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Good Wednesday Morning June 8
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On This Day in Naval and Marine Corps History
June 8
1830
The sloop of war USS Vincennes becomes the first US Navy warship to circle the globe when she returns to New York. She departs on Sept. 3, 1826, rounds Cape Horn and cruises the Pacific protecting American merchantmen and whalers until June 1829.
1937
Capt. Julius F. Hellweg commands the Navy detachment that observes a total eclipse of the sun.
1943
TBF aircraft from USS Bogue (ACV 9) damage German submarine (U 758) west by south of the Canary Islands.
1943
USS Finback (SS 230) attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks auxiliary minelayer Kahoku Maru about 100 miles north of Palau.
1959
The Navy and the Post Office deliver the first official missile mail when USS Barbero (SS-317) fires a Regulus I missile with 3,000 letters 100 miles east of Jacksonville, Fla., to Mayport, Fla.
1967
USS Liberty (AGTR-5) is mistakenly attacked by four Israeli jet fighters and three motor torpedo boats (MTB). Of the 293 U.S. personnel aboard, 34 (31 Sailors, 2 Marines, and 1 National Security Agency civilian) are killed and 171 wounded as a result of multiple strafing runs by jet aircraft, surface fire from the MTBs, and one hit by a 19-inch torpedo.
1996
USS Cole (DDG 67) is commissioned at Port Everglade, Fla. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after Medal of Honor recipient Marine Sgt. Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action during action on Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945.
1996
USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) is commissioned. The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship is the second named to honor the home of President James Monroe, where he penned the Monroe Doctrine.
This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
1945 - During the Okinawa Campaign, while serving with the Third Marine Battalion, Twenty-Ninth Marines, Sixth Marine Division, Pvt. Robert M. McTureous's company suffers casualties after capturing a hill on Oroku Peninsula, and the wounded can't be evacuated due to heavy Japanese fire. Waging a one-man assault to redirect enemy fire away from the wounded, McTureous attacks numerous times and suffers severe wounds in the process. He crawls 200 yards back to safety before asking for aid. His actions confuse the enemy and enable his company to complete its mission. He dies on June 11 on board USS Relief. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" on this occasion, McTureous is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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This Day in World History
0452 Attila the Hun invades Italy.
0632 Muhammad, the founder of Islam and unifier of Arabia, dies.
0793 The Vikings raid the Northumbrian coast of England.
1861 Tennessee votes to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
1862 The Army of the Potomac defeats Confederate forces at Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia.
1863 Residents of Vicksburg flee into caves as General Ulysses S. Grant's army begins shelling the town.
1866 Prussia annexes the region of Holstein.
1904 U.S. Marines land in Tangiers, Morocco, to protect U.S. citizens.
1908 King Edward VII of England visits Czar Nicholas II of Russia in an effort to improve relations between the two countries.
1915 William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
1953 The Supreme Court forbids segregated lunch counters in Washington, D.C.
1965 President Lyndon Johnson authorizes commanders in Vietnam to commit U.S. ground forces to combat.
1966 Gemini astronaut Gene Cernan attempts to become the first man to orbit the Earth untethered to a space capsule, but is unable to when he exhausts himself fitting into his rocket pack.
1967 Israeli airplanes attack the USS Liberty, a surveillance ship, in the Mediterranean, killing 34 Navy crewmen.
1968 James Earl Ray, the alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., is captured at the London Airport.
1969 President Richard Nixon meets with President Thieu of South Vietnam to tell him 25,000 U.S. troops will pull out by August.
1995 U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
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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 8 June 1967… Night-time trolling in Route Pack 6B with CDR Glenn Kollman and LCDR Bob Morgan…
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 Aviation History" brought to you by the Daedalians Airpower Blog Update. To subscribe to this weekly email, go to https://daedalians.org/airpower-blog/.
June 6-7, 1962
A B-52H bomber (tail # 61-018) set a National Aeronautic Association world record for distance over a closed course without air-refueling. The flight was 22:45 hours duration and covered 11,336.92 miles. The aircraft was assigned to 19th Bomb Wing (Heavy), 28th Bomb Squadron at Homestead AFB, Florida. The route of flight was Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina - Bermuda - Sondestrom, Greenland - Anchorage, Alaska - March AFB, California - Key West, Florida - Seymour Johnson AFB. (Thank you to retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Wilson for sending us this heritage item)
June 7, 1936
Maj. Ira C. Eaker performed the first blind transcontinental flight on June 7, 1936, as he piloted an airplane from New York to Los Angeles, relying solely upon instruments. Eaker was Daedalian Founder Member #289.
June 8, 1995
After being shot down in his F-16 Fighting Falcon, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady was rescued in Bosnia on after spending six days in hostile territory. He was assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy.
