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Good Thursday Morning July 7.
I hope that your week is going well
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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
July 7
1798 Congress rescinds treaties with France, and the Quasi War begins.
1846 During the Mexican-American War, Commodore John D. Sloat, disembarks from his flagship frigate, USS Savannah, at Monterey and claims California for the U.S.
1915 Thomas A. Edison becomes the head of the Naval Consulting Board, which screens inventions for the Navy.
1948 The first six enlisted women are sworn into Regular Navy: Chief Yeoman Wilma J. Marchal; Yeoman Second Class Edna E. Young; Hospital Corpsman First Class Ruth Flora; Aviation Storekeeper First Class Kay L. Langen; Storekeeper Second Class Frances T. Devaney; and Teleman Doris R. Robertson.
1979 USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) is commissioned at her homeport of Norfolk, Va. The submarine tender is named after Adm. Emory S. Land, an officer noted for his designs of submarines.
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Today in History: July 6
July 7
1742 A Spanish force invading Georgia runs headlong into the colony's British defenders. The battle decides the fate of a colony.
1777 American troops give up Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, to the British.
1791 Benjamin Rush, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones found the Non-denominational African Church.
1795 Thomas Paine defends the principal of universal suffrage at the Constitutional Convention in Paris.
1798 Napoleon Bonaparte's army begins its march towards Cairo from Alexandria.
1807 Czar Alexander meets with Napoleon Bonaparte.
1814 Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley is published anonymously so as not to damage his reputation as a poet.
1815 After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the victorious Allies march into Paris.
1853 Japan opens its ports to trade with the West after 250 years of isolation.
1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee, in Hagerstown, Maryland, reports his defeat at Gettysburg to President Jefferson Davis.
1925 Afrikaans is recognized as one of the official languages of South Africa, along with English and Dutch.
1927 Christopher Stone becomes the first British 'disc jockey' when he plays records for the BBC.
1941 Although a neutral country, the United States sends troops to occupy Iceland to keep it out of Germany's hands.
1943 Adolf Hitler makes the V-2 missile program a top priority in armament planning.
1966 The U.S. Marine Corps launches Operation Hasting to drive the North Vietnamese Army back across the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam.
1969 The first U.S. units to withdraw from South Vietnam leave Saigon.
1981 Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Thanks to Mike
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
ALDOUS HUXLEY
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Here is the full bio on Major John Duffy who received the Medal of Honor recently at the White house
An exceptional warrior by any standard
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 7 July 1967, the day America's air forces lost their 600th aircraft to North Vietnam defenses while conducting Rolling Thunder operations…
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.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War
. Listed by last name and has other info
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Thanks to Billy and Dr. Rich
"It was the Fourth of July" -- an F-100 Pilot's Story from the Vietnam War
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Thanks to Dave
Reflections on the 4th
I sent the following to an acquaintance (with no military service) who both wished our country club membership a "Happy 4th" today and asked us to keep in mind those who had fought for our freedoms:
"Thank you for your "Happy 4th" note. In reply, I wish you a "Happy Independence Day".
As one who wore the nation's cloth for decades and who has fought for our freedoms, may I offer a thought? I believe that Veterans Day and Memorial Day commemorate, respectively, those who served and those who gallantly gave full measure in defense of freedom. That doesn't mean we should not acknowledge the service and sacrifice of those in uniform on the 4th. We should! But there's a greater reason for celebration for all Americans on July 4th.
On Independence Day, I believe it's important to celebrate all citizens, because without daily contributions to the Idea of America by "all hands", America and the Idea it represents will not live on and prosper.
Hence, we may want to view the 4th of July, and the days around it as a time to reflect on the Declaration of Independence. . .a remarkable document that at once did four things:
•it enunciated the reasons for separating from Great Britain and declared independence on the world stage;
•it established fundamental, God-given rights of all humans;
•it created the nation-state to preserve, protect, defend and nurture those rights and the disciplined freedom we enjoy; and
•in its closing lines, it established the concept of fundamental responsibilities and accountability borne by all citizens; to wit . . .trusting in Divine Providence for the rectitude of their intentions they exemplified an "all-in" commitment to America as they pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to achieve their goal of creating and sustaining a unique and exceptional democratic/constitutional republic.
