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Good Tuesday Morning July 12.
I hope that your weekend is off to a good start.
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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
July 12
1836
Charles H. Haswell is commissioned as the first regularly appointed Engineer Officer. In Oct. 1844, he is promoted to Engineer in Chief of the Navy.
1916
The AB-3 flying boat, piloted by Lt. Godfrey de Chevalier, is catapulted from USS North Carolina (ACR 12) while underway in Pensacola Bay, Fla. The launch completes calibration of the first catapult designed for shipboard use.
1921 - Congress creates Bureau of Aeronautics to be in charge of all matter pertaining to naval aeronautics.
1943
USS Taylor (DD 468) sinks Japanese submarine (RO 107), east of Kolombangara, Solomon Islands.
1951 - Ninth Naval District forces assist in flood relief work in Kansas City through 20 July
1953 - United Nations Fleet launches heavy air and sea attack on Wonsan; Major John Bolt, USMC becomes first jet ace in Marine Corps.
1988
Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci III approves opening the Navy's Underwater Construction Teams, fleet oilers, ammunition ships and combat stores ships to women.
1990
Cmdr. Rosemary B. Mariner becomes the first woman to command an operational aviation squadron, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (VAQ 34). She is one of the first women to become qualified as a Naval Aviator in 1974 and one of the first women to fly light attack aircraft. Mariner attained the rank of Captain before retiring in 1997.
2003
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk. The ninth in the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers, the ship's motto is Peace through Strength, a phrase coined by President Reagan.
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Today in History July 12
1096 Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reach Sofia in Hungary.
1691 William III defeats the allied Irish and French armies at the Battle of Aughrim, Ireland.
1794 British Admiral Lord Nelson loses his right eye at the siege of Calvi, in Corsica.
1806 The Confederation of the Rhine is established in Germany.
1941 Moscow is bombed by the German Luftwaffe for the first time.
1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposes a highway modernization program, with costs to be shared by federal and state governments.
1957 The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reports that there is a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
1974 G. Gordon Liddy, John Ehrlichman and two others are convicted of conspiracy and perjury in connection with the Watergate scandal.
1984 Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale chooses Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Thanks to THE BEAR
… For The List for Tuesday, 12 July 2022… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 12 July 1967… Remembering Duke Hernandez… (Happy Hour version of the real saga, to be subject of 14 July post thanks to Jim Ripple)…
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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Interesting exchange from Shadow and Eagle
Random Thought
> On July 11, 2022 at 5:56 PM Roy <rwstafford1@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Someone asked me the other day what was it like to fly a "coupled approach" to the ship... had to tell him "I didn't know... never flew one"?
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> And then I got to thinking and realized I'd never flown an approach using "auto-throttles" either. And thinking further I couldn't think of any time I ever flew the A-4 or F-4 on autopilot during my entire career... except having it demonstrated during training. I always "Hand Flew" the airplane.. further I never truly trimmed the aircraft completely, always flew with a tad nose down trim; I that I felt I could feel the airplane better than if it was trimmed out completely.
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Not wierd Shadow. I liked it slight nose down trim also and won "On the Ball" top hook for the whole ship on the 1973 cruise.
VF92 my F-4 squadron along with VF96 were the first in the fleet to get coupled approaches on CV64 1971-72. Pax River spent most of the work ups with us certifying the system. The system reliability was fairly good during that deployment. Anytime we were coupled, one hand loose on the throttles and one ready to disconnect autopilot. That said we did have a couple incidents. Me for one. Was coupled at night and at about 1/2 mile got a pitch up signal. Took a hard scramble with both hands to correct and land it on that pass. Got a standing ovation in the ready room after that one.
Another one, a nugget and I came back from BARCAP on IFR day and flew coupled. The system had a ladder lite up in the windscreen would tell you when coupled or when it uncoupled. The kid was not paying attention and just outside 1/2 mile in the day, it uncoupled quietly with no change in the controls. It was trimmed up perfect that day and was ballistic the last 1/2 mile into the wires. Had Tech rep made the cruise with us who debriefed ever pass and during ACL debrief that day he said, " Gee Rod,sorry the system dropped you at 1/2 mile. He was ashen faced and could not believe.