June 9, 1942
In Washington, D.C., President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded the Medal of Honor to newly promoted Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle for his role in the raid on Tokyo, Japan. General Doolittle was Daedalian Founder Member #107.
June 10, 1989
Capt. Jacquelyn S. Parker became the first female pilot to graduate from the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. Parker attended the University of Central Florida, majoring in mathematics and computer science. She graduated from college at age 17, the youngest graduate in the school's history. She became an intern at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and was responsible for analysis of onboard computer systems. She was the youngest flight controller in NASA's history. After completing Officer Training School in 1980, she entered pilot training at Reese AFB, Texas. Parker received her pilot wings in 1981, later becoming the first female T-38 instructor there. Between 1983 and 1985, she was named "Most Outstanding T-38 Academic Instructor" five times. She has also flown the F-16, F-111, F-4, C-141, KC-135 and UH-60 Blackhawk.
June 11, 2007
The National Aeronautic Association presented its annual Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the Air Force for developing the F-22 Raptor. The award submission focused heavily on the F-22's performance during the 2006 Northern Edge exercise in Alaska where Raptors flew 97 percent of their assigned sorties. The F-22 pilots scored an 80-to-1 kill ratio against their opponents and direct hits with 100 percent of their 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions.
June 12, 1918
The 96th Aero Squadron carried out the first American daylight-bombing mission in World War I from Amanty Airdrome against the occupied Dommary-Baroncourt rail yards in France. The squadron flew the Breguet 14B.2 bomber.
June 13, 1973
The National Aeronautic Association presented the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1972 jointly to the Navy's Task Force 77 and to the Seventh and Eighth Air Forces for their "demonstrated expert and precisely integrated use of advanced aerospace technology" during Operation Linebacker II against the North Vietnamese during December 1972.
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Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Exports, Tory Rebellions
A U.S. government spokesman has already cast doubt on talks to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports.
By: GPF Staff
June 7, 2022
Facilitating grain exports. A Russian delegation will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday, a day ahead of the Russian foreign minister's visit to the country, for talks on facilitating the export of Ukrainian grain supplies through the Black Sea. A U.S. State Department spokesman has already cast doubt on the talks, saying Ukraine should be involved.
Tracking the numbers. Ukraine exported more than 1.7 million tons of grain, oilseeds and processed products in May, according to Ukrainian authorities. Though this number is higher than the April volume, it's lower than figures from a year earlier. River ports were the main route for export, accounting for 75 percent of wheat shipments, 50 percent of soybean, 59 percent of sunflower and 57 percent of barley. Russia, meanwhile, exported 1.26 million tons of wheat in May, nearly twice as much as the same period a year prior, according to the Russian Grain Union.
Conservative rebellion. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a party no-confidence vote on Monday, with 211 Tory members of Parliament backing him and 148 voting to remove him. Under Conservative Party rules, a minimum of one year must pass before another confidence vote can be brought against Johnson.
India's expanding capabilities. India's Strategic Forces Command announced that it successfully tested a nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile on Monday. The Agni-IV ballistic missile has multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, meaning one missile can carry multiple warheads, each capable of hitting a different target. It can strike up to 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) away, enabling it to reach targets in China and Pakistan.
Taxing profits. The Argentine government has submitted a bill to Congress that would impose a one-time 15 percent tax on extraordinary and unexpected profits by companies as a result of the Ukraine war. The measure, which would particularly affect the commodities sector, would be applied to firms whose net earnings total more than $4.95 million this year and whose profit margin in 2022 is more than 10 percent, or at least 20 percent higher than in 2021.
BRICS coordination. The finance ministers and central bank governors of the BRICS countries held a virtual meeting on Monday, agreeing to deepen financial cooperation and strengthen coordination on macroeconomic policy.
More LNG. The first shipment of liquefied natural gas in roughly two years departed Norway's Hammerfest LNG export facility and is heading to the Baltic Sea. The facility was reopened this week after a fire in 2020 forced it to close.
Japan and NATO. Japanese and NATO officials agreed to increase military cooperation and joint drills after a meeting between Japan's defense minister and the chief of NATO's Military Committee. The Japanese minister said Tokyo welcomed NATO's growing involvement in the Indo-Pacific. Meanwhile, the Japanese government added three more banks – Credit Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and Belarus' Bank for Development and Reconstruction – to its list of sanctioned institutions.
China and the CSTO. A senior Chinese official delivered an address at a summit of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly and expressed Beijing's goal of strengthening cooperation with the group.
Getting ready. Belarus' armed forces have begun combat readiness training exercises. The drills were preplanned, according to the country's Defense Ministry.
Japan and the UAE. Senior officials from Japan and the United Arab Emirates met to discuss ways to strengthen ties on economic, energy and industrial matters.
