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Good Saturday Morning June 11
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On This Day in Naval and Marine Corps History
June 11
1871
During the Korean Expedition, Rear Adm. John Rodgers squadron lands a party of 650 Marines and Sailors to attack and capture Fort McKee (also known as the Citadel), Korea. Fifteen receive the Medal of Honor for their action during the capture of the Korean fort.
1927
USS Memphis (CL 13) arrives at Washington, D.C., with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St. Louis, after his non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Later that day, Lindbergh becomes the first person to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross when President Calvin Coolidge presents the award at the Washington Monument grounds.
1944
F6Fs from TF 58, commanded by Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, begin to intercept and splash Japanese planes in the vicinity of the Mariana Islands, taking the enemy by surprise.
1944
While operating off the Ryukyu Chain, Japan, two Japanese kamikazes attack USS LCS(L)(3) 122. Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr. organizes a counter attack, downs one of the kamikazes, and damages the second before it crashes into his vessel. Severely wounded and suffering severe burns, he leads his men to fight the fires and rescue crewmembers. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on this occasion, McCool is awarded the Medal of Honor.
1994
USS Sirocco (PC 6) is commissioned at the Washington Navy Yard, the first commissioning of a Navy ship at that location in 120 years. The sixth of the Cyclone-class patrol coastal boat is currently stationed at Bahrain.
2017
The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country.
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This Day in History
Today in History June 11
1346 Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Holy Roman Emperor.
1509 Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
1770 Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
1798 Napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta.
1861 Union forces under General George B. McClellan repulse a Confederate force at Rich Mountain in western Virginia.
1865 Major General Henry W. Halleck finds documents and archives of the Confederate government in Richmond, Virginia. This discovery will lead to the publication of the official war records.
1895 Charles E. Duryea receives the first U.S. patent granted to an American inventor for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1903 King Alexander and Queen Draga of Belgrade are assassinated by members of the Serbia army.
1915 British troops take Cameroon in Africa.
1927 Charles Lindbergh, a captain in the US Army Air Corps Reserve, receives the first Distinguished Flying Cross ever awarded, for his solo trans-Atlantic flight.
1930 William Beebe, of the New York Zoological Society, dives to a record-setting depth of 1,426 feet off the coast of Bermuda, in a diving chamber called a bathysphere.
1934 The Disarmament Conference in Geneva ends in failure.
1940 The Italian Air Force bombs the British fortress at Malta in the Mediterranean.
1943 The Italian island of Pantelleria surrenders after a heavy air bombardment.
1944 U.S. carrier-based planes attack Japanese airfields on Guam , Rota, Saipan and Tinian islands, preparing for the invasion of Saipan.
1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested in Florida for trying to integrate restaurants.
1967 Israel and Syria accept a U. N. cease-fire.
1987 Margaret Thatcher wins her third consecutive term as Prime Minister.
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Thanks to Wigs
Noah's Ark: Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark.
ONE: Don't miss the boat.
TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat!
THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark .
FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
SIX: Build your future on high ground.
SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.
TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.
Give it! Don't just get it!
Most people walk in and out of your life,
but FRIENDS leave footprints on your heart
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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 11 June 1967…
CTF-77 TURNOVER: "… interdiction campaign is improving"… (Richardson)…
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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To All
The Top Gun Movie has generated a lot of comment. I enjoyed it and will go see it again. I have enclosed an attachment which is a short piece with pictures that Cowboy put together so it will fit in the list and there a couple more that I will get in later today. As you can guess my inbox is jammed and I will try to get more out over the weekend. Also there are some good articles about the future of Dog Fighting that need to be added to the conversation
Thanks to Mike
Culture / Douglas Andrews / June 6, 2022
'Top Gun: Maverick' Recaptures What Once Was
Another instant Tom Cruise classic makes no apologies for being quintessentially American.
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Still got it. Or at least had it there for a fleeting few hours on a Sunday afternoon. How else to explain the spectacular appeal of a sequel that hit the screen some 36 years after the original, and with a leading man who's fast approaching his 60th birthday?
