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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
July 28
1861
During the Civil War, the frigate, USS St. Lawrence, spots a schooner flying English colors and gave chase. Some four hours later, as she is overhauling the schooner, the fleeing vessel runs up the Confederate flag and fires three shots. Firing with her forecastle battery, St. Lawrence hits the vessel twice, once in her bow. Survivors from the sunken vessel reveal it had been the Confederate privateer, Petrel.
1926
USS S-1 surfaces and launches a Cox-Klemin (XS 2) seaplane flown by Lt. D.C. Allen. The submarine recovers the aircraft and submerges, successfully completing an airplane transport on board a submarine.
1943
PBM aircraft (VP 32) sinks German submarine (U 359) south-southwest of Puerto Rico. During her service, (U 359) deploys on three war patrols.
1944
USS Wyman (DE 38) and USS Reynolds (DE 42) sink Japanese submarine (I 55), 400 miles east of Tinian.
1945
USS Callaghan (DD 792) is the last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack when she hits a radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa, 25X 43N, 126X 55E. USS Pritchett (DD 561) is also damaged by a near hit from a kamikaze as she assists the destroyer. The kamikaze that hits USS Callaghan is carrying Willow (a primary training biplane), revealing the desperation level of the Japanese. USS Callaghan is named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient, Rear Adm. Daniel J. Callaghan, who died during the naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov. 12-13, 1942.
1973
Skylab 3 is launched. The mission is the second to the first U.S. manned space station. The commander of the mission is Capt. Alan L. Bean, USN, the pilot is Maj. Jack R. Lousma, USMC, and the Science Pilot is Owen K. Garriott, a former Navy electronics officer. The mission lasts 59 days, 11 hours and includes 858 Earth orbits. USS New Orleans (LPH 11) recovers the crew.
1984
USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) is launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. The rescue and salvage ship conducts salvage, diving, towing, off-shore firefighting, heavy lift operations and theater security cooperation missions through the Military Sealift Command.
2000
USNS Watkins (T-ARK 315) is launched at National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, Calif. The large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship is part of the prepositioning program with Military Sealift Command. The ships serve as dry cargo surge sealift carriers. Watkins is named after Army Master Sgt. Travis E. Watkins, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions and leadership during the second Battle of Naktong Bulge during the Korean War.
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Today in History July 28
1540 Henry VIII of England marries Catherine Howard; Thomas Cromwell is beheaded on Tower Hill in England.
1615 French explorer Samuel de Champlain discovers Lake Huron on his seventh voyage to the New World.
1794 Robespierre is beheaded in France.
1808 Sultan Mustafa of the Ottoman Empire is deposed and his cousin Mahmud II gains the throne.
1835 King Louis-Philippe of France survives an assassination attempt.
1863 Confederate John Mosby begins a series of attacks against General George Meade's Army of the Potomac.
1868 The 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to all those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.
1898 Spain, through the offices of the French embassy in Washington, D.C., requests peace terms in its war with the United States.
1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I.
1920 Pancho Villa surrenders to the Mexican government.
1932 The Bonus Army of impoverished World War I veterans is violently pushed out of Washington, D.C.
1941 A Japanese army lands on the coast of Cochin, China (modern day Vietnam).
1945 A B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 13 people.
1965 President Lyndon Johnson sends an additional 50,000 troops to South Vietnam.
1988 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for the first time in 21 years.
1990 A fire at an electrical substation causes a blackout in Chicago. Some 40,000 people were without power for up to three days.
1996 Discovery of remains of a prehistoric man near Kennewick, Washington, casts doubts on accepted beliefs of when, how and where the Americas were populated.
2005 Britain experiences its most costly tornado to date, causing 40 million Sterling Pounds of damage to Birmingham in just four minutes. There were no fatalities.
2005 The Irish Republican Army (IRA) announces an end to its 30-year armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 28 July 1967… McMaster's "Dereliction of Duty"…
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
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This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War
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Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
Daily Memo: East Asian Travels, EU Gas-Saving Plan
Japanese defense forces will participate for the first time in exercises in Indonesia next month.
