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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History:
Aug. 19
1812 The frigate USS Constitution captures the frigate HMS Guerriere, off Halifax, Nova Scotia after an intense battle.
1818 Capt. James Biddle, as commanding officer of USS Ontario, takes possession of Oregon Territory for United States.
1936 Lt. B. L. Braun, pilot, completes test bombing against the submarine USS R-8 (SS 85) off the Virginia capes, sinking the old submarine and proving the value of properly armed aircraft in antisubmarine warfare.
1943 USS Finback (SS 230) sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser (No.109) off the eastern Celebes.
1981 Two F-14 Tomcats of VF-41 shoot down two Libyan (Su 22) Sukhoi aircraft over international waters. Flying off USS Nimitz (CVA(N) 68), the Tomcats are on a reconnaissance mission for a missile-firing exercise being conducted by U.S. ships from two carrier battle groups when they are fired on by the Libyan planes.
2000 USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is the first ship named for Marine Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, who earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his "indomitable courage, inspiring initiative and selfless devotion to duty" after he twice threw himself between a North Vietnamese weapon and a wounded comrade on Feb. 23, 1969.
2017 A team of civilian researchers led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announces they found the wreck of World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was lost July 30, 1945, in 18,000 feet of water. About 800 of the ship's 1,196 Sailors and Marines survived the sinking, but after four to five days in the water - suffering exposure, dehydration, drowning, and shark attacks - only 316 survived.
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Today in History August 19
1493 Maximilian succeeds his father Frederick III as Holy Roman Emperor.
1587 Sigismund III is chosen to be the king of Poland.
1692 Five women are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of the crime of witchcraft. Fourteen more people are executed that year and 150 others are imprisoned.
1772 Gustavus III of Sweden eliminates the rule of parties and establishes an absolute monarchy.
1779 Americans under Major Henry Lee take the British garrison at Paulus Hook, New Jersey.
1812 The USS Constitution earns the nickname "Old Ironsides" during the battle off Nova Scotia that saw her defeat the HMS Guerriere.
1914 The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) lands in France.
1934 38 million Germans vote to make Adolf Hitler the official successor to President von Hindenburg.
1936 Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca is shot by Franco's troops after being forced to dig his own grave.
1942 A raid on Dieppe, France by British and Canadian commandos is repulsed by the German Army.
1944 In an effort to prevent a communist uprising in Paris, Charles De Gaulle begins attacking German forces all around the city.
1950 Edith Sampson becomes the first African-American representative to the United Nations.
1957 The first balloon flight to exceed 100,000 feet takes off from Crosby, Minnesota.
1965 US forces destroy a Viet Cong stronghold near Van Tuong, in South Vietnam.
1974 US Ambassador to Cyrus Rodger P. Davies assassinated by a sniper of Greek Cypriot paramilitary group EOKA-B during a demonstration outside the embassy in Nicosia.
1976 Gerald R Ford, who had become President of the United States after Richard Nixon resigned, wins Republican Party's presidential nomination at Kansas City convention.
1987 Hungerford Massacre in the UK; armed with semi-automatic rifles and a handgun Michael Ryan kills 16 people before committing suicide. In response, Parliament passed the Firearms (Amendment) Act of 1988 banning ownership of certain classes of firearms.
1988 Cease fire begins in 8-year war between Iran and Iraq.
1991 Communist hard-liners place President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest in an attempted coup that failed two days later.
2002 A Russian Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
2003 Shmuel Hanavi bus bombing: suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem kills 23 Israelis, some of them children, and wounds 130. Islamist militant group Hamas claims responsibility for the attack.
2004 Google Inc. stock begins selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market, with an initial price of $85; the stock ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.
2005 Toronto Supercell: A series of thunderstorms spawn several tornadoes and cause flash floods in Southern Ontario. Losses exceed $500 million Canadian dollars, the highest ever in the province.
2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom ends; the last US combat brigade, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, leaves the country. Six brigades remain to train Iraqi troops.
1909
First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembere'd.com post for 19 August 1967… White House target planning…
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 Carl
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
. The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Thanks to Michael ...and Dr. Rich
Marine astronaut to lead NASA mission to International Space Station
Becoming a Marine is no small feat, so becoming a Marine turned astronaut might simply sound out of this world. Not, however, for Col. Nicole Mann, 45, a former F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet test pilot.