Indeed, what is it that makes us temporarily suspend our loathing for Hollywood and head to the theater for the first time in ages? Is it patriotism? Is it a desperate yearning for one's country to throw off this madness and recapture what it once was? Is it both?
There's something quintessentially American about "Top Gun II: Maverick" — something unapologetically in-your-face and jingoistic and predictable and awesome. Something that couldn't possibly have been dreamt up in any other country but ours. This is a movie that mid-level Chinese communist apparatchiks would love to take in, but which their thin-skinned overlords have forbidden from being shown because, just this once, Hollywood didn't kowtow to their editorial demands.
That's their loss, not ours. In its first glorious weekend, TG2 zoomed to a $300 million worldwide box-office take and three-fourths of the way to profitability — no small feat given the budget. And it did so while flipping a middle finger to the Middle Kingdom, with those two offending flags — one Japanese and one Taiwanese — still firmly stitched onto Maverick's flight jacket. Good for Hollywood, which has, at least temporarily, retaken the high ground rather than sucking up to China's censors. As columnist Sonny Bunch writes:
The resounding success of "Top Gun: Maverick" could represent a tipping point in Hollywood's relationship to China. The cinematic celebration of U.S. military superiority has been a monster success, even though it wasn't released in the Middle Kingdom. It's about time American studios recalibrated their priorities to be less reliant on Chinese censors and Chinese moviegoers.
This isn't to say that TG2 didn't bow to political correctness. It did. Top Gun's graduates are bend-over-backward diverse, and when Maverick selects his strike force for the film's suicide mission — the bombing of a nuclear facility housed within a steep canyon and guarded by "fifth-generation" fighters from an unnamed enemy air force — he checks all the big identity boxes: the black one, the Hispanic one, even the female one.
But make no mistake: Tom Cruise is still the guy. He's flying a nimbler F/A-18 Super Hornet this time, although the old F-14 Tomcat makes an unlikely cameo. And his box-office appeal is every bit what it was nearly four decades ago, even if his dark hair and wrinkle-free visage seem rather, oh, improbable.
But beyond the obvious appeal of another Tom Cruise white-knuckler, the movie may well serve a far more important purpose: military recruiting. As the editors of The Wall Street Journal write: "Let's better hope this paean to fighter aviation captures the imagination of younger Americans. For years the Navy and the Air Force have been short of fighter pilots. The picture is worse for enlisted service members such as experienced maintenance personnel. Only about a quarter of America's youth meet current eligibility standards to enlist, and fewer still are interested."
Yes, TG2 is a recruiting tool — and we need it desperately. When the Biden military goes all in on wokeness, to the great detriment of readiness and warfighting, we're on dangerous ground. When the American military declares its primary mission to be the rooting out of "white supremacy," we've clearly lost our way. When the Marine Corps of Belleau Wood and Tarawa and Khe Sanh and Fallujah defiles itself with rainbow-colored "Pride" bullets, we can no longer recognize ourselves. And young men wonder whether military service is as noble and ennobling as it once was.
Judging by its box-office success, "Top Gun: Maverick" has still got it. The question is: Do we?
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Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: New Disruptions to Chip and Gas Supplies
A truckers' strike in South Korea has disrupted port activity.
By: GPF Staff
June 10, 2022
Trucker strike. Approximately 1,000 South Korean truckers, angry about rising fuel costs, launched a strike in front of Hyundai Motors' largest factory complex in Ulsan. They said they plan to curb shipments of raw materials for semiconductors that are produced in the city. The strike has totally suspended movement of containers at the Ulsan port in southeastern South Korea.
More gas stays home. In preparation for expected gas shortages next year, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered that 2 billion cubic meters of gas be diverted to the domestic market rather than be exported. Meeting domestic demand is the priority, he said, adding that economic reforms need to accompany recent political changes.
No fishing. Russia said it will no longer permit Japan to fish in the area around the disputed Kuril Islands, citing Japan's alleged failure to pay for fishing quotas. Earlier this week, Moscow suspended its 1998 fishing agreement with Tokyo.