Overall it was nice to have if you were experiencing a bad night, but we guarded the controls, like we were the first test pilot ----just in case. The jet was so stable coming aboard I just used it once in a while to prove it worked on that particular jet since I was Maint Officer.
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Thanks to Dr. Rich for forwarding this one
This is another good video from Ward Carroll. I was an F-14 instructor for a couple of years and this was not one of my favorite flights. I was ok when I was in the front seat but when we switched and I was in the back it was a different story. A couple were very interesting. We never spun one but did have a compressor stall and lost one engine during one of the flights when I was in the back. The only thing you could do was maintain your "God"evoice and not ever yell at the student. Entertainment value was high….skip
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Thanks to Dr.Rich……I was scared just reading i
Man played dead, lived to tell about grizzly bear attack ...
GREYBULL — He resides in Buffalo, New York, but the victim in last week's grizzly bear attack near Meeteetse may be more familiar with Wyoming's high country than just about any other adventurer who hails from the Cowboy State.
Barry Olson, a 1971 graduate of Greybull High School, has been coming back to Wyoming every summer for more years than he can count, spending four to seven weeks at a time in his personal quest to reach the top of every 13,000-foot peak in the state.
He estimates there are "35 to 36" of them in all, and Francs Peak, a 13,158-foot summit southeast of Yellowstone National Park, was his 33rd conquest. He'd gone up Sunday, June 26, and was on his way back down Monday, June 27, when the attack occurred.
It was about 2 p.m. He was crossing into Meadow Creek Basin, at an elevation of about 12,000 feet.
"I was going down, over the ridge, and couldn't see that far ahead," said Olson. "We just happened to cross paths — I was going down, he was coming up."
When their eyes met, only about 15 yards separated them.
"I took one small step away from him, but then he started to move toward me," Olson recounted. "I tried to get to my bear spray — it had been clipped on my shoulder — but they move so damn fast. He was on me before I could even get to it."
What followed was 30 to 60 seconds of sheer terror.
"They say the bear attacked me five times, but I'd almost call it like one attack," he said. "After it got me the first time, bit me and shook me around, I tried to go for my bear spray again because he paused. But it was only a pause of a couple seconds. Then it was on top of me again. After that, I just played dead."
The fifth and last time, "the bear had me 3 or 4 feet off the ground, flipped me over and dumped me on the ground," he said. "Then … he just left."
Olson was badly injured, but never lost consciousness.
In hindsight, he's thankful for two things: One, it happened early in the day. "That would be my advice to others: Climb early, so if something happens, you've got some light to work with," he said.
The other was the personal locator beacon that he's made a habit of carrying for the past 15 years. "They're supposed to take the search out of search and rescue — and they work," he said.
Several hours after he activated the beacon, help arrived. A helicopter from Sublette County landed on the scene and whisked him to a ranch on the Wood River, where he was picked up again and flown to a hospital in Billings, Montana.
Olson said he sustained significant muscular wounds to both thighs and the triceps of his left arm.
"I'm luckier than hell, to be honest," he said.
He was discharged Friday, spent several days recuperating in Greybull (where his elderly mother Dawn Olson still resides), and on July 4 headed to Cody where he is staying with a friend.
The dressing on his wounds must be changed three times a week and he expects to have a skin graft on one of his legs in a couple of weeks.
Olson isn't looking too far ahead. First and foremost, his focus will be on healing.
He was hoping that this would be the year he finished his climbing quest, but that's no longer going to be feasible.
"It's a possibility down the road, but I promised my daughter that I wouldn't climb a mountain for at least a year," he said. "So I'm going to stay off mountains for a year, at least. But … this may be it for me."