As Ben Franklin replied to Mrs. Elizabeth Powel who questioned him on the result of the constitutional convention by asking: What have you given us, sir, a monarchy or a republic?
His reply was "a republic, madam; if you can keep it"!
In today's tumultuous and self-centered world, the example our Founders set is well worth our contemplating. And in doing so, we might ask of ourselves: do we measure up to their expectations? Further, if our personal vector misses the mark we must think. . .first about what to do and then about how to do it. . .as we work to keep the Idea of America alive. For as President Reagan noted in his farewell address, "an informed patriotism is what we want"; and as Nicholas J. Kaster notes*: that ". . .is grounded in thoughtfulness and knowledge of our history."
Semper Fidelis,
Dave/Jade
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Apparently I did not include this about the Kitty Hawk's arrival in Texas. She will follow the Constellation into oblivion.
Some do not know that the Hawk and Connie were closely related. There was a memorial on the Connie's hanger deck that listed all the names of those killed in a massive fire in the construction. At that point she was the Kitty Hawk. So they completed her and named her the Constellation. The Constellation which was also being constructed became the Kitty Hawk.
Subject: KITTY HAWK FINAL VOYAGE
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Fyi. My daughter sent this to me. Otherwise. I would never have known the fate of "The Hawk."
Jerry "Python" Brown
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Thanks to Larry via Billy ...
This is a cool retro WWII type video. Music is great too. This poor sailor kid had a hell of a dream!
And where it was made. Ready? In RUSSIA to the American music!!! The Russkies need to throw Putin's sorry ass overboard and fix all the chit going on.
Larry M
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Thanks to Dutch……WTF
Millions of barrels from Strategic Petroleum Reserve sold abroad
The U.S. has allowed more than 5 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be exported to Europe and Asia, a move that contradicts President Biden's statements about trying to bring down the cost of soaring prices at the pump.
The exports are part of a broader and historic release of 1 million barrels per day through October from the reserves, one of several efforts by Mr. Biden to blunt high fuel costs that have had minimal impacts.
Phillips 66 has shipped roughly 470,000 barrels from a reserve storage site in Texas to Italy, according to Reuters news agency. Atlantic Trading & Marketing, part of French oil company TotalEnergies, exported more than 1.1 million.
The outlet reported that crude from the reserves was also bound for the Netherlands, India and China.
In total, Mr. Biden plans to release up to 260 million barrels of oil from domestic reserves from October 2021 through October 2022, depleting the reserve to less than 400 million, the lowest since 1984.
— Ramsey Touchberry
Several million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have been exported to Europe and Asia. This move contradicts President Biden's statements about lowering high gas prices. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: Boris Johnson Resigns
The British prime minister was compelled to step down after 59 government resignations earlier this week.
By: GPF Staff
July 7, 2022
Johnson out. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party after dozens of resignations by members of the government following a string of scandals involving the British leader. Johnson said that he will remain acting prime minister until another leader can be elected and that a timetable for the selection process will be announced next week.
Rerouting. Kazakhstan's president ordered that work begin to redirect Kazakh oil exports to a trans-Caspian route that bypasses Russian territory after a Russian court ordered a 30-day suspension of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which normally carries oil supplies from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea. The Kazakh energy minister said, however, that oil exports are still flowing through the CPC.
Greek defense. A Greek parliamentary defense committee approved the purchase of three U.S.-made MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles and AAV-7 armored amphibious vehicles worth 691 million euros ($703 million). The UAVs will be used to monitor the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean. It was reported late last month that Greece sent a letter to the United States asking to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets, also as part of an effort to bolster its defense capabilities amid ongoing tensions with Turkey.
Syrian diplomacy. The foreign ministers of Algeria and Syria said their countries were ready to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields during a meeting in Algiers. Tunisia's president also met with the Syrian foreign minister during his visit to Algeria this week.
Stark warnings. The heads of MI5 and the FBI warned of China's determination to steal commercial technology during a rare joint address at the British intelligence service's headquarters in London. They said the threat was a "complex, enduring and pervasive danger" to the United States, Britain and their allies and urged nations to stay alert.