By: GPF Staff
Japanese-Indonesian cooperation. During a meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to cooperate more closely on energy. Japanese defense forces will also participate for the first time in exercises in Indonesia next month, alongside the U.S. and Australia. Finally, Tokyo will loan Jakarta 43.6 billion yen ($318 million) for infrastructure projects and disaster prevention.
Natural gas guzzlers. EU energy ministers agreed on Tuesday to work toward cutting natural gas usage by 15 percent between Aug. 1 and March 2023 to protect against further Russian supply cuts. The plan includes a number of exceptions and is voluntary unless a qualified majority of member states vote to declare an emergency.
Europe tour. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday. They discussed linking their electricity networks to provide southern and western Europe with cheaper energy and renewable energy. They also announced plans to improve communication links with a new fiber optic and data cable project that would connect Europe to Asia via Saudi Arabia. Finally, they agreed to advance military cooperation and the fight against organized crime. The Saudi prince will travel to France next to meet with President Emmanuel Macron.
Helping hand. Following a meeting with Russia's deputy transport minister, Iranian authorities decided to approve an agreement on the supply of equipment to Russia and on the maintenance of Russian airliners. Under the agreement, Russia will receive Iranian-made parts and equipment as well as repair, maintenance and support of
Russian aircraft in Iranian service centers.
EU proposal. The European Union proposed a new draft text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, detailing steps for both Iran and the United States to undertake. Iran, however, said it wants to make its own proposals. A German business delegation is also in Iran this week to discuss trade relations.
Chinese lockdowns. Wuhan, China, closed some businesses and public transportation in the district of Jingxia for three days after detecting several COVID-19 infections. Jingxia is home to almost 1 million people.
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Daily Memo: Odesa Strike, Lavrov in Africa
The missiles hit two targets at the port.
By: GPF Staff
Odesa strike. A day after the signing on Friday of an agreement to facilitate the export of grain from Ukraine, two Russian Kalibr missiles struck the port of Odesa over the weekend. Ukrainian air defenses shot down two more missiles, according to Ukraine's armed forces. Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Sunday that the missiles had hit a Harpoon missile depot and a ship in the port.
Africa tour. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began a tour of Africa on Sunday with stops planned in Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia and the Republic of the Congo. He arrived in Egypt on Sunday, where he held talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The visit comes as countries in the region face food shortages in part as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Deadline. Indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is approaching a critical deadline. It previously promised to deliver a preliminary restructuring plan by the end of July, but with days left to go, the company has yet to produce one. On Friday, the firm said CEO Xia Haijun was forced to resign amid a company investigation into the use of 13.4 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) in deposits as security for third parties to obtain bank loans, which some borrowers then failed to pay back. Chief Financial Officer Pan Darong was also forced to step down.
Shortage. Marketing intelligence firm Cru Group has warned of a growing shortage in fiber optic cable. Over the past 16 months, Europe, India and China have also seen a 70 percent increase in prices. The situation is related to a surge in demand over the past two years, particularly from government 5G development projects and infrastructure initiatives led by companies like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft. It's also due to a shortage of helium, a critical input material for manufacturing fiber optics.
Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah over the weekend. Tokayev said his country was ready to become a long-term supplier of high-quality wheat, flour and oilseeds for Saudi Arabia. He also offered Saudi investors an opportunity to participate in exploration and development of over 60 Kazakh mineral and metal deposits, and said Kazakhstan was ready to partner with Saudi Arabia on space exploration projects.
Under scrutiny. China is developing a system to classify U.S.-listed Chinese companies into categories based on the sensitivity of the data they hold in an effort to prevent U.S. regulators from delisting hundreds of firms. Beijing hopes the initiative will bring the companies into compliance with U.S. rules requiring regulatory scrutiny of public companies' financial filings.
