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Good Sunday Morning 27 June
Today in Naval History
June 27
1861 While commanding a gunboat flotilla, Cmdr. James Harmon Ward is mortally wounded by a musket ball while aiming the bow gun of his flagship, USS Thomas Freeborn at Mathias Point, Va. Ward is the first US Naval officer casualty of the Civil War.
1898 During the Spanish-American War, the 301-ton yacht Hornet captures the Spanish steamer Benito Estenger off Cape Cruz, Cuba.
1945 PV-1 (VPB 142) sinks the Japanese submarine I 165, 450 miles east of Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1945 USS Blueback (SS 326) sinks Imperial Japanese Navy submarine chaser, (CH 2), north of Lombok, Java Sea.
1950 President Harry Truman authorizes U.S. Naval and Air operations south of 38th Parallel, Korea, in support of the U.N. call to assist South Korea.
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Today in History June 27
1743 | English King George II defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria. | |
1833 | Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Conn. | |
1862 | Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines' Mill--the third engagement of the Seven Days' campaign. | |
1864 | General William Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. | |
1871 | The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan. | |
1905 | The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies. | |
1918 | Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time. | |
1923 | Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade. | |
1924 | Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job. | |
1927 | The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot. | |
1929 | Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures. | |
1942 | The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel. | |
1944 | Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France. | |
1950 | The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea. | |
1963 | Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam. | |
1973 | President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing. | |
1985 | The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua. |
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Thanks to Carl for these two
How Long Does Alcohol Stay in Your System?
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(A very good species to have in your yard!)
https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wildlife/2019/06/05/the-helpful-opossum-2/
The Helpful Opossum
BY: MARY KATE FELDNER, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE CLASS OF 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented nearly 60,000 cases of tickborne disease within the United States in 2018. Tick populations have been rising, resulting in an increased spread of tickborne illness, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
LOOKING BACK 55-YEARS to the Vietnam Air War— For The List for Sunday, 27 June 2021… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 27 June 1966…
"950,000 U.S. Troops in Theater by end of September 1966"
https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/rolling-thunder-remembered-27-june-1966-requirements/
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
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
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This day in US Military History
June 27
1829 – In Genoa, Italy, English scientist James Smithson dies after a long illness, leaving behind a will with a peculiar footnote. In the event that his only nephew died without any heirs, Smithson decreed that the whole of his estate would go to "the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Smithson's curious bequest to a country that he had never visited aroused significant attention on both sides of the Atlantic. Smithson had been a fellow of the venerable Royal Society of London from the age of 22, publishing numerous scientific papers on mineral composition, geology, and chemistry. In 1802, he overturned popular scientific opinion by proving that zinc carbonates were true carbonate minerals, and one type of zinc carbonate was later named smithsonite in his honor. Six years after his death, his nephew, Henry James Hungerford, indeed died without children, and on July 1, 1836, the U.S. Congress authorized acceptance of Smithson's gift. President Andrew Jackson sent diplomat Richard Rush to England to negotiate for transfer of the funds, and two years later Rush set sail for home with 11 boxes containing a total of 104,960 gold sovereigns, eight shillings, and seven pence, as well as Smithson's mineral collection, library, scientific notes, and personal effects. After the gold was melted down, it amounted to a fortune worth well over $500,000. After considering a series of recommendations, including the creation of a national university, a public library, or an astronomical observatory, Congress agreed that the bequest would support the creation of a museum, a library, and a program of research, publication, and collection in the sciences, arts, and history. On August 10, 1846, the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution was signed into law by President James K. Polk. Today, the Smithsonian is composed of 18 museums and galleries and many research facilities throughout the United States and the world. Besides the original Smithsonian Institution Building, popularly known as the "Castle," visitors to Washington, D.C., tour the National Museum of Natural History, which houses the natural science collections, the National Zoological Park, and the National Portrait Gallery. The National Museum of American History houses the original Star-Spangled Banner and other artifacts of U.S. history. The National Air and Space Museum has the distinction of being the most visited museum in the world, exhibiting marvels of aviation and space history such as the Wright brothers' plane and Freedom 7, the space capsule that took the first American into space. John Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution's great benefactor, is interred in a tomb in the Smithsonian Building.
1874 – Using new high-powered rifles to devastating effect, 28 buffalo hunters repulse a much larger force of attacking Indians at an old trading post in the Texas panhandle called Adobe Walls. The Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne Indians living in western Texas had long resented the advancement of white settlement in their territories. In 1867, some of the Indians accepted the terms of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge, which required them to move to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) but also reserved much of the Texas Panhandle as their exclusive hunting grounds. Many white Texans, however, maintained that the treaty had ignored their legitimate claims to the area. These white buffalo hunters, who had already greatly reduced the once massive herds, continued to hunt in the territory. By the early 1870s, Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne hunters were finding it harder to locate buffalo, and they blamed the illegal white buffalo hunters. When the federal government failed to take adequate measures to stop the white buffalo hunters, the great chief Quanah Parker and others began to argue for war. In the spring 1874, a group of white merchants occupied an old trading post called Adobe Walls near the South Canadian River in the Indian's hunting territory. The merchants quickly transformed the site into a regional center for the buffalo-hide trade. Angered by this blatant violation of the treaty, Chief Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf amassed a force of about 700 Commanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne braves. On this day in 1874, the Indians attacked Adobe Walls. Only 28 hunters and traders occupied Adobe Walls, but they had two advantages over the Indians: the thick walls of the adobe structure were impenetrable to arrows and bullets, and the occupants had a number of high-powered rifles normally used on buffalo. The hunters .50 caliber Sharps rifles represented the latest technology in long-range, rapid firing weaponry. Already skilled marksmen, the buffalo hunters used the rifles to deadly effect, decimating the warriors before they came close enough even to return effective fire. On the second day of the siege, one hunter reportedly hit an Indian warrior at a distance of eight-tenths of a mile. Despite their overwhelmingly superior numbers, after three days the Indians concluded that Adobe Walls could not be taken and withdrew. The defenders had lost only four men in the attack, and they later estimated that the Indians had lost 13. Enraged by their defeat, several Indian bands subsequently took their revenge on poorly defended targets. Fearful settlers demanded military protection, leading to the outbreak of the Red River War. By the time the war ended in 1875, the Commanche and Kiowa had been badly beaten and Indian resistance on the Southern Plains had effectively collapsed.
1940 – The Germans set up two-way radio communication in their newly occupied French territory, employing their most sophisticated coding machine, Enigma, to transmit information. The Germans set up radio stations in Brest and the port town of Cherbourg. Signals would be transmitted to German bombers so as to direct them to targets in Britain. The Enigma coding machine, invented in 1919 by Hugo Koch, a Dutchman, looked like a typewriter and was originally employed for business purposes. The German army adapted the machine for wartime use and considered its encoding system unbreakable. They were wrong. The Brits had broken the code as early as the German invasion of Poland and had intercepted virtually every message sent through the system. Britain nicknamed the intercepted messages Ultra.
1942 – The FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from 2 submarines, one off New York's Long Island and the other off of Florida. The men were tried by a military court and 6 were secretly executed in a DC jail. Ernest Burger and George Dasch were sentenced to 30 years in prison for their help in revealing the plot. They were pardoned in 1948 by Pres. Truman.
1944 – American forces of 7th Corps (part of US 1st Army) complete the capture of Cherbourg. The port, however, is not presently operational. To the left, the British 2nd Army continues attacks. Forces of the British 30th Corps capture Rauray, near Caen, and British 8th Corps launches new attacks.
1945 – On Luzon, units of the US 37th Division, part of US 1st Corps, reach Aparri, on the north coast. With the occupation of the whole of the Cagayan valley, the campaign for the recapture of the island is now effectively complete. The remaining Japanese forces are isolated in remote parts of Luzon and lack supplies or medical care.
1945 – The American carrier USS Bunker Hill is struck by a Kamikaze plane, killing 373 men.
1950 – Flying a F-82G Twin Mustang in a defensive mission over Kimpo Airfield, Lieutenant William G. "Skeeter" Hudson, 68th Fighter (All-Weather) Squadron, destroyed a Yak-7U fighter and was officially credited with the first aerial victory of the Korean War. Lieutenant Carl Fraser occupied the second cockpit as copilot.
