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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History
September 28
1822 Under Commodore David Porter's West India Squadron, the sloop of war USS Peacock raids a pirate camp at Funda Bay, burning two pirate boats, capturing five others, while also liberating "89 sacks of coffee concealed in the woods...."
1850 Flogging on Navy and merchant marine ships is abolished by an appropriation bill by Congress, which President Millard Fillmore signs into law.
1861 During the Civil War, the side-wheel steamer USS Susquehanna captures Confederate schooner San Juan bound for Elizabeth City, N.C., with a cargo of salt, sugar, and gin.
1957 After reconfiguration and reclassification, the former LST-32 becomes USS Alameda County (AVB 1), an advance aviation base ship. The first of her class, she is designated to provide fuel, spare parts, technicians, and facilities necessary to establish and operate an airstrip for patrol and carrier aircraft in locations where there are no base facilities.
1964 The first deployment of a Polaris A-3 missile takes place on board USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) from Charleston, S.C.
1991 USS Asheville (SSN 758) is commissioned during a ceremony at Newport News, Va. The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine is the fourth ship in the Navy to be named after the city in North Carolina, and is ideally suited for covert surveillance, intelligence gathering and special forces missions.
1991 USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) is christened and launched at San Diego, Calif. The fast combat support ship delivers petroleum products, ammunition, food and other cargo to ships at sea. It is Military Sealift Commands largest combat logistics ship and the third Navy vessel to be named after Mount Rainier in Washington. The ship is based out of Bremerton, Wash.
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Today in History: September 28
0048 On landing in Egypt, Pompey is murdered on the orders of Ptolemy.
0855 Emperor Lothar dies in Gaul, and his kingdom is divided between his three sons.
1066 William, Duke of Normandy, soon to be known as William the Conqueror invades England.
1106 King Henry of England defeats his brother Robert at the Battle of Tinchebrai and reunites England and Normandy.
1238 James of Aragon retakes Valencia, Spain, from the Arabs.
1607 Samuel de Champlain and his colonists return to France from Port Royal Nova Scotia.
1794 The Anglo-Russian-Austrian Alliance of St. Petersburg, which is directed against France, is signed.
1864 Union General William Rosecrans blames his defeat at Chickamauga on two of his subordinate generals. They are later exonerated by a court of inquiry.
1874 Colonel Ronald Mackenzie raids a war camp of Comanche and Kiowa at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, slaughtering 2,000 of their horses.
1904 A woman is placed under arrest for smoking a cigarette on New York's Fifth Avenue.
1912 W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" is published.
1913 Race riots in Harriston, Mississippi, kill 10 people.
1924 Three U.S. Army aircraft arrive in Seattle, Washington after completing a 22-day round-the-world flight.
1928 Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin when he notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory; it remained for Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to isolate the active ingredient, allowing the "miracle drug" to be developed in the 1940s.
1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland; Warsaw surrenders to German troops.
1958 France ratifies a new constitution.
1959 Explorer VI, the U.S. satellite, takes the first video pictures of earth.
1961 Military coup in Damascus ends the Egypt-Syria union known as the United Arab Republic that was formed Feb. 1, 1958.
1963 Roy Lichtenstein's pop art work Whaam!, depicting in comic-book style a US jet shooting down an enemy fighter, is exhibited for the first time; it will become one of the best known examples of pop art.
1995 Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat sign an interim agreement concerning settlement on the Gaza Strip.
1996 Afghanistan's former president (1986-92) Mohammad Najibullah tortured and murdered by the Taliban.
2008 SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, Falcon 1.
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 28 September 1967… "Morton Assails LBJ"…
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
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
(This site was sent by a friend last week and I forgot to forward. 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 Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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The Weekly Rundown: Protests in Iran, Campaign Season in Nigeria
(OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
What We're Tracking
Protests in Iran. Anti-government demonstrations in Iran are likely to continue as anger over issues including police brutality, social restrictions and economic malaise motivates some Iranians to take to the streets. The Sept. 16 death of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in Tehran while in the custody of Iran's morality police on allegations of dressing inappropriately has angered Iranians countrywide and led to some of the strongest efforts by Iranian security forces and government bodies to disperse protests in several years. Because the conservative Iranian government is unlikely to relax social restrictions like the compulsory hijab law, some unrest over the issue is likely to continue in the coming weeks and months.
Campaign season begins in Nigeria. Candidates including Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, People's Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party candidate Peter Obi will officially begin campaigning Sept. 28 for Nigeria's February 2023 presidential election. Defections between parties, smear campaigns, political violence and electoral corruption — all mainstays of Nigerian elections — will likely ramp up in coming months. Divisions within the opposition PDP meanwhile may lead to increased support for the Labour Party in southern regions, potentially weakening the opposition versus the ruling APC and giving Tinubu an early boost.
Italy's general election. Italy will hold a general election Sept. 25 that polls indicate will result in significant gains for center-right and right-wing political parties. A right-wing government could raise concerns in financial markets about Italy abandoning the economic reforms outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi undertook in exchange for billions of euros in EU funds. And while the likely winner of the election, the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, has pledged to respect Italy's pro-Western foreign policy, some of its coalition partners (in particular the right-wing League) have shown sympathy for Russia in the past. This means that while Italy is likely to continue supporting existing EU sanctions against Moscow, Rome may resist efforts to expand them.
