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Good Saturday Morning March 26 2022
Hope that your weekend is off to a good start.
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
March 26
1942
During World War II, Adm. Ernest J. King becomes Chief of Naval Operations and also Commander, U.S. Fleet, holding both positions through the rest of the war, guiding the Navy's plans and global operations.
1942
Task Force 39, commanded by Rear Adm. John W. Wilcox, Jr., sails from Portland, Maine, for Scapa Flow, Orkeny Islands, Scotland, to reinforce the British Home Fleet due the British Fleets involvement in Operation Ironclad, the British invasion of the Vichy French controlled Madagascar. The following day, Rear Adm. Wilcox, while taking an unaccompanied walk on his flagship, USS Washington (BB 56), is washed overboard and disappears in the heavy seas.
1943
During the Battle of Komandorski Islands, Task Group 16.6, commanded by Rear Adm. Charles H. McMorris, prevents Japanese reinforcements from reaching Kiska, Aleutian Islands. USS Salt Lake City (CA 25) is damaged by gunfire from Japanese heavy cruisers, but damages one with return fire.
1945
USS Halligan (DD 584) is sunk by a mine off Okinawa. Also on this date, USS Balao (SS-285) sinks Japanese army stores ship No.1 Shinto Maru.
Today in World History March 26
1517 The famous Flemish composer Heinrich Issac dies.
1799 Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa, Palestine.
1804 Congress orders the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi River to Louisiana.
1804 The territory of New Orleans is organized in the Louisiana Purchase.
1827 German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven dies in Vienna. He had been deaf for the later part of his life, but said on his death bed "I shall hear in heaven."
1832 Famed western artist George Catlin begins his voyage up the Missouri River aboard the American Fur Company steamship Yellowstone.
1885 Eastman Film Co. manufactures the first commercial motion picture film.
1913 The Balkan allies take Adrianople.
1918 On the Western Front, the Germans take the French towns Noyon, Roye and Lihons.
1938 Hermann Goering warns all Jews to leave Austria.
1942 The Germans begin sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland.
1950 Senator Joe McCarthy names Owen Lattimore, an ex-State Department adviser, as a Soviet spy.
1951 The United States Air Force flag design is approved.
1953 Eisenhower offers increased aid to the French fighting in Indochina.
1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces a new vaccine against polio.
1954 The United States sets off an H-bomb blast in the Marshall Islands, the second in four weeks.
1961 John F. Kennedy meets with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Washington to discuss increased Communist involvement in Laos.
1969 The Soviet weather Satellite Meteor 1 is launched.
1969 Writer John Kennedy Toole commits suicide at the age of 32. His mother helps get his first and only novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, published. It goes on to win the 1981 Pulitzer Prize.
1979 The Camp David treaty is signed between Israel and Egypt.
1982 Ground is broken in Washington D.C. for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1989 The first free elections take place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin is elected.
1992 An Indianapolis court finds heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson guilty of rape.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 26 March 1967…
First: Stop the bombing of North Vietnam…
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 Wigs
She has always been a disgraceful person. It is a sad commentary on all of America to have her represent us as the VP.
There must be away to force her out of office.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
This is what our Vice-President had to say about Veterans, She favors immigrants over those who have served this country. Remember this in 2022.
Comment from Kamala regarding VA facilities.
The united States government cannot continue to pay for every need of what has become a special class of citizen. Veterans are equal to us not better than. Veterans' affairs coddles them. It creates a dependency upon us which is not doing these former soldiers any good. They need to learn to live on their own two feet. And be responsible adults.
The easiest way to assist them on this journey is to cut them off. Within these next four years. |We will be shuttering the VA. Taking away soldier welfare. The money saved will go to better use in assisting refugee families. These poor folks seek asylum with us and need a boost and it is our responsibility as a nation to provide it. So here is a message soldier boys. Get a Job.
This was fact checked and is real
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Thanks to Robert
SALUTE TO VETERANS
From a fellow Vietnam veteran. Amen brothers and sisters. Been there - Done that. Friday blessings all.