Russia and Uzbekistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. They discussed bilateral cooperation and preparations for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Heads of State Council scheduled for the autumn. A day prior, Putin signed a decree honoring Mirziyoyev's efforts to strengthen relations between their countries.
East Asia trip. Indonesian President Joko Widodo is traveling to Beijing on Monday to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Widodo will depart for Japan on Wednesday and South Korea the following day as part of his regional tour.
France in Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron will start an Africa tour on Monday that includes Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau.
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Thanks to the Bear
War Is A Racket, by Major General Smedley Butler, 1935
Gents…
An invaluable history lesson for the ages… A classic that belongs on every Ready Room all-read board…. with sign-off by cob Friday PM. Failure to do this: Squadron Duty Officer is directed to have short-hitters return to squadron spaces immediately to complete required reading…
A hard to find companion book, "War and Wages," 1935, by another heroic Marine— my Great "Uncle Robert," Major Robert E. Adams, USMC (Trenches WWI, Nicaragua, Dom. Republic)— also belongs on the all-read board. Book is available from reprinters in India… Bear
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This Day in U S Military History…….July 28
1863 – Confederate John Mosby began a series of attacks against General Meade's Army of the Potomac as it tried to pursue General Robert E. Lee in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby was known as "The Gray Ghost." The rather ordinary looking Mosby led his Partisan Rangers in guerilla warfare operations that continually confounded Union commanders in the Piedmont region of Virginia. Learn more about Mosby's Confederacy in Faquier and Loudoun counties.
1863 – Under the command of Lieutenant Commander English, U.S.S. Beauregard and Oleander and boats from U.S.S. Sagamore and Para attacked New Smyrna, Florida. After shelling the town, the Union force "captured one sloop loaded with cotton, one schooner not laden; caused them to destroy several vessels, some of which were loaded with cotton and about ready to sail. They burned large quantities of it on shore. . . . Landed a strong force, destroyed all the buildings that had been occupied by troops." The Union Navy's capability to strike swiftly and effectively at any point on the South's sea perimeter kept the Confederacy off balance.
1942 – Coast Guard J4F Widgeon, CG tail number V-214, piloted by Chief Aviation Pilot Henry White and carrying crewman RM1c Henderson Boggs, attacked a surfaced German submarine off the coast of Louisiana with a single depth charge. After the war, the US Navy credited V-214 with sinking the Nazi sub U-166. White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Boggs was awarded the Air Medal. Nevertheless the U-166 was later learned to have been sunk a few days earlier by a Navy patrol craft. White had actually attacked the U-171, which reported in her war diary as having been attacked by an unidentified aircraft in the very location that White reported attacking a U-boat. The U-171 escaped with no damage.
1943 – President Roosevelt announced the end of coffee rationing.
1943 – On New Georgia the American attack continues. The present objective is Horseshoe Hill. Two Japanese destroyers are sunk by aircraft near Rabaul.
1943 – The Japanese evacuate most of their garrison on Kiska Island with being detected by American forces.
1943 – Nicosia is captured by American troops and Agira is taken by Canadians.
1944 – The first objective of "Operation Cobra" is reached by elements of US 1st Army. The US 4th Armored Division enters Coutances.
1944 – On Guam, American marines occupy much of the Orote Peninsula. Other US forces take Mount Chachao and Mount Alutom in the continuing effort to link up the beachheads.
1944 – LTJG Clarence Samuels became the first African-American to command a "major" Coast Guard vessel since Michael Healy and the first to achieve command of a Coast Guard vessel "during wartime" when he assumed command of the Light Vessel No. 115 on 28 July 1944.
1945 – Premier Suzuki holds a press conference in which he says that the government of Japan will "take no notice" of the Potsdam Declaration. While it is possible that the wording he used was intended to mean "make no comment on for the moment," it is clear that the Japanese government does not intend to surrender immediately and unconditionally, which is the implicit expectation of the Allied declaration.
1945 – Some 2000 Allied planes bomb Kure, Kobe and targets in the Inland Sea. The air strikes sink the Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi, the old cruiser Izumo, the light cruiser Oyodo and a destroyer.