1950 – A patrol of F80C Shooting Stars from the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron intercepted eight Ilyushin IL-10 fighters over Kimpo. Captain Raymond E. Schillereff and Lieutenant Robert H. Dewald each scored single victories while Lieutenant Robert E. Wayne claimed a pair IL-10s. These were the first air-to-air victories achieved by jet fighters in U.S. Air Force history.
1993 – US warships fired 24 Tomahawk cruise missiles at intelligence headquarters in Baghdad in retaliation for the assassination plot. The Iraqis claimed 8 dead. Iraqis pulled their dead from the rubble of buildings wrecked by U.S. missiles during an early morning raid ordered by President Clinton in reprisal for an alleged assassination plot against former President Bush.
Congressional Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
BUTTERFIELD, DANIEL
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Washington, D.C. Born: 31 October 1831, Utica, N.Y. Date of issue: 26 September 1892. Citation: Seized the colors of the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers at a critical moment and, under a galling fire of the enemy, encouraged the depleted ranks to renewed exertion.
DAVIS, CHARLES C.
Rank and organization: Major, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Shelbyville, Tenn., 27 June 1863. Entered service at: Harrisburg, Pa. Born: 15 August 1830, Harrisburg, Pa. Date of issue: 14 June 1894. Citation: Led one of the most desperate and successful charges of the war.
HALL, HENRY SEYMOUR
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 27th New York Infantry; and Captain, Company F, 121st New York Infantry. Place and date. At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. At Rappallannock Station, Va., 7 November 1863. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York. Date of issue: 17 August 1891. Citation: Although wounded at Gaines Mill, Va., he remained on duty and participated in the battle with his company. At Rappahannock Station, Va., while acting as aide, rendered gallant and prompt assistance in reforming the regiments inside the enemy's works.
HOPKINS, CHARLES F.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 1st New Jersey Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at:——. Birth: Warren County, N.J. Date of issue: 9 July 1892. Citation: Voluntarily carried a wounded comrade, under heavy fire, to a place of safety; though twice wounded in the act, he continued in action until again severely wounded.
MOFFITT, JOHN H.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 16th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Plattsburg, N.Y. Born. 8 January 1843, Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y. Date of issue: 3 March 1891. Citation: Voluntarily took up the regimental colors after several color bearers had been shot down and carried them until himself wounded.
SIDMAN, GEORGE E.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Owosso, Mich. Born: 25 November 1844, Rochester, N.Y. Date of issue: 6 April 1892. Citation: Distinguished bravery in battle. Rallied his comrades to charge vastly superior force until wounded in the hip. He was a 16_year_old drummer.
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WEBBER, ALASON P.
Rank and organization: Musician, 86th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 27 June 1864. Entered service at: Illinois. Birth: Greene County, N.Y. Date of issue: 22 June 1896. Citation: Voluntarily joined in a charge against the enemy, which was repulsed, and by his rapid firing in the face of the enemy enabled many of the wounded to return to the Federal lines; with others, held the advance of the enemy while temporary works were being constructed.
THOMPSON, HENRY
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Biography not available. Citation: For rescuing a man from drowning at Mare Island, Calif., 27 June 1878.
BOWEN, HAMMETT L., JR.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam, 27 June 1969. Entered service at: Jacksonville, Fla. Born: 30 November 1947, Lagrange, Ga. Citation: S/Sgt. Bowen distinguished himself while serving as a platoon sergeant during combat operations in Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam. S/Sgt. Bowen's platoon was advancing on a reconnaissance mission into enemy controlled terrain when it came under the withering crossfire of small arms and grenades from an enemy ambush force. S/Sgt. Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid S/Sgt. Bowen and 3 of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, S/Sgt. Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. S/Sgt. Bowen's extraordinary courage and concern for his men at the cost of his life served as an inspiration to his comrades and are in the highest traditions of the military service and the U.S. Army.
*MURPHY, MICHAEL P.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit. Place and Date: Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan, 27 – 28 June 2005. Entered Service at: Patchogue, New York. Born: 7 May 1976, Smithtown, New York Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. While leading a mission to locate a high-level anti-coalition militia leader, Lieutenant Murphy demonstrated extraordinary heroism in the face of grave danger in the vicinity of Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan. On 28 June 2005, operating in an extremely rugged enemy-controlled area, Lieutenant Murphy's team was discovered by anti-coalition militia sympathizers, who revealed their position to Taliban fighters. As a result, between 30 and 40 enemy fighters besieged his four-member team. Demonstrating exceptional resolve, Lieutenant Murphy valiantly led his men in engaging the large enemy force. The ensuing fierce firefight resulted in numerous enemy casualties, as well as the wounding of all four members of the team. Ignoring his own wounds and demonstrating exceptional composure, Lieutenant Murphy continued to lead and encourage his men. When the primary communicator fell mortally wounded, Lieutenant Murphy repeatedly attempted to call for assistance for his beleaguered teammates. Realizing the impossibility of communicating in the extreme terrain, and in the face of almost certain death, he fought his way into open terrain to gain a better position to transmit a call. This deliberate, heroic act deprived him of cover, exposing him to direct enemy fire. Finally achieving contact with his headquarters, Lieutenant Murphy maintained his exposed position while he provided his location and requested immediate support for his team. In his final act of bravery, he continued to engage the enemy until he was mortally wounded, gallantly giving his life for his country and for the cause of freedom. By his selfless leadership, courageous actions, and extraordinary devotion to duty, Lieutenant Murphy reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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From the List archives for all my friends that flew the big birds
Thanks to Dr. Rich
The Final Approach: Living the Dream
Thanks to Tracy … excellent!!
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 27
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 27
THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
27 June
1909: In New York, the Sun, Times, and Herald newspapers printed the first ads in the world of a practical airplane for sale. (24)
1911: Lt (JG) John H. Towers (USN), reported to the Curtiss School in Hammondsport for instruction. He became Naval Aviator No. 3. (24)
1923: Lts Lowell H. Smith and John P. Richter made the Army Air Service's first complete hose refueling between two aircraft over San Diego, while setting world refueled speed records for 2,500 and 3,000 kilometers. Their DH-4B received two hose refuelings from a DH-4B flown by Lts Virgil Hine and Frank Seifert. (18) (24)
1929: Capt Frank Hawks set a FAI record for a round-trip cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles and back. He reached Los Angeles in 19 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds and returned to New York in 17 hours 38 minutes 10 seconds. (9)
1944: American bombers left Russian bases with an escort of P-51 Mustangs and attacked oil production plants in Poland before flying on to Italy. (4)
1950: KOREAN WAR. FEAF and the 374 TCW flew C-54, C-47, and C-46 aircraft to airlift 748 evacuees from Kimpo and Suwon airfields to Japan. Moreover, F-82s, F-80 jets, and B-26 light bombers provided air cover for the evacuation. (21) KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force accepted a mission to establish air superiority over S. Korea to prevent N. Korean air attacks on Republic of Korea forces and to protect evacuation forces. When N. Korean planes appeared over Kimpo and Suwon Airfields, USAF fighters engaged them in the first air battle. Major James W. Little, the 339th Fighter All-Weather Squadron Commander, fired the first shot; however, Lt William G. Hudson flying an F-82 Twin Mustang from the 68th Fighter All-Weather Squadron scored the first aerial victory by shooting down an enemy Yak-11. In all, six pilots shot down seven N. Korean propeller-driven fighters over Kimpo, the highest number of USAF aerial victories in one day for 1950. (16) (24) (28)
KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force B-26s, flying from Ashiya AB, Japan, attacked enemy targets in South Korea in the evening, but bad weather made the raids ineffective. (28)
1952: Glide tests on the Bell X-2 rocket research airplane began at Edwards AFB. (3)
1956: Through 28 June, Navy held its first annual Fleet Air Gunnery Meet at El Centro, Calif. VF112 won team honors and the Earle Trophy, while Lt (JG) H. N. Wellman from VF-43 earned individual honors. (24)
1957: The SM-73 (Goose) was the first plastic airframe missile to fly and the first missile to complete countdown, launch, and flight on the first attempt. (16) (24)
1958: First production model F-105B Thunderchief delivered to the USAF. Operation TOP SAIL. Two 99 AREFS KC-135s from Westover AFB, Mass., broke the FAI speed record from New York to London. Major Burl B. Davenport landed his lead tanker in London after 5 hours 29 minutes 14.6 seconds. Two days later, they returned in 5 hours 53 minutes 12.8 seconds for another record. (1) (9) The 556 SMS from Patrick AFB launched SAC's first Snark missile from Cape Canaveral. (6) (12)
1961: At the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., NASA fired the eight-engine Saturn SA-72 successfully in a 29.9-second static test. (24)
1962: Joseph A. Walker flew the X-15 No. 1 at its maximum speed to set a record 4,159 MPH (Mach 5.92) in a climb from 96,000 to 120,000 feet. (3) (9)
1963: Maj Robert A. Rushworth flew the X-15 No. 3 to 54.15 miles (285,000 feet) and became the second military pilot to receive astronaut's wings for space flight in a winged aircraft. (3) (9) 1966: The McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom II first flew.