We left home as teenagers or in our early twenties for an unknown adventure.
We loved our country enough to defend it and protect it with our own lives.
We said goodbye to friends and family and everything we knew.
We learned the basics and then we scattered in the wind to the far corners of the Earth.
We found new friends and a new family.
We became brothers and sisters regardless of color, race, or creed.
We had plenty of good times, and plenty of bad times.
We didn't get enough sleep.
We smoked and drank too much.
We picked up both good and bad habits.
We worked hard and played harder.
We didn't earn a great wage.
We experienced the happiness of mail call and the sadness of missing important events.
We didn't know when, or even if, we were ever going to see home again.
We grew up fast, and yet somehow, we never grew up at all.
We fought for our freedom, as well as the freedom of others.
Some of us saw actual combat, and some of us didn't.
Some of us saw the world, and some of us didn't.
Some of us dealt with physical warfare, most of us dealt with psychological warfare.
We have seen and experienced and dealt with things that we can't fully describe or explain, as not all of our sacrifices were physical.
We participated in time-honored ceremonies and rituals with each other, strengthening our bonds and camaraderie.
We counted on each other to get our job done and sometimes to survive it at all.
We have dealt with victory and tragedy.
We have celebrated and mourned.
We lost a few along the way.
When our adventure was over, some of us went back home, some of us started somewhere new and some of us never came home at all.
We have told amazing and hilarious stories of our exploits and adventures.
We share an unspoken bond with each other, that most people don't experience, and few will understand.
We speak highly of our own branch of service and poke fun at the other branches.
We know, however, that, if needed, we will be there for our brothers and sisters and stand together as one, in a heartbeat.
Being a Veteran is something that had to be earned, and it can never be taken away.
It has no monetary value, but at the same time, it is a priceless gift.
People see a Veteran and thank them for their service.
When we see each other, we give that little upwards head nod, or a slight smile, knowing that we have shared and experienced things that most people have not.
So, from myself to the rest of the Veterans out there, I commend and thank you for all that you have done and sacrificed for your country.
Try to remember the good times and make peace with the bad times.
Share your stories.
But most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran.
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Thanks to Micro
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
video of Ukrainian tractors towing Russian tanks
Spirit. It's damned hard to defeat it!
This is too good not to share. Note the comments after you watch the short (1:46) video!
Here are some of the comments generated by the video:
According to reliable sources, Ukrainian farmers are now the fifth largest army in Europe.
The irony of Ukrainian farmers using American John Deere tractors to pick up abandoned Russian tanks should not be lost on anybody. Good job, Ukrainian farmers!
Imagine yourself as a Russian general, trying to explain to Putin you cannot attack your targets because a bunch of farmers Gad your armour units.
That has got to be the most humiliating sight in the history of warfare. You're this proud member of an allegedly world-class military, a farmer is towing your tank/APC/truck like you're 4 months behind on payments, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it.
Russia is becoming even more of a meme. Imagine laughing and joking like this in a middle of a war towing tanks with tractors. Even in such terrible situation people can still laugh and cheer. Slava Ukraini!
The farmers should send bills to the Russian government for the towing charges.
If John Deere sends more tractors to Ukraine, would that be seen by Putin as an escalation of war?
Russia wants to demilitarize the Ukraine but leaves tanks everywhere.... absurd
Agricultural tractor just tows a deadly tank away... Can we take a minute to appreciate the peace symbolism of this?
Looking forward to seeing this in an advertising campaign by John Deere.
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Thanks to Dutch
A Generational Change in Naval Aviation Has Begun Amidst Tight Budgets, Fighter Gaps - USNI News
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Thanks to Shadow
> Folks,
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> Caught a bit of the confrontation between Tulsi Gabbard and Sean Hannity last night. It was like watching CNN. Hannity was literally brow beating her because she wouldn't agree with his hyperbole and demands we do more to help the Ukraines. He couldn't abide her straight talk and assessment of the reality of what is really going on and her correct analysis that Ukraine has no chance to defeat the Russian invaders. Because she wouldn't bow to his claims, it got pretty confrontational.