1945 – In a ringing declaration indicating that America's pre-World War II isolation was truly at an end, the U.S. Senate approves the charter establishing the United Nations. In the years to come, the United Nations would be the scene of some of the most memorable Cold War confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1919, following the close of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson implored the U.S. Senate to approve the charter for the League of Nations. Postwar isolationism and partisan politics killed U.S. participation in the League, however. In July 1945, with World War II coming to a close, the U.S. Senate indicated the sea change in American attitudes toward U.S. involvement in world affairs by approving the charter for the United Nations by a vote of 89 to 2. President Harry S. Truman was delighted with the vote, declaring, "The action of the Senate substantially advances the cause of world peace." Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew also applauded the Senate's action, noting, "Millions of men, women and children have died because nations took to the naked sword instead of the conference table to settle their differences." The U.N. charter would provide the "foundation and cornerstone on which the international organization to keep the peace will be built." Once the charter had been ratified by a majority of the 50 nations that hammered out the charter in June 1945, the U.S. Senate formally approved U.S. participation in the United Nations in December 1945. Whether the United Nations became a "foundation and cornerstone" of world peace in the years that followed is debatable, but it was certainly the scene of several notable Cold War confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1950, with the Russians absent from the U.N. Security Council, the United States pushed through a resolution providing U.N. military assistance to South Korea in the Korean War. And in one memorable moment, during a speech denouncing Western imperialism in
1960, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev took off one of his shoes and pounded his table with it to make his point.
1945 – The Japanese attack American ships around Okinawa, in response to the Allied strikes on Japan. The American destroyer Callaghan is sunk by a Japanese suicide plane. It is the last ship to be destroyed by a Kamikaze attack.
1945 – A twin-engine U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th and 79th floors and killed 14 [13] people. The plane's propellers severed elevator cables and sent one on a 38-story fall in which the operator survived.
1952 – Vice Admiral J. J. Clark, commander of the 7th Fleet, authorized the destroyer USS Orleck to assume the classification "DTS" – "Destroyer, Train Smasher" – after the Orleck destroyed a North Korean train with gunfire.
1972 – In response to Soviet accusations that the United States had conducted a two-month bombing campaign intentionally to destroy the dikes and dams of the Tonkin Delta in North Vietnam, a CIA report is made public by the Nixon administration. The report revealed that U.S. bombing at 12 locations had in fact caused accidental minor damage to North Vietnam's dikes, but the damage was unintentional and the dikes were not the intended targets of the bombings. The nearly 2,000 miles of dikes on the Tonkin plain, and more than 2,000 along the sea, made civilized life possible in the Red River Delta. Had the dikes been intentionally targeted, their destruction would have destroyed centuries of patient work and caused the drowning or starvation of hundreds of thousands of peasants. Bombing the dikes had been advocated by some U.S. strategists since the beginning of U.S. involvement in the war, but had been rejected outright by U.S. presidents sitting during the war as an act of terrorism.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
CLARK, JOHN W.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, 6th Vermont Infantry. Place and date: Near Warrenton, Va., 28 July 1863. Entered service at: Vermont. Born: 21 October 1830, Montpelier, Vt. Date of issue: 17 August 1891. Citation: Defended the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy; he was severely wounded, but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through in safety.
MURPHY, ROBINSON B.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company A, 127th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 28 July 1864. Entered service at: Oswego, Kendall County, Ill. Birth: Oswego, Kendall County, Ill. Date of issue: 22 July 1890. Citation: Being orderly to the brigade commander, he voluntarily led two regiments as reinforcements into line of battle, where he had his horse shot under him.
TORGLER, ERNST
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry Place and date: At Ezra Chapel, Ga., 28 July 1864. Entered service at: ——. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: 10 May 1894. Citation: At great hazard of his life he saved his commanding officer, then badly wounded, from capture.
MANNING, SIDNEY E.