1968: The first Marine pilot to fly the NF-104 on a zoom flight flew it to 91,000 feet over the desert near Edwards AFB. (3) 1970: The ADC marked its 20th anniversary of continuous 24-hour alert.
1972: USAF C-123 Provider aircraft operations in SEA ended with the inactivation of the 310th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) and the transfer of its aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Force. (16) (17)
1976: Vandenberg AFB launched the first Titan II with a Universal Space Guidance System. (6)
1990: In the forest north of Santa Barbara, Calif, a fire erupted near the Painted Cave. Through 2 July, MAC C-130 aircrews delivered first suppressant chemicals, fire fighters, and fire-fighting equipment to the area. Aircraft also sprayed the fire from the air. The fire burned 4,900 acres and more than 450 homes, causing $250 million in damage. (26)
1994: C-130 Hercules aircraft from ANG and AFRES units (the 145th Airlift Group (AG), 153 AG and 302 AW) began flying missions to fight fires in the West. Eight aircraft continued this operation through September and dropped more than 5 million gallons of fire retardant. The fires burned more than 2 million acres in six western states. (16) (26)
1995: Lockheed-Martin started assembling the first production model F-22. (16) (26) For the first time a Space Shuttle, the Atlantis, visited the Russian Mir space station. (21)
1996: A C-5 returned to Dover AFB the remains of 19 Air Force officers and airmen killed in the 25 June terrorists attack on the Khobar Towers housing area in Saudi Arabia. (22)
1998: At Edwards AFB, Aurora Flight Service's Perseus B reached 60,200 feet in altitude, slightly above its designed altitude. (3)
2003: An F/A-18 Hornet from the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB achieved a 29 percent fuel savings by flying in a DC-8's wingtip vortex for a study of vortex-induced performance benefits on fighters. The Hornet flew about 200 feet behind the larger plane at 25,000 feet in altitude. (3)
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Thanks to Cowboy
Gotta Love Millennials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLpE1Pa8vvI
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Thanks to YP
I did not know about this stuff. I spent a lot of time at the Christian Science reading room.
From: Jack Woodul
Subject: Fwd: What was the NAS Cubi Point Officer's Club like?
OUT OF THE PAST: GB CAPT STEVE MILLIKIN, HOOK MAGAZINE EDITOR OF EXTRAORDINARY TOLERANCE!
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I wrote several stories about Cubi for HOOK MAGAZINE. I submit this one to follow PigDog.
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thanks to THE Bear and Dutch
Four times as many troops and vets have died by suicide as in combat, study finds
Dutch… I bet the insurance companies can tell us why the numbers of suicides goes up in proportion to investments in thousands of additional psychology and psychiatry staff hired to counsel folks who would rather be dead than face the future. Super cheap $500,000 life insurance policies change the poor soul's calculation to: I am worth more dead than I am alive. Nip this in the bud and save some lives (and VA staff). Limit insurance coverage of military folks to exclude suicide as a cause of death. …
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Red Flag - No Mas!
thanks to Doctor Rich
Thanks to Bill ...
Results of Critical Race Theory
Air Force News Service, Nellis AFB
AIR FORCE LAUNCHES NEW EXERCISE
The Air Force made a major policy shift Monday as they announced the iconic Red Flag program, the world's premier combat simulation and readiness exercise, would be rebranded as White Flag.
Major Ray Gingass, Chief Apologist for the newly-created Office of Inclusivity, said "Red Flag was created with the concept that a fighter pilot was more likely to survive in combat if he, she, or gender-fluid could survive their first five missions. Red Flag was designed to emulate those first five sorties."
"However, hindsight and new vibrant thinking has shown that victory in combat, measured only by defeating and destroying your enemy, especially when they are people of color, is a classic example of racist imperialism, bent on enslaving the peaceful multi-gendered persons targeted by our misguided National Policy and Objectives."
Col. Trey Torr, White Flag Recommender (formerly called "Commander") said "Research has shown that fewer combat losses occur when participants, formerly called "combatants," merely surrender. White Flag has been designed to show our pilots how to surrender, defect, flee to a neutral country, or simply refuse to deliver ordnance during their first five missions."
2Lt Eileen RaDiqel, on her first White Flag TDY, said "It was an amazing learning experience. I discovered in academics that my father had raped my mother, molested me, and he was personally responsible for the Holocaust and Climate Change. On my first sortie, I squawked 7700, flew to McCarran, made a Southwest 737 Max go around, and once in the terminal, spent all of my per diem in the slot machines. Billeting is mailing all my belongings to me. I'm never going back." She is seeking asylum in Henderson.
Capt Paul I. Tikal-Deuce, from Nellis Public Affairs, said the 57th Aggressor Squadron would be renamed as the 57th Peace-Activists for Social Change Squadron.
Gen. Ben Sucox, installation commander, was not available for comment, as he was emceeing a drag-queen show.
A Weapons School Instructor who spoke only with anonymity said 3-1 was being revised to change the inflight order "drag" to "pull with friction."
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Thanks to Tam and Dutch
The test, developed by US-based company Grail, looks for chemical changes in fragments of genetic code – cell-free DNA (cfDNA) – that leak from tumours into the bloodstream
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Thanks to Clint and others
Subject: FW: Don't this make you proud????
The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada recently hosted its first-ever drag queen show at one of its on-base dining and entertainment clubs, according a base spokesperson.
Nellis Air Force Base and the 99th Air Base Wing hosted its first-ever drag show Thursday, June 17, at the Nellis Club. The event was sponsored by a private organization and provided an opportunity for attendees to learn more about the history and significance of drag performance art within the LGBT+ community.
Ensuring our ranks reflect and are inclusive of the American people is essential to the morale, cohesion, and (okay, are you ready for this) readiness of the military. Nellis Air Force Base is committed to providing and championing an environment that is characterized by equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. LOL, You have to love the Air Force, they have quite the sense of duty to our country.
The drag queen show came to light after Air Force veteran podcaster "BK" posted a digital flyer for the event that read: "DRAG-U-NELLIS" and "CLASS IS IN SESSION."
"Discover the significance of Drag in the LGBT+ Community at the Nellis Club," it said.
It was scheduled for Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. and "Sponsored by the Nellis Top 3."
The "Top 3" at Nellis Air Force Base is a social and professional organization established to "enhance the morale, esprit de corps, of all enlisted personnel assigned to the Wing and to facilitate cooperation between members of the top three enlisted grades," according to its private Facebook page.
"The base Top III will provide a forum for its members to meet, share personal experiences and expertise, and assist one another. It may function as an added channel of communication within the chain of command, between the commander, and the enlisted force on Nellis AFB," it said.
One person who attended the drag queen show posted on her social media account, "Had a fun night … at a drag Queen show at Nellis AFB last night."
The Nellis Club, according to the Nellis Force Support Squadron website, is a consolidated club offering a "versatile dining and entertainment experience for all its members."
"We now serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a midnight meal from Mon – Fri as well as brunch, dinner, and a midnight meal on Sat, Sun, Holidays, and Family Days. All meals are open to Essential Meal Card Holders! There is something for everyone to enjoy here at your Nellis Club, come give us a try," it said.
Nellis Air Force Base is home to the service's Warfare Center where Air Force pilots undergo the most demanding advanced air combat training in the country. "The crews do not come to learn how to fly, but instead how to be the best combat aviators in the world," the base website said. Really, the BEST at exactly what?