Meeting in Washington. An assistant to the president of Azerbaijan met with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington to discuss bilateral and regional issues.
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Close-in fire support for the infantry at Omaha Beach was terribly lacking until...US Navy destroyers "saved the day".
As many of you know, a massive German slaughter house awaited US troops at Omaha Beach.
June 6, 1944, at H-hour 0630 real trouble started. Landing craft coxswains lost their bearings in the early morning mist, deepened by smoke and dust kicked up by the naval bombardment. Many of them missed their assigned landing sectors. Of the 64 DD tanks (amphibious) 27 made it to the Dog beaches but only five got ashore on Easy beaches; the rest foundered on the way in.
0830 USS Carmick breaks the cease-fire order that had suspended supporting naval gunfire at H-hour. (Some 1 & 1/2 to 2 hrs of withering German cliff-top defensive firing w/o much, if any, U.S return fire support at all.) 1st and 29th Division assault waves - sitting ducks.
USS Carmick action report:
..."Early in the morning a group of tanks were seen to be having difficulty making their way along the breakwater road toward Exit D-1 [the Vierville draw]. A silent coorporation was established wherein they fired at a target on the bluff above them and we then fired several salvos at the same spot. They then shifted fire futher along the bluff and we used their bursts again as a point of aim."...
Captain Sanders, COMDESTRON 18 Commander was in the USS Frankfort, arriving off the beachead just before 0900. Concerned about increasing casualties on the beach, he ordered ALL destroyers to close on the beach as far in as possible and support the assualt troops.
Close-in fire support by navy destroyers speeded up much improved conditions all along the beach at Omaha by 1000.
After action report: (personal letter from Sergeant James E. Knight of the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion wrote to the crew of the USS Frankfort)..."There is no question, at least in my mind, if you had not come in as close as you did, exposing yourself to God only knows how much, that I would not have survived the night. I truly believe that in the absence of the damage you inflicted on Geman emplacements, the only way any GI was going to leave Omaha was in a matress cover or as a prisoner of war."...Sergeant Barton Davis, 299th Combat Engineer Battalion wrote to say: " How well I remember your ship coming in so close. I thought then as I do now that it was one brave thing to come in so close...Your ship not only knocked out the pillbox but the mortar positions above us...I always thought how great it would be to tell the Captain of this ship how grateful I am..." ( a personal letter to Captain James Semmes, CO of the USS Frankfort).
Colonel S.B. Mason, USA, Chief of Staff of the 1st Division, wrote the following letter to Rear Admiral Hall after an inspection of the German defenses at Omaha. They should have been impregnable" "But there was one element of attack they could not parry...I am now firmly convinced that our supporting naval fire got us in; that without that gunfire we positively could not have crossed the beaches."...
Almost scraping the bottom with destroyer keels off Omaha Beach were the: USS Frankfort; USS McCook; USS Doyle; USS Thompson; USS Carmick...D-Day - June 6th, 1944.
Footnote:
In his book, "The Longest Day", Cornelius Ryan so described German defenses of Omaha. The German 352nd Division's artillery batteries were only a part of what Ryan called "the deadly guns of Omaha Beach":
There were 8 concrete bunkers with guns of 75 millimeters or larger caliber [75mm to 88mm]; 35 pillboxea with artillery pieces of various sizes/or automatic weapons; 4 batteries of artillery [presumably Pluskat's]; 18 antitank guns [37mm to 75mm]; 6 mortar pits; approximately 40 rocket-launching sites; each with four 38-millimeter rocket tubes; and NO LESS THAN 85 strategically placed machine gun nests.
(bop at Normandy's Omaha Beach, and general area - 1963, 1985, 1997.)
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This Day in U S Military History…….June 8
1944 – A second wave of Allied troops has landed. Elements of the US 7th Corps, from Utah beach, advance toward Cherbourg. The 4th Division engages in heavy fighting near Azeville. Elements of the US 5th Corps, on Omaha beach, capture Isigny but cannot establish a link with the American forces on Utah. A link is established between Omaha and Gold beach once British Marines, part of the 30th Corps, take Port-en-Bessin.
1944 – Russian Premier Joseph Stalin telegraphs British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to announce that the Allied success at Normandy "is a source of joy to us all." He renews promises to launch his own offensive on the Eastern Front, as had been agreed upon at the Tehran Conference in late '43, and thereby prevent Hitler from transferring German troops from the east to support troops at Normandy.
1944 – Fighting continues on Biak Island. A Japanese attempt to ship reinforcements to Biak is intercepted by the cruiser squadron commanded by Admiral Crutchley. It is forced to retreat. On the mainland, at the American beachhead around Aitape, US forces begin counterattacking.