Shared concern. Following a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Pacific islands policies of the two countries are in lockstep. The two countries, as well as the United States, have voiced concern that a new Chinese security pact with the Solomon Islands could lead to the establishment of a Chinese military base there. The Solomons and China deny this.
New American order. The Organization of American States has exhausted its utility in the current global climate, Mexico's foreign minister said. He said new regional tendencies are emerging and called for the creation of a working group to build a new regional order that is mutually beneficial and upholds noninterventionist principles.
Central Asia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting newly elected Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov in Moscow. They're set to discuss political, economic, trade and humanitarian cooperation as well as international issues. Meanwhile, Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed several cooperation agreements at the Ninth Russian-Kyrgyz Interregional Conference. The Kyrgyz government said it was eager to strengthen economic ties with Russia's regions and develop joint industry and tourism projects.
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Thanks to Newell
"The Subordinate Citizen", an opinion column written by Victor Davis Hanson
Another from Brett
The Sovietization of American Life
Victor Davis Hanson June 5, 2022
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Thanks to Mike
Gun Control: interesting perspective!
Our Government is OUT OF TOUCH, and are trying to DISARM AMERICA, so their AGENDA can come to full fruition.
There are 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms, and this number is not disputed. U.S. population 324,059,091 as of Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Do the math 0.00925% of the population dies from gun related actions each year. Statistically speaking, this is insignificant! What is never told, however, is a breakdown of those 30,000 deaths, to put them in perspective as compared to other causes of death:
• 65% of those deaths are by suicide which would never be prevented by gun laws
• 15% are by law enforcement in the line of duty and justified
• 17% are through criminal activity, gang and drug related or mentally ill persons – gun violence
• 3% are accidental discharge deaths
So technically, "gun violence" is not 30,000 annually, but drops to 5,100. Still too many? Well, first, how are those deaths spanned across the nation
• 480 homicides (9.4%) were in Chicago
• 344 homicides (6.7%) were in Baltimore
• 333 homicides (6.5%) were in Detroit
• 119 homicides (2.3%) were in Washington D.C. (a 54% increase over prior years)
So basically, 25% of all gun crime happens in just 4 cities. All 4 of those cities have strict gun laws, so it is not the lack of law that is the root cause.
This basically leaves 3,825 for the entire rest of the nation, or about 75 deaths per state. That is an average, some States have much higher rates than others. For example, California had 1,169 and Alabama had 1.
Now, who has the strictest gun laws by far? California, of course, but understand, so it is not guns causing this. It is a crime rate spawned by the number of criminal persons residing in those cities and states. So if all cities and states are not created equally, then there must be something other than the tool causing the gun deaths.
Are 5,100 deaths per year horrific? How about in comparison to other deaths? All death is sad and especially so when it is in the commission of a crime but that is the nature of crime. Robbery, death, rape, assault... all is done by criminals and thinking that criminals will obey laws is ludicrous. That's why they are criminals.
But what about other deaths each year?
• 40,000+ die from a drug overdose–THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT!
• 36,000 people die per year from the flu, far exceeding the criminal gun deaths
• 34,000 people die per year in traffic fatalities(exceeding gun deaths even if you include suicide)
Now it gets good:
• 200,000+ people die each year (and growing) from preventable medical errors. You are safer in Chicago than when you are in a hospital!
• 710,000 people die per year from heart disease. It's time to stop the double cheeseburgers! So what is the point? If Obama and the anti-gun movement focused their attention on heart disease, even a 10% decrease in cardiac deaths would save twice the number of lives annually of all gun-related deaths (including suicide, law enforcement, etc.). A 10% reduction in medical errors would be 66% of the total gun deaths or 4 times the number of criminal homicides......Simple, easily preventable 10% reductions!
So you have to ask yourself, in the grand scheme of things, why the focus on guns? It's pretty simple.:
Taking away guns gives control to governments.
The founders of this nation knew that regardless of the form of government, those in power may become corrupt and seek to rule as the British did by trying to disarm the populace of the colonies. It is not difficult to understand that a disarmed populace is a controlled populace.
Thus, the second amendment was proudly and boldly included in the U.S. Constitution. It must be preserved at all costs.
