF ) . Special Operations Command ( SOCOM ) was established in May 2003 , to unite all of the ADF special forces units . As of 2007 , Special Operations Command was fully operational . Australia ' s Special Operations Command is of equivalent status to Australia ' s Maritime , Land and Air Commands . All of its constituent units are drawn from the Australian Army . It is modelled on the equivalent commands in the United States and British militaries . History . While Special Operations Command had not formally commenced operations at the time , it appears that the headquarters may have overseen the boarding of the North Korean freighter MV Pong Su in April 2003 , which involved elements of the both the SASR and 4th Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( Commando ) Tactical Assault Group s . In 2007 , the APEC Summit hosted in Sydney had Special Operations Command involvement regarding security as world leaders , including John Howard , George W . Bush and other government and economic leaders were in attendance . Structure . Order of battle . Special Operations Headquarters or SOHQ ( Canberra and Sydney ) SOTG cooperates with and / or is supported by various services , units and commands from Australian Defence Force and Government ( including ASIS ) . In Afghanistan , SOTG personnel have been supported by elements of the Australian Army and Air Force , including RAAF Combat Control Teams , which are Joint Terminal Attack Controller ( JTAC ) qualified . Special Operations Commander Australia ( SOCAUST ) . The following have held the position of Special Operations Commander Australia , with the ranks and honours as at the completion of their tenure :
VC C41 Company The VC C41 Company , also known as the " Viet Cong Chau Duc District Company " , was a Local Force company of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War . The company operated in the Phước Tuy province . The company or elements of it participated in the battle of Binh Ba against Australian Army forces , as well as a number of other actions .
Robert C . Burke Robert Charles Burke ( November 7 , 1949 – May 17 , 1968 ) was a United States Marine private first class who was killed in action during the Vietnam War on May 17 , 1968 . He posthumously received the Medal of Honor , the nation ' s highest military award for valor , for his heroic actions on that day . Burke was born on November 7 , 1949 , in Monticello , Illinois . While still a student at Monticello High School , he enlisted in the U . S . Marine Corps Reserve in Chicago , Illinois , March 17 , 1967 . Burke was discharged to enlist in the regular Marine Corps on May 16 , 1967 . Upon completion of recruit training with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion , Recruit Training Regiment , Marine Corps Recruit Depot , San Diego , California , on July 20 , 1967 , he was transferred to the Marine Corps Base , Camp Pendleton , California . He completed individual combat training with Company Q , 2nd Battalion , 2nd Infantry Training Regiment , in August 1967 , and was promoted to private first class on September 1 , 1967 . Biography . From September 1967 until January 1968 , he was a student with the Motor Transport School , Student Company , Schools Battalion . This was followed by duty as a motor vehicle mechanic with Headquarters and Service Company , 5th Military Police Battalion , 5th Marine Division , Camp Pendleton . In February 1968 , he was sent to the Republic of Vietnam where he was assigned to Company I , 3rd Battalion , 27th Marines , 1st Marine Division ( Reinforced ) as a Machine Gunner . He was killed in action charging enemy positions on May 17 , 1968 , while on Operation Allen Brook with Company I , in the hamlet of Le Nam , Go Noi Island in Southern Quang Nam Province . Pfc . Burke is buried in Monticello Cemetery , in Monticello , Illinois . Medal of Honor citation . The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT C . BURKE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for service as set forth in the following CITATION : / S / RICHARD M . NIXON Military decorations & awards . Pfc . Burke ' s service ribbons include : Vietnam Veterans Memorial . The name Robert Charles Burke is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ( " The Wall " ) in Washington , D . C . on Panel 61E , Line 024 . Park naming . Robert C . Burke Memorial Park in Monticello , Illinois , his hometown , is named in his honor .
USS Xarifa ( SP - 581 ) USS " Xarifa " ( SP - 581 ) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy . Career . " Xarifa " was a wooden - hulled , seagoing sailing yacht equipped with an auxiliary steam engine — was built in 1896 at Cowes , Isle of Wight , England , by John S . White & Co . , Ltd . Apparently completed as " Xarifa " , she served for a time as " Ophelie " before she was purchased by C . N . Nelson in , or sometime before , 1911 . She then resumed the name " Xarifa " and operated out of Port Washington , Long Island , N . Y . After the outbreak of World War I , the Navy acquired the graceful yacht on 9 August 1917 for service in European waters and designated her SP - 581 . However , while the ship was being fitted out , she was found to be unsuitable for " distant service " and was prepared for duty on section patrol . Assigned to the 3rd Naval District , " Xarifa " was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 23 February 1918 , Lt . ( jg . ) F . J . Littlefield , USNRF , in command ; and patrolled the approaches to New York harbor through the armistice . She was decommissioned on 31 March 1919 and returned to her owner on 4 May 1919 .