India and China. India's foreign minister called for a resolution to the border standoff with China in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart at the G-20 ministerial summit in Bali. The two officials agreed to maintain contact on the diplomatic and military levels.
Russia and Armenia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and talks to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations during a call on Wednesday.
U.S.-Pakistani talks. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to discuss bilateral relations, Afghanistan and the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security.
Iran negotiations. Qatar's foreign minister arrived in Iran on Wednesday, where he met with his Iranian counterpart for talks on the Iran nuclear negotiations. Iran's deputy foreign minister, who leads Tehran's negotiating team, traveled to Oman on Thursday.
Strengthening ties. Uzbekistan and the European Union initiated a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement aimed at improving cooperation on foreign and security policy, trade, economic ties, energy, transport and the environment.
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This Day in U S Military History…….
JULY 7
1863 – Lt. Colonel Christopher "Kit" Carson leaves Santa Fe with his troops, beginning his campaign against the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona. A famed mountain man before the Civil War, Carson was responsible for waging a destructive war against the Navajo that resulted in their removal from the Four Corners area to southeastern New Mexico. Carson was perhaps the most famous trapper and guide in the West. He traveled with the expeditions of John C. Fremont in the 1840s, leading Fremont through the Great Basin. Fremont's flattering portrayal of Carson made the mountain man a hero when the reports were published and widely read in the east. Later, Carson guided Stephen Watts Kearney to New Mexico during the Mexican-American War. In the 1850s he became the Indian agent for New Mexico, a position he left in 1861 to accept a commission as lieutenant colonel in the 1st New Mexico Volunteers. Although Carson's unit saw action in the New Mexico battles of 1862, he was most famous for his campaign against the Indians. Despite his reputation for being sympathetic and accommodating to tribes such as the Mescaleros, Kiowas, and Navajo, Carson waged a brutal campaign against the Navajo in 1863. When bands of Navajo refused to accept confinement on reservations, Carson terrorized the Navajo lands–burning crops, destroying villages, and slaughtering livestock. Carson rounded up some 8,000 Navajo and marched them across New Mexico for imprisonment on the Bosque Redondo, over 300 miles from their homes, where they remained for the duration of the war.
1865 – The trap doors of the scaffold in the yard of Washington's Old Penitentiary were sprung, and Mary Surratt, Lewis Paine, David Herold and George Atzerodt dropped to their deaths. The four had been convicted of "treasonable conspiracy" in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and had learned that they were to be hanged only a day before their execution. Shortly after 1 p.m. the prisoners were led onto the scaffold and prepared for execution. The props supporting the platform were knocked away at about 2 p.m. Assassin John Wilkes Booth had been killed on April 26, 12 days after Lincoln's assassination. Other convicted conspirators–Edman Spangler, Dr. Samuel Mudd, Samuel Arnold and Michael O'Laughlin–were imprisoned. Surratt was the first woman to be executed in the United States.
1941 – The neutral United States moves closer to war with Germany when U.S. forces land on Iceland to take over its garrisoning from the British. From thereon, the U.S. Navy had the responsibility of protecting convoys in the nearby sea routes from attack by German submarines. With Iceland and its nearby sea routes under U.S. protection, the British Royal Navy was more free to defend its embattled Mediterranean positions. The occupation of Iceland came less than a month after President Franklin D. Roosevelt froze all German and Italian assets in the United States and expelled the countries' diplomats in response to the German torpedoing of the American destroyer Robin Moor. Much of the North Atlantic was now in the American sphere, and U.S. warships patrolled the area for German submarines, notifying London of all enemy activity. The United States officially entered World War II after Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii in December 1941.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*AGERHOLM, HAROLD CHRIST
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 29 January 1925, Racine, Wis. Accredited to: Wisconsin. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 4th Battalion, 10th Marines, 2d Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Marianas Islands, 7 July 1944. When the enemy launched a fierce, determined counterattack against our positions and overran a neighboring artillery battalion, Pfc. Agerholm immediately volunteered to assist in the efforts to check the hostile attack and evacuate our wounded. Locating and appropriating an abandoned ambulance jeep, he repeatedly made extremely perilous trips under heavy rifle and mortar fire and single-handedly loaded and evacuated approximately 45 casualties, working tirelessly and with utter disregard for his own safety during a grueling period of more than 3 hours. Despite intense, persistent enemy fire, he ran out to aid 2 men whom he believed to be wounded marines but was himself mortally wounded by a Japanese sniper while carrying out his hazardous mission. Pfc. Agerholm's brilliant initiative, great personal valor and self-sacrificing efforts in the face of almost certain death reflect the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