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thanks to THE Bear ,who posted this 5 years ago - mind the last paragraph addressing the national situation 55 years ago; the Vietnam Waris over, President Johnson is gone and the draft is not an issue BUT the rest, well, too much seems quite the same - - -
ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED… 27 JUNE 1966… REQUIREMENTS…
June 27, 2016Bear Taylor
ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED… 27 JUNE 1966
RIPPLE SALVO… #119… MORE AND MORE… but first…
Good Morning: Day ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN of my review of our nation's "air war" with North Vietnam fifty years ago…
27 JUNE 1966… ON THE HOME FRONT… New York Times… ("All the news that's fit to print") A sunny Monday, with showers likely in New York City…
Page 1: "12,000 End Rights March To Jackson"… "A wave of 12,000 to 15,000 singing, shouting marchers brought the long civil rights march through Mississippi to an end today (Sunday,26th) by crowding around the state capitol and demanding immediate and wide spread reforms to the testament of Negroes. The last eight mile leg of the march started slowly from Tougeloo College but picked up momentum as thousands of Mississippi Negroes in their Sunday best flocked into the column from the street corners, churches and lawns. They argued with policemen, stepped to the tune of a four piece brass band, and cheered when a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee burned a confederate flag on Capitol Grounds. Hundreds of National Guard troops, state highway patrolmen and other law enforcement officers, many of them carrying tear gas and riot guns looked on."
Page 1: "Many In Vietnam Say Opinion In U.S. Is Key to Victory"… "…The GIs in Vietnam tend to feel they can win the war if permitted to remain long enough…"…"An American Major General was recently questioning a North Vietnamese captain who had deserted. The general was curious about the enemy's policy on rotation of troops and asked, 'American troops can go home after 12-months, when do your leaders say you can go home?'…NVN captain: 'They say can go home when we win the war.'… MGEN: 'What do you think?'…NVN captain: 'I think we can go home after you win the war.' To which writer Charles Mohr adds:
"Who is winning? The North Vietnamese officer is one of many people who think the United States, the South Vietnamese and New Zealand allies are clearly winning. Hardly anyone in Vietnam argues that the Americans and South Vietnamese are losing or is in danger of a major military fiasco like the French met at Dienbienphu. But there is a small body of men who believe that the United States is not losing but not winning either and will not begin to win until there has been some success in the subtle battle to gain the allegiance of hostile or neutral parts of the rural population. The wildest feeling of all however is that the outcome will be decided by public opinion in the United States. In a real sense the United States forces in Vietnam are fighting a war while looking over their shoulders toward home."
Page 1: "Jersey Democrats Consider Rejecting Johnson War Policy"…"A number of New Jersey Democratic leaders alarmed by an apparent grass roots dissatisfaction in the state with President Johnson's Vietnam policy are seriously considering breaking with the President on the fall election campaign. One of the Democratic party's most influential state leaders firmly believes that Democratic candidates must come out emphatically in favor of de-escalation of the war and hope that President Johnson "pulls a rabbit out of a hat" in time to avert Republican victories in November. He added: "… and any Democrat who thinks he can drop the Vietnam thing out of the election will be campaigning in dreamland."
Page 1: "Rusk Sees No Hint Of An Early Peace"…"Secretary of State Dean Rusk said on arrival here (in Canberra, Australia) today for the 111th annual meeting of the SEATO that he saw no prospect of an early peace in Vietnam. The Secretary said that North Vietnam will not be permitted to seize South Vietnam by force and that there will be peace when Hanoi gives up its intention to attempt a seizure. I see no prospect of peace at this time."… Meanwhile, in Washington, Under Secretary George Ball, the leading Dove in the circle of LBJ closest advisors, said: "Hanoi must promptly show some interest in peace or we will attempt by heavier bombing to force them to peace."… and… "One of the gratifying aspects of service in the Johnson Administration is the fact that the President insists on hearing every side of every question. We make decisions by a kind of adversary procedure in which matters argued out and argued out in great detail, and I have played a part in this and very often played a part at the request of the President who has asked me to take one side or the other or even to argue each side in turn on a particular question."
27 June 1966…PRESIDENT's DAILY BRIEF…CIA (TS sanitized)… South Vietnam: Ky may now be gearing up to crack down on the five generals who "contributed to the unstable conditions" in I Corps area during the last three months. (extensive redacting) …Tam Chau, in a press conference interview today hedged on whether the Buddhists would continue to demand the resignation of Ky and Thieu, or would boycott the September elections. Chau's attitude, along with other indications, suggests that the Buddhists may be trying to reach a settlement with the government. (No North Vietnam notes)…
27 JUNE 1966…ROLLING THUNDER OPERATIONS…NYT (28 June page 1, reporting 27 June ops): "Navy Jets Smash Large Fuel Dump"…fireball raises 3,000 feet in attack on underground depot in North Vietnam…"United States Navy pilots attacked a large underground fuel dump 35 miles northeast of Vinh yesterday. The facility was one of the largest petroleum storage areas hit by American bombers so far. The planes, A-6 Intruders, unleashed 24 of their 500-pounders on the target. As the planes swooped away the flames and smoke gushed upward a pilot following said he had to swerve to avoid the debris. Sailors on the carrier Constellation, the fighter-bomber base 150-miles off shore, said they saw the smoke from the ship. Other pilots returning to the ship from missions thirteen hours after the attack could see the fires and wreckage still burning. The attack yesterday was the first on the Yen Bay petroleum storage area. Last week, however, United States Air Force pilots hit seven similar storage areas 30-miles from Hanoi. After the raids near Hanoi last Tuesday and Wednesday pilots reported extensive fires and a number of large explosions set off by the 1000-pound and 3000-pound (?) bombs that were dropped in eleven strikes. A photo released today showed heavy damage to a fuel dump 40 miles north of the capital city. The pilots said they left the depot in flames and smoke to 1500-feet."…"Navy pilots yesterday also knocked out 19 railroad cars in two attacks–one north of Vinh and the other south of Thanh hoa. At the same time Air Force pilots attacked a surface-to-air missile site 35 miles southeast of Vinh. There were no reports of damage."…In the south, B-52s completed Arc Light missions 65 miles west of Danang and 55-miles southwest of Saigon."…"Vietnam: Air Losses"… page 63…Two Navy A-4Es downed…
(1) LCDR GENE ALBERT SMITH was flying an A-4E of the VA-155 Silver Foxes embarked in USS Constellation in a flight of four A-4s striking barges in a canal 30 miles south of Thanh Hoa when the flight leader observed a large fireball on the ground a short distance from the targets. When radio calls to LCDR SMITH went unanswered the flight leader took the flight back to the target area and conducted a visual search of the site of the large fireball and concluded that the crater and debris at the site could be an aircraft. SAR aircraft combed the scene for two hours without any results. LCDR SMITH was subsequently declared Killed in Action and his remains were returned to the United States by the North Vietnamese in 1988. Fifty years ago on this date LCDR GENE SMITH gave up his life for his country…
(2) An A-4E from the VA-212 Rampant Raiders embarked in USS Hancock was lost while the ship and air wing were operating at Dixie Station and supporting combat operations south of Saigon. the aircraft had an engine fire en route to the target and the pilot was forced to eject. He was rescued. Chris Hobson in "Vietnam: Air Losses" notes: "This was the last Navy aircraft lost on a combat mission over South Vietnam before the Navy flew its final mission from Dixie Station on 4 August. By that time enough Air Force and Marine aircraft had arrived at South Vietnam bases to relieve the Navy of assistance in the in-country war. However, later in the war the Navy participated in further combat operations over the South, but from this date onward its main area of operations would be North Vietnam."