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> I'm gonna stop here for a second and say something that may surprise everyone. Tulsi Gabbard is probably the only Democrat I could ever vote for. I perceive her, as I do myself, as an iconoclast and is willing to speak truth to power, no matter what Party they belong to. Not only that, she has also served in the Army Reserve and on active duty; not as a lawyer, but as a combat nurse. She has not only talked the talk, she has walked the walk. Frankly I find her a breath of fresh air. And I agree with her assessment… more aid, more involvement is pissing into the wind… it will not change the inevitable. Putin will take what ever he wants of Ukraine, partially or all. If Zelenskyy cares for his country and people, he should immediately sue for peace and negotiate the best deal he can to stop the carnage.
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> Neither she or myself are supporters of Putin or the invasion… instead we have a very pragmatic understanding of reality. Ukraine is out numbered, out gunned and just prolonging the inevitable. What we all should be discussing was what was the cause of this debacle and it comes down to this; "Those who ignore history… are condemned to repeat it"!
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> I'd like to make an analogy… The year was 1962… it was the closest the world ever came to an all out nuclear war. The genesis of the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union was the Soviets installation of nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from our coast. Having weapons of mass destruction so close to our borders was unacceptable to our country. So unacceptable that we were willing to risk nuclear war to force their removal. We recognized the inherent risk that the intermediate ranged ballistic missiles presented. They were more accurate than the long range ICBM's and the time from launch to target was fractional. Frankly, we would be vulnerable to a degree that was unacceptable. As a result… we went eyeball to eyeball with Khrushchev and the Soviets… either you remove the missiles or we will do it for you at the risk of all out nuclear war. Thankfully, Khrushchev backed down and the world was spared the ultimate act of human depravity.
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> Now this should have been a lesson for all time… not time immemorial. If we were willing to risk war over missiles in Cuba… how could we be so ignorant to not understand how much a threat Putin and the Russians perceived a former client state, sitting directly on their national border… becoming a member of NATO? Well, it seems until Biden, Blinken, Zelenskyy and company came along… those in charge hadn't forgotten the lessons of history. You can go so far, but not so far, as to put the world at risk. Through gross incompetence and ignorance… these marplots ignored the lessons of history and stepped over the line and set the stage for the invasion of Ukraine by Putin and the Russians.
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> The tipping point came during a heralded phone call between Biden, Blinken and Zelenskyy, where the Z-Man appealed to our President and Secretary of State to sponsor Ukraine into becoming a full member of NATO… Biden has been quoted as saying, "It is in your hands Volod"… interpreted by both the Ukraines and Putin as "It's a done deal, we'll support it". That my friends was the proverbial "Bridge too far"! Putin immediately started marshaling his forces on the border of Ukraine. Now if this administration had a lick of common sense… they should have immediately taken a step back and publicly stated, unequivocally, we will not entertain, nor support Ukraine becoming a member of NATO. Instead they sat on their collective asses and let this thing get too far down the road to stop it. A pox on their house!
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> Of course, considering the damage Biden and company have done to our own nation in just one year… it shouldn't be a surprise how inept they could be on the international stage as well. My God, look at how they handled the retreat from Afghanistan or how they've opened our borders to a foreign invaision.
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> I guess what I'm appealing to all of you… is before you urge greater involvement on our or Europe's part in this debacle… take the time to think about what the consequences are… and more importantly how a corrupt, stupid politician and his minions… planted the seeds of war through arrogance, ignorance and hubris. Sleepy Joe may be good at graft, extortion and collusion… but he appears to be ignorant of what he said a week ago or the lessons of history from a few decades ago.
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> BTW… Hannity owes Gabbard an apology… she is the smarter of the two and has called a spade a spade. She's right on in her analysis.