Charles Memorial Hamilton Charles Memorial Hamilton ( November 1 , 1840 – October 22 , 1875 ) was a US Representative from Florida . Biography . Born in Pine Creek Township , Clinton County , Pennsylvania ; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbia Law School , Columbia , Pennsylvania . During the American Civil War , Hamilton entered the Union Army as a private in 1861 and served in Company A , Fifth Regiment , Pennsylvania Reserves ; appointed judge advocate of the general court - martial and general pass officer for the Army of the Potomac ; served on the staff of the Military Governor of Washington , D . C . , until transferred to Marianna , Florida in 1865 . He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Marianna , Fla . ; upon the readmission of the State of Florida to representation was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty - first Congresses and served from July 1 , 1868 , to March 3 , 1871 ; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870 ; appointed senior major general of the Florida Militia in February 1871 ; postmaster of Jacksonville , Florida from July 27 , 1871 , to March 1 , 1872 ; appointed collector of customs at Key West , Florida , in February 1873 ; resigned on account of ill health ; died in Pine Creek Township , Clinton County , Pa . ; interment in Jersey Shore Cemetery .
15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 15th Illinois Infantry Volunteer Regiment was raised under the 10 Regiment Act . The 15th Illinois Infantry was mustered at Freeport , Illinois on May 24 , 1861 . Companies A , D , and F were made from volunteers from McHenry County , Company B was made by volunteers from Boone County , Company C was from Winnebago County , Company E hailed from Jo Daviess County , Company G came from Stephenson County , Company H was from Ogle County , Company I was from Lake County , and Company K was from Carroll County . The regiment was consolidated with the 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry to form the 14th and 15th Illinois Battalion Infantry on July 1 , 1864 and was finally mustered out of service on September 16 , 1865 at Fort Leavenworth . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 6 officers and 81 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 5 officers and 135 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 227 fatalities .
Type 1936 - class destroyer The Type 1936 - class destroyers were destroyers of the German Kriegsmarine , used during World War II . These 6 ships were improved and enlarged versions of the 1934 and 1934A classes . Despite the serious faults of the earlier ships not being apparent when these were in design , they had been resolved . Engine reliability and the structural integrity was much improved and they were much better seagoing ships , shipping much less water through an improvement in the design of the bows .
78th Rifle Division ( Soviet Union ) The 78th Rifle Division ( Russian : 78 - я стрелковая дивизия " 78 - ya strelkovaya diviziya " ) was an infantry division of the Red Army , formed in 1932 , in Novosibirsk , in the Siberian Military District . After being used to provide cadres for new divisions , in September 1939 the division was reformed for the second time . In 1940 the division was transferred to Khabarovsk in the Far Eastern Front . Due to distinguished service , the division was awarded Guards status and renamed as the 9th Guards Rifle Division on November 26 , 1941 . The 78th Division was formed again , for the third time , by renaming the 403rd Rifle Division at Samerkand , and once it had finished forming was sent west to the Moscow Military District . The division was subordinated then to the 30th Army , which fought against Army Group Center , within Operation Jupiter and Operation Mars . Due to Mars ' failure , the division was once again transferred to the South Western Front and assisted 1st and 3rd Guards Armies in fighting against the Germans in Donbass region . In 1944 , the unit took part in the offensives clearing Ukraine and the Balkan states , including the Battle of Debrecen and the Vienna Offensive . At the end of the war , the division was subordinated to the 3rd Ukrainian Front , within the 27th Army . It was then withdrawn to the Carpathian Military District and reorganised into a mechanised division . According to Feskov et al . ' s ' The Soviet Army in the Period of the Cold War , ' circa 1957 that mechanised division was reorganised as the 17th Tank Division in 1957 . In 1965 the division became the 78th Tank Division , as part of the 20 - year anniversary renaming of formations back to their World War II identities . In 1991 , on the fall of the Soviet Union , the 78th Tank Division was serving at Ayaguz , Kazakh SSR , in the Turkestan Military District . After 1991 it became part of the Kazakh Ground Forces . According to Crofoot ' s " Armies of the Bear " , the 78th Rifle Division was once again formed , for the fourth time , in 1955 and was subordinated to the Volga - Ural Military District , being reorganized in 1957 into the 78th Motor Rifle Division ( later motor rifle training division ) which stayed at Chebarkul until it was disbanded after the fall of the Soviet Union . The division was reduced to a base for storage of weapons and equipment , and later the 15th ' Mozyr ' Guards Tank Division was withdrawn from the Central Group of Forces and relocated to Chebarkul . Later on ( 1990 or 1992 ) , briefly , the 167th Motor Rifle Brigade was formed at Chebarkul also , but later disbanded , possibly after helping to collect troops to formed the 205th Motor Rifle Brigade in the North Caucasus .
