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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History
October 4
1821 Lt. Robert F. Stockton sails aboard USS Alligator from Boston to West Africa, to suppress the African slave trade and select and acquire territory to resettle former slaves in their native continent. The land eventually purchased by Stockton and Dr. Eli Ayers of the American Colonization Society becomes the Republic of Liberia.
1943 TBF and F4F aircraft from VC-9 based onboard USS Card (CVE 11) attack four German submarines -- U-460, U-264, U-422, and U-455 -- north of the Azores. Also on this date, PV 1 aircraft from VB-128 sink German submarine U-336 southwest of Iceland.
1943 Aircraft from USS Ranger (CV 4) attack convoys in the harbor of Bod, Norway during Operation Leader, sinking German tankers, steamships, and freight barges. This mission is the only Navy carrier operation in northern European waters during World War II. USS Corry (DD 463) provided escort support.
1944 Pfc. Wesley Phelps, while serving with the First Marines on Peleliu Island, immediately rolls onto a grenade after it is thrown into a foxhole he shares with another Marine, saving his comrade's life. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" he is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
1976 USS Jonas Ingram (DD 938) rescues seven survivors of a Finnish motor craft that sank in the Baltic Sea.
1991 USS Arkansas (CGN 41), USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171), USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG 34) and Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 6 (HS 6) rescue personnel on merchant ships in three different rescue operations in the Arabian Sea.
1998 U.S. and Algerian navies conduct the first bilateral exercise - a search and rescue operation involving USS Mitscher (DDG 57) -- since Algerian independence in 1962.
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Today in History October 4
1777 | At Germantown, Pa., British General Sir William Howe repels George Washington's last attempt to retake Philadelphia, compelling Washington to spend the winter at Valley Forge. | |
1795 | General Napoleon Bonaparte leads the rout of counterrevolutionaries in the streets of Paris, beginning his rise to power. | |
1861 | The Union ship USS South Carolina captures two Confederate blockade runners outside of New Orleans, La. | |
1874 | Kiowa leader Satanta, known as "the Orator of the Plains," surrenders in Darlington, Texas. He is later sent to the state penitentiary, where he commits suicide October 11, 1878. | |
1905 | Orville Wright pilots the first flight longer than 30 minutes. The flight lasted 33 minutes, 17 seconds and covered 21 miles. | |
1914 | The first German Zeppelin raids London. | |
1917 | Battle of Broodseinde near Ypres, Flanders, a part of the larger Battle of Passchendaele, between British 2nd and 5th armies and the defenders of German 4th Army; most successful Allied attack of the Passchendaele offensive. | |
1927 | Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting the heads of 4 US presidents on Mount Rushmore. | |
1940 | Germany's Adolf Hitler and Italy's Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass. | |
1941 | Willie Gillis Jr., a fictional everyman created by illustrator Norman Rockwell, makes his first appearance, on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post; a series of illustrations on several magazines' covers would depict young Gillis throughout World War II. | |
1943 | US captures the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. | |
1957 | Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, is launched, beginning the "space race." The satellite, built by Valentin Glushko, weighed 184 pounds and was launched by a converted Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Sputnik orbited the earth every 96 minutes at a maximum height of 584 miles. In 1958, it reentered the earth's atmosphere and burned up. | |
1963 | Hurricane Flora storms through the Caribbean, killing 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. | |
1965 | Pope Paul VI arrives in New York, the first Pope ever to visit the US and the Western hemisphere. | |
1968 | Cambodia admits that the Viet Cong use their country for sanctuary. | |
1972 | Judge John Sirca imposes a gag order on the Watergate break-in case. | |
1976 | In Gregg v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court lifts the ban on the death sentence in murder cases. This restores the legality of capital punishment, which had not been practiced since 1967. The first execution following this ruling was Gary Gilmore in 1977. | |
1985 | Free Software Foundation founded to promote universal freedom to create, distribute and modify computer software. | |
1992 | Mozambique's 16-year civil war ends with the Rome General Peace Accords. | |
1993 | Russia's constitutional crisis over President Boris Yeltsin's attempts to dissolve the legislature: the army violently arrests civilian protesters occupying government buildings. | |
2004 | SpaceShipOne, which had achieved the first privately funded human space flight on June 21, wins the Ansari X Prize for the first non-government organization to successfully launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space. |
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Thanks to Carl well worth the repeat
October - A Month For Remembering What We've Lost
By Don Feder
October 03, 2019
October always makes me think of loss. In much of the country, we lose green grass, leaves, flowers, soft breezes and warm, sunny days. They'll all be back in the spring, of course.