View the article. https://flip.it/F4o1eh
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Thanks to Clyde
US Naval capabilities in the Taiwan Straits
NATIONAL REVIEW August 18, 2022
Deter China through Strength and Confidence
The U.S. is the dominant maritime power in the Pacific; let's keep it that way.
by John Lehman and Bing West
American policy toward Taiwan is one of "strategic ambiguity." If China attacks Taiwan, U.S. forces may fight or not fight. Chairman Xi's bellicosity signals that he believes we wouldn't fight. By seizing Taiwan, China would control $6 trillion in seaborne trade and cut us off from South Korea and Japan. Simply put, our own security depends upon a willingness to fight for Taiwan's freedom.
To ensure that Xi believes that the U.S. would fight, three actions are necessary. First, make it clear that America would defeat a Chinese invasion. A few years ago, a senior Pentagon official claimed that China defeated us in a series of war games. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a war game conducted by a think tank. After "horrific [U.S.] losses," one of its participants concluded, "Nobody won, but nobody lost either." That is scarcely reassuring. The chairman of our Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, has said, "We're witnessing one of the largest shifts in global geostrategic power that the world has witnessed." Such lugubrious sentiments, coupled with the Afghanistan debacle, are demoralizing. In 2018, 70 percent of Americans had a great deal of confidence in our military; that has dropped to 45 percent. Our senior leaders must belay pessimism.
America's defeat is not predestined. China must attack across one hundred miles of open ocean, while our Navy can detect the movement of any warship, submarine, or plane. Thousands of anti-ship missiles await the invasion craft. China has never fought a maritime war, whereas our command systems have been forged in continuous wars. Nor can China rationally expand a naval clash with America. Its entire economy depends on imports of oil and natural gas across oceans controlled by America's attack submarines, aircraft, and surface forces. Our Navy must exude confidence in its lethal mission to sink the enemy, and visibly exercise and train to do it.
Here is the precedent. In the Carter years, in the 1970s, worry raged about a Soviet blitzkrieg against Germany, with our Navy shepherding convoys, as in World War II. Our Pentagon leaders believed that the Soviets would sink our fleet in the Mediterranean. Several of us believed that, after Vietnam, our officials had sought counsel in their fears and had lost sight of our huge geographical advantages and of our Navy's immense global striking power. In war games at the Naval War College and under President Reagan in actual exercises, we sent our attack submarines and carriers a thousand miles north of England to demonstrate that we intended to sink the Soviet navy and attack its bases. The Soviet command was flummoxed. Gorbachev said the demands from his admirals for more money to defend the Kola Peninsula helped convince him of America's superiority.
As we did in the '80s, we should display confidence in defeating a Chinese invasion or blockade. The Pentagon should hold ecumenical war games. Invite all services, Congress, and the White House to participate. But war games are theoretical. What's really needed is to follow up with bold exercises. Start now in the South China Sea, where the Philippines has requested joint naval patrols because China is bullying their fishermen and ships. Alongside Filipino vessels, we should send our warships with U.S. Marine landing parties to protect defenseless vessels. That is how you encourage and strengthen alliances.
The second step is to do away with the current policy of ambiguity that places America's response to an invasion in one man, the president. This contradicts our Constitution, which reposes war-making authority with the Congress. Independent of the administration, the American people and Congress will support a winner. Congress should pass a mutual-defense pact with Taiwan, the same as we have with the Philippines. That would be the strongest measure to dissuade Xi.
The third step is to safeguard the endurance of deterrence. President Biden requested a 5 percent increase in the Navy budget, not matching inflation. This prematurely retires 30 ships, further shrinking our too-small Navy. Congress must add ships. We are the dominant maritime power in the Pacific; let's keep it that way and act with confidence.
In the Reagan administration, John Lehman served as secretary of the Navy and Bing West as assistant secretary of defense. Both have written several books about national security.
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A little know reality
Thanks to Greg…..There was an article like this a couple years ago but this one really is a wake up call. Can you speak Chinese?
China doesn't have to fight us. They are buying us(and many other countries arround the world!).
Subject: A little know reality
In the future, China will employ millions of American workers and
dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States.
Chinese acquisition of US businesses set a new all-time record last
year, and it is on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is an example. Smithfield Foods is
the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It has
facilities in 26 US states and it employs tens of thousands of
Americans. It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with
approximately 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it
for $ 4.7 billion, and that means that the Chinese will now be the
most important employer in dozens of rural communities all over
America
T hanks in part to our massively bloated trade deficit with China, the
Chinese have trillions of dollars to spend. They are only just
starting to exercise their economic muscle.