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: Japan Enters a New Phase in Its History
By: George Friedman
July 12, 2022
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last week. Days later, his political party won an overwhelming majority in parliament. The Liberal Democratic Party certainly saw a bump from sympathy votes, but the election result was for the most part a statement about where the Japanese public stands on the major issue of Article 9, which was written into the Japanese constitution under the supervision of Douglas MacArthur, commander of the U.S. occupation force in Japan. Article 9 forbade Japan from having any military force. It was a decision Washington came to regret.
Japan changed dramatically after World War II. It became a democracy and saw remarkable economic growth. The United States needed allies against the Soviet Union in the Pacific, and Japan was in a critical geographic position. The main Soviet port on the Pacific was Vladivostok, but Soviet ships couldn't reach the wider Pacific without traversing the narrow passages between Japan's major islands.
During the Cold War, the Soviets sought a number of ways to put a major naval force in the Pacific. The U.S. was afraid that unrest in Japan might open the door and that Japan, lacking significant naval and air forces of its own, could not hold the narrow path that the Soviets would have to navigate. The U.S., meanwhile, had the requisite air and naval forces, but given the Soviet challenge in Europe and the Atlantic, it didn't want to have to divert forces to Japan. Washington sought to have Japan rearm. It was no threat to the United States, and it would be helpful if it could have a blocking force in place.
But the Japanese refused, standing on Article 9 – which, Tokyo noted, the Americans themselves had written into Japan's constitution. The Americans sought to use Japanese resources to support U.S. goals. The Japanese stood by a constitution that was anathema to Japanese history. Tokyo had no desire to invest in a navy, preferring instead to invest heavily in, for example, an auto industry that would eventually challenge American car manufacturers.
Successive Japanese governments from different parties defended Article 9, until the Japanese supreme court ruled that Tokyo could not fail to have a military force for the defense of Japan. It said that a government, as a matter of nature, is obliged to protect its people, and that a force limited to the defense of Japan had to be created.
Japan has since developed a meaningful military capability, but it retained the principle of Article 9 and limited the amount of support it would give the U.S. in the Pacific. As the world's third-largest economy, Japan has the resources for a substantial force, but such a force might draw it into supporting American military interests in the region. Recently, though, Tokyo stretched its commitment to Article 9's principles when it said Taiwan's security was essential to the defense of Japan. Were Taiwan to fall into Chinese hands, China could threaten southern Japan.
This brings us to the present and the weekend's election. The late prime minister's Liberal Democratic Party has strongly favored amending the constitution to eliminate Article 9. This would enable Japan to maintain a military. It would also allow Japan to put World War II behind it, by abandoning a limitation that has made it different from all other countries. Finally, it would make Japan a great power, something it has had the potential to be for decades but which it has avoided, both because of the memory of its previous attempt and because it wants to sidestep the risks and challenges of being a great power.
Dropping Article 9 is attractive to Japan now that China has become more aggressive – rhetorically, at least. As a significant power, Japan could deter China, or even intimidate it if it works in alliance with the United States. A rearmed Japan would be a more valuable partner for the United States, but it would also give Tokyo options if Washington chooses not to send sufficient forces to protect Japan.
Japan's economy trails only the U.S. and China in size. It has the advantage over China of being a far more socially stable and homogeneous society. China, by contrast, must dedicate security forces toward domestic policing, meaning the actual size of China's conventional military force is smaller than it appears. Japan doesn't need its military to serve internal police functions, so its investments in security could be directed toward national defense and power projection. This would not necessarily make it larger than China's effective force, but it would give it a force that could resist China.
China is in the midst of an economic crisis. In my view, this will generate internal political tensions of some significance. Japan is less likely to have a transformative economic crisis. It faced one in the 1990s and overcame it with what American investors call its "Lost Decade," for reasons I don't understand. But what is clear is that Japan survived a major crisis without significant social unrest. Japan's internal social discipline adds to its ability to build a comprehensive military force and grow its economy.