Lapplands jägarregemente Lapplands jägarregemente ( Lapland Ranger Regiment ) , designations I 22 , I 22 / Fo 66 and I 22 / GJ 66 , was a Swedish Army light infantry regiment , one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century . It was disbanded in 2000 . The regiment was garrisoned in Lapland . History . The regiment traces its origins from a skiing battalion of Norrbottens regemente that was created in 1910 . This battalion in turn was garrisoned in Kiruna in 1943 as Norrbottens regementes jägarbataljon i Kiruna ( Norrbotten Regiment Ranger Battalion in Kiruna ) , and then became Arméns jägarskola ( Army Ranger School ) in 1945 . The school was reorganised into Lapplands jägarregemente in 1975 , with the designation I 22 / Fo 66 ( 22nd Infantry Regiment , merged with the local defence area Fo 66 ) . The designation was changed to I 22 / GJ 66 in 1998 when Fo 66 was disbanded . The designation I 22 was also commonly used . Lapplands jägarregemente was disbanded in 2000 .
Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation ( CVQO ) The Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation or CVQO manages Vocational Qualifications for members of the British cadet organisations . Rationale . Young people who are members of the Cadet Forces gain skills that include It was recognised that these skills were “ transferable ” to higher education and the work place and of interest to employers . The CVQO acts as a delivery point by being accredited by lead bodies such as City & Guilds and Edexcel and professional bodies ( ILM ) where these skills can be recognised by qualifications . Qualifications . Cadets . Cadets can also qualify for other BTEC awards through the training that is carried out at their squadron s / units . Cadets have to be 16 before they can start working towards a qualification . There are many additional courses and awards that can be gained . The recognised qualifications are : Adults . Adult members of staff can also receive qualifications from the CVQO . These include :
Siege of Chartres ( 911 ) The Siege of Chartres was the part of Norman incursions . In 858 the Normans captured and burned Chartres . After that , in the time of relative peace , the town defenses were rebuilt and strengthened . It turned a fortified , trapezoid - like city , going close to the river . When Rollo led the Danes in a siege , they were formidable enough to persuade Charles the Simple that they might become valuable allies . Richard , Duke of Burgundy split his forces into three corps . The first was made up of Aquitanians , assisted by a group of Neustria n nobles . According to legend , Bishop Gantelme exposed the Virgin ' s tunic on the ramparts and the Normans supposedly fled .
131st Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 131st Infantry Regiment is an Infantry Regiment in the Army National Guard . Lineage . Constituted in the Illinois State Guard as the 1st Battalion of Infantry and organized 14 September 1874 in Chicago from the following companies raised entirely by subscription : A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 4 inches ( 3 . 18 cm ) in height consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure , a closet between two wavy barrulets , surmounted by a pairle , Argent ; overall the old insignia of the First Regiment of Infantry , Illinois National Guard , ( wheel within a diamond ) Proper ; in chief four fleurs - de - lis , three and one , of the second . Attached above the shield on a wreath , upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn , all Silver Gray . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “ DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE ” in Blue letters . The shield is blue – the present Infantry color , and the main charges are silver or white – the old Infantry facing color . The pairle is taken from the Chicago seal : the first wavy barrulets represents Spanish – American War service , the closet Mexican Border duty , and the second wavy barrulets the second time the organization was in Federal service overseas . The four fleurs - de - lis represent the engagements during World War I . The charge in the fess point is the insignia of the old First Regiment of Infantry , Illinois National Guard . The motto translates to “ Led By Love Of Country . ” The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 131st Infantry Regiment on 19 April 1927 . Azure , a closet between two wavy barrulets , surmounted by a pairle , Argent ; overall the old insignia of the First Regiment of Infantry , Illinois National Guard , ( wheel within a diamond ) Proper ; in chief four fleurs - de - lis , three and one , of the second . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Illinois Army National Guard : On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure , upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn Proper . Motto : DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE ( Led By Love Of Country ) . The shield is blue – the present Infantry color , and the main charges are silver or white – the old Infantry facing color . The pairle is taken from the Chicago seal : the first wavy barrulets represents Spanish – American War service , the closet Mexican Border duty , and the second wavy barrulets the second time the organization was in Federal service overseas . The four fleurs - de - lis represent the engagements during World War I . The charge in the fess point is the insignia of the old First Regiment of Infantry , Illinois National Guard . The crest is that of the Illinois Army National Guard . The coat of arms was approved on 19 April 1927 Campaign Streamers . Unknown Decorations . Unknown