1945 – There are reports that every able bodied Japanese man, woman and child is being given instructions in the fighting of tanks, paratroops and other invading forces.
1945 – On Okinawa, in the north heavy fighting continues on the Oroku peninsula. In the south, the US 24th Corps prepares to attack Mount Yaeju.
1945 – On Luzon, patrols of the US 37th Division reach the Magat river. The US 145th Infantry Regiment (US 37th Division) takes Solano and advances as far as Bagabag, towards the Cagayan valley.
1967 – During the Six-Day War, Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attack the USS Liberty in international waters off Egypt's Gaza Strip. The intelligence ship, well-marked as an American vessel and only lightly armed, was attacked first by Israeli aircraft that fired napalm and rockets at the ship. The Liberty attempted to radio for assistance, but the Israeli aircraft blocked the transmissions. Eventually, the ship was able to make contact with the U.S. carrier Saratoga, and 12 fighter jets and four tanker planes were dispatched to defend the Liberty. When word of their deployment reached Washington, however, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara ordered them recalled to the carrier, and they never reached the Liberty. The reason for the recall remains unclear. Back in the Mediterranean, the initial air raid against the Liberty was over. Nine of the 294 crewmembers were dead and 60 were wounded. Suddenly, the ship was attacked by Israeli torpedo boats, which launched torpedoes and fired artillery at the ship. Under the command of its wounded captain, William L. McGonagle, the Liberty managed to avert four torpedoes, but one struck the ship at the waterline. Heavily damaged, the ship launched three lifeboats, but these were also attacked–a violation of international law. Failing to sink the Liberty, which displaced 10,000 tons, the Israelis finally desisted. In all, 34 Americans were killed and 171 were wounded in the two-hour attack. In the attack's aftermath, the Liberty managed to limp to a safe port. Israel later apologized for the attack and offered $6.9 million in compensation, claiming that it had mistaken the Liberty for an Egyptian ship. However, Liberty survivors, and some former U.S. officials, believe that the attack was deliberate, staged to conceal Israel's pending seizure of Syria's Golan Heights, which occurred the next day. The ship's listening devices would likely have overheard Israeli military communications planning this controversial operation. Captain McGonagle was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic command of the Liberty during and after the attac
1991 – General Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of Allied forces in Operation "Desert Storm" leads the National Victory Parade up Pennsylvania Avenue past the reviewing stand holding President George H.W. Bush and other dignitaries in the first such military parade held in the nation's capital since the end of World War I. Among the contingents of military units are composite battalions of Air and Army Guard personnel who served in theater.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*LESTER, FRED FAULKNER
Rank and organization: Hospital Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 29 April 1926, Downers Grove, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Medical Corpsman with an Assault Rifle Platoon, attached to the 1st Battalion, 22d Marines, 6th Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Chain, 8 June 1945. Quick to spot a wounded marine Iying in an open field beyond the front lines following the relentless assault against a strategic Japanese hill position, Lester unhesitatingly crawled toward the casualty under a concentrated barrage from hostile machineguns, rifles, and grenades. Torn by enemy rifle bullets as he inched forward, he stoically disregarded the mounting fury of Japanese fire and his own pain to pull the wounded man toward a covered position. Struck by enemy fire a second time before he reached cover, he exerted tremendous effort and succeeded in pulling his comrade to safety where, too seriously wounded himself to administer aid, he instructed 2 of his squad in proper medical treatment of the rescued marine. Realizing that his own wounds were fatal, he staunchly refused medical attention for himself and, gathering his fast-waning strength with calm determination, coolly and expertly directed his men in the treatment of 2 other wounded marines, succumbing shortly thereafter. Completely selfless in his concern for the welfare of his fighting comrades, Lester, by his indomitable spirit, outstanding valor, and competent direction of others, had saved the life of 1 who otherwise must have perished and had contributed to the safety of countless others. Lester's fortitude in the face of certain death sustains and enhances the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
*PEREGORY, FRANK D.
Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company K 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Place and date: Grandcampe France, 8 June 1944. Entered service at: Charlottesville, Va. Born. 10 April 1915, Esmont, Va. G.O. No.: 43, 30 May 1945. Citation: On 8 June 1944, the 3d Battalion of the 116th Infantry was advancing on the strongly held German defenses at Grandcampe, France, when the leading elements were suddenly halted by decimating machinegun fire from a firmly entrenched enemy force on the high ground overlooking the town. After numerous attempts to neutralize the enemy position by supporting artillery and tank fire had proved ineffective, T/Sgt. Peregory, on his own initiative, advanced up the hill under withering fire, and worked his way to the crest where he discovered an entrenchment leading to the main enemy fortifications 200 yards away. Without hesitating, he leaped into the trench and moved toward the emplacement. Encountering a squad of enemy riflemen, he fearlessly attacked them with handgrenades and bayonet, killed 8 and forced 3 to surrender. Continuing along the trench, he single-handedly forced the surrender of 32 more riflemen, captured the machine gunners, and opened the way for the leading elements of the battalion to advance and secure its objective. The extraordinary gallantry and aggressiveness displayed by T/Sgt. Peregory are exemplary of the highest tradition of the armed forces.