A Japanese decision to build upon what is already a not-insignificant self-defense force will change the geopolitical reality of the Pacific. China is already confronted by the United States, operating at an extreme distance from its homeland. Washington can do this, but if Japan remains an ally, then the Japanese can assume an equal or even a leading role. The cost and risk of containing China would then decline for the United States. It would strengthen the informal Quad alliance, which comprises Australia, India, Japan and the United States. American control of the Western Pacific would depend on American guarantees but not a continual, large-scale presence.
Key to this is that the U.S. and Japan maintain their alliance. It endured since World War II as a relationship of unequals. Japan's military will not surpass the American force, and the U.S. guarantees open global waterways. Japan would not have the ability to do that, and as a major exporter and an importer of raw materials, Japan relies on the U.S. global presence. Therefore, unlike before World War II, the U.S. and Japan share crucial interests within a relationship crafted over several generations. An alliance of the world's largest and third-largest economies, in which Japan builds a significant military force as well as growing its economy, would redefine the balance of power in the Pacific with minimal danger of discord, at least for the foreseeable future.
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: Diplomatic Frenzy in the Middle East
Also, the U.S. says Russia is getting Iranian armed drones.
By: GPF Staff
July 12, 2022
Armed drones. Iran has transferred or intends to transfer several hundred drones to Russia, including weapons-capable drones, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. The first stage of training on the drones for Russian soldiers should end this month, Sullivan added.
Turkish diplomacy. In a phone call, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted the importance of normalizing relations between their countries, saying it would contribute to regional peace and stability. Erdogan also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the creation of a grain export corridor in Ukraine and an upcoming meeting.
Dueling trips. Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran next week to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The visit will coincide with U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Currency promotion. India's central bank introduced a foreign trade settlement mechanism in rupees to promote interest in the Indian currency and Indian exports. Under the scheme, foreign banks must open a special account in rupees, which they can use to pay for projects and investments, foreign trade operations, or to buy Indian government bonds.
Brazil deal. Russia and Brazil reached an agreement that will enable Brazil to start receiving Russian diesel within 60 days, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said. On Monday, Bolsonaro said he planned to buy Russian fuel at a discount relative to alternatives.
Bank payout. Chinese authorities will begin repaying individuals with deposits of up to 50,000 yuan ($7,450) at four rural banks, following violent protests in Zhengzhou, Anhui province, on Sunday.
U.S.-Japanese cooperation. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to discuss cooperation in dealing with the challenges of the war in Ukraine as well as promoting free trade, sustainable energy and food security. Yellen said she hoped to gain the support of Tokyo and others for a price cap on Russian oil.
U.S.-Mexican talks. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will visit U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Tuesday. The two will discuss inflation, trade, migration, drug trafficking and active trade disputes.
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This Day in U S Military History…….July 12
1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signs into law a measure calling for the awarding of a U.S. Army Medal of Honor, in the name of Congress, "to such noncommissioned officers and privates as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action, and other soldier-like qualities during the present insurrection." The previous December, Lincoln had approved a provision creating a U.S. Navy Medal of Valor, which was the basis of the Army Medal of Honor created by Congress in July 1862. The first U.S. Army soldiers to receive what would become the nation's highest military honor were six members of a Union raiding party who in 1862 penetrated deep into Confederate territory to destroy bridges and railroad tracks between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. In 1863, the Medal of Honor was made a permanent military decoration available to all members, including commissioned officers, of the U.S. military. It is conferred upon those who have distinguished themselves in actual combat at risk of life beyond the call of duty. Since its creation, during the Civil War, almost 3,400 men and one woman have received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions in U.S. military conflict. The Web site for the US Army Center of Military History:
1943 – Off Kolombangara, Admiral Ainsworth's Task Force (3 cruisers and 10 destroyers) encounter a Japanese squadron (1 cruiser and 9 destroyers) under the command of Admiral Izaki. The Japanese cruiser obliterated by the radar-directed gunfire of the American cruisers but the Japanese sink one destroyer and damage two cruisers with torpedo attacks.