But I also think about what we've lost as a country and a society – things that may never come back. Gone are the days when:
1. People who walked in front of you in stores said, "Excuse me, please."
2. Movies relied on plot and character development, instead of computer-generated images, crashing cars, exploding buildings and severed limbs.
3. Sex in the cinema was a kiss on the lips and dialogue wasn't a constant stream of obscenities.
4. Young women didn't consider it the height of fashion to stick metal in their faces, a la the bride of Frankenstein. Young men didn't wear their hair in styles that defied both gravity and taste.
5. Only sailors, Marines and wrestlers had tattoos.
6. Kids played outdoors in every season.
7. A hand-held electronic device wasn't a life-support system.
8. Children had imaginations and didn't constantly whine that they were bored.
9. 30-year-olds didn't want to be children.
10. Children didn't want to be 30-year-olds.
11. People did something called "reading," with things like books, magazines and newspapers.
12. If you wanted to insult someone, you had the decency to do it in person or on the phone, instead of posting or Tweeting.
13. We treated the flag with a kind of reverence.
14. Homosexuals were mostly characters in French novels who didn't have parades.
15. Muslims were Arabs who rode across the desert in flowing white robes and did things with rugs, instead of with IEDs.
16. People who entered the country illegally didn't have rights.
17. We did everything reasonable to keep people from entering the country unlawfully and didn't feel guilty about it. If anyone had called it "racist," we would have fallen on the floor laughing.
18. Immigrants were expected to learn our language and identify with our country.
19. We blamed criminals for crime, instead of blaming firearms.
20. The culture didn't constantly try to make Caucasians feel guilty about being white. Tell a farmer who survived the Dust Bowl about "white privilege."
21. We were bored with three channels in black and white, instead of 156 channels (including one on house-hunting in Pago Pago) on a 72" flat screen TV.
22. The most violent things on television were "The Amazing Adventures of Superman" and "The Lone Ranger."
23. Democrats were patriots.
24. Couples had children, instead of pets with pedigrees.
25. Divorce in the family was spoken of in hushed tones.
26. Killing a child in utero or on the delivery table wasn't celebrated as a right.
27. Men didn't want to be women and women didn't want to be men.
28. We weren't forced to pretend that a man who thought he was a woman in fact was one by virtue of his delusion.
29. Masculinity was admired and relied on (especially in times of war) instead of being condemned as toxic.
30. Women were called ladies and men gentlemen, based not on sex but behavior.
31. Virgins past the age of 17 weren't viewed as side-show attractions. Premarital abstinence was something to be prized, not scorned.
32. People didn't demand that others' views be banned for hurting their precious feelings.
33. Teachers were educators, as opposed to political commissars in charge of indoctrination.
34. Schools taught history, English and math, instead of multiculturalism, condoms and safe injection.
35. The wealthy were admired instead of being vilified.
36. We saved S&H Green Stamps, instead of saving the planet.
37. You didn't have to say that America is the greatest country on earth – because no one doubted it.
38. The word "community" actually meant something. It referred to a locality, instead of a grudge.
39. People didn't feel guilty about saying "Merry Christmas."
40. Celebrities didn't begin public appearances by telling us how much they hated the president of the United States.
41. Insufferably arrogant adolescents weren't constantly parading their ignorance in the streets, making absurd demands and assaulting passersby in the name of tolerance.
42. We didn't blame someone or something else for all of our failures – the 1%, the invisible ceiling, white privilege, the patriarchy, our parents, the culture, etc. We took responsibility.
43. People got married instead of getting a "partner."
44. We didn't feel compelled to document every second of our lives, as if they were as important as the revelation at Sinai or the deliberations of the Second Continental Congress.
45. People didn't think they had a right to everything under the sun.
46. People were grateful for what they had, instead of resentful for what they lacked.
47. Whining wasn't considered a sign of sensitivity.
48. We didn't listen to snotty, 15-year-olds from socialist countries lecture us about how we had stolen their future. To quote the Queen of Thornes in "Game of Thrones," speaking to another mouthy brat: "Are you through? Good. Now let the grownups talk."
49. We respected cops, firemen and the clergy, while understanding that (like the rest of us) they were human.
50. People didn't substitute a belief in astrology or UFOs or crystals for a belief in God.
Due to the natural cycle, warm weather, flowers and green grass will all come back in the spring. Sadly, the culture doesn't work like nature. Civilizations don't have a recurring cycle. What was won't necessarily be again.
In "South Pacific," Mitzi Gaynor sings about being a "cockeyed optimist."
I'm not one of those.