It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a
difference between "the Chinese government" and "Chinese
corporations". In 2011, 43 percent of all profits in China were
produced by companies where the Chinese government had a controlling
interest.
Last year a Chinese company spent $ 2.6 billion to purchase AMC
entertainment – one of the largest movie theatre chains in the United
States. Now that Chinese c o mpany controls more movie ticket sales
than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power.
"Economic beachheads" are being established all over America. For
example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke
ground on a $100 million plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the
residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it
will also become yet another community that will now be heavily
dependent on communist China.
And guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots?
Detroit. Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses
and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to
shock absorbers in retail stores, and hiring experienced engineers and
designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic
automakers and their suppliers. If you recently purchased an
"American-made" vehicle, there is a really good chance that it has a
number of Chinese parts in it. Industry analysts are hard-pressed to
put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States.
China seems particularly interested in acquiring energy resources in
the United States. For example, China is actually mining for coal in
the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group
spent 616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro,
Tennessee. At the time, that acquisition really didn't make much news,
but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the
Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
And pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United
States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now
China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside
Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Are you starting to get the picture?
China is on the rise. If you doubt this, just read the following:
# When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number
one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the US has run a trade deficit with China over the past
decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United
States does.
# After being bailed out by US taxpayers, GM is involved in 11 joint
ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the US Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
# The new World Trade Center tower in New York includes glass imported
from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States does.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the
entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the
entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as
the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare
earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical
to the operation of any national defence system.
# In published scientific research articles China is expected to
become number one in the world very shortly.
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This Day in U S Military History…….19 August
1919 – "The Marines' Hymn" was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
1940 – First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
1942 – A major raid by mainly Canadian Forces (2nd Canadian Division, under General Roberts), with a British commando component (Nos. 3 & 4 commandos under Lord Lovat) and 50 American Rangers, is staged on the French coast, at Dieppe. Its function is to test German coastal defenses and gather intelligence. The raid goes badly and there is much controversy about it, including the cancellation and remounting of the raid, the inaccurate intelligence concerning German defensive positions and the lack of bomber support for the raid. In all there are 3600 casualties on the Allied side. 106 aircraft, one destroyer, 30 tanks and 33 landing craft are also lost. German casualties are light, 600 men and 50 tanks.
1942 – 19 US Marines died during a commando raid on Makin atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The raid was 2,000 miles behind enemy lines and 9 Marines were left behind. The 1943 movie, "Gung Ho," was based on the raid and starred Randolph Scott as Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, leader of the raid. In 2001 the bodies of 13 Marines, who died on Makin, were reburied at Arlington National Cemetery.
1943 – Italians have approached the Allies about negotiating a surrender. General Bedell Smith, General Eisenhower's Chief of Staff, and General Strong, his chief of intelligence areeive to continue talks with approaches to the British ambassador, Sir Samuel Hoare. The leading Italian representative is General Castellano.
1944 – Elements of the US 3rd Army reach the Seine River at Mantes Grassicourt. There is heavy fighting between Falaise and Argentan.
1944 – Liberation of Paris – Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
1945 – Japanese representatives of the government arrive in Manila to conclude the surrender of the remaining Japanese troops and receive instructions on the plans for the occupation of Japan and the signing of the surrender documents. Meanwhile, General MacArthur ordered a halt to all amphibious landing operations.
1981 – 2 US Navy F-14 jet fighters shot down 2 Soviet-built Libyan SU-22 over the Gulf of Sidra.
2010 – The last US combat brigades departed Iraq in the early morning. Convoys of US troops had been moving out of Iraq to Kuwait for several days, and NBC News broadcast live from Iraq as the last convoy crossed the border. While all combat brigades left the country, an additional 50,000 personnel (including Advise and Assist Brigades) remained in the country to provide support for the Iraqi military.
2014 – In what may be considered the first attack of the Islamic State on the United States, IS releases a video that show the apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley, and threatens the life of another American journalist if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. Foley had disappeared form northwest Syria on 22 November 2012 while working for the US-based online news outlet GlobalPost. The other journalist, still in captivity, is Steven Sotloff, kidnapped form the Syria-Turkey border region in 2013. Sotloff is a contributor to Time and Foreign Policy magazines.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
BROWN, CHARLES
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at:——. Birth: Schuylkill County, Pa. Date of issue: 1 December 1864. Citation: Capture of flag of 47th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
CAYER, OVILA
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 14th U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at:——. Birth: Canada. Date of issue: 15 February 1867. Citation: Commanded the regiment, all the officers being disabled.