1950 – In a series of desperate battles, the 21st Infantry Regiment fought delaying actions from Chonui to Chochiwon. Not only did the two under strength rifle battalions of the "Gimlet" Regiment delay two of the best North Korean People's Army divisions, but they turned in the best battle performance of U.S. troops in the war to that date.
1950 – The first Distinguished Service Cross of the Korean War was awarded posthumously to Colonel Robert R. Martin who single-handedly attacked an enemy tank with a rocket launcher. Martin had just arrived in Korean and had been commander of the battered 34th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division for one day when he was killed in action on July 8.
1950 – Photographs of seven American soldiers found shot through the head by the communists shocked the world.
1967 – The Newark Riot of 1967 began with the arrest of a cab driver named John Smith, who allegedly drove around a double-parked police car at the corner of 7th St. and 15th Avenue. He was subsequently stopped, interrogated, arrested and transported to the 4th precinct headquarters, during which time he was severely beaten by the arresting officers. As news of the arrest spread, a crowd began to assemble in front of the precinct house, located directly across from a high-rise public housing project. When the police allowed a small group of civil rights leaders to visit the prisoner, they demanded that Mr. Smith be taken to a hospital. Emerging from the building, these civil rights leaders begged the crowd to stay calm, but they were shouted down. Rumor spread that John Smith had died in police custody, despite the fact he had been taken out the back entrance and transported to a local hospital. Soon a volley of bricks and bottles was launched at the precinct house and police stormed out to confront the assembly. As the crowd dispersed they began to break into stores on the nearby commercial thoroughfares. Eventually violence spread from the predominantly black neighborhoods of Newark's Central Ward to Downtown Newark, and the New Jersey State Police were mobilized. Within 48 hours, National Guard troops entered the city. With the arrival of these troops the level of violence intensified. At the conclusion of six days of rioting 23 people lay dead, 725 people were injured and close to 1500 people had been arrested.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
BALDWIN, FRANK D.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 19th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 12 July 1864. Entered service at: Constantine, Mich. Birth: Michigan. Date of issue: 3 December 1891. Second award. Citation: Led his company in a countercharge at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 12 July 1864, under a galling fire ahead of his own men, and singly entered the enemy's line, capturing and bringing back 2 commissioned officers, fully armed, besides a guidon of a Georgia regiment.
WRAY, WILLIAM J.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 1st Veteran Reserve Corps. Place and date: At Fort Stevens, D.C., 12 July 1864. Entered service at:——. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 15 December 1892. Citation: Rallied the company at a critical moment during a change of position under fire.
CONNOR, JOHN
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Wichita River, Tex., 12 July 1870. Entered service at:——. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 25 August 1870. Citation: Gallantry in action.
ELDRIDGE, GEORGE H.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Wichita River, Tex., 12 July 1870. Entered service at: ——. Birth: Sacketts Harbor, N.Y. Date of issue: 25 August 1870. Citation: Gallantry in action.
MITCHELL, JOSEPH
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 27 November 1876, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901. Citation: In the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China, 12 July 1900, Mitchell distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.
STANLEY, ROBERT HENRY
Rank and organization: Hospital Apprentice, U.S. Navy. Place and date: China, 13, 20, 21, and 22 June 1900. Entered service: Aboard U.S.S. Vermont. Born: 2 May 1881, Brooklyn N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901. Citation: For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in volunteering and carrying messages under fire at Peking, China, 12 July 1900.