RIPPLE SALVO… #119… REQUIREMENTS… Wars are expensive. Expanding wars increases the demand for men and money to meet the growing requirements of the forces in the theater of combat. The Office of Secretary of Defense was responsible for determining valid requirements, identifying the scarce resources needed to fulfill the fully justified requirements, then pursuing the funds from the legislative branch that the President agreed were needed to carry out his Vietnam plans and policies. In mid-1966 the expanding war brought the cost of the war into full sunlight. For example, in early January 1966 the number of combat support personnel, "the support tail as opposed to the combat teeth," requested by MACV in Saigon was increased by 100,000 without explanation or justification. Pursuit of the money to fund this unexpected, unexplained and perhaps unjustified requirement was impossible. So Secretary McNamara set up an office within his Systems Analysis Division (Alain Enthoven's Whiz Kids) in February 1966 to validate the requirement inputs from all the Defense Department's big spenders. This did not sit well with the Joint Chiefs of Staff , who regarded this change as a way to bypass the Joint Chiefs and an indication that they were losing a piece of their turf. Lots of ruffled feathers. In addition to recognized difficulty in determining, and now validating requirements was the unstable and deteriorating political situation in South Vietnam during the period of March trough June of 1966– the period covered in detail (?) in the first 118 RTR posts. At this point President Johnson had three options to consider: (1) continue as usual anticipating that the political turmoil would be resolved, (2) pressure Saigon to negotiate with the Vietcong, or (3) prepare to disengage. LBJ decided on alternative one, press on. This was the state of affairs in mid-June 1966. Into this came an expanded requirement request from CINCPAC… The following is quoted from Edward Drea's Volume VI of the Secretary of Defense Historical Series, pages 125-126:
"In mid-June 1966, Admiral sharp submitted revised requirements asking for 475,000 U.S. and 46,000 allied troops in Vietnam by the end of 1966 plus a further increase of 84,000 during 1967. Sharp also wanted additional forces of 148,000 men by December 1966 and 172,000 by the end of 1967 elsewhere in the western Pacific to include a contingency corps (a theater reserve) either to shorten the war, if the opportunity appeared, or to offset future enemy buildups. Meanwhile, Westmoreland was appealing for still more troops because of his growing concern about an enemy buildup in South Vietnam's centrqal highlands. The President responded on 28 June 1966 (FIFTY YEARS AGO TOMORROW) by asking McNamara to expedite scheduled deployments to Southeast Asia.
"McNamara and Enthoven traveled to Hawaii for an 8 July briefing in another attempt to reconcile military strategy with the administration's political objectives. On arrival, McNamara told the press he was cautiously optimistic about military progress, an official attitude he maintained after returning to Washington, though advising reporters not to expect a short war. IN CRUDEST TERMS, THE COMMUNISTS WERE FIELDING MEN FASTER THAN THE ALLIES COULD KILL THEM (my bold letters). A National Intelligence estimate issued in early July 1966 estimated that the VC and NVA would gain 50,000 men during 1966 and grow to a force of about 125,000. So long as the enemy brought in these reinforcements, MACV would not likely meet goals developed after the February conference in Honolulu, such as securing population centers, opening lines of communication (LOCs), or denying base areas to the enemy. To achieve these agreed on objectives, PACOM had to have the additional forces requested in mid-June. The accompanying campaign plan would mass 65 per cent of the ground forces in the northern provinces of South Vietnam to a war of attrition against NVA regulars. Total PACOM requirements by the end of 1967, including areas outside of south Vietnam, numbered nearly 800,000, including about 59,000 allied troops; with the desired contingency troops, the number would increase to more than 950,000 troops."
Let that sink in, dear readers. Think guns or butter for a moment. At the same time the Vietnam requirements are ballooning, the civil rights marchers are in high gear, the LBJ Great Society is stalled, inflation has become a problem, the draft issues have fired up the 18-26 year olds and their folks, the nation is dividing into two camps–hawks and doves, it is an election year, the Soviets are restless, and both the Chinese and Soviets are fully committed to deliver whatever Ho Chi Minh asks for. That's where we were fifty years ago on 27 June 1966…
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Good Saturday Morning 26 June
The flight home was delayed a bit so we did not get home until just before midnight.
Nothing like being locked up in a crowded airplane with no engines running and no air hooked up and the stewardess telling you the best placard in your seat back to use for a hand fan. But it was great to be with daughter and her family. Beautiful country up there and we got into Glacier National Park but could not get all the way to the top pass as it was closed for snow.
Regards
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Today in Naval History
June 26
1945 USS Bears (DD 654), USS John Hood (DD 655), USS Jarvis (DD 799), and USS Porter (DD 800) sink three Japanese auxiliary submarine chasers and a guardboat and damage a fourth auxiliary submarine chaser south of Okekotan, Kurils.
1945 USS Parche (SS 384) attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks gunboat Kamitsu Maru and freighter Eikan Maru seven miles of Todo Saki, southern Honshu.
1950 After North Korean invaded South Korea, USS Mansfield (DD 728) and USS De Haven (DD 727) evacuates 700 Americans and friendly foreign nationals from Inchon, Korea.
1962 U.S. Naval Facility, Cape Hatteras, N.C., makes the first Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) detection of a Soviet diesel submarine.
Today in History June 26
363 | Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival. | |
1096 | Peter the Hermit's crusaders force their way across Sava, Hungary. | |
1243 | The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols. | |
1541 | Former followers murder Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conqueror of Peru. | |
1794 | The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus. | |
1804 | The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles. | |
1844 | Julia Gardiner and President John Tyler are married in New York City. | |
1862 | General Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan's line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days' campaign. | |
1863 | Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. | |
1900 | The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China. | |
1907 | Russia's nobility demands drastic measures be taken against revolutionaries. | |
1908 | Shah Muhammad Ali's forces squelch the reform elements of Parliament in Persia. | |
1916 | Russian General Aleksei Brusilov renews his offensive against the Germans. | |
1917 | General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force. | |
1918 | The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, "Big Bertha," at Paris. | |
1926 | A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France is unveiled at St. Nazaire. | |
1924 | After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic. | |
1942 | The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter flies for the first time. | |
1945 | The U.N. Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California. | |
1951 | The Soviet Union proposes a cease-fire in the Korean War. | |
1961 | A Kuwaiti vote opposes Iraq's annexation plans. | |
1963 | President John Kennedy announces "Ich bin ein Berliner" at the Berlin Wall. | |
1971 | The U.S. Justice Department issues a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers. | |
1975 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is convicted of election fraud. | |
1993 | Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies. |
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By the way
This happened last year and it still is not fixed in the source even after I sent them a note and I never received a reply.
Last year I received this from Mike "Detch"
Small detail - I think U.S. Grant died on July 23 rather than June 23. In any case he died younger than I thought (age 63).
This is the only the second time in all the years of the List's history items that anyone brought something like this up. So I checked and what I put in was what the site had so I went to two other sources and found that Mike was right
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ulysses_S._Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Before his presidency, Grant led the Union Army as Commanding General of the United States Army in winning the American Civil War.
I have sent them a note but do not expect a reply. good catch
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So happy that some do read the history parts of the List
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Thanks to Micro on the Andy Rooney piece in yesterday's LIst
Skip:
This is what Andy Rooney said in 2003 about those comments that you forwarded (yes, they're that old) that had been attributed to him:
About a year ago, I became aware of a more serious theft of my name and it is so hurtful to my reputation that it calls for legal action against the thief. Hundreds of people have written asking if I really wrote the 20 detestable remarks made under my name that have had such wide circulation on the Internet.
Some of the remarks, which I will not repeat here, are viciously racist and the spirit of the whole thing is nasty, mean and totally inconsistent with my philosophy of life. It is apparent that the list of comments has been read by hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of whom must believe that it accurately represents opinions of mine that I don't dare express in my column or on television. It is seriously damaging to my reputation.
One should also remember that, as much as we liked his wry humor and insight, he was an atheist, saying, "I just wish this social institution (religion) wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn't true." On another occasion, he said, "Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout."
I take issue with both of his statements on the basis of facts alone.
In other words, perhaps we shouldn't be pretending that Andy Rooney was worthy of adulation.
Micro
And another from Kent
even ole Andy was pissed because someone attributed this to him.
kent
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andy-rooney-politics/
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Thanks to Mud
Happy Birthday Chesty wherever you are.
S/F,
- Mud
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
LOOKING BACK 55-YEARS to the Vietnam Air War— … For The List for Saturday, 26 June 2021… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 26 June 1966… "How do we avoid another Vietnam war? Part II"….
https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/rolling-thunder-remembered-26-june-1966-lessons-from-a-war/
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
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
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Thanks to Chuck and Rich
From: Heyyyy fonzie
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2021 6:39 AM
To: Heyyyy fonzie
Subject: MORE: The Aliens have landed\RICH
Hi to all -
UFO Report
The military has released its long anticipated UFO report as demanded by congress. So, what did we learn? Not much.
They had a few incidents that could be explained, but 143 that they could not explain. Most of those were in the last two-three years, and there are reports going back many years. Similar reports are coming from Russia, China, and other nations of unknown objects flying over their nuclear plants, military bases, and other places. The problem for our folks is that these objects move in ways that are radically different from any craft we know. Speeds far beyond any craft we know of, G- forces turns a hundred times what humans can stand, and even flying from altitude to underwater and back. The only thing the report says that we can be sure of is that we do not know much at all, and need a lot more information. 'Take me to your leader.'