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army Company G, 167th Infantry, 42d Division. Place and date: Near Breuvannes, France, 28 July 1918. Entering service at: Flomaton, Ala. Born: 17 July 1892, Butler County, Ala. G.O. No.: 44, W.D., 1919. Citation: When his platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River, Cpl. Manning took command of his platoon, which was near the center of the attacking line. Though himself severely wounded he led forward the 35 men remaining in the platoon and finally succeeded in gaining a foothold on the enemy's position, during which time he had received more wounds and all but 7 of his men had fallen. Directing the consolidation of the position, he held off a large body of the enemy only 50 yards away by fire from his automatic rifle. He declined to take cover until his line had been entirely consolidated with the line of the platoon on the front when he dragged himself to shelter, suffering from 9 wounds in all parts of the body.
MORGAN, JOHN C. (Air Mission)
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps, 326th Bomber Squadron, 92d Bomber Group. Place and date: Over Europe, 28 July 1943. Entered service at: London, England. Born: 24 August 1914, Vernon, Tex. G.O. No.: 85, 17 December 1943. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty, while participating on a bombing mission over enemy-occupied continental Europe, 28 July 1943. Prior to reaching the German coast on the way to the target, the B17 airplane in which 2d Lt. Morgan was serving as copilot was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters, during which the oxygen system to the tail, waist, and radio gun positions was knocked out. A frontal attack placed a cannon shell through the windshield, totally shattering it, and the pilot's skull was split open by a .303 caliber shell, leaving him in a crazed condition. The pilot fell over the steering wheel, tightly clamping his arms around it. 2d Lt. Morgan at once grasped the controls from his side and, by sheer strength, pulled the airplane back into formation despite the frantic struggles of the semiconscious pilot. The interphone had been destroyed, rendering it impossible to call for help. At this time the top turret gunner fell to the floor and down through the hatch with his arm shot off at the shoulder and a gaping wound in his side. The waist, tail, and radio gunners had lost consciousness from lack of oxygen and, hearing no fire from their guns, the copilot believed they had bailed out. The wounded pilot still offered desperate resistance in his crazed attempts to fly the airplane. There remained the prospect of flying to and over the target and back to a friendly base wholly unassisted. In the face of this desperate situation, 2d Lt. Officer Morgan made his decision to continue the flight and protect any members of the crew who might still be in the ship and for 2 hours he flew in formation with one hand at the controls and the other holding off the struggling pilot before the navigator entered the steering compartment and relieved the situation. The miraculous and heroic performance of 2d Lt. Morgan on this occasion resulted in the successful completion of a vital bombing mission and the safe return of his airplane and crew.
*CARON, WAYNE MAURICE
Rank and organization: Hospital Corpsman Third Class, U.S. Navy, Headquarters and Service Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), FMF. Place and date: Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam, 28 July 1968. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Born: 2 November 1946, Middleboro, Mass. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as platoon corpsman with Company K, during combat operations against enemy forces. While on a sweep through an open rice field HC3c. Caron's unit started receiving enemy small arms fire. Upon seeing 2 marine casualties fall, he immediately ran forward to render first aid, but found that they were dead. At this time, the platoon was taken under intense small-arms and automatic weapons fire, sustaining additional casualties. As he moved to the aid of his wounded comrades, HC3c. Caron was hit in the arm by enemy fire. Although knocked to the ground, he regained his feet and continued to the injured marines. He rendered medical assistance to the first marine he reached, who was grievously wounded, and undoubtedly was instrumental in saving the man's life. HC3c. Caron then ran toward the second wounded marine, but was again hit by enemy fire, this time in the leg. Nonetheless, he crawled the remaining distance and provided medical aid for this severely wounded man. HC3c. Caron started to make his way to yet another injured comrade, when he was again struck by enemy small-arms fire. Courageously and with unbelievable determination, HC3c. Caron continued his attempt to reach the third marine until he was killed by an enemy rocket round. His inspiring valor, steadfast determination and selfless dedication in the face of extreme danger, sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