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June 6-7, 1962
A B-52H bomber (tail # 61-018) set a National Aeronautic Association world record for distance over a closed course without air-refueling. The flight was 22:45 hours duration and covered 11,336.92 miles. The aircraft was assigned to 19th Bomb Wing (Heavy), 28th Bomb Squadron at Homestead AFB, Florida. The route of flight was Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina - Bermuda - Sondestrom, Greenland - Anchorage, Alaska - March AFB, California - Key West, Florida - Seymour Johnson AFB. (Thank you to retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Wilson for sending us this heritage item)
June 7, 1936
Maj. Ira C. Eaker performed the first blind transcontinental flight on June 7, 1936, as he piloted an airplane from New York to Los Angeles, relying solely upon instruments. Eaker was Daedalian Founder Member #289.
June 8, 1995
After being shot down in his F-16 Fighting Falcon, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady was rescued in Bosnia on after spending six days in hostile territory. He was assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy.
June 9, 1942
In Washington, D.C., President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded the Medal of Honor to newly promoted Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle for his role in the raid on Tokyo, Japan. General Doolittle was Daedalian Founder Member #107.
June 10, 1989
Capt. Jacquelyn S. Parker became the first female pilot to graduate from the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. Parker attended the University of Central Florida, majoring in mathematics and computer science. She graduated from college at age 17, the youngest graduate in the school's history. She became an intern at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and was responsible for analysis of onboard computer systems. She was the youngest flight controller in NASA's history. After completing Officer Training School in 1980, she entered pilot training at Reese AFB, Texas. Parker received her pilot wings in 1981, later becoming the first female T-38 instructor there. Between 1983 and 1985, she was named "Most Outstanding T-38 Academic Instructor" five times. She has also flown the F-16, F-111, F-4, C-141, KC-135 and UH-60 Blackhawk.
June 11, 2007
The National Aeronautic Association presented its annual Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the Air Force for developing the F-22 Raptor. The award submission focused heavily on the F-22's performance during the 2006 Northern Edge exercise in Alaska where Raptors flew 97 percent of their assigned sorties. The F-22 pilots scored an 80-to-1 kill ratio against their opponents and direct hits with 100 percent of their 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions.
June 12, 1918
The 96th Aero Squadron carried out the first American daylight-bombing mission in World War I from Amanty Airdrome against the occupied Dommary-Baroncourt rail yards in France. The squadron flew the Breguet 14B.2 bomber.
June 13, 1973
The National Aeronautic Association presented the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1972 jointly to the Navy's Task Force 77 and to the Seventh and Eighth Air Forces for their "demonstrated expert and precisely integrated use of advanced aerospace technology" during Operation Linebacker II against the North Vietnamese during December 1972.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 8
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 8
THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
1908: The first aeronautical exhibit building was dedicated at the Jamestown Exposition on Sewell's Point, facing Hampton Roads across from Norfolk Va. (24)
1911: The Connecticut State Air Regulation passed and became the first state air law. (24)
1920: Lt John H. Wilson made a new unofficial world record parachute jump of 19,861 feet over San Antonio. (24)
1921: Lt Harold R. Harris flew an Army Air Service's first pressurized cabin airplane, the USD-9A. Harris was a noted Air Service pilot of the period. He flew the XNBL-1 "Barling" Bomber's first flight and became the first Air Service pilot to save his own life using a free-fall parachute. (18) (24)
1942: A presidential directive established the European Theater of Operations with Maj Gen James E. Chaney as commander. 1953: The Thunderbirds, officially known as the 3600th Air Demonstration Flight, gave their first performance at Luke AFB, Ariz. (21) (26)
1959: The USS Barbero submarine fired a Navy Regulus I missile off the Florida coast to deliver the mail ashore at Mayport. The missile made a 22-minute flight. (24)
After a B-52 launched the X-15A-1 rocket research plane at 38,000 feet for its first nonpowered glide flight, Scott Crossfield flew the aircraft on a five-minute unpowered descent to Edwards AFB. (3) (7) (9)
1960: The 4135 SW from Eglin AFB launched SAC's first GAM-72A Quail missile. (6) While testing the X-15's new 57,000-pound thrust XLR-99 engine on a static test stand at Edwards AFB, Scott Crossfield endured a force of 50 G's.