*HARMON, ROY W.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 362d Infantry, 91st Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Casaglia, Italy, 12 July 1944. Entered service at: Pixley, Calif. Birth: Talala, Okla. G.O. No.: 83, 2 October 1945. Citation: He was an acting squad leader when heavy machinegun fire from enemy positions, well dug in on commanding ground and camouflaged by haystacks, stopped his company's advance and pinned down 1 platoon where it was exposed to almost certain annihilation. Ordered to rescue the beleaguered platoon by neutralizing the German automatic fire, he led his squad forward along a draw to the right of the trapped unit against 3 key positions which poured murderous fire into his helpless comrades. When within range, his squad fired tracer bullets in an attempt to set fire to the 3 haystacks which were strung out in a loose line directly to the front, 75, 150, and 250 yards away. Realizing that this attack was ineffective, Sgt. Harmon ordered his squad to hold their position and voluntarily began a 1-man assault. Carrying white phosphorus grenades and a submachine gun, he skillfully took advantage of what little cover the terrain afforded and crept to within 25 yards of the first position. He set the haystack afire with a grenade, and when 2 of the enemy attempted to flee from the inferno, he killed them with his submachine gun. Crawling toward the second machinegun emplacement, he attracted fire and was wounded; but he continued to advance and destroyed the position with hand grenades, killing the occupants. He then attacked the third machinegun, running to a small knoll, then crawling over ground which offered no concealment or cover. About halfway to his objective, he was again wounded. But he struggled ahead until within 20 yards of the machinegun nest, where he raised himself to his knees to throw a grenade. He was knocked down by direct enemy fire. With a final, magnificent effort, he again arose, hurled the grenade and fell dead, riddled by bullets. His missile fired the third position, destroying it. Sgt. Harmon's extraordinary heroism, gallantry, and self-sacrifice saved a platoon from being wiped out, and made it possible for his company to advance against powerful enemy resistance.
*REASONER, FRANK S.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Place and date: near Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, 12 July 1965. Entered service at: Kellogg, Idaho. Born: 16 September 1937, Spokane, Wash. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. The reconnaissance patrol led by 1st Lt. Reasoner had deeply penetrated heavily controlled enemy territory when it came under extremely heavy fire from an estimated 50 to 100 Viet Cong insurgents. Accompanying the advance party and the point that consisted of 5 men, he immediately deployed his men for an assault after the Viet Cong had opened fire from numerous concealed positions. Boldly shouting encouragement, and virtually isolated from the main body, he organized a base of fire for an assault on the enemy positions. The slashing fury of the Viet Cong machinegun and automatic weapons fire made it impossible for the main body to move forward. Repeatedly exposing himself to the devastating attack he skillfully provided covering fire, killing at least 2 Viet Cong and effectively silencing an automatic weapons position in a valiant attempt to effect evacuation of a wounded man. As casualties began to mount his radio operator was wounded and 1st Lt. Reasoner immediately moved to his side and tended his wounds. When the radio operator was hit a second time while attempting to reach a covered position, 1st Lt. Reasoner courageously running to his aid through the grazing machinegun fire fell mortally wounded. His indomitable fighting spirit, valiant leadership and unflinching devotion to duty provided the inspiration that was to enable the patrol to complete its mission without further casualties. In the face of almost certain death he gallantly gave his life in the service of his country. His actions upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for July 12, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
12 July
1915: A board of officers at San Diego adopted aviation mechanic examination requirements. (24)
1940: Pan American's Alaskan Clipper, a Sikorsky S-42B, made the first flight from the US to Alaska (Seattle to Juneau). (24)
1942: The Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivered the first C–46 Commando to the Army Air Forces. (18)
1944: Operation MALLERY MAJOR. The US Tactical Force launched this operation in perfect weather to destroy bridges over the Po River, on the Italian front. (4)
1950: The 91 SRW at Barksdale AFB received SAC's first RB-50 (number 47-123), a "B-model" configured for reconnaissance. (1) KOREAN WAR. Four MATS airplanes flew from the US to Japan with 58 3.5-inch bazookas and shaped charges to use against North Korean tanks. North Korean fighters shot down a B-29, a B-26, and an L-4 for their first aerial victories.