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> Shadow
> Sent from my iPad
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Thanks to Mike.
not everyone appreciates this kind of cleverness
John Travolta tested negative for coronavirus last night. Turns out it was just Saturday night fever.
The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.
I saw an ad for burial plots, and thought to myself that's the last thing I need.
Intelligence is like underwear. It is important that you have it, but not necessary that you show it off.
Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason, details are sketchy.
People are making end of the world jokes like there's no tomorrow.
Whatever you do, always give 100% unless you're donating blood
What do you call a sleepwalking nun? Roamin' Catholic.
What did Snow White say when she came out of the photo booth? Someday my prints will come.
A girl said she recognized me from her vegetarian club but I'd never met herbivore.
I've always had an irrational fear of speed bumps but I'm slowly getting over it.
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Short.
I've finally told my suitcases there will be no holiday this year. Now I'm dealing with the emotional baggage.
If you're not supposed to eat at night, why is there a light bulb in the refrigerator?
My dad died when we couldn't remember his blood type. As he died, he kept insisting "be positive," but it's hard without him.
Don't let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case.
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
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Thanks to Dr.Rich
Distressing days at the "office" …
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Interesting Facts
The inventor buried in a Pringles can 🥔
When considering a final resting place, most people ponder the conventional options, such as a coffin or, for those who prefer cremation, an urn. Not Pringles inventor Fredric Baur, whose devotion to his innovative packaging method (which stacks his perfectly curved creations in a tall tube) was so intense that he had his ashes buried in a Pringles can. "When my dad first raised the burial idea in the 1980s, I chuckled about it," Baur's eldest son, Larry, has said of his father's wishes. But this was no joke. So after the inventor died in 2008, his children made a stop on their way to the funeral home: a Walgreens, where they had to decide which can to choose. "My siblings and I briefly debated what flavor to use," Larry Baur added (sour cream and onion? Barbecue?). "But I said, 'Look, we need to use the original.'" Baur's ashes now rest, in the can, at his grave in a suburban section of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Baur is far from the only person to choose an unconventional burial method — and many new choices have emerged across the world in recent years and decades. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's ashes were launched into space, a fitting resting place if ever there was one. Some Koreans, meanwhile, have opted to have their ashes turned into sea-green beads that are placed in bottles or jars; the process is not unlike turning sand into glass. Those who prefer an environmentally friendly option, meanwhile, have encouraged the green burial movement, which prohibits spending eternity in non-biodegradable containers — meaning that a Pringles container probably wouldn't fly.
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This Day in U S Military History…26 March
1943 – Battle of Komandorski Islands, prevents Japanese reinforcements from reaching Attu. An American squadran of 2 cruisers and 4 destroyers (under the command of Admiral McMorris) meets a Japanese squadron of 4 cruisers and 5 destroyers (under the command of Admiral Hosogaya) off the Komandorski Islands. A traditional gun engagement begins and a cruiser on each side is badly damaged. Hosogaya decides to break off at this point although he has a clear superiority which is beginning to tell.
1945 – On Iwo Jima, the few hundred Japanese troops remaining on the island mount a final suicide attack. They are wiped out by elements of the 5th Marine Division, which have been assigned the task of reducing the last pockets of resistance. About 200 of the Japanese garrison of 20,700 remain alive as prisoners of the marines of US 5th Amphibious Corps. American casualties have been almost 6,000 dead and 17,200 wounded.
1945 – US naval forces (TF58 and TF52) continue air strikes on Okinawa. US Task Force 54 (Admiral Deyo), with 10 battleships, 10 cruisers and 33 destroyers, begin the main bombardment of Okinawa. The US 77th Infantry Division (General Bruce) lands on Kerama Retto and overruns the small Japanese garrison. The British Pacific Fleet (Admiral Rawlings), also designated Task Force 57, with 4 fleet carriers, 2 battleships, 5 cruisers and 11 destroyers, attacks airfields and other targets on Sakashima Gunto. Japanese submarines make unsuccessful attacks on the Allied ships. Coast Guardsmen participated in the landings at Geruma Shima, Hokaji Shima, and Takashiki in the Ryukyu Islands.