So the next time someone tries to tell you that gun control is about saving lives, look at these facts and remember these words from Noah Webster:
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, because the whole body of the people are armed and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. A military force at the command of Congress can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power."
Remember, when it comes to "gun control," the important word is "control," not "gun."
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This Day in U S Military History…….June 11
1775 – The Battle of Machias (also known as the Battle of the Margaretta) was the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It took place in and around the port of Machias in what is now eastern Maine, and resulted in the capture by Patriot militia of a British schooner. Following the outbreak of the war and the start of the Siege of Boston, British authorities enlisted the assistance of Loyalist merchant Ichabod Jones to assist in the acquisition of needed supplies. Two of Jones' merchant ships arrived in Machias on June 2, accompanied by the British armed sloop Margaretta, commanded by midshipman James Moore. The townspeople, unhappy with Jones' business practices, decided to arrest him, and in the attempt, decided to go after Moore and his ship. Moore was able to escape out of the harbor, but the townspeople seized one of Jones' ships, armed it and a second local ship, and sailed out to meet him. In a short confrontation, they captured Moore's vessel and crew, fatally wounding him in the process.
1918 – A Marine assault following artillery bombardment succeeds in capturing two-thirds of Belleau Wood, but with heavy casualties. A battalion commander, Lt. Col. Frederick Wise erroneously reports his men were in control of the woods, but has misread his maps and position. Brigade Commander James Harbord requests relief for his men reporting their near physical exhaustion.
1944 – Five days after the D-Day landing, the five Allied landing groups, made up of some 330,000 troops, link up in Normandy to form a single solid front across northwestern France. On June 6, 1944, after a year of meticulous planning conducted in secrecy by a joint Anglo-American staff, the largest combined sea, air, and land military operation in history began on the French coast at Normandy. The Allied invasion force included 3 million men, 13,000 aircraft, 1,200 warships, 2,700 merchant ships, and 2,500 landing craft. Fifteen minutes after midnight on June 6, the first of 23,000 U.S., British, and Canadian paratroopers and glider troops plunged into the darkness over Normandy. Just before dawn, Allied aircraft and ships bombed the French coast along the Baie de la Seine, and at daybreak the bombardment ended as 135,000 Allied troops stormed ashore at five landing sites. Despite the formidable German coastal defenses, beachheads were achieved at all five landing locations. At one site–Omaha Beach–German resistance was especially strong, and the Allied position was only secured after hours of bloody fighting by the Americans assigned to it. By the evening, some 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops were ashore, and the Allies held about 80 square miles. During the next five days, Allied forces in Normandy moved steadily forward in all sectors against fierce German resistance. On June 11, the five landing groups met up, and Operation Overlord–the code name for the Allied invasion of northwestern Europe–proceeded as planned.
1944 – U.S. battleships off Normandy provide gunfire support.
1944 – Elements of the French Expeditionary Corps (part of US 5th Army) capture Montefiascone, west of Viterbo. Force of the British 8th Army, inland, are engaged near Cantalupo and Bagnoregio.
1944 – The US 15th Air Force, operating from bases in Italy, raids the airfield at Focsani, Romania. The aircraft fly on to Soviet held territory in the first "shuttle" run of this sort.
1944 – US Task Force 58 (Admiral Mitscher) begins raids against Japanese bases on Saipan, Tinian and other islands. TF58 has 9 fleet carriers and 6 light carriers. Task Group 58.7 (Admiral Lee) provides escort. An estimated 36 Japanese planes are shot down. Task Group 58.4 attacks shipping in the area. The Japanese lose 3 minor warships and about 30,000 tons of merchant transport by the aircraft. The operations are overseen by Admiral Spruance, commanding the Central Pacific Area, on board the cruiser Indianapolis.
1945 – On Okinawa, the Japanese pocket in the Oroku Peninsula has been reduced to perimeter measurable in yards but their resistance remains fanatical. An assault by the US 1st Marine Division (US 3rd Amphibious Corps) fails to capture Kunishi Ridge. A regiment of the US 96th Division reaches the town of Yuza but is forced to withdraw by intensive Japanese fire. An important height east of Mount Yaeju is captured by American forces.