HOTTENSTINE, SOLOMON J.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg and Norfolk Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Lehigh County, Pa. Date of issue: 2 February 1865. Citation: Captured flag belonging to a North Carolina regiment, and through a ruse led them into the arms of Federal troops.
MARTIN, SYLVESTER H.
Rank and organization. Lieutenant, Company K, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at:——. Birth: Chester County, Pa. Date of issue: 5 April 1894. Citation: Gallantly made a most dangerous reconnaissance, discovering the position of the enemy and enabling the division to repulse an attack made in strong force.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Co. H, and 2d Lt. Co. M, 1st Maryland Inf. Place and date: At Front Royal, Va., 23 May 1862. At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at: ——. Birth: Washington, D.C. Date of issue: 2 August 1897. Citation: When a sergeant, at Front Royal, Va., he was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy. Later, at Weldon Railroad, Va., then a lieutenant, he voluntarily took the place of a disabled officer and undertook a hazardous reconnaissance beyond the lines of the army; was taken prisoner in the attempt.
WOODS, BRENT
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: New Mexico, 19 August 1881. Entered service at: Louisville, Ky. Birth: Pulaski County, Ky. Date of issue: 12 July 1894. Citation: Saved the lives of his comrades and citizens of the detachment.
*NAKAE, MASATO Another Nise from the 442
Private Masato Nakae distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 19 August 1944, near Pisa, Italy. When his submachine gun was damaged by a shell fragment during a fierce attack by a superior enemy force, Private Nakae quickly picked up his wounded comrade's M-1 rifle and fired rifle grenades at the steadily advancing enemy. As the hostile force continued to close in on his position, Private Nakae threw six grenades and forced them to withdraw. During a concentrated enemy mortar barrage that preceded the next assault by the enemy force, a mortar shell fragment seriously wounded Private Nakae. Despite his injury, he refused to surrender his position and continued firing at the advancing enemy. By inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy force, he finally succeeded in breaking up the attack and caused the enemy to withdraw. Private Nakae'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.
*FRATELLENICO, FRANK R.
Rank and organization Corporal, U.S. Army, Company B, 2d Battalion, 502d Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 19 August 1970. Entered service at: Albany, N.Y. Born: 14 July 1951, Sharon, Conn. Citation: Cpl. Fratellenico distinguished himself while serving as a rifleman with Company B. Cpl. Fratellenico's squad was pinned down by intensive fire from 2 well-fortified enemy bunkers. At great personal risk Cpl. Fratellenico maneuvered forward and, using hand grenades, neutralized the first bunker which was occupied by a number of enemy soldiers. While attacking the second bunker, enemy fire struck Cpl. Fratellenico, causing him to fall to the ground and drop a grenade which he was preparing to throw. Alert to the imminent danger to his comrades, Cpl. Fratellenico retrieved the grenade and fell upon it an instant before it exploded. His heroic actions prevented death or serious injury to 4 of his comrades nearby and inspired his unit which subsequently overran the enemy position. Cpl. Fratellenico's conspicuous gallantry, extraordinary heroism, and intrepidity at the cost of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
PLESS, STEPHEN W.