1975 – The city of Hue, in northernmost South Vietnam, falls to the North Vietnamese. Hue was the most recent major city in South Vietnam to fall to the communists during their new offensive. The offensive had started in December 1974, when the North Vietnamese had launched a major attack against the lightly defended province of Phuoc Long, located north of Saigon along the Cambodian border. The communists overran the provincial capital of Phuoc Binh on January 6, 1975. President Richard Nixon had repeatedly promised South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu that the United States would come to the aid of South Vietnam if North Vietnam committed a major violation of the Peace Accords. However, by the time the communists had taken Phuoc Long, Nixon had already resigned from office and his successor, Gerald Ford, was unable to convince a hostile Congress to make good on Nixon's promises to Saigon. This situation emboldened the North Vietnamese, who launched a campaign in March 1975 to take the provincial capital of Ban Me Thuot in the Central Highlands. The South Vietnamese defenders there fought very poorly and were overwhelmed by the North Vietnamese attackers. Once again, the United States did nothing. President Thieu ordered his forces in the Highlands to withdraw to more defensible positions to the south. What started out as a reasonably orderly withdrawal degenerated into a panic that spread throughout the South Vietnamese armed forces. They abandoned Pleiku and Kontum in the Highlands with very little fighting and the North Vietnamese pressed the attack from the west and north. In quick succession, Quang Tri and Hue fell. The communists then seized Da Nang, the second largest city in South Vietnam. Many South Vietnamese, both military and civilian, died in the general chaos while attempting to escape from the airport, docks, and beaches. By this time, the South Vietnamese forces were in flight all over the northern half of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese continued to attack south along the coast, overrunning city after city, methodically defeating the South Vietnamese forces. By April 27, the North Vietnamese had completely encircled Saigon and began to maneuver for their final assault, which became known as the "Ho Chi Minh Campaign." By the morning of April 30, it was all over. As the North Vietnamese tanks broke through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, the Vietnam War came to an end.
1982 – Ground was broken in Washington D.C. for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial designed by Maya Lin of Yale. It was dedicated Nov 13.
2003 – In the 8th day of Operation Iraqi Freedom about 1,000 members of the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade parachute into northern Iraq and seize control of an airfield. The U.S. Navy announces that Iraq's Persian Gulf oil export terminal of Mina al-Bakr has escaped sabotage and is ready to resume operations.
2233 – James T. Kirk, science fiction captain of USS Enterprise (Star Trek), was born.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*MARTIN, HARRY LINN
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 4 January 1911, Bucyrus, Ohio. Appointed from. Ohio. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as platoon leader attached to Company C, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 26 March 1945. With his sector of the 5th Pioneer Battalion bivouac area penetrated by a concentrated enemy attack launched a few minutes before dawn, 1st Lt. Martin instantly organized a firing line with the marines nearest his foxhole and succeeded in checking momentarily the headlong rush of the Japanese. Determined to rescue several of his men trapped in positions overrun by the enemy, he defied intense hostile fire to work his way through the Japanese to the surrounded marines. Although sustaining 2 severe wounds, he blasted the Japanese who attempted to intercept him, located his beleaguered men and directed them to their own lines. When 4 of the infiltrating enemy took possession of an abandoned machinegun pit and subjected his sector to a barrage of hand grenades, 1st Lt. Martin, alone and armed only with a pistol, boldly charged the hostile position and killed all of its occupants. Realizing that his few remaining comrades could not repulse another organized attack, he called to his men to follow and then charged into the midst of the strong enemy force, firing his weapon and scattering them until he fell, mortally wounded by a grenade. By his outstanding valor, indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious determination in the face of overwhelming odds, 1st Lt. Martin permanently disrupted a coordinated Japanese attack and prevented a greater loss of life in his own and adjacent platoons. His inspiring leadership and unswerving devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.