1962: The USAF ejected Zena, a chimpanzee, from a B-58 flying at 45,000 feet at 1,060 MPH to test an escape capsule. (24)
1963: At Davis-Monthan AFB, the 570 SMS became SAC's first operational Titan II squadron. (6)
1966: Research pilot Joseph A. Walker, a veteran of 25 flights in the X-15 and holder of the world's speed and altitude records, died when his F-104N (NASA) chase plane collided with the XB-70 No. 2 near Edwards AFB. Alvin S. White, the XB-70 pilot, ejected successfully; however, his copilot, Maj Carl S. Cross, died when the aircraft crashed into the ground. (3)
1968: The Colorado ANG's 120 TFS, deployed to Phan Rang Air Base, flew its first combat mission in Vietnam. (32)
1971: An Air Force Thor space booster, with a Burner II upper stage, placed two instruments into a circular 300-nautical-mile polar orbit. This launch was part of the DoD's Space Experiments Support Program (SESP) to test a celestial mapping service. (16) The Air Force and Navy signed a joint agreement to develop the AIM-9L Short Range Missile for the F-15. Additionally, the Air Force approved the F-100 engine design for the F-15. (30)
1980: In the first all-woman airlift mission, Capt Susan R. Regele flew a C-9 from Scott AFB. The crew included two other pilots, two flight nurses, three aeromedical technicians, and a flight engineer. (18)
1984: The HH-60D Night Hawk helicopter flew for the first time at night. (3)
2001: Global Hawk No. 5 landed at Edwards AFB after a 22.3 hour flight from Australia. While there, the UAV completed 11 of 12 planned sorties in 238.5 flight hours. The Global Hawk took over 1,500 pictures. (3) Technicians towed a Boeing 747 fuselage from an aircraft salvage facility at Mojave Airport to south Edwards for integration into the airborne laser program's System Integration Laboratory under construction. (3)
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World News for 8 June thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Apache Attack Chopper Goes Down At Fort Rucker Wtvy News | 06/08/2022 A U.S. Army attack helicopter has crashed at Fort Rucker, Ala., reports WTVY, a CBS affiliate in Dothan, Ala. The AH-64 Apache went down on Monday afternoon near Ozark during a training mission, said Fort Rucker officials. The two crewmembers suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, the officials said. There was no immediate information on what caused the crash.
USA—Grey Wolf Helos Headed To Joint Base Andrews Air Force News Service | 06/08/2022 The Dept. of the Air Force has decided to base its newest utility helicopters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., reports the Air Force News Service. Twenty-five MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters will replace the 21 UH-1N Huey aircraft currently at the base. The additional four helicopters will enable Joint Base Andrews to perform continuation of government operations and distinguished visitor transport missions without augmenting support units. The MH-139 will provide increased speed, range, endurance, payload and survivability compared to the UH-1N, the service said. Joint Base Andrews is the fourth facility that has been named to host the new helicopters. The required environmental assessment is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023 before a final decision is made.
USA—Order Placed For Additional Bradley IFV Sensors Dept. Of Defense | 06/08/2022 The U.S. Army has ordered additional sensors for its tracked infantry fighting vehicles, reports the Dept. of Defense. On Monday, the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded Raytheon a $52 million order for Improved Bradley Acquisition System (IBAS) commander's viewer units under a nine-year basic ordering agreement. The IBAS viewer employs infrared sensors and laser rangefinders for target acquisition, tracking, engagement and fire control for TOW anti-tank missiles, 25-mm and 7.62-mm weapon systems onboard Bradley fighting vehicles, noted Military & Aerospace Electronics. Work under the contract is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2026.
Ukraine—Deal Inked For Polish Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers Ukrinform | 06/08/2022 Ukraine has signed a contract with Poland for dozens of self-propelled howitzers, reports Ukrinform. On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the US$650 million deal for more than 50 Krab artillery pieces at the Huta Stalowa Wola weapons factory, where the weapons are built. Poland previously sent 18 Krab howitzers to Ukraine. The sides signed the contract for another 56 systems on Monday in Kyiv, Morawiecki said, as quoted by the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Ukraine received some funding from the European Union for the purchase, with the balance coming from its own budget. The deal is the largest for Polish defense industry in 30 years, said the prime minister.