*BAKER, THOMAS A.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 105th Infantry, 27th Infantry Division. Place and date: Saipan, Mariana Islands, 19 June to 7 July 1944. Entered service at: Troy, N.Y. Birth: Troy, N.Y. G.O. No.: 35, 9 May 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty at Saipan, Mariana Islands, 19 June to 7 July 1944. When his entire company was held up by fire from automatic weapons and small-arms fire from strongly fortified enemy positions that commanded the view of the company, Sgt. (then Pvt.) Baker voluntarily took a bazooka and dashed alone to within 100 yards of the enemy. Through heavy rifle and machinegun fire that was directed at him by the enemy, he knocked out the strong point, enabling his company to assault the ridge. Some days later while his company advanced across the open field flanked with obstructions and places of concealment for the enemy, Sgt. Baker again voluntarily took up a position in the rear to protect the company against surprise attack and came upon 2 heavily fortified enemy pockets manned by 2 officers and 10 enlisted men which had been bypassed. Without regard for such superior numbers, he unhesitatingly attacked and killed all of them. Five hundred yards farther, he discovered 6 men of the enemy who had concealed themselves behind our lines and destroyed all of them. On 7 July 1944, the perimeter of which Sgt. Baker was a part was attacked from 3 sides by from 3,000 to 5,000 Japanese. During the early stages of this attack, Sgt. Baker was seriously wounded but he insisted on remaining in the line and fired at the enemy at ranges sometimes as close as 5 yards until his ammunition ran out. Without ammunition and with his own weapon battered to uselessness from hand-to-hand combat, he was carried about 50 yards to the rear by a comrade, who was then himself wounded. At this point Sgt. Baker refused to be moved any farther stating that he preferred to be left to die rather than risk the lives of any more of his friends. A short time later, at his request, he was placed in a sitting position against a small tree . Another comrade, withdrawing, offered assistance. Sgt. Baker refused, insisting that he be left alone and be given a soldier's pistol with its remaining 8 rounds of ammunition. When last seen alive, Sgt. Baker was propped against a tree, pistol in hand, calmly facing the foe. Later Sgt. Baker's body was found in the same position, gun empty, with 8 Japanese lying dead before him. His deeds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
Almost all of the Japanese-Americans who served in WWII, were assigned to the 442nd Infantry, a Hawaiian military unit which is now part of the Hawaiian National Guard, and which served in Italy and Southeastern Europe during WWII. They became the most decorated military unit in the U.S. Army during WWII, and served while many had members of their families who were held at Internment Facilities (such as Manzanar, in California). Almost all were "Nisei", or second generation, Hawaiian residents (decades before Hawaii became a state). The following two men probably are examples of this:
*MOTO, KAORU
Private First Class Kaoru Moto distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 7 July 1944, near Castellina, Italy. While serving as first scout, Private First Class Moto observed a machine gun nest that was hindering his platoon's progress. On his own initiative, he made his way to a point ten paces from the hostile position, and killed the enemy machine gunner. Immediately, the enemy assistant gunner opened fire in the direction of Private First Class Moto. Crawling to the rear of the position, Private First Class Moto surprised the enemy soldier, who quickly surrendered. Taking his prisoner with him, Private First Class Moto took a position a few yards from a house to prevent the enemy from using the building as an observation post. While guarding the house and his prisoner, he observed an enemy machine gun team moving into position. He engaged them, and with deadly fire forced the enemy to withdraw. An enemy sniper located in another house fired at Private First Class Moto, severely wounding him. Applying first aid to his wound, he changed position to elude the sniper fire and to advance. Finally relieved of his position, he made his way to the rear for treatment. Crossing a road, he spotted an enemy machine gun nest. Opening fire, he wounded two of the three soldiers occupying the position. Not satisfied with this accomplishment, he then crawled forward to a better position and ordered the enemy soldier to surrender. Receiving no answer, Private First Class Moto fired at the position, and the soldiers surrendered. Private First Class Moto's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