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World News for 28 July thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Shipping Firms See Great Lakes Ports As Option To Alleviate Supply Chain Disruptions BBC News | 07/28/2022 Clogged ports on the east, west and southern coasts of the U.S. have shipping firms looking to long neglected ports on the Great Lakes to get products to market faster, reports the BBC News. The Port of Cleveland is among those Great Lakes shipping centers that has seen a revitalization over the last two years as supply chain delays have increased due to the COVID pandemic and war in Ukraine. Last year, Cleveland saw a 69 percent increase in tonnage over 2020, while April's tonnage figures were twice those in the same month in 2021. In November 2021, one ship made a 40-day voyage from Shanghai to Cleveland to bypass backlogs in major ports in Southern California, Virginia and New Jersey. The Port of Cleveland has teamed with a Texas-based company to deliver products to Italy by trucking cargo from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Erie. In May, the Port of Duluth-Superior expanded its customs station to allow international cargo. Cleveland also has room to expand. It is currently moving about 10,000 containers annually but has the capacity to handle 100,000. Challenges remain however, with shipping limited in the winter months due to ice. Last year, a shortage of icebreakers hindered shipping activity. The locks between the Great Lakes are also not kept ice-free during winter. The locks limit the size of cargo ships to no more than 78 feet (23.8 m) in beam. Canada has begun addressing this issue by using feeder ships to bring cargo from Hamilton, Ontario, to the Port of Montreal for transfer to larger vessels.
USA—Senate Intel Committee Pushes For AARO To Focus Unexplained Phenomena In All Domains The War Zone | 07/28/2022 The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee wants the Pentagon's newly established All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to focus on non-human-made phenomena in the air, sea, land and space domains, reports the War Zone website. On July 20, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the chairman of the committee, submitted a report along with the Senate's latest draft of the 2023 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) that called unidentified aerospace and undersea phenomena "exponentially" growing threats. It also called for intelligence agencies monitoring such events to focus on those incidents that are truly unexplained. Those that are determined to involve human technology would be passed to the appropriate offices. The report comes shortly after the Defense Dept. announced the rebranding of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Group (AOIMSG) as the AARO and was broadening the official scope of its activities. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, who has held a number of posts in the intelligence community, has been named to lead the office. The report said that the committee was hopeful that the new office would address structural issues hindering progress on the challenge. The draft IAA also calls for the AARO to include representatives from the CIA; Dept. of Energy; military intelligence agencies such as the National Reconnaissance Office, DIA and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and Air Force and Space Force intelligence. It also provides ways for government, military and contractor personnel to safely report potential risks to national security directly to the office without consulting superiors and provides legal protections for those making such reports.
Afghanistan—Uighur Separatists Rebuilding Under Taliban, Says U.N. Report South China Morning Post | 07/28/2022 A recent U.N. Security Council report says that Uighur separatists have been allowed to rebuild their strength in Afghanistan under the Taliban, reports the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). China has been pressing the Taliban government to crack down on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), also known as the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), which seeks an independent Uighur state in China's western Xinjiang region. ETIM is active in Afghanistan and Syria and has developed ties with other militant groups, including Al-Qaida and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The U.N. report, published on July 15, says that the group has rebuilt several strongholds in Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan and covertly purchased weapons to strengthen its ability to conduct attacks on Chinese interests. "Several member states noted that ETIM/TIP is continuing to strengthen its relations with TTP and Jamaat Ansarullah, augmenting its military training on the manufacture and use of improvised explosive devices, focusing on morale and planning to carry out terrorist attacks against Chinese interests in the region when the time is right," says the report. Analysts estimate that there are around 1,000 ETIM fighters in Afghanistan, but these numbers are expected to grow as Uighur fighters return from Syria.