The 92 BG, flying from its first mission from Yokota AB, bombed the Seoul marshalling yards. (28)
1952: KOREAN WAR/Operation PRESSURE PUMP. Through 12 July, B-29s flew 71 effective sorties, over 50 against the Pyongyang supply area. (28)
1955: The Air Force issued its operational requirement for the Atlas and Titan ICBMs. (6)
1957: The USAF cancelled the Navaho program. The Navaho provided technologies for other missiles: the Atlas and Thor used a modified Navaho booster, and the Hound Dog, Polaris, and Minuteman missiles used its inertial guidance system. (6)
1961: Midas III, a 3,500-pound infrared missile-scanning satellite went into a near-circular polar orbit from Point Arguello, Calif. With a "kick-in-the-apogee" technique, scientists maneuvered it from an elliptical orbit into a high circular orbit. It was the heaviest object orbited by the US to date.
1966: After launching from a B-52, Milt Thompson flew the M2-F2 Lifting Body for the first time. (3)
1968: Last USN flying boat SP-5B, the Martin Marlin, was formally retired from active service to the Smithsonian Institute.
1978: The USAF retired its last Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center at Davis-Monthan AFB. (16) (26)
1980: The McDonnell-Douglas KC-10 tanker-cargo aircraft made its first flight. (16)
1981: TAC retired the last CH-21B in the Air Force inventory. (11)
1990: The USAF received the 59th and last F-117A Stealth Fighter from Lockheed. (16) (26)
1997: From Edwards AFB, a Northrop Grumman crew launched a BQM-74 Chukar jet-propelled drone RPV to test its new JATO unit. It was designed as a high speed aerial target and has been used as a decoy over hostile territory. (3)
2002: Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 119th Fighter Squadron (New Jersey ANG) became the first unit in the DoD to fly one thousand missions for this operation. Major Yarko Sos flew the mission in an F-16C fighter. (32)
2007: The 341st Space Wing removed the first Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from a launch facility near Brady, Mont., to begin missile deactivation activities at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review called for the removal of 50 Minuteman III missiles and closure of five missile alert facilities belonging to the 564th Missile Squadron. (AFNEWS, "Missile Deactivation Begins at Malmstrom, 13 Jul 2007.)
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World News for 12 July thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Compact Laser Weapon For AFRL SHiELD Program Delivered Breaking Defense | 07/12/2022 Lockheed Martin says it delivered a compact directed-energy weapon to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) earlier this year, reports Breaking Defense. In February, the company handed over the Laser Advancements for Next Generation Compact Environment (LANCE) system to the AFRL. The company received the contract in November 2017 as part of the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program. The complete system includes a Northrop Grumman beam-control system and pod system built by Boeing that can be integrated with an aircraft. The Air Force said it received the pod subsystem in February 2021. The LANCE is the smallest, lightest high-energy laser of its power class built by Lockheed so far, said a company executive. The delivery was a key benchmark in the development of an airborne operational laser, he said. The AFRL has begun mission utility analyses and wargaming studies to determine how the SHiELD subsystems or an integrated laser weapon system might be used, said lab officials. Follow-on activities, such as firing the laser, have not been finalized. The service has not yet determined specific applications or platforms for the SHiELD.
Ukraine—Zelenskyy Set To Reshuffle Cabinet, Launch Reforms Bloomberg News | 07/12/2022 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to consolidate the Ukrainian government's bureaucracy to reduce corruption and waste, reports Bloomberg News. The plan would cut ministerial personnel by half and consolidate 20 ministries into 12, said unnamed sources. The ministry of foreign affairs would be reorganized to support planning for potential European Union membership, while the ministry for digital transformation would lead the effort to modernize and streamline the government. Last week, Kyiv unveiled a set of key principles for reform and reconstruction during a meeting with 42 other nations in Lugano, Switzerland, focused on supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine, reported Interfax-Ukraine.
Armenia—Minor Earthquakes Hit Border With Georgia News.am | 07/12/2022 A series of earthquakes struck the border region between Armenia and Georgia, reports News.am (Armenia). On Monday, four quakes ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 6.0 on the Richter scale were felt in several villages in Armenia's northwestern Shirak province. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The Armenian Emergency Ministry said that despite potential aftershocks, the earthquakes should not cause concern.