Don Feder is a former Boston Herald writer who is now a political/communications consultant.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
LOOKING BACK 55-YEARS to the Vietnam Air War— … For The List for Monday, 4 October 2021… Bear🇺��⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 4 October 1966… Charles Mohr reports from Saigon for the NYT: "The Winner Gets Nothing"…
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses
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Thanks to Al He told us at the Bubba Breakfast that he will soon get to lose the upper body brace he has been wearing since his accident. Great news
Monday Morning Humor--Children's Sayings
Submitted by Roger Brokaw:
The pastor of this Baptist church had called all of the little children to the front of the church, dressed in their cute Easter outfits and had them sit around him. He said, "Today is Easter and you all look so handsome and beautiful. Today we're going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?"
One little boy raised his hand, and the pastor said, "Please tell us what the resurrection is."
The boy, proud that he knew the answer, said in a clear loud voice, "When you get one lasting more
than four hours, you gotta call a doctor!"
It took a solid 10 minutes before the pastor could speak and there was so much laughter going on
that his sermon was probably forgotten—but that boy's voice won't be.
Submitted by Don Mills:
The teacher gave her 5th grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story w/a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. There were all the regular types of stuff: Spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realized, much to her dismay, that only Janie was left.
"Janie, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes, ma'am. My daddy told me a story about my Mommy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm, and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol, and a survival knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so the bottle wouldn't break, and then she parachuted right into the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them w/the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed 4 more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands."
"Good Heavens," said the horrified teacher. "What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story?"
"Don't mess with Mommy when she's been drinking."
Submitted by Bob King:
Seven Reasons Not to Match Wits with Children
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'.
The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?'
The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'.
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, 'I'm drawing God.'
The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.'
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, 'They will in a minute.'
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to 'honor' thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?'
From the back, one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, 'Thou shall not kill.'
O ne day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?'
Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.'
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Mommy, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?'
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'"
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes,'" the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."
T he children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 'Take only ONE…God is watching.'
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples."
Submitted by Mark Logan:
A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students. "Human beings are the only animals that stutter," she said.
A little girl raises her hand. "I had a kitty-cat who stuttered."
The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked the girl to describe the incident.
"Well," she began, "I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got a running start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!"
"That must've been scary," said the teacher.
"It sure was," said the little girl. "My kitty raised her back, went 'Ffffff!, Ffffff!, Ffffff!,' but before she could say 'F*@!!,' the Rottweiler ate her!"
The teacher had to leave the room.
Submitted by Sam Craig:
Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken". She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.
I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of P.E.T.A. He said they love animals very much. I do, too…especially chicken, pork and beef.
Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.
The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken.
She asked me why, so I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.
I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am.
Today, my teacher asked me to tell her what famous person I admired most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders". Guess where I am now...
Have a great week,
Al
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This Day in U S Military History
4 OCTOBER
1943 – U.S. captures Solomon Islands.
1943 – Aircraft from USS Ranger sink 5 German ships and damage 3 in Operation Leader, the only U.S. Navy carrier operation in northern European waters during World War II. Ranger departed Scapa Flow with the Home Fleet 2 October to attack German shipping in Norwegian waters. The objective of the force was the Norwegian port of Bodö. The task force reached launch position off Vestfjord before dawn 4 October completely undetected. At 0618, Ranger launched 20 Dauntless dive bombers and an escort of eight Wildcat fighters. One division of dive bombers attacked the 8,000-ton freighter LaPlata, while the rest continued north to attack a small German convoy. They severely damaged a 10,000-ton tanker and a smaller troop transport. They also sank two of four small German merchantmen in the Bodö roadstead. A second Ranger attack group of 10 Avengers and six Wildcats destroyed a German freighter and a small coaster and bombed yet another troop-laden transport. Three Ranger planes were lost to antiaircraft fire. On the afternoon of 4 October, Ranger was finally located by three German aircraft, but her combat air patrol shot down two of the enemy planes and chased off the third.
Ranger returned to Scapa Flow 6 October.
1957 – The Space Age and "space race" began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik (traveler), the first man-made space satellite. The satellite, built by Valentin Glushko, weighed 184 pounds and was launched by a converted Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Sputnik orbited the earth every 96 minutes at a maximum height of 584 miles. The event was timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. In 1958, it reentered the earth's atmosphere and burned up. It was followed by 9 other Sputnik spacecraft.