*O'BRIEN, WILLIAM J.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 105th Infantry, 27th Infantry Division. Place and date: At Saipan, Marianas Islands, 20 June through 7 July 1944. Entered service at: Troy, N.Y. Birth: Troy, N.Y. G.O. No.: 35, 9 May 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty at Saipan, Marianas Islands, from 20 June through 7 July 1944. When assault elements of his platoon were held up by intense enemy fire, Lt. Col. O'Brien ordered 3 tanks to precede the assault companies in an attempt to knock out the strongpoint. Due to direct enemy fire the tanks' turrets were closed, causing the tanks to lose direction and to fire into our own troops. Lt. Col. O'Brien, with complete disregard for his own safety, dashed into full view of the enemy and ran to the leader's tank, and pounded on the tank with his pistol butt to attract 2 of the tank's crew and, mounting the tank fully exposed to enemy fire, Lt. Col. O'Brien personally directed the assault until the enemy strongpoint had been liquidated. On 28 June 1944, while his platoon was attempting to take a bitterly defended high ridge in the vicinity of Donnay, Lt. Col. O'Brien arranged to capture the ridge by a double envelopment movement of 2 large combat battalions. He personally took control of the maneuver. Lt. Col. O'Brien crossed 1,200 yards of sniper-infested underbrush alone to arrive at a point where 1 of his platoons was being held up by the enemy. Leaving some men to contain the enemy he personally led 4 men into a narrow ravine behind, and killed or drove off all the Japanese manning that strongpoint. In this action he captured S machineguns and one 77-mm. fieldpiece. Lt. Col. O'Brien then organized the 2 platoons for night defense and against repeated counterattacks directed them. Meanwhile he managed to hold ground. On 7 July 1944 his battalion and another battalion were attacked by an overwhelming enemy force estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000 Japanese. With bloody hand-to-hand fighting in progress everywhere, their forward positions were finally overrun by the sheer weight of the enemy numbers. With many casualties and ammunition running low, Lt. Col. O'Brien refused to leave the front lines. Striding up and down the lines, he fired at the enemy with a pistol in each hand and his presence there bolstered the spirits of the men, encouraged them in their fight and sustained them in their heroic stand. Even after he was seriously wounded, Lt. Col. O'Brien refused to be evacuated and after his pistol ammunition was exhausted, he manned a .50 caliber machinegun, mounted on a jeep, and continued firing. When last seen alive he was standing upright firing into the Jap hordes that were then enveloping him. Some time later his body was found surrounded by enemy he had killed His valor was consistent with the highest traditions of the service.
Another NISE BELOW
*TANOUYE, TED T.
Technical Sergeant Ted T. Tanouye distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 7 July 1944, near Molino A Ventoabbto, Italy. Technical Sergeant Tanouye led his platoon in an attack to capture the crest of a strategically important hill that afforded little cover. Observing an enemy machine gun crew placing its gun in position to his left front, Technical Sergeant Tanouye crept forward a few yards and opened fire on the position, killing or wounding three and causing two others to disperse. Immediately, an enemy machine pistol opened fire on him. He returned the fire and killed or wounded three more enemy soldiers. While advancing forward, Technical Sergeant Tanouye was subjected to grenade bursts, which severely wounded his left arm. Sighting an enemy-held trench, he raked the position with fire from his submachine gun and wounded several of the enemy. Running out of ammunition, he crawled 20 yards to obtain several clips from a comrade on his left flank. Next, sighting an enemy machine pistol that had pinned down his men, Technical Sergeant Tanouye crawled forward a few yards and threw a hand grenade into the position, silencing the pistol. He then located another enemy machine gun firing down the slope of the hill, opened fire on it, and silenced that position. Drawing fire from a machine pistol nest located above him, he opened fire on it and wounded three of its occupants. Finally taking his objective, Technical Sergeant Tanouye organized a defensive position on the reverse slope of the hill before accepting first aid treatment and evacuation. Technical Sergeant Tanouye's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for July 7, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
7 July
1914: Dr. Robert H. Goddard, the "father" of American rocketry, received a US patent for a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It was the first of 69 patents he received for inventions. (21)
1920: The Navy flew an F-5L seaplane by radiocompass from Hampton Roads to the USS Ohio located 94 miles away at sea. (24)
1929: Transcontinental Air Transport, Incorporated, inaugurated a 48-hour cross county train-plane service. (24)
1942: Flying a Lockheed Vega A-29 Hudson, Lt Harry J. Kane of the 396 BMS attacked and sank a German submarine (U-701) off Cherry Point, N. C., to make the first sure "kill" off the Atlantic Coast of the US. (4) (21)
1955: First test mission of Project Whoosh, which evaluated escape from high-speed aircraft at nearly Mach 2.