*DICKEY, DOUGLAS E.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 3d Marine Division (Rein). Place and dale: Republic of Vietnam, 26 March 1967. Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio. Born: 24 December 1946, Greenville, Darke, Ohio. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While participating in Operation Beacon Hill 1, the 2d Platoon was engaged in a fierce battle with the Viet Cong at close range in dense jungle foliage. Pfc. Dickey had come forward to replace a radio operator who had been wounded in this intense action and was being treated by a medical corpsman. Suddenly an enemy grenade landed in the midst of a group of marines, which included the wounded radio operator who was immobilized. Fully realizing the inevitable result of his actions, Pfc. Dickey, in a final valiant act, quickly and unhesitatingly threw himself upon the deadly grenade, absorbing with his body the full and complete force of the explosion. Pfc. Dickey's personal heroism, extraordinary valor and selfless courage saved a number of his comrades from certain injury and possible death at the cost of his life. His actions reflected great credit upon himself, the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for March 26, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
26 March
1939: Pan American began survey flights between Baltimore and South Hampton. (5)
1940: US commercial airlines ended a year of flying without a fatal accident or serious injury. (24)
1942: The Douglas C-54 Skymaster first flew. (http://www.afa.org/magazine/gallery/c-54.html) 1943: The first Air Medal awarded to a woman went to 2Lt Elsie S. Ott, Army Nursing Corps, who served as nurse for five patients evacuated from India to Washington DC. (24)
1944: Marine Corsairs from Engebi flew the first fighter escort for US AAF B-25s on a 360-mile bombing mission against Ponape. (24)
1949: The YB-36D prototype, the first 10-engine plane with six reciprocating and four Allison J35 jetassist engines, made a successful maiden test flight at Fort Worth. The later production-model B-36D received J47-GE-19 jet engines. (16) (24)
1958: White Alice, a military radio relay network using tropospheric scatter, inaugurated in Alaska for better communications between isolated Arctic posts and their headquarters. It joined the radar warning outposts of the Alaskan segment of the DEW line with the Alaskan Air Command. (5) Explorer III, the third US satellite to go into orbit, launched from Cape Canaveral. (16)
1959: The US and Italy signed an agreement to deploy to squadrons of Jupiter IRBMs to Italy. (6)
1961: NASA's Aerobee research rocket attained 252 miles in altitude after being launched from Wallops Station. (24)
1965: A successful first launch of the Army's rapid-acceleration intercept Sprint missile took place at White Sands Missile Range. (5)
1968: Maj William J. Knight received the 1968 Octave Chanute Award for flying the X-15A-2 rocket aircraft to a new speed record of 4,354 MPH. (16)
1977: TEAM SPIRIT 77. Through 26 April, 548 aircraft from the USAF, US Navy, USMC, and the Republic of Korea flew about 6,400 sorties. (16) (26)
1987: Gruman's F-14A Tomcat passed the 1,000,000 flight hour milestone. Lt Bing Stickney (pilot) and Cmdr Ed James (radar intercept officer) of VF-111 (The Sundowners) achieved the record in F-14 (number 160666).
1996: The F-4 Phantom line retired from active service.
1998: The National Science Foundation (NSF), DoD, USAF, Navy, U.S. Transportation Command, and the National Guard Bureau signed a Memorandum of Agreement to transfer responsibility for airlift support of NSF operations in Antarctica from the US Navy to the New York ANG's 109th Airlift Wing. (32)
1999: Operation ALLIED FORCE. An F-15 shot down two MiG-29s in aerial combat over Yugoslavia on the third day of the operation. (3) (21) 2003: Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Nearly 1,000 173d Airborne Brigade "Sky Soldiers," based at Vicenza, Italy, parachuted from C-17 Globemaster IIIs into the Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq. It was the C-17's first insertion of paratroopers into combat. The aircraft and aircrews came from Charleston AFB and McChord AFB. (22)
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