2004 – Gordon "Gordo" Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts who pioneered human space exploration, died. He was 77. One of the original seven Mercury astronauts, Cooper piloted the final flight of the Mercury program, the United States' first manned spaceflight program. An Oklahoman, Cooper was born March 6, 1927, in Shawnee. Cooper was a World War II veteran. He joined the Marines and transferred to the Air Force in 1949. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1956 and served as a test pilot in the Flight Test Division at Edwards Air Force Base. Cooper was selected as a Mercury astronaut in April 1959. On May 15, 1963, Cooper piloted the "Faith 7" spacecraft on a 22-orbit mission that lasted 34 hours and 20 minutes. In 1965 he served as command pilot of the Gemini 5 mission. He and Charles Conrad established a new space endurance record by traveling more than 3.3 million miles in an elapsed time of 190 hours, 56 minutes, and proved that humans could survive in a weightless state for the length of a trip to the moon. It also tested a new power source for future flights – fuel cells. During a 1995 reunion of surviving Mercury astronauts, Cooper was asked who was the greatest fighter pilot he ever saw, Cooper answered, "You're looking at him!"
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Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
MADISON, JAMES JONAS
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve Force. Born: 20 May 1884, Jersey City, N.J. Appointed from: Mississippi. Citation: For exceptionally heroic service in a position of great responsibility as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, when, on 4 October 1918, that vessel was attacked by an enemy submarine and was sunk after a prolonged and gallant resistance. The submarine opened fire at a range of 500 yards, the first shots taking effect on the bridge and forecastle, 1 of the 2 forward guns of the Ticonderoga being disabled by the second shot. The fire was returned and the fight continued for nearly 2 hours. Lt. Comdr. Madison was severely wounded early in the fight, but caused himself to be placed in a chair on the bridge and continued to direct the fire and to maneuver the ship. When the order was finally given to abandon the sinking ship, he became unconscious from loss of blood, but was lowered into a lifeboat and was saved, with 31 others, out of a total number of 236 on board.
MORELOCK, STERLING
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company M, 28th Infantry, 1st Division. Place and date: Near Exermont, France, 4 October 1918. Entered service at: Oquawka, Ill. Birth: Silver Run, Md. G.O. No.: 43, W.D., 1922. Citation: While his company was being held up by heavy enemy fire, Pvt. Morelock, with 3 other men who were acting as runners at company headquarters, voluntarily led them as a patrol in advance of his company's frontline through an intense rifle, artillery, and machinegun fire and penetrated a woods which formed the German frontline. Encountering a series of 5 hostile machinegun nests, containing from 1 to 5 machineguns each, with his patrol he cleaned them all out, gained and held complete mastery of the situation until the arrival of his company commander with reinforcements, even though his entire party had become casualties. He rendered first aid to the injured and evacuated them by using stretcher bearers 10 German prisoners whom he had captured. Soon thereafter his company commander was wounded and while dressing his wound Pvt. Morelock was very severely wounded in the hip, which forced his evacuation. His heroic action and devotion to duty were an inspiration to the entire regiment.
*ROBERTS, HAROLD W.
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army Company A, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps. Place and date: In the Montrebeau Woods France 4 October 1918. Entered service at: San Francisco, Calif. Birth: San Francisco, Calif. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919. Citation: Cpl. Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his tank into a clump of bushes to afford protection to another tank which had become disabled. The tank slid into a shell hole, 10 feet deep, filled with water, and was immediately submerged. Knowing that only 1 of the 2 men in the tank could escape, Cpl. Roberts said to the gunner, "Well, only one of us can get out, and out you go," whereupon he pushed his companion through the back door of the tank and was himself drowned.
*MENDOZA, MANUEL V.