1960: Public Law 86-601 provided $311 million for airlift modernization, including an initiative to build the C-141 Starlifter. (18)
1961: NASA successfully fired the eight-engine Saturn SA-72 for the second time at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Hunstville, in a 119-second test.
1965: Rockwell rolled out the first OV-10A Bronco at Columbus, Ohio. (8: Jul 1990)
1971: SAC transferred its last C-47 "Gooney Bird" (Number 44-76326) from the 97 BMW at Blytheville AFB to the USS Alabama Monument Commission. (1)
1973: The McDonnell-Douglas TF-15, the two-seat trainer version of the F-15 Eagle, flew its first flight. (30) 1985: The 96 BMW accepted SAC's first operational B-1B (SN 83-0065) at Dyess AFB. (1)
1987: The 76th and last C-5A (number 66-8307) to receive stronger wings rolled out of Lockheed's Marietta plant to complete a $1.5 billion project that began in 1975. (12)
1991: The 436 MAW delivered 70 tons of food and relief supplies to N'Djamena, Chad, to help that country overcome a drought-induced food shortage. (16) (21)
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World News for 7 July thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Airbus To Supply Satellites For Transport Layer Constellation Airbus | 07/07/2022 Airbus says it has been contracted by Northrop Grumman to deliver satellite platforms and associated services for the Space Development Agency's (SDA's) Tranche 1 Transport Layer prototype constellation (T1TL) program. Under the contract, the value of which was not disclosed, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense will provide 42 satellite platforms based on its ARROW platform modified to deliver more power and accommodate larger payloads. The modular spacecraft offers a scalable 660-pound (300-kg) to 1,100-pound (500-kg) bus for the Northrop Grumman payload and future U.S. government missions, the company said on Tuesday. The Transport Layer will serve as the backbone for the SDA's National Defense Space Architecture, providing assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity to a full range of defense applications around the world. The SDA chose Northrop Grumman in February to develop and field part of the T1TL network, the company said in a release.
USA—New England Guard Units Battle Cyberthreats In Cyber Yankee Drill Defense News | 07/07/2022 National Guard teams from around New England recently completed an annual cyber defense exercise at Camp Nett, Conn., reports Defense News. The Cyber Yankee drill took place from June 5-18 and partnered Guardsmen with other military personnel and the private sector to practice defending against cyberattacks and dealing with their consequences. The training is designed to give cyber operators experience in the field, enabling them to work against realistic threats, practice how to mitigate them and become comfortable working with industry partners in critical fields, said Staff Sgt. John Young, a member of the Connecticut National Guard. During the drill, defenders took on red team attackers in a set of realistic events and replicated networks using the Persistent Cyber Training Environment. The National Guard is taking on a growing role in responding to major cyberattacks, analysts said, including being assigned to repair networks, battle intruders and employ resources that a small municipality or utility might not have available.
Ethiopia—PM Blames OLA For Civilian Massacre In West Guardian | 07/07/2022 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) of killing villagers in an ethnically motivated attack in western Ethiopia, reports the Guardian (U.K.). On Monday, an unknown number of villagers were killed in two villages in Kellem Wollega in the western Oromia region, about 250 miles (400 km) west of Addis Ababa, the capital, in the second such attack against civilians in Oromia in a month. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) blamed the killings on the OLA, a banned splinter group of an opposition party that has been accused of numerous atrocities against ethnic Amharas and security forces. An OLA spokesperson rejected the charge, blaming government-allied militias for the violence and saying that federal troops recently deployed to the area had not done anything to stop the attacks. About 340 people were killed in an assault in Oromia last month in one of the deadliest such incidents in Ethiopia in several years.