Georgia
The DOJ, in yet another attempt to put an end to fair and honest voting in Georgia, has filed another suit against the new voter laws. Basically, it claims, with no evidence, that voter ID is racist, and prevents minorities from voting.
This is not the first such effort. Stacy has done this several times, as have others. It has no merit, and has little chance of doing more than wasting time and money. It's no wonder democrats need so much money. With stuff like this eating up cash, along with those armies of lawyers, and all the payoffs and bribes, it gets expensive to seek for power.
A judge has ruled against those seeking to audit the elections results in Fulton County. Those seeking an audit wanted a number of things, mostly to examine the original ballots for signs of fraud. It takes more than a philosopher with a lamp to find an honest judge in Fulton County. And, this one allowed the audit team only to examine digital pictures of the ballots, not the ballots. Well, those pictures have already had the votes changed on them. And, that prevents anyone from seeking if actual ballot paper was used (a thicker paper, like photo stock, not copy paper), or examining those ballots for crease marks, to show that they were mailed, or even to see if they were marked by hand, or machine. So, in effect, the audit here is closed. Thank goodness this was 'the most secure and safe election in all recorded history', so we can be sure there was no fraud - except for the fact that the total number of votes far exceeded the number of voters.
For, for this round, Lions - 1, Christians - 0. Much like Michigan. Four more key states to go.....
POW Camp
During WWII, some Japanese prisoners were sent to a place called Camp Tracy. As soldiers, those prisoners had been taught that surrender was dishonorable, and they would not be welcome back home if they surrendered. They were also told of the terrible treatment they would receive in America, much like the way they treated their own prisoners. But, in Camp Tracy, prisoners were treated with respect. They were well fed, well cared for, and handled more like guests than enemies. This came as a shock to the Japanese. And, as it settled in to them that this was their lot, they began to cooperate with the Americans, without torture or other mistreatment.
It seems that kindness is more effective in getting information and help from the enemy prisoners than rough treatment. Results coming via torture are always suspect, since a prisoner can say anything to make the pain stop. Sometimes, you do not have time to nurture these prisoners, and you need information right now, to protect your own force. That is when 'enhanced interrogation' was used by our forces. It did work in many cases. Personally, I think we might get better results, just as fast, using sensory deprivation. When people have been put in places where they cannot use their five senses (dark rooms, soundproof, or kept in a tank of water at body temperature, or padded sleeves on legs and arms, preventing movement or feeling), they do not last long. The average person has had enough after 20 minutes. Few last more than 24 hours. Being alone with nothing but your own thoughts and imagination is torture enough, for most people.
Megan Geha
She is a teacher of Special Education at Des Moines East HS in Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds has banned the teaching of CRT in schools, and she is really angry. She is seen with a bug-eyed expression and angry face, complaining that she cannot teach the children racism, and, worse, she must recite the Pledge of Allegiance, every morning! Oh, the horror, the horror. Why does this woman still have a job?
Portland, Oregon
Another night of rioting and destruction. Police shot someone, so we must burn the city once again. That was once a beautiful city, now it is Berlin, in 1945. Seven counties on the other side of the mountain (the state has a mountain range right down the middle) have asked for a 'divorce', and want to move their 800,000 residents to become part of Idaho. If they can get this on the ballot, and win, Oregon will shrink a lot, and Idaho will add a large group of people to its population. That also means major shifts in congressional representation. Oregon is not going to go down quietly.
Displaced People
Across the world, nearly 90 million people have been displaced, run out of their homes, by political and social violence. The Middle East and Africa are having the worst of all this. Many have moved into refugee camps, where they remain an average of 11 years. They continue to experience terrible things - seeing their families murdered right in front of them, sex trafficing and slavery, and being robbed again and again of all they have. Evil people also try to crush their identity and spirit. In Northern Iraq, the Yazidi Christians are routinely crushed by ISIS. Even their music and faith is being attacked. Several NGO's are working to record and save their traditions, before they all disappear. This is similar to what was done to native Americans, as America moved west. These people were herded into reservations, robbed, killed along with the buffalo (their food source) and they were forbidden to speak their language or perform their religious rituals. Let us hope that the NGO's are successful, and that these rich heritages can be saved.
Texas
A while back they had a big push to install 'smart thermostats' in homes. But, now people are learning the downside. Since wind and solar are heavily subsidized, the construction of fossil fuel plants has given way to building solar and wind farms - with the results we saw recently. So, now, outsiders have remotely reset all the home thermostats, since the state cannot supply power. This could be a small inconvenience, or a life threatening disaster, depending on your needs. The citizens of Texas are not happy.
Rich
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This still works great
Thanks to Carl….A combat nap is a great way to get a burst of energy
(OOPS, my secret routine is revealed!)
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/27/naps-are-good-for-you-helathy-habit/
FANtastic News: Naps Make You Smarter, Nicer
ANDREW MALCOLMPosted at 2:41 pm on June 27, 2019
Finally, a scientific explanation for how some of us of a certain age have gotten so much smarter than others over the years.
Naps.
Some wise cultures around the world with high noontime temperatures have midday breaks for a whole hour or two called siestas, which is Spanish for "four commutes a day."
When many Americans were younger, naps were punishment or an enforced rest to allow a presiding adult to grab some ZZZ's too. Decades later, naps have become like delightful little vacations.
Now, it turns out, naps are not only restorative, especially if you haven't slept well at night. But they also improve mood (check), physical performance (meh), even the ability to learn (check) and enhanced memory (can't remember).
This all sounds so good that it might not be totally true. But we're going with select health literature that says it is.
Most Americans employers have this crazy notion that they're paying to work, not sleep. So, you're supposed to power through those dozey times after lunch when the eyelids have a lazy mind of their own.
Unfortunately, studies have shown that short naps like 10 minutes are the best for maximum benefit and least wake-up fog. Some of us do not mind such half-awake moments. They remind of a Saturday morning which by the way is now only two days away.
One study a few years ago found:
The benefits of brief (5-15 min) naps are almost immediate after the nap and last a limited period (1-3h).
Longer naps (> 30 min) can produce impairment from sleep inertia for a short period after waking but then produce improved cognitive performance for a longer period (up to many hours).
The time of day that seems to produce the most benefits is early afternoons.
And another key factor is that nap benefits increase most when they become regular events, as in a habit at roughly the same time of day. The body gets into its own rest rhythm.
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This day in US Military History
June 26
1917 – During World War I, the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops land in France at the port of Saint Nazaire. The landing site had been kept secret because of the menace of German submarines, but by the time the Americans had lined up to take their first salute on French soil, an enthusiastic crowd had gathered to welcome them. However, the "Doughboys," as the British referred to the green American troops, were untrained, ill-equipped, and far from ready for the difficulties of fighting along the Western Front. One of U.S. General John J. Pershing's first duties as commander of the American Expeditionary Force was to set up training camps in France and establish communication and supply networks. Four months later, on October 21, the first Americans entered combat when units from the U.S. Army's First Division were assigned to Allied trenches in the Luneville sector near Nancy, France. Each American unit was attached to a corresponding French unit. Two days later, Corporal Robert Bralet of the Sixth Artillery became the first U.S. soldier to fire a shot in the war when he discharged a French 75mm gun into a German trench a half mile away. On November 2, Corporal James Gresham and privates Thomas Enright and Merle Hay of the 16th Infantry became the first American soldiers to die when Germans raided their trenches near Bathelemont, France. After four years of bloody stalemate along the Western Front, the entrance of America's well-supplied forces into the conflict was a major turning point in the war. When the war finally ended on November 11, 1918, more than two million American soldiers had served on the battlefields of Western Europe, and more than 50,000 of these men had lost their lives.
1944 – Coast Guard LCDR Quentin R. Walsh and his small commando/reconnaissance unit forced the surrender of Fort du Homet, a Nazi stronghold at Cherbourg, France, and captured 300 German soldiers and liberated 50 U.S. paratroopers who had been captured on D-Day. For his heroic actions Walsh was awarded the Navy Cross.
Thanks to Dan and the one below appears to be yet another.
Skip,
I don't know where you get the list of people who earned the Medal of Honor, each day, but here is a question. The summary format on "The List" for each person who earned the Medal of Honor is the same, except for those who are Japanese-American. For everyone else, the unit of assignment is given, such as "Company, Battalion, Division, etc. However, the unit of assignment, for those with Japanese-American names, is never given. I have noticed this in dozens of "The List", including todays "List".