1945 – On Luzon, fighting at Orioung Pass continues as Japanese forces continue to hold the US 37th Division.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
WENS, MICHAEL
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 6 February 1853, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Colorado during the capture of Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Fighting courageously in hand-to hand combat, Owens was badly wounded by the enemy during this action.
PURVIS, HUGH
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 5 March 1846, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Alaska during the attack on and capture of the Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Braving the enemy fire, Purvis was the first to scale the walls of the fort and capture the flag of the Korean forces.
ROGERS, SAMUEL F.
Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1845, Buffalo, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Colorado during the attack and capture of the Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Fighting courageously at the side of Lt. McKee during this action, Rogers was wounded by the enemy.
TROY, WILLIAM
Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1848, Boston, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Colorado during the capture of the Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Fighting at the side of Lt. McKee, by whom he was especially commended, Troy was badly wounded by the enemy.
MOSHER, LOUIS C.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Philippine Scouts. Place and date: At Gagsak Mountain, Jolo, Philippine Islands, 11 June 1913. Entered service at: Brockton, Mass. Birth: Westport, Mass. Date of issue: Unknown. Citation: Voluntarily entered a cleared space within about 20 yards of the Moro trenches under a furious fire from them and carried a wounded soldier of his company to safety at the risk of his own life.
PETTY, ORLANDO HENDERSON
Rank and organization: Lieutenant (Medical Corps), USNRF. Born: 20 February 1874, Harrison, Ohio. Appointed from: Pennsylvania. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while serving with the 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in France during the attack in the Boise de Belleau, 11 June 1918. While under heavy fire of high explosive and gas shells in the town of Lucy, where his dressing station was located, Lt. Petty attended to and evacuated the wounded under most trying conditions. Having been knocked to the ground by an exploding gas shell which tore his mask, Lt. Petty discarded the mask and courageously continued his work. His dressing station being hit and demolished, he personally helped carry Capt. Williams, wounded, through the shellfire to a place of safety.
HUBER, WILLIAM RUSSEL
Rank and organization: Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Aboard the U.S.S. Bruce at the Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va., 11 June 1928. Entered service at: Pennsylvania. Birth: Harrisburg, Pa. Citation: For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on 11 June 1928, after a boiler accident on the U.S.S. Bruce, then at the Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va. Immediately on becoming aware of the accident, Huber without hesitation and in complete disregard of his own safety, entered the steam-filled fireroom and at grave risk to his life succeeded by almost superhuman efforts in carrying Charles H. Byran to safety. Although having received severe and dangerous burns about the arms and neck, he descended with a view toward rendering further assistance. The great courage, grit, and determination displayed by Huber on this occasion characterized conduct far above and beyond the call of duty.
*COLE, ROBERT G.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division. Place and date: Near Carentan, France, 11 June 1944. Entered service at: San Antonio, Tex. Birth: Fort Sam Houston, Tex. G.O. No.: 79, 4 October 1944. Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty on 11 June 1944, in France. Lt. Col. Cole was personally leading his battalion in forcing the last 4 bridges on the road to Carentan when his entire unit was suddenly pinned to the ground by intense and withering enemy rifle, machinegun, mortar, and artillery fire placed upon them from well-prepared and heavily fortified positions within 150 yards of the foremost elements. After the devastating and unceasing enemy fire had for over 1 hour prevented any move and inflicted numerous casualties, Lt. Col. Cole, observing this almost hopeless situation, courageously issued orders to assault the enemy positions with fixed bayonets. With utter disregard for his own safety and completely ignoring the enemy fire, he rose to his feet in front of his battalion and with drawn pistol shouted to his men to follow him in the assault. Catching up a fallen man's rifle and bayonet, he charged on and led the remnants of his battalion across the bullet-swept open ground and into the enemy position. His heroic and valiant action in so inspiring his men resulted in the complete establishment of our bridgehead across the Douve River. The cool fearlessness, personal bravery, and outstanding leadership displayed by Lt. Col. Cole reflect great credit upon himself and are worthy of the highest praise in the military service.