Ethiopia—PM Says Deal Reached With Sudan To Peacefully Settle Disputes Reuters | 07/07/2022 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan say they have agreed to peacefully resolve all issues following a recent clash in a disputed border region, reports Reuters. Ahmed and Burhan met this week on the sidelines of a meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional organization in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. "We both made a commitment for dialogue (and) peaceful resolution to outstanding issues," Abiy said on social media on Tuesday. The sides did not mention any specific issues, including the fertile Al-Fashqa border region, which has been the site of several clashes in recent years.
Nigeria—Scores Of Prisoners Escape In Boko Haram Raid On Abuja Prison Leadership | 07/07/2022 Boko Haram militants have attacked a prison near Abuja, the Nigerian capital, freeing hundreds of inmates, reports the Leadership (Abuja). On Tuesday night, militants assaulted the Kuje medium-security prison. A source told the newspaper that more than 300 gunmen were involved in the three-hour attack. Interior ministry officials told Reuters that about 600 of the 900 prisoners at the facility had escaped, although about half had been recaptured. The Boko Haram fighters were seeking to free other members of the terrorist group, the officials said. One security officer was killed and three others were injured in the assault.
North Korea—Kim Seeks To Strengthen Control During 5-Day Party Meeting NK News | 07/07/2022 North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called a meeting of mid-level Workers' Party of Korea officials this week, ordering them to carry out his instructions "absolutely" and improve governance in the face of numerous challenges to his ability to rule, reports NK News. During the five-day meeting in Pyongyang, Kim and other participants were pictured not wearing masks or social distancing despite recent warnings of new COVID-19 outbreaks. The conference included political and military officials from all levels of various political departments who listened to "scientific" and "ideo-theoretical" speeches from Kim and held discussions on how to carry out Central Committee orders, state media said on Thursday. There were few published details about Kim's instructions. He called for "perfect execution of the Party's decisions through strong control" of party life guidance sections in his latest effort to enforce control over the lives of ordinary North Koreans, analysts said.
United Kingdom—Johnson Steps Down After Dozens Of Officials Resign NPR News | 07/07/2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation after dozens of officials, aides and Cabinet members quit, reports NPR News. More than 40 ministers and aides resigned on Wednesday when new information emerged about the prime minister's knowledge of sexual harassment complaints against Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher. Johnson claimed to be unaware of the allegations but on Tuesday it was reported that Johnson had known of the accusations since 2019, when he was briefed on the issue, reported Sky News (U.K.). Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last week and was suspended from the party by the prime minister. The report kicked off a wave of resignations by Conservative Party members who saw it as one scandal too many, coming in the wake of an investigation into parties held by Johnson's staff in violation of the government's COVID-19 restrictions. Johnson narrowly survived a no-confidence vote last month over that scandal. He said he would remain in the post until the party chooses a new leader.
United Kingdom—MI5 Chief Warns Of Chinese Espionage In Joint Statement With FBI USNI News | 07/07/2022 The heads of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, and the FBI warned of the growing threat of Chinese spying in a joint statement, reports the USNI News. On Wednesday in London, MI5 chief Gen. Ken McCallum and FBI Director Christopher Wray said that China's professional intelligence activity across the globe threatens the national security of both countries, technological development in the aerospace and communications industries and long-term economic wellbeing. McCallum noted the case of Chinese intelligence officer Shu Yenjoon, who was convicted in a U.S. court on charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets from the aviation sector. Shu had also been active in Europe. In May, MI5 disrupted a major Chinese espionage effort targeting British aerospace industry, he said. In addition, a NATO maritime scientist in Estonia was convicted for passing information to Chinese handlers, who claimed to be working for a think tank, said the MI5 director. McCallum also said that MI5 had seen a sevenfold increase in investigations into Chinese activity since 2018. For his part, Wray warned that China was taking lessons from the war in Ukraine and seeking to insulate itself from potential sanctions should it invade Taiwan.
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