Ukraine—Mines Hinder Turkish Plan To Open Corridor For Grain Exports Guardian | 06/08/2022 A Turkish plan to open shipping corridors from Ukrainian ports may be unachievable due to the large number of sea mines in the region, reports the Guardian (U.K.). On Tuesday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that progress had been seen in talks with the U.N., Ukraine and Russia on reopening Ukrainian ports blockaded by Russian forces. Under the proposal, ships leaving Ukrainian reports would be escorted by Turkish naval vessels. Russia, however, has demanded that any ships leaving Ukraine be checked for weapons by its military. Ukrainian First Deputy Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotskyi said that even if Russia lifted its blockade, it would take six months to clear safe routes through Ukrainian and Russian mines. Kyiv is also concerned that removing the mines would leave Odesa and other key ports open to Russian attack. Russia and Ukraine supply about 40 percent of the wheat consumed in Africa, where prices have risen about 23 percent due to a lack of Ukrainian exports, according to the U.N. Vysotskyi said that Ukraine was currently able to export a maximum of 2 metric tons of grain a month, down from 6 metric tons prior to the war.
Ukraine—Self-Propelled Howitzers Donated By Norway Now In Action Norwegian Government | 06/08/2022 Ukraine has received nearly two dozen self-propelled howitzers from Norway, reports the Norwegian government. On Wednesday, the government said that it had donated 22 M109 self-propelled guns, associated equipment, spare parts and ammunition to Ukraine. Norwegian troops also trained Ukrainians to use the weapons in Germany, said a government release. Norway formally acknowledged the donation after Ukrainian armed forces chief Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhny thanked Oslo for it in a social media post, reported NRK, Norway's public broadcaster. The general said the howitzers had already been employed in combat.
Afghanistan—Resistance To Taliban Continues In Panjshir Valley Washington Post | 06/08/2022 The Taliban continues to face resistance to its rule in the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, reports the Washington Post. The Taliban claimed to have secured the valley in September 2021, but residents told the Post that attacks on Taliban positions take place regularly and that dozens of people have been killed. The region has long been an anti-Taliban stronghold and remains the only significant area of resistance since Kabul fell last year. The National Resistance Front (NRF) is led by Ahmad Massoud, the son of legendary anti-Taliban leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, and former Vice President Amrullah Saleh. Both fled Afghanistan in late 2021 but continue to direct operations from exile and are believed to oversee thousands of fighters. Resistance groups are mostly armed with weapons shipped via Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, although leaders say they need more. Fighting has increased since the end of Ramadan in May, residents said. Spring is the beginning of the fighting season in Afghanistan because the milder weather makes it easier for fighters to move around. Clashes are said to have become more brutal as casualties have increased on both sides, including summary executions, said a tribal elder.
Burma—Junta Sentences Activists To Death Irrawaddy | 06/08/2022 The military government in Burma has decided to execute four opponents of the regime, reports the Irrawaddy (Burma). On Friday, a junta spokesman told local media that the government had approved death sentences for four people, including former lawmaker Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw and democracy activist Ko Jimmy, aka Kyaw Min Yu. The junta-controlled judiciary had already rejected appeals. The two would be hanged soon, the spokesman said. Both were arrested late last year in hideouts in Yangon and were given death sentences on terrorism charges in January by a military tribunal that accused them of leading armed resistance operations in the region. Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, 40, is a hip-hop pioneer who was jailed by the previous military government in 2008 for forming an underground youth organization that used guerilla tactics to distribute subversive material. He was elected to Parliament as part of the National League of Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi in 2015. Ko Jimmy, 53, is a leading member of the 88 Generation Students Group, which rose to prominence during the 1988 student uprising against the military government of the time. Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw were also sentenced to death on charges of killing a woman who was said to be a military informant. These are the first four of 114 prisoners, including students and anti-coup activists, who have been condemned to death since the military overthrew the democratic government in February 2021. The prisoners have been subjected to unfair trials and denied their right to legal counsel and to defend themselves, analysts said. The junta's decision to execute the prisoners has been widely condemned by local and international nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups.
Cambodia—Ground To Be Broken On Chinese Facility At Ream Naval Base Washington Post | 06/08/2022 Cambodia is set to break ground on a secret facility for the Chinese military at the Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, reports the Washington Post. A groundbreaking ceremony on the northern part of the base is slated for this week, Western officials said. Cambodian and Chinese officials have denied that there are any plans for a Chinese military facility at Ream. Such a facility would be China's second overseas base, joining its naval facility in Djibouti. Beijing has been working to establish a network of military facilities around the world to bolster its aspirations to become a global power, said the Western officials. A facility capable of hosting large navel vessels west of the South China Sea would also support Chinese ambitions to strengthen its influence in the region as well as increasing its presence near key Southeast Asian shipping routes, analysts said. A Chinese official confirmed to the Post that part of the Ream Naval Base would be used by the Chinese military, but denied that it was exclusively for the military, saying scientists would also use it. Chinese personnel are not involved in any activities on the Cambodian part of the base, the official said. The Cambodian Embassy in Washington rejected the report, saying that the Cambodian constitution forbids foreign military bases or presence on Cambodian territory.