Almost all of the Japanese-Americans who served in WWII, were assigned to the 442nd Infantry, a Hawaiian military unit which is now part of the Hawaiian National Guard, and which served in Italy and Southeastern Europe during WWII. They became the most decorated military unit in the U.S. Army during WWII, and served while many had members of their families who were held at Internment Facilities (such as Manzanar, in California). Almost all were "Nisei", or second generation, Hawaiian residents (decades before Hawaii became a state).
I know their history, because I served with many "Nisei" and "Sansei" (3rd generation) in Hawaii, in 1968, and then with a "Sansei", in 1972-73. In 1968, at the peak of our involvement in Vietnam, and because of civilian antipathy towards everything military, the U.S. government elected to mobilize the Hawaiian National Guard, as a test case to deploy the reserve forces in Vietnam. They chose the Hawaiian National Guard because there was nowhere else in the country where the military had greater support by the general civilian population, than in Hawaii.
If anyone doubts their valor, let them visit the military museum at Ft. DeRussey, HI, in the heart of Wakiki Beach.
Excuse my diatribe, but they deserve to have their unit of assignment identified in "The List", so that everyone recognizes their unit of assignment, and the role that unit played in WWII.
Dan
Congressional Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*MURANAGA, KIYOSHI K.
Private First Class Kiyoshi K. Muranaga distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 26 June 1944, near Suvereto, Italy. Private First Class Muranaga's company encountered a strong enemy force in commanding positions and with superior firepower. An enemy 88mm self-propelled gun opened direct fire on the company, causing the men to disperse and seek cover. Private First Class Muranaga's mortar squad was ordered to action, but the terrain made it impossible to set up their weapons. The squad leader, realizing the vulnerability of the mortar position, moved his men away from the gun to positions of relative safety. Because of the heavy casualties being inflicted on his company, Private First Class Muranaga, who served as a gunner, attempted to neutralize the 88mm weapon alone. Voluntarily remaining at his gun position, Private First Class Muranaga manned the mortar himself and opened fire on the enemy gun at a range of approximately 400 yards. With his third round, he was able to correct his fire so that the shell landed directly in front of the enemy gun. Meanwhile, the enemy crew, immediately aware of the source of mortar fire, turned their 88mm weapon directly on Private First Class Muranaga's position. Before Private First Class Muranaga could fire a fourth round, an 88mm shell scored a direct hit on his position, killing him instantly. Because of the accuracy of Private First Class Muranaga's previous fire, the enemy soldiers decided not to risk further exposure and immediately abandoned their position. Private First Class Muranaga's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 26
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 26
THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
26 June
1909: Glenn H. Curtiss flew his first Curtiss airplane in exhibitions at the Aeronautical Society's meet at Morris Park aerodrome. These were the first flights over New York City. (24)
1942: The F6F Hellcat first flew.
1944 – Coast Guard LCDR Quentin R. Walsh and his small commando/reconnaissance unit forced the surrender of Fort du Homet, a Nazi stronghold at Cherbourg, France, and captured 300 German soldiers and liberated 50 U.S. paratroopers who had been captured on D-Day. For his heroic actions Walsh was awarded the Navy Cross.
1945: B-29s started nighttime raids on Japanese oil refineries. (20)
1946: The Aeronautical Board agreed that the US AAF and US Navy would use the knot and nautical mile as standard aeronautical units of speed and distance. (20)
1948: KEY EVENT--Operation VITTLES. An airlift began with C-47s in response to the blockade of Berlin. At Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, SAC had a 30l BG squadron with B-29s in place for training. SAC also ordered two other 30lst squadrons to Furstenfeldbruck along with the 28 BG from Rapid City AFB and 307 BG from MacDill AFB to England for alert duty. (1) (2) The 7 BG at Carswell AFB received SAC's first B-36A Peacemaker (44-92004). With its 160- foot length and 230-foot wingspan, the six-engine Peacemaker was the world's largest warplane. The bomber had an intercontinental capability. (1) (12) (21)
1950: President Truman ordered the USAF and US Navy to aid South Korea, which had been invaded by the North Korean Communist forces. The 68th Fighter All-Weather Squadron flew F-82 Twin Mustangs to provide cover for a Norwegian ship evacuating US citizens from Seoul, Korea, by sea. SB-17 planes then covered the ship's movement from Inchon to Japan. In continued preparation for air evacuation of US citizens from Korea, FEAF traded C-54s for C-47s from all over the Far East to permit operations on smaller airfields. (21) (28)
1954: Operation WOUNDED WARRIOR. Through 17 July, airlift aircraft from FEAF and MATS carried 509 French Foreign Legion veterans from Saigon, Vietnam, to Paris, France, and Oran, Algeria, by way of Tokyo and Westover AFB, Mass. The 14,000-mile airlift had to follow an eastern route for political reasons. (18)
1956: An aircraft flew the first mission in the CARTRAC air traffic control tests conducted at Shaw AFB. This test continued through 15 December.
1957: TAC's first WB-66 weather reconnaissance aircraft arrived for duty with the 9th Reconnaissance Squadron, 363d TRW, at Shaw AFB.
1962: At Vandenberg AFB, a 389 SMS crew of Francis E. Warren AFB successfully launched an Atlas D in the first test of the Army's Nike-Zeus interceptor. The interception failed. (6)
1963: A Thor-Delta rocket launched NASA's SYNCOM II communications satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral. Five hours later, an apogee kick motor fired to place the satellite into a synchronus orbit. (16)
1964: Through 24 July, C-130s delivered over 950 tons of food to remote areas in Pakistan in affected by flooding. (18)
1971: The last F-100 unit in Southeast Asia, the 35 TFW at Phan Rang AB in S. Vietnam, ceased operations. (17)
1972: The Air Force unveiled the F-15 superiority fighter in ceremonies at the McDonnell Douglas facility in St. Louis. (30)
1983: Through 1 July, three USAF C-130s moved 170 tons of food, medicine, and other relief supplies to help victims of a flood in northwestern Peru. (16)
1994: A 60 AW C-5 from Travis AFB flew a 34-ton Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine to Chernobyl, Ukraine. There, medical specialists used the machine to treat victims of the 1986 nuclear reactor meltdown. (16)
2001: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld proposed a one-third cut in USAF's fleet of 93 B-1B bombers. Under that initiative, which surprised Congress and the National Guard Bureau, the ANG B-1B units in Georgia and Kansas would lose their B-1s and unit funding by 1 October 2001. (32)
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Thanks to Dennis. This story was in the list a couple of years ago but it is worth the repeat.
This is a great read
A REALLY SUSPENSEFUL read of about 20 minutes. Spare the time! You'll be glad you did. the "California Clipper" was the first commercial aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. The risks they had to take were unprecedented to avoid destruction by the Japanese after war was declared on Dec 5th. What started as a routine shuttle between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand (and back across the Pacific to S.F.) turned out to be a trip around the world to New York by returning home from the OPPOSITE DIRECTION to avoid Pacific hostile Jap fighters.
Dennis
Written by John Bull, Writer and Historian - Aug 11, 2014
This Plane Accidentally Flew Around the World
After Pearl Harbor, the crew of Pan Am flight 18602 was forced to do the impossible
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Hand SALUTE!!!
thanks to THE Bear for the pass -
Gents… Passed for your info… Admiral Gormley was an admirable naval officer, fighter pilot, carrier skipper and human being… I fell under his wing while I was XO of VA46 on his carrier, JFK… He made me his permanent Senior Shore Patrol Officer and Aide for our ten month cruise to the Med (1972-73)… included 75 days and nights of liberty in Palma, Rhodes, Athens, Naples, Cannes, Barcelona, Malaga, and Thessaloniki… those were the days… Later, while in retirement he was a regular visitor in my OP-50 office… great times with a smooth operator… inspirational… Bear
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Fellow Flag Officers,
It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Robert Hugh Gormley, U.S. Navy (Retired) on 8 June 2021 at age 95. RADM Gormley enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1943, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947, and served as a Naval Aviator until his retirement in 1976 as Chief of the Studies, Analysis and Gaming Agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served in the Korean War combat zone and in the Vietnam combat zone as Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron VF-41 (over 100 combat missions,) Operations Officer for Carrier Group FIVE, and Commanding Officer of USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4.) Additional commands included Carrier Attack Wing SEVEN and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67.) For his Vietnam service he was awarded a Legion of Merit with Combat "V," two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, and three Navy Commendation Medals with Combat "V."