Rank and organization: Major (then Capt.), U.S. Marine Corps, VMD-6, Mag-36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Place and date: Near Quang Nai, Republic of Vietnam, 19 August 1967. Entered service at: Atlanta, Ga. Born: 6 September 1939, Newman, Ga. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a helicopter gunship pilot attached to Marine Observation Squadron 6 in action against enemy forces. During an escort mission Maj. Pless monitored an emergency call that 4 American soldiers stranded on a nearby beach were being overwhelmed by a large Viet Cong force. Maj. Pless flew to the scene and found 30 to 50 enemy soldiers in the open. Some of the enemy were bayoneting and beating the downed Americans. Maj. Pless displayed exceptional airmanship as he launched a devastating attack against the enemy force, killing or wounding many of the enemy and driving the remainder back into a treeline. His rocket and machinegun attacks were made at such low levels that the aircraft flew through debris created by explosions from its rockets. Seeing 1 of the wounded soldiers gesture for assistance, he maneuvered his helicopter into a position between the wounded men and the enemy, providing a shield which permitted his crew to retrieve the wounded. During the rescue the enemy directed intense fire at the helicopter and rushed the aircraft again and again, closing to within a few feet before being beaten back. When the wounded men were aboard, Maj. Pless maneuvered the helicopter out to sea. Before it became safely airborne, the overloaded aircraft settled 4 times into the water. Displaying superb airmanship, he finally got the helicopter aloft. Major Pless' extraordinary heroism coupled with his outstanding flying skill prevented the annihilation of the tiny force. His courageous actions reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for 19 August, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
19 August
1910: Through 28 August, Glenn H. Curtiss gave the first real flying exhibition at Sheepshead Bay Track, Brooklyn. (24)
1928: Arthur Goebel and Harry Tucker used a Lockheed Vega monoplane to fly Los Angeles to Curtiss Field, Long Island. They set a new cross-country record of 18 hours 58 minutes. (9) (24)
1938: The first transcontinental nonstop flight by a B-18 bomber traveled from Hamilton Field to Mitchel Field in 15 hours 18 minutes. (24)
1940: North American B-25 Mitchell bomber first flew. (12)
1942: 2Lt Sam F. Junkin became the first active duty American pilot to shoot down a German fighter over Europe while giving air support to a commando raid on Dieppe, France. (4)
1950: KOREAN WAR. Aided by air strikes, U.S. troops drove N. Korean forces near the Yongsan bridgehead back across the Naktong River to end the Battle of the Naktong Bulge. Sixty-three B-29s attacked the industrial and port area of Chongjin in NE Korea, while nine B-29s from the 19 BG dropped 54 tons of 1,000-pound bombs on the west railway bridge at Seoul. Moreover, 37 USN dive bombers from two carriers followed up the USAF attack. Afterwards, aerial reconnaissance revealed the collapse of two spans. (28)
1952: KOREAN WAR. Far East Air Forces aircraft dropped general warning leaflets over Pyongyang concerning the next night's attacks. (28)
1957: Project MAN HIGH II. Through 20 August Maj David G. Simons set a FAI altitude record of
101,516 feet for manned balloon flight. He ascended at Crosby, Minn., and landed at Elm Lake, S.Dak., after being airborne for 32 hours. (9)
1959: Discoverer VI, a USAF satellite, launched into a polar orbit from the Pacific Missile Range. Its instrument capsule was not recovered. (24)
1960: MACKAY TROPHY. Capt Harold E. Mitchell piloted a Fairchild C-119 to make the first aerial retrieval of an orbited capsule. Discoverer XIV, which launched on 18 August, ejected the capsule. For this aerial recovery, the 6593d Test Squadron (Special) received the Mackay Trophy. (See 11 August 1960) (16) (24) (26)
1964: A Thor-Delta rocket carried the Hughes SYNCOM III communications satellite into space. After several weeks of minor maneuvering, the satellite achieved a near-perfect stationary position above the equator and International Date Line. That achievement made SYNCOM III the world's first geostationary satellite. (16) (26)
1970: At Minot AFB, the first Minuteman III ICBMs went on alert with the 741 SMS. (6) 1972: Through 20 August, MAC HH-3 Jolly Green Giant and HH-43 Huskie helicopters rescued 748 Koreans from flood waters in the Osan area after 18 inches of rain fell in less than 30 hours. (16) (26)
1974: Through 20 August, 3 C–141s carried 600 tents and 15,000 blankets into Bangladesh after severe floods. (18)
1976: Operation PAUL BUNYAN. Through 21 August, following the murder of 2 American Army officers in the Demilitarized Zone by North Koreans, MAC used 11 C-141 missions to airlift 212 F-4 air and ground crewmembers and 132 tons of their equipment from Kadena AB to Kunsan AB. Later, 3 C-5 and 13 C-141 missions airlifted an F-111 force of 348 people and 299 tons of cargo from Idaho to Taegu AB. With KC-135 refuelings, the C-5s flew their missions nonstop. Two more C-141 missions moved 38 passengers and 26 tons of ammunition from Eglin AFB to Osan AB. (18)
1984: TYPHOON KELL. Through 20 August, two C-141s from Twenty-Second Air Force evacuated 382 US military and civilian personnel from Johnson Island to avoid the typhoon. (16) (26)
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World News for 19 August thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Navy Receives Tactical Laser System, HELIOS Lockheed Martin | 08/19/2022 Lockheed Martin announced that it has delivered a new, high energy laser weapon system to the U.S. Navy. The laser is a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS). HELIOS is the first tactical laser weapon system to be integrated into existing ships and provide direct energy capability to the fleet, noted Lockheed Martin's press release.