India—Council Greenlights $9.8 Billion in Defense Procurement Projects The Hindu | 06/08/2022 India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved defense procurement projects worth about US$9.8 billion, reports the Hindu (Chennai). On Monday, the DAC provided preliminary approval for a variety of programs for the Indian armed forces, with the goal of strengthening domestic defense industry and reducing reliance on foreign countries, said a defense ministry release. The council approved a new acceptance of necessity (AoN) for army rough-terrain forklifts, bridgelaying tanks, wheeled armored fighting vehicles with anti-tank guided missiles, and weapon-locating radars, with an emphasis on indigenous design and development. It also authorized the procurement of next-generation corvettes for the navy, with a value of around US$4.6 billion. The warships would be based on a domestic design and intended for surveillance, escort, deterrence, surface warfare, search and attack and coastal defense missions, the ministry said. The production of additional Dornier aircraft and Su-30MKI engines by Hindustan Aeronautics was also approved, with the goal of increasing indigenization, particularly in the area of aircraft engines. Finally a "digital coast guard" project was approved, which would develop a secure network across India to digitize various surface and aviation operations, logistics, finance and human resources processes for the coast guard.
Iran—Nuclear Agency Shuts Off IAEA Cameras Tehran Times | 06/08/2022 The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that it has turned off a pair of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cameras monitoring elements of the Iranian nuclear program, reports the Tehran Times. The AEOI said it decided to stop the OLEM enrichment surface line metering camera and the IAEA flow meter starting on Wednesday in response to unwarranted demands by the U.N. nuclear agency. AEOI officials told Al Jazeera (Qatar) that two CCTV cameras in one of Iran's nuclear facilities had stopped working. The cameras involved are not part of Iran's commitment to the comprehensive safeguards agreement, the officials said. The move comes a day after Britain, France, Germany and the U.S. submitted a draft resolution to the IAEA board criticizing Tehran for not fully answering the agency's questions about uranium traces at undeclared sites, reported Reuters.
Japan—Government Calls For Major Boost To Defense Capabilities Jiji Press | 06/08/2022 The Japanese government has promised to significantly strengthen national defense capabilities within five years, citing growing security concerns, reports the Jiji Press (Tokyo). The pledge was included in an annual basic economic and fiscal policy guideline document, the first under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took office in October. There has been growing concern in Tokyo about security following Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and growing Chinese assertiveness around Taiwan. The document did not provide any specifics on plans to increase defense spending, although it did mention NATO's 2 percent of gross domestic product guideline. Japan currently spends about 1 percent of GDP on defense.
South Korea—Government Seeks Return Of Dragon Hill Lodge Site From USFK Yonhap | 06/08/2022 The South Korean government is discussing with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) the return of the Dragon Hill Lodge site in the Yongsan Garrison in return for an alternative plot of land, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul). The Dragon Hill Lodge is on a 26-acre (105,000 square-m) site next to the presidential office in central Seoul. The allies previously planned to retain a U.S. military facility at the site to host a liaison office for USFK and the United Nations Command as well as a front office for the South Korean/U.S. Combined Forces Command following the relocation of U.S. forces to Pyeongtaek south of the capital. The plan is now being revised, according to South Korean officials. An agreement on returning the Dragon Hill Lodge site to Seoul in return for a plot of land at a different site is expected to be reached soon.
South Korea—Plans Made To Strengthen Defenses Against N. Korean Missiles Defense News | 06/08/2022 The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved new procurement and modernization projects to enhance defenses against North Korean ballistic missiles, reports Defense News. On May 30, the DAPA approved a five-year, US$600 million plan to purchase PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons. The number of missiles to be acquired was not disclosed. It also greenlit a plan to upgrade existing PAC-2 launchers for use with PAC-3 systems. The PAC-2 can intercept targets at an altitude of about 12 miles (20 km), while the PAC-3 can defeat incoming missiles at an altitude of 25 miles (40 km). The PAC-3 MSE interceptors will help strengthen existing air defense systems over Seoul and key state facilities, the agency said.
Vietnam—Military Cooperation With India Being Strengthened Hindustan Times | 06/08/2022 India and Vietnam have finalized agreements to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation, reports the Hindustan Times (New Delhi). On Wednesday, Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, in Hanoi for talks. During the discussions, the ministers signed a joint vision statement on bilateral defense cooperation through 2030 and a memorandum of understanding on mutual logistics support. The latter simplifies procedures for each country to provide logistics support to the other and is the first such agreement Vietnam has signed with another country. The ministers also agreed to quickly finalize India's US$500 million defense line of credit to Vietnam. Singh also announced the donation of two simulators and a grant for establishing a language and IT lab at the Vietnamese air force's officers training school.
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