Robert Gormley enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on 17 February 1943, during the height of World War II. Initially in the inactive reserve, he was accepted into the V-12 (Reserve Officer) Program and commenced studies at the University of Texas. In 1944, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in the wartime accelerated (three years) Class 1948A. His classmates described him as a "gentle, lovable, sensitive soul." Nevertheless, he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Naval Science and was commissioned an ensign on 6 June 1947.
Ensign Gormley's first assignment was to the East Coast destroyer USS PUTNAM (DD-757,) deploying twice to the Mediterranean. PUTNAM was the first U.S. Navy ship to fly the United Nations flag when she was the first of three destroyers assigned to assist UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte in his attempt to bring about a cease-fire after Israel declared independence in May 1948 and surrounding Arab nations attacked in response. On 23 July 1948, PUTNAM went into Haifa, Israel to evacuate the UN team when a truce broke down. (Bernadotte was assassinated in September 1948 by Zionist extremists.)
Selected for Naval Aviation, Ensign Gormley reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola in January 1949 for flight training. Lieutenant (junior grade) Gormley earned his wings of gold and was designated a Naval Aviator (HTA) on 28 June 1950. This was followed by additional training at the Naval School for All-Weather Flight at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. In August 1950, LTJG Gormley was assigned to the newly-activated (in response to the outbreak of the Korean War) reserve Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron VS-892 "Red Griffins," flying the TBM-3S/3W ASW variant of the Avenger torpedo bomber. The squadron deployed to the Western Pacific aboard the escort carrier USS SICILY (CVE-114,) but was disembarked and replaced by a Marine F4U Corsair squadron for urgently needed close-air support to Marines holding the Pusan Perimeter in Korea. VS-892 operated from shore until the later arrival of reactivated escort carrier USS RENDOVA (CVE-114.) In January 1952, Lieutenant Gormley transferred to the staff of Commander, Carrier Division SEVENTEEN as Aide and Flag Lieutenant, embarked on escort carrier USS BADOENG STRAIT (CVE-116) for her second Korean War deployment.
In March 1953, LT Gormley transferred to Fighter Squadron VF-143 as it was transitioning to the new swept-wing version of the F9F, the F9F-6 Cougar. On 7 December 1953, LT Gormley was injured in an aircraft accident and spent several months in the hospital. In May 1954, LT Gormley reported to Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville, Texas as a jet flight instructor. In January 1955, he then reported to Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas as Standardization Officer and Flight Instructor with the Jet Transitional Training Unit.
In May 1957, Lieutenant Commander Gormley assumed duty as Operations Officer for Fighter Squadron VF-31, flying the all-weather jet fighter F3H-2N (one of the first squadrons to deploy with the new AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile.) VF-31 embarked on the new attack carrier USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) for her second deployment, including providing air cover for the U.S. Marine amphibious landing in Lebanon in response to the 1958 crisis. In December 1958, LCDR Gormley reported as Fighter Training Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Group FOUR, which was responsible for the first two "super-carriers," USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) and SARATOGA. In June 1959, he attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, graduating in June 1960. He then served as Assistant Fighter Weapons Officer on the staff of Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR.) In August 1962 he attended Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts, graduating in July 1963 with a Masters Degree in Public Administration.
Following transition training in Fighter Squadron VF-101 to the F-4B Phantom II jet fighter-bomber, Commander Gormley reported to Fighter Squadron VF-41 as Executive Officer, deploying to the Mediterranean with Carrier Attack Wing SEVEN, embarked on USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62.) He assumed command of VF-41 in February 1965 for INDEPENDENCE's Vietnam deployment from May to December 1965. INDEPENDENCE was the fifth carrier to deploy to Vietnam, and arrived at a time when air combat operations over North Vietnam took a dramatic increase. During 100 days on station in the Gulf of Tonkin between June and November 1965, CDR Gormley flew over 100 combat missions, including the first major series of coordinated strikes on vital North Vietnamese supply lines north of the Hanoi-Haiphong complex. The strikes were met with the most massive surface-to-air missile barrage in history (to that point – it got a lot worse.) For his leadership in combat missions, CDR Gormley was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, eight Air Medals, and three Navy Commendation Medals with Combat "V." INDEPENDENCE (and VF-41) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for this deployment.
In June 1966, CDR Gormley assumed command of Carrier Attack Wing SEVEN, embarked on INDEPENDENCE for another Mediterranean deployment. Upon conclusion of the deployment, CDR Gormley was assigned duty in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis) in Washington DC.
Promoted to captain in July 1968, CAPT Gormley reported as Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division FIVE, then homported at Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Philippines, but constantly rotating amongst the carriers conducting strike operations into North Vietnam from Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin (as many as four or five carriers at a time, including the ASW carrier, during this period.) CAPT Gormley was awarded a Legion of Merit with Combat "V." Following a training pipeline, CAPT Gormley assumed command of the new combat stores ship USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4;) he was the second commanding officer. WHITE PLAINS deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin providing underway replenishment to the carriers on Yankee station and surface combatants on the gunline off Vietnam. CAPT Gormley was awarded a Bronze Star for this command tour. WHITE PLAINS was also the class trial ship for the Vulcan Phalanx Close-in-Weapon System (CIWS) but none were installed on other ships of the class due to funding. In October 1971, CAPT Gormley assumed command of the attack carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67,) at that time the newest carrier in the fleet. CAPT Gormley took JOHN F. KENNEDY on an extended Mediterranean deployment including operations in the far northern Atlantic.
In January 1973, CAPT Gormley assumed duty as Head, Command and Policy Branch in the Strategic Plans and Policy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He was promoted to rear admiral on 28 March 1973. In June 1973, RADM Gormley was assigned as the Inspector General for Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk. His last assignment was as Chief of the Studies, Analysis and Gaming Agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, Washington DC. RADM Gormley retired in July 1976.
RADM Gormley's awards include the Legion of Merit with Combat "V," two additional Legion of Merits, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, eight Air Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals with Combat "V," the Navy Unit Commendation, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal (two awards,) Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Following retirement from active duty, RADM Gormley developed an aerospace and defense advisory business focused on unmanned aerial vehicle systems, new aircraft development, aircraft combat survivability, and military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Clients included U.S. and foreign entities, including the Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA,) Office of the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence,) and the Department of Defense Joint Aircraft Survivability Program. International projects included the sale of defense material to Greece, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and China. His pro bono work included participation on national security studies undertaken by the National Academy of Science and the Defense Science Board. He also founded the Combat Survivability Division of the National Defense Industrial Association, and served as the Chairman for 16 years. He also actively supported the Wounded Warrior Project.
The "gentle, lovable, sensitive soul," described by his USNA classmates, was also a true warrior with a calm, commanding presence and a sharp mind and keen wit. When the Vietnam War boiled over in 1965, he set the example of duty first, demonstrating combat leadership from the front, emulated by many squadron CO/XO's and airwing CO's to follow as the war became ever more dangerous and costly. Robert Gormley volunteered for a dangerous business. Flying big TBM torpedo-bombers off small escort carriers was always risky; doing it in all weather and at night in the Sea of Japan in the winter during the Korean War was especially challenging. He transitioned to jet fighters at a particularly dangerous time; he didn't let injuries from aircraft accident deter him, as he subsequently flew the F3H Demon, the aircraft with the second highest operational loss rate of any Navy jet fighter. Besides 100 combat missions in Vietnam, he continued to make valuable contributions to the war effort on the staff of CARDIV FIVE and as CO of a combat stores ship providing critical and timely support to ships engaged in combat operations. His exceptional leadership abilities were recognized by being trusted with command of the Navy's newest aircraft carrier at the time, the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY, with the opportunity to set a standard of excellence for the life of the ship. He was promoted to flag at an exceptionally challenging time in the U.S. Navy, dealing with post-Vietnam budget cuts and social upheaval. Much of his Navy career and post-Navy career focused on improving aircraft survivability, to which more than a few Naval Aviators probably owe their lives. His example of duty and sacrifice in long years at sea serves as an inspiration to all who continue to serve in this most challenging profession. His legacy lives on.
Very respectfully,
Sam
Samuel J. Cox (SES)
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Director of Naval History
Curator for the Navy
Director, Naval History and Heritage Command
202-433-2210 (office); 571-213-9392 (govt. cell)
E-mail: samuel.cox@navy.mil
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