USA—USAF Requests Congressional Deal For E-7 Wedgetail Contract Defense World | 08/19/2022 The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is seeking to secure a deal with Boeing for the E-7 Wedgetail before Congress' October budget deadline, reports Defense World. The USAF plans to ink a contract with Boeing by February 2023, meaning Congress must approve its budget well before then. The USAF Program Executive Office Digital leader said that Congress has often failed to pass appropriation bills before its own October 1 deadline. However, he said that the Air Force has been successful at sidestepping budgetary issues in the past.
Russia—Satellites Show Trucks Inside Ukrainian Nuclear Plant CNN | 08/19/2022 A video has surfaced countering Russian claims that no heavy machinery is stored in the Ukrainian nuclear plant, reports CNN. The video shows Russian military trucks sitting inside the far western edge of one of the six turbine rooms at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, just 400 ft from a reactor. At least five vehicles are shown, one marked with a "Z". The footage began circulating on Thursday. Ukraine has repeatedly claimed that Russian forces were storing heavy weaponry in the plant. The Chairman of Ukraine's state nuclear power company said on Monday that Russia was storing 14 "units of heavy military equipment" in the "first power unit" and "six vehicles" in the "second engine room." The Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the findings after having previously stated that the only military equipment in the plant is related to guard duties.
Satellite images taken by Planet Lab and provided to CNN show that the vehicles were last on site on July 24.
North Korea—Leader's Sister Rejects South's Economic Aid Offer Yonhap | 08/19/2022 North Korea responded to the South's offer to provide economic aid in exchange for denuclearization with anger and insults, reports Yonhap News (Seoul). The sister of North Korea's leader, Kim Yo-jong publicly rejected the South's offer calling it the "height of absurdity" and a copy of a previously failed plan by the South over a decade ago, on Friday. In her speech titled "Don't Have an Absurd Dream," Kim said the North would not barter economic cooperation for honor or nukes, calling Yoon "simple and still childish" for his proposal. The South Korean unification ministry condemned Kim's comments, calling her speech laden with "rude expression[s]." Kim also insulted South Korean military intelligence. She corrected their assessment that the two cruise missiles fired by Pyongyang on Wednesday were toward the Yellow Sea from the Onchon area, stating that they actually were fired on the Kumsong Bridge in Anju province. Seoul defense officials have not altered their assessment.
Russia—Black Sea Fleet Suffers Loss Of Air Capability Reuters | 08/19/2022 Western officials say over half of Russia's Black Sea fleet's combat jets have been damaged, reports Reuters. The multiple explosions at Saky air base in Crimea on Aug.9 have rendered most of the jets there unusable. In an Aug.12 intelligence update, the British Ministry of Defense reported that only a fraction of Russia's air fleet was destroyed, however the navy has lost substantial air capabilities. The Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Black Sea fleet's ability to threaten amphibious assault on Odesa has been stymied.
Turkey—Erdogan To Donate Grounded Turkish A400Ms To Kyiv Defence-Blog | 08/19/2022 Two A400M military transport aircraft owned by Turkey have been stuck at Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv since Russia reinvaded Ukraine February 24, reports Defence-Blog (Poland). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left for an official visit to Ukraine Thursday morning, where he is expected to offer Ukraine the planes. Erdogan is also expected to discuss the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that Russian forces have used as a base of operations over the last two months.
Poland—Kormoran-class Minehunter Albatros Delivered To Gdynia Defence24 | 08/19/2022 The Polish Navy welcomed home the second Kormoran-class minehunter to its homebase in Gdynia, Poland reports Defence24 (Poland). The ship, designated Albatros, will soon undergo an initiation process involving a flag raising ceremony to become an official Warship of the Republic of Poland. The Albatros will likely gain its 35-mm OSU-35K gun in the fall. The Albatros is the second minesweeper of its class;the first was delivered November 28, 2017. The Polish navy paid US$ 300 million for the two ships and is buying three more on a US$530 million contract signed June 2022.
South Africa—Auditor General And Opposition Slam Cuban Contract Defence Web | 08/19/2022 South African Defense and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise came out in defense of her department's partnership with Cuba, reports defenceWeb (South Africa). Project Thusano began in 2015 as an effort to leverage Cuban automotive expertise to maintain South Africa's military vehicle fleet. The estimated cost at the conclusion of the program in 2025 is US$ 170 million. South Africa's Auditor General declared the project's "main contracts and all sub-contracts irregular and wasteful expenditure."
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