MIZE, OLA L.
Rank and organization: Master Sergeant (then Sgt.), U.S. Army, Company K, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Surang-ni, Korea, 10 to 11 June 1953. Entered service at: Gadsden, Ala. Born: 28 August 1931, Marshall County, Ala. G.O. No.: 70, 24 September 1954. Citation: M/Sgt. Mize, a member of Company K, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Company K was committed to the defense of "Outpost Harry", a strategically valuable position, when the enemy launched a heavy attack. Learning that a comrade on a friendly listening post had been wounded he moved through the intense barrage, accompanied by a medical aid man, and rescued the wounded soldier. On returning to the main position he established an effective defense system and inflicted heavy casualties against attacks from determined enemy assault forces which had penetrated into trenches within the outpost area. During his fearless actions he was blown down by artillery and grenade blasts 3 times but each time he dauntlessly returned to his position, tenaciously fighting and successfully repelling hostile attacks. When enemy onslaughts ceased he took his few men and moved from bunker to bunker, firing through apertures and throwing grenades at the foe, neutralizing their positions. When an enemy soldier stepped out behind a comrade, prepared to fire, M/Sgt. Mize killed him, saving the life of his fellow soldier. After rejoining the platoon, moving from man to man, distributing ammunition, and shouting words of encouragement he observed a friendly machine gun position overrun. He immediately fought his way to the position, killing 10 of the enemy and dispersing the remainder. Fighting back to the command post, and finding several friendly wounded there, he took a position to protect them. Later, securing a radio, he directed friendly artillery fire upon the attacking enemy's routes of approach. At dawn he helped regroup for a counterattack which successfully drove the enemy from the outpost. M/Sgt. Mize's valorous conduct and unflinching courage reflect lasting glory upon himself and uphold the noble traditions of the military service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 11, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
11 June
1926: The Ford 4-AT Trimotor first flew.
1930: Through 4 July, John and Kenneth Hunter used a Stinson "Detroiter" monoplane to set a world endurance record of 553 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds. (24)
1943: After weeks of Allied bombings, the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island surrendered without firing a shot. It was the first large defended area to fall to air power. (21)
1944: In a "shuttle raid" between the USSR and Italy, Fifteenth Air Force bombed the Rumanian airfield at Foscani. (4) Navy Task Force 58, with seven heavy and eight light carriers, opened the campaign to occupy the Marianas. (24) 1945: The 393d BMS aircrews arrived at Tinian Island in the Marianas from Wendover AFB, Utah. Their aircraft, Boeing B-29s, were the only combat planes assigned to the 509th Composite Group, which later dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. (8: June 90)
1948: The USAF revised its aircraft designations from "P" for pursuit to "F" for fighter. (12)
1951: Bill Bridgeman flew the D558-II to a record speed of Mach 1.79 at Edwards AFB. KOREAN WAR/DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. An SA-16 of the 3 ARS picked up a downed F-51 pilot from the Taedong River near Kyomipo, N. Korea. The SA-16, although receiving fire from both sides of the river, made a landing approach without lights, avoiding low electrical transmission lines and rocks and debris on the river's surface. The pilot earned the award for the rescue. (28)
1956: Chrysler Corp. received the Jupiter IRBM contract. (6)
1957: The General Dynamics' (Convair Division) experimental Atlas missile made its first launch from Cape Canaveral. (12) The 4080 SRW at Laughlin AFB, Tex., received SAC's first U-2 (serial number 56-6696). (1)
1993: Operation CONTINUE HOPE. AC-130 Spectre gunships joined a UN raid on Somali warlord forces to retaliate for a 5 June attack on UN forces in Mogadishu. (16) (26)
1996: ACC received its first J-8 JSTARS aircraft. (21)
2007: ROBERT J. COLLIER TROPHY. The National Aeronautic Association presented its annual trophy to the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the USAF 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. The exercise increased overall situational awareness for the entire team through the F-22's integrated avionics package. (AFNEWS, "F-22 Team Garners Collier Trophy," 11 June 2007.)
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