Rank and Organization: Staff Sergeant. U.S. Army. Company B, 250th Infanry. 88th Infantry Division. Place and Date: October 4, 1944, Mt. Battaglia, Italy. Born: June 15, 1922, Miami, AZ . Departed: Yes (12/12/2001). Entered Service At: Phoenix, AZ. G.O. Number: . Date of Issue: 03/18/2014. Accredited To: Arizona. Citation: Then-Staff Sgt. Manuel Mendoza is being recognized for his actions on Oct. 4, 1944, in Mt. Battaglia, Italy, where he is credited with single-handedly breaking up a German counterattack
*PHELPS, WESLEY
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 12 June 1923, Neafus, Ky. Accredited to: Kentucky. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, during a savage hostile counterattack on the night of 4 October 1944. Stationed with another marine in an advanced position when a Japanese handgrenade landed in his foxhole Pfc. Phelps instantly shouted a warning to his comrade and rolled over on the deadly bomb, absorbing with his own body the full, shattering Impact of the exploding charge. Courageous and indomitable, Pfc. Phelps fearlessly gave his life that another might be spared serious injury, and his great valor and heroic devotion to duty in the face of certain death reflect the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for October 4, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
4 October
1909: Wilbur Wright flew from Governor's Island out past the Statue of Liberty, up the Hudson to Grant's Tomb, and back to the island during New York's Hudson-Fulton celebration. The original plans called for Wright to make a 10-mile or 1-hour long flight around the Statue of Liberty and Glenn Curtiss to make a 20-mile round-trip flight past Grant's Tomb. When Curtiss could not make the flight due to high winds, Wright added the flight past Grant Tomb. He also added a canoe to the Wright Flyer for an emergency water landing. (24)
1919: In a supercharged Lepere-Liberty 400, Maj Rudolph W. Schroeder and Lt G. A. Elfrey set a world two-man altitude record of 31,821 feet at Dayton. (9)
1945: FIRST AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT FOR A CARGO AIRCRAFT. A Douglas C-54 Skymaster from the Army's ATC completed the first global flight for a cargo-type aircraft by flying 23,279 miles in 149 hours 44 minutes, including 33 hours 21 minutes on the ground by the time it landed in Washington DC. (9) (24)
1946: PACUSAN DREAMBOAT. Through 6 October, Col Clarence S. Irvine flew the B-29 "Pacusan Dreamboat" to a nonstop, unrefueled distance record of 9,500 miles by flying from Honolulu to Cairo, Egypt, in 39 hours 36 minutes. The flight took the plane over Arctic regions to test the crew through hazardous weather with complicated navigation and communication problems. (http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1847)
1949: C-82s dropped an entire field artillery battery by parachute at Fort Bragg. (16) (24)
1950: KOREAN WAR. FEAF gained operational control of all land-based aircraft in Korea, including USMC squadrons at Kimpo. Anticipating the acquisition of enemy air installations, FEAF stopped most attacks on airfields south of the 40th parallel. (28)
1957: The Soviets launched the first satellite, Sputnik I, into orbit. This event shocked America into creating its own space program. (12)
1959: The Air Force successfully fired Little Joe, carrying a Mercury capsule mockup, in an operational test of launch and destruction procedures. (24)
1962: The first F-4C to enter the USAFE inventory arrived at RAF Bentwaters. (4)
1967: SECDEF Robert McNamara refused to develop the WS-120A advanced ICBM; however, he directed an examination of hard rock silos for the Minuteman III. (6)
1974: A C-130H aircraft, with a composite reinforced center wing, flew its first flight. Lockheed delivered the plane to the USAF on 23 October 1974. (12)
1980: PRINSENDAM FIRE/MACKAY TROPHY. When the Dutch tourist ship caught fire 125 miles away from Yukataga, Alaska, the 71 ARRS at Elmendorf AFB coordinated an effort with USAF, US Coast Guard, and Canadian forces to rescue the 519 passengers. Capt John J. Walters and his crew flew their HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter to rescue 61 passengers and crewmen from the burning liner. Walters airlifted the people from lifeboats to a nearby supertanker. For his rescue, Walters received the Mackay Trophy. (2) (18) (21)
1983: The 7 BMW at Carswell AFB sent B-52D (55-0674) to the aircraft storage center at DavisMonthan AFB. It was the last B-52D to be stored; however, seven other bombers remained at Carswell and Andersen AFBs until February 1984 while display facilities were prepared. (1) Through 5 October, four CH-3 helicopters from the 302d Special Operations Squadron rescued 57 residents from flood waters around Maricopa, Ariz. (16)
1989: Operation DEEP FREEZE. A C-5B landed in Antarctica for the time to resupply the National Science Foundation's research station at McMurdo Sound. The 60 MAW aircraft brought 84 tons of cargo, including two Bell UH-1N helicopters and 72 passengers to the station. It also landed on a 76-inch thick ice runway without skis. A KC-10 refueled the C-5 to make the trip possible. (18) (20) MACKAY TROPHY. A 96 BMW B-1B crew landed their aircraft successfully despite a retracted nose gear. No crewmen were injured and the aircraft only sustained minimal damage. For this achievement, the crew earned the 1989 Mackay Trophy. (21)
1995: Hurricane Opal damaged Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field with winds over 110 mph. Most aircraft escaped by flying to other bases. (26)