Australia—1st Female Rabbi Sworn In Australian Dept. Of Defense | 07/12/2022 The Australian army has its first female rabbi, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense. Rabbanit Judith Levitan was sworn in during a ceremony in Sydney, the department said in a release on Monday. She is also the first woman ordained as an Orthodox rabbi in New South Wales and the second in Australia. She will serve at the Randwick Barracks upon completing her specialist service office course, the department said. The move is potentially controversial, since not all those in the Orthodox community believe that women can serve as rabbis, noted Rabbi Ralph Genende, the senior rabbi on the military's Religious Advisory Committee, who invited Levitan to serve with the Australian Defense Force. Rabbanit Levitan has a background in law and social work with experience in domestic and family violence. She says she joined the army because she felt a sense of duty and hopes that as the first female rabbi, she will be approachable and able to help those facing a range of challenges.
Iran—Moscow Turns To Tehran For Drones, Says U.S. Official The Hill | 07/12/2022 Senior American officials say that Russia is acquiring drones from Iran in a sign of the issues Moscow is having with its domestic defense industry, reports the Hill (Washington, D.C.). On Monday, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that Tehran was preparing to supply up to several hundred uncrewed aerial vehicles, included armed drones, "on an expedited timeline." Iran was preparing to train Russians on the use of the drones as soon as this month, he said. Tehran previously delivered similar systems to Houthi rebels fighting the internationally backed government in Yemen, Sullivan noted. The national security adviser expressed confidence that the Ukrainians, with assistance from the U.S. and others, would be able to "effectively defend and sustain" Kyiv, the capital, which Russia failed to capture in the opening days of the war.
South Korea—KAI Chooses CMC Electronics To Upgrade KA-1 Trainer Cockpits CMC Electronics | 07/12/2022 Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected CMC Electronics to modernize the cockpit of South Korean air force trainer aircraft, reports CMC Electronics (Montreal). Under the contract, the value of which was not disclosed, CMC will upgrade the cockpits of the KA-1 advanced mission training and light attack aircraft with its PU-3000 multicore mission computer, the first such civil certified system, according to the Canadian firm. The system can integrate several conventional multifunction displays or one large area display. KAI has selected the latter option. It includes a software development kit that will permit South Korea to build proprietary mission applications on its own. The CMC upgrade employs the latest cockpit management technology and would enable South Korea to more quickly train pilots to operate the latest fighter aircraft, the company said.
Taiwan—Test Launch Advances Domestic Space Tech Taipei Times | 07/12/2022 The Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC) at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taipei has successfully test-launched a domestically developed sounding rocket, reports the Taipei Times. On Sunday, the HTTP-3A rocket was launched from the village of Syuhai in Pintung county in southern Taiwan. The 16-foot (4.8-m), 805-pound (365-kg) rocket reached an altitude of 9,800 feet (3,000 m) during the 2-minute flight, falling short of the planned 40,000-foot (12,000-m) ascent during an 8- to 10-minute flight. Nevertheless, researchers said the trial was "99 percent successful." The test was designed to evaluate the hybrid propulsion system using a combination of liquid and solid-state propellants; the navigation system; ground controls; recovery parachute; and launch preparations, said the ARRC. It also tested the center's mission-analysis simulator, called ZIYASim, which has six degrees of freedom. Researchers said the HTTP-3A is the first sounding rocket in the world with guidance and control technology, meaning it does not need navigation assistance. Data gathered from the test would support plans for future satellite launches, said the ARRC.
Uzbekistan—Iran Set To Join SCO As Observer, Foreign Minister Says Sputnik | 07/12/2022 Acting Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov says that Iran will be admitted to the Beijing-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as an observer by the end of the year, reports Russia's Sputnik news agency. Iranian observer status was agreed to last year during an SCO summit in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital. During a September summit in Samarkand, a memorandum on Tehran's obligations would be signed, Norov said during a panel discussion in Moscow. Uzbekistan currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the SCO. Meanwhile, the SCO has received a membership application from Belarus, which will be considered during the Samarkand talks.
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