Benin—Macron Pledges More Military Support France 24 | 07/28/2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to step up military support for Benin during an official visit, reports France 24. On Wednesday, Macron met with his Beninese counterpart, Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, pledging to strengthen cooperation and investment in security, education and culture. Benin has experienced an uptick in attacks by Al-Qaida and ISIS militants as the groups spread south from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Macron said that France could supply drones and more advanced weapons to help Benin fight Islamist armed groups. He promised to deliver vehicles, de-mining equipment, bulletproof vests and night-vision equipment soon. Paris has been providing Benin with intelligence, training support and civilian aid to help develop areas that are vulnerable to jihadist threats, the French president said. On Tuesday, 75 French opposition lawmakers wrote an open letter to Macron expressing concern about cooperation with the Talon government due to its crackdown on the political opposition and a growing number of political prisoners there.
China—Scientists Launch Hack-Proof Quantum Satellite South China Morning Post | 07/28/2022 China has launched its second quantum satellite as part of efforts to create a global quantum communications network, reports the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). The low-earth orbit satellite, designated Jian 1, was one of six satellites launched by a Lijian quick-response rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Wednesday, reported Xinhua, China's state news agency. Developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Jian 1 will conduct quantum key distribution experiments. A quantum key network uses entangled particles to encrypt a message. Any attempt to intercept or decode will physically alter the message and alerts the receiver. The Jian 1 weighs about 220 pounds (100 kg), about one-sixth the weight of China's first quantum satellite, Mozi, which was launched in 2016, and can generate quantum keys two to three times faster, according to the project team. The quantum satellite is scheduled to enter service after a month of testing and would support quantum communication for over 100 users globally. Unlike traditional satellites, which primarily serve as communication relays, quantum satellites primarily generate entangled particles that can be used as quantum keys. With more quantum satellites in orbit, more keys can be generated and sent to a pool for users with high security requirements, said researchers. The Jian 1 "makes China the first country in the world to achieve real-time, satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution with micro-nano satellite and miniaturized ground stations," the project team said in a statement.
Democratic Republic of the Congo—15 Killed In Ongoing Protests Against Peacekeepers New York Times | 07/28/2022 At least 15 people have died in the latest protests against the U.N. peacekeeping mission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports the New York Times. On Tuesday, two Indian police officers and a Moroccan soldier were killed, and an Egyptian police officer was injured when protesters breached the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission compound in Butembo in North Kivu province, a U.N. spokesman said. Another 12 civilians have been killed and at least 60 injured during growing protests in the region. On Wednesday, an errant shot by U.N. forces downed an electricity line, electrocuting four Congolese civilians to death, reported Reuters. The violent demonstrations have been fueled by anti-U.N. remarks by Congolese politicians and other groups, the spokesman said. Analysts said that some politicians may be seeking to take advantage of the protests to distract the public from their own failures to deliver peace, economic growth and justice ahead of next year's elections. Locals in the eastern DRC have expressed dissatisfaction with the U.N. mission's inability to protect civilians from dozens of militant groups that operate in the vast eastern part of the country.
France—Thales Takes Full Ownership Of Advanced Acoustic Concepts Thales | 07/28/2022 Thales subsidiary company TDSI has acquired full ownership of Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), its joint venture with Leonardo DRS, the company announced in a release. AAC is one of the main U.S. firms in the area of advanced sonar, training and knowledge management, delivering modernization systems to the U.S. Navy. TDSI, which caters to the U.S. defense market, will use its new acquisition to "increase its engineering and industrial footprint," Thales said in a release on Wednesday. The final cost of the acquisition was not disclosed, however Thales said ACC generated more than US$80 million in sales in 2021.
Haiti—Gangs Continue To Battle In Port-Au-Prince Reuters | 07/28/2022 Gang violence continues in Haiti, with the latest fighting shutting down parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, reports Reuters. Fighting on Wednesday shut down several main thoroughfares and a municipal market. The cathedral in Port-au-Prince also caught fire and was partially damaged before firefighters could put it out. The blaze was believed to be related to gang violence. Meanwhile, prisoners at a jail in the capital attempted unsuccessfully to escape during the fighting, prison officials told Haitian radio. Shots were also reported in the Cite de Soleil slum, where the U.N. estimates that more than 470 people were killed, injured or missing in clashes earlier this month.
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