2001: AFFTC conducted a dual Global Hawk UAV ground test run for the accelerated Replace on Station (ROS) effort. The test demonstrated the ability of two UAVs to provide continuous round-the-clock airborne reconnaissance. The Global Hawks flew concurrently and sequentially to collect imagery under the control of one mission control element. (3)
2006: USAF officials announced proposed locations for the F-35A Lightning II: Eglin AFB for primary maintenance and flight training; Nellis AFB and Edwards AFB for flight-testing; and Hill AFB, Kadena AB, Shaw AFB and McEntire ANGB, S. C., for operational squadrons. The announcement initiated environmental studies. (SAF/PAO Press Release, "Air Force Proposes Initial Joint Strike Fighter Locations," 4 Oct 2006)
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WORLD NEWS THANKS TO MILITARY PERISCOPE FOR 4 OCTOBER
USA—ISIS Media Figure Charged In Va. Court Dept. Of Justice | 10/04/2021 U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Saudi-born Canadian citizen of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, resulting in death, reports the Dept. of Justice. The charges were unsealed on Saturday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mohammed Khalifa, 38, was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in January 2019 before being transferred to FBI custody. From 2013 to 2019, Khalifa, who is also known as Abu Ridwan Al Kanadi and Abu Muthanna Al Muhajir, served as a fighter and media contributor for ISIS, translating propaganda from Arabic to English and narrating English-language media, including recruitment videos. "Through his alleged leading role in translating, narrating, and advancing ISIS' online propaganda, Khalifa promoted the terrorist group, furthered its worldwide recruitment efforts, and expanded the reach of videos that glorified the horrific murders and indiscriminate cruelty of ISIS," said Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh for the Eastern District of Virginia. If convicted, Khalifa faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
USA—More Than 900 Personnel Set To Transfer To Space Force U.S. Space Force | 10/04/2021 The Space Force has announced that more than 900 military and civilian personnel will transfer to the new service in fiscal 2022. A total of 670 active-duty military personnel, including 603 soldiers, 49 sailors and 18 Marines, and 259 civilians have been chosen to join the Space Force, the service said last week. The military personnel include 455 who were among the 3,700 that applied to transfer to the Space Force in March 2021, reported Air Force magazine. The balance are from Army and Navy units that will move over to the new service. The civilians are those assigned to the units that will transfer in fiscal 2022. The transfers could be delayed, since they cannot move forward until Congress passes the fiscal 2022 defense spending bill, reported Defense News.
USA—Working Groups Set Up With Russia To Discuss Strategic Stability Issues Tass | 10/04/2021 U.S. and Russian negotiators have agreed to establish a pair of working groups to address strategic stability issues, reports Russia's Tass news agency. One group will cover arms control issues and the other the technical aspects of the nuclear arsenals of the sides and actions that might have "strategic effects," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday. The agreement came after the second round of talks in Geneva under a framework intended to reduce tensions, reported Reuters. A joint statement described the discussions as "intensive and substantive." The working groups are expected to meet ahead of a third round of talks between interagency delegations from Russia and the U.S. Those talks cover disputes in various areas, including arms control.
Azerbaijan—Joint Drills With Turkey Announced After Controversial Iranian Exercise On Border Bloomberg News | 10/04/2021 Turkey and Azerbaijan are gearing up for a joint exercise in response to an Iranian drill near its border with Azerbaijan reports Bloomberg News. The Steadfast Brotherhood 2021 drills are scheduled for Oct. 5-8 in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, a spokeswoman for the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday. No further information about the training was made public. Turkey and Azerbaijan have held numerous drills in the past year. Nakhchivan borders northwestern Iran, where the Iranian regular land forces recently began the Fatehan of Kheibar exercise, a large-scale drill involving armored units, artillery, uncrewed aerial vehicles and helicopters. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has criticized those drills as provocative, noting that it is the first time Iran has massed such forces near the border with Azerbaijan since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Russia—Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Successfully Launched From Sub Tass | 10/04/2021 The Russian Defense Ministry says it has conducted the first test-firings of a new hypersonic missile from a submarine, reports the Tass news agency (Moscow). On Monday, the ministry said that the Severodvinsk submarine launched a Tsirkon hypersonic missile at a simulated target while surfaced in the Barents Sea. The test was said to be successful, with the missile traveling the anticipated trajectory and hitting the target, officials said. Later on Monday, the ministry announced that Severodvinsk had conducted a second successful test-firing of the Tsirkon. The sub was submerged to a depth of 130 feet (40 m) in the White Sea for the launch. The missile successfully struck its target in the Barents Sea, the ministry said. The Tsirkon reportedly has a top speed of Mach 9 and a range of more than 600 miles (1,000 km).