Russian annexation referendums conclude in Ukraine. Sham referendums organized by pro-Russian authorities that commenced Sept. 23 in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine will conclude Sept. 27, paving the way for Russia to annex the regions. Russia is unlikely to tarry in annexing the territory after the voting ends, and could conclude the necessary treaties with regional authorities and gain parliamentary approval in a matter of days. Either way, the West will not recognize the annexations, and will impose additional sanctions on Russia.
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This Day in U S Military History
September 28
1542 – Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sails into present-day San Diego Bay during the course of his explorations of the northwest shores of Mexico on behalf of Spain. It was the first known European encounter with California. At San Diego, Cabrillo landed at Point Loma Head, now part of the Cabrillo National Monument. He then sailed on to explore much of the rest of the California coast. During one landing, he broke his leg and apparently fell sick with complications from the injury. He died in January 1543, probably on San Miguel Island off the Santa Barbara coast. Despite his reports of the appealing California coastline, the first Spanish settlement was not established in California until 1769, when Father Junípero Serra founded his mission at San Diego.
1901 – The Balangiga Massacre on Samar Island, Philippine villagers surprised Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment. Twenty-two were wounded in action and four were missing in action. Eight died later of wounds received in combat; only four escaped unscathed. The villagers captured about 100 rifles and 25,000 rounds of ammunition and suffered 28 dead and 22 wounded.
1942 – Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold gives highest priority to the development of two exceptional aircraft–the B-35 Flying Wing and the B-36 Peacemaker–intended for bombing runs from bases in the United States to targets in Europe. General Arnold was a man of distinction from the beginning of his career: Not only was he one of the first pilots in the U.S. Signal Corps, he was taught to fly by none other than one of the Wright brothers. During World War I, Arnold was director of aviation training for the Army. Between the wars, he embraced a controversial military philosophy that emphasized strategic bombing, eliminating the need for the use of ground forces altogether. At the time of the United States' entry into the Second World War, the Army Air Forces had become an increasingly distinct military service. Arnold was made its first chief. Along with this honor came the opportunity of a seat with the Joint Chiefs of Staff; initially intended to boost his status to that of his counterpart in Britain, it also increased the stature and independence of the Army Air Forces. Arnold was able to form alliances with British RAF allies who also favored the use of strategic bombing in lieu of ground-force operations. In 1942, Arnold gave the highest priority to the development of two extra long-distance transatlantic planes that would prove most useful to his strategic bombing game plan: the B-35 and the B-36 transatlantic bombers. The B-35 had been first proposed in early 1941, intended for use in defending an invaded Britain. But the design was so radical (it was tailless), the plane was put on the back burner. It was finally revived because of advantages the plane afforded over the B-36–bombing range in relation to gross weight, for example. Fifteen B-35 planes were ordered for construction–but the first did not take flight until 1946. Designs for the B-36 were also developed early in 1941, on the assumption that the United States would inevitably be drawn into the war and it would need a bomber that could reach Europe from bases in America. It was to be a massive plane–162 feet long with a 230-foot wingspan. But its construction lagged, and it was not completed until after the war. Although Hap's "high priority" could not cut through the military bureaucracy, 1947 would see the Nation Defense Act establish an autonomous Air Force–a dream for which he had worked. The B-35 would become the prototype for the B-2 Stealth bomber built in 1989. And the B-36 was used extensively by U.S. Strategic Air Command until 1959, but never dropped a bomb.
1944 – Elements of the US forces deployed on Peleliu land on the small islands Negesbus and Kongauru. There is little resistance. On Peleliu, fighting is localized around Mount Umurbrogol where US forces attempt to eliminate individual Japanese strong points.
1972 – Weekly casualty figures are released that contain no U.S. fatalities for the first time since March 1965. There were several reasons for this. President Nixon's troop withdrawal program, first initiated in the fall of 1969, had continued unabated even through the height of the fighting during the 1972 North Vietnamese "Easter Offensive." By this time in the war, there were less than 40,000 U.S. troops left in South Vietnam. Of this total, only a small number, mostly advisors, were involved in ground combat. In addition, it appeared that the North Vietnamese offensive, which had been blunted by the South Vietnamese with the aid of massive U.S. airpower, was finally winding down; there had been a general lull in ground fighting for the sixth straight day. South Vietnamese losses continued to be high since they had assumed the responsibility for fighting the ground battle in the absence of U.S. combat troops.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*MILLER, OSCAR F.
Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army, 361st Infantry, 91st Division. Place and date: Near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif. Birth: Franklin County, Ark. G.O. No.: 16, W.D. 1919. Citation: After 2 days of intense physical and mental strain, during which Maj. Miller had led his battalion in the front line of the advance through the forest of Argonne, the enemy was met in a prepared position south of Gesnes. Though almost exhausted, he energetically reorganized his battalion and ordered an attack. Upon reaching open ground the