Russia—Gazprom Reduces Use Of Ukrainian Pipelines For Gas Supplies To Croatia, Hungary Tass | 10/04/2021 Russian energy firm Gazprom has begun exporting natural gas to Croatia and Hungary via a new route, reports Russia's Tass news agency. On Friday, Gazprom said that it had begun supplying natural gas to Croatia and Hungary via the TurkStream pipeline that runs from Russia to Turkey under the Black Sea and then through national pipelines in Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia. The exports are taking place under a new long-term natural gas supply agreement signed by the Hungarian and Russian governments on Sept. 27. Ukraine criticized the deal, which will cost it millions of dollars in transit payments. It also disrupts Kyiv's ability to reimport gas from Hungary, reported Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Ukraine has reimported gas from Hungary since 2015 to avoid direct purchases from Russia, noted Reuters. On Friday, Ukraine requested that the U.S. and Germany impose sanctions on Russia for employing energy as a weapon. This would honor German and American pledges to protect Ukrainian gas transits and supply following the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea, experts said. Gazprom retained the right to halt transits of booked natural gas under its last agreement with Ukraine, the CEO of Natfogaz, a Ukrainian energy firm, said in a social media post. The contract requires Gazprom to pay for the booked capacity whether or not it uses it.
Japan—Izumo Helo Carrier Begins Flight Trials With F-35Bs Naval News | 10/04/2021 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has begun flight trials of the F-35B short-takeoff vertical-landing (STOVL) fighter aboard one of its helicopter carriers, reports Naval News. The testing aboard the Izumo was scheduled to begin on Oct. 3 and run until Oct. 7, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said last week. This will be the first time a Japanese helicopter carrier has operated fixed-wing aircraft. The Izumo arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in the western Yamaguchi province last week. The Marines are providing the F-35Bs for the trials, noted Defense News. The helicopter carrier completed the first phase of modifications to accommodate the F-35B earlier this year, including new deck markings and heat-resistant coatings. The flight trials will verify those modifications. Japan will also integrate the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) with the ships, rebuild the front of the flight deck and modify internal spaces to better accommodate the advanced jets. The latter will include increasing aviation fuel capacity and installing armored magazines for air-launched weapons. Work on the Izumo is expected to be completed in 2026. Japan plans to acquire 42 F-35Bs to operate from the Izumo-class ships.
Taiwan—Record Number Of Chinese Military Aircraft Penetrate ADIZ Taiwan News | 10/04/2021 Dozens of Chinese military aircraft intruded into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) last week, reports the Taiwan News. On Friday, a total of 38 aircraft passed through the southwest section of the ADIZ, said the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense. In the first incursion, 18 J-16 fighters jets, four Su-30 fighters, two H-6 bombers and a Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft flew through the southwest corner of the ADIZ. In the second incident, 10 J-16 fighter jets, two H-6 bombers and a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft crossed through a larger portion of the ADIZ. On Saturday, 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the same area of Taiwan's ADIZ. The aircraft included 26 J-16s, 10 Su-30s, two Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft and a KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft. In response, Taiwan issued radio warnings, activated air defense systems and scrambled air force jets. These were the largest one-day totals for Chinese aircraft intruding on Taiwan's ADIZ, reported CNN. The flights coincided with National Day in China on Oct. 1, which celebrates the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, noted the New York Times.
Australia—Trade Talks With E.U. Pushed Back British Broadcasting Corp. | 10/04/2021 Trade talks with the European Union have been delayed a month, reports BBC News. On Friday, an E.U. official confirmed that the 12th round of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia had been postponed, reported Agence France-Presse. The meeting was originally scheduled for Oct. 12. It has been speculated that Australia's decision to cancel a deal to purchase 12 conventional submarines from France contributed to the move. A spokesman for the European Commission denied that the submarine dispute had anything to do with the decision, saying the delay would enable the E.U. to better prepare. He noted that such postponements were common during trade negotiations. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan declined to comment on whether the delay was due to the submarine decision. He said he would meet with his E.U. counterpart this week to discuss the next round of talks. The negotiations are expected to cover a range of topics, including trade, investment and intellectual property rights. The E.U. is Australia's third largest trading partner, with annual trade in goods and services reaching nearly US$72 billion in 2020.
India—Counterterror Exercise With India Underway Hindustan Times | 10/04/2021 Sri Lanka and India have just begun two weeks of counterterrorism training at the Combat Training School in the Ampara district in southeastern Sri Lanka, reports the Hindustan Times (New Delhi). The drills began on Monday and are scheduled to conclude on Oct. 15. About 120 Indian soldiers and a battalion-sized contingent of Sri Lankan troops are participating in the training. The exercise is designed to enhance joint relations and interoperability and allow troops to share best practices on countering insurgent and terrorist threats, said the Indian Defense Ministry. The drills will include tactical exercises and practical discussions, including tactical training at the subunit level in an international counterterror/counterinsurgency operation, the ministry said.
Afghanistan—Taliban Eliminates ISIS-K Cell After Mosque Bombing TOLONews | 10/04/2021 The Taliban says it has destroyed a terrorist cell in Kabul following an attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital, reports the Tolo News (Kabul). On Sunday, there was an explosion near the gate outside the Eid Gah mosque, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister for the Taliban's culture and information ministry. The blast hit during a service for Mujahid's mother, who had passed away a few days previously. The Taliban's interior ministry said that there were five casualties in the attack but declined to provide further details. Social media reports cited by the Washington Post suggested that as many as 12 people were killed and more than 30 injured. There were no immediate claims of responsibility or attribution. Hours after the attack, the Taliban said that it had dismantled an ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) cell operating in the northern Police District 17, reported the Khaama Press (Kabul). Taliban fighters destroyed the hideout and killed three militants, according to unnamed sources.
Iraq—Borders To Close, Travel Restricted During Election Al-Monitor | 10/04/2021 The Iraqi government is implementing new security measures for parliamentary elections this month, reports Al-Monitor (Washington, D.C.). The day before the Oct. 10 election, all airports and borders will be closed and travel between provinces will be restricted, said a spokesman for the election security commission as cited by the Iraqi News Agency. Motorcycle travel within cities would also be banned. The travel restrictions would be lifted on the morning of Oct. 11, the spokesman said. The restrictions are intended to increase security and protect the electoral process. The government also says that it has invited more than 70 countries and organizations to observe the vote, including the European Union and United Nations.
Saudi Arabia—Diplomatic Talks Held With New Iranian Government Reuters | 10/04/2021 Saudi Arabia says it has held initial talks with the new government in Iran for the first time, reports Reuters. Three rounds of discussions were reportedly held in Iraq in the months prior to the new government of President Ibrahim Raisi taking power. On Sept. 21, representatives from both countries met at an undisclosed location, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Sunday. That date coincided with a speech given at the U.N. General Assembly in New York by Raisi. Al Saud emphasized that the meetings were in the exploratory phase and said that he hoped they would provide a foundation to "address unresolved issues between the two sides."
Algeria—Airspace Closed To French Military Aircraft Cable News Network | 10/04/2021 The Algerian government has banned French military aircraft from its airspace amid worsening relations with Paris, reports CNN. The French air force learned that Algeria had closed its airspace to French military aircraft while filing flight plans, a French military spokesman said on Sunday. The spokesman said that the move would not affect French operations and intelligence missions in the Sahel region south of Algeria. On Saturday, Algiers recalled its ambassador in Paris, citing French "interference" in its affairs, following controversial comments by French President Emmanuel Macron. The Le Monde (Paris) newspaper on Saturday published critical remarks made by Macron, including comments questioning whether an Algerian nation existed prior to French colonization. Macron also criticized the Algerian military's influence on government and its intolerance for revisionist historical accounts of the establishment of the country, reported Agence France-Presse. On Sept. 28, France announced that it would restrict the number of visas issued to citizens of North African countries -- including Algeria – citing the failure of North African countries to make a sufficient effort to repatriate immigrants without legal status. France is a major work destination for Algerians and other North Africans.
Mali—New Mi-17 Choppers Arrive From Russia Defence Web | 10/04/2021 Mali has taken delivery of transport helicopters purchased from Russia, reports Defence Web (South Africa). On Sept. 30, an An-124 heavy-lift aircraft delivered four Mi-17 helicopters, weapons and ammunition, said Malian interim Defense Minister Sadio Camara. The weapons and ammunition were donated by Moscow, he said. Mali ordered the helicopters in December 2020 to bolster its capabilities in the fight against militant groups linked to the Islamic State and Al-Qaida.
Guinea—Coup Leader Sworn In As Interim President PM News | 10/04/2021 The special operations colonel who led last month's coup in Guinea has been sworn in as interim president, reports the PM News (Lagos, Nigeria). Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as president at the Mohammad V Palace in Conakry, the capital, on Friday, reported Agence France-Presse. During the ceremony, he pledged to "refound" the state by implementing a new constitution, combating corruption, reforming the electoral system and holding free, credible and transparent elections. Under rules for a new civilian government released last week, Doumbouya and anyone else serving in the interim government will not be able to stand for election to the new administration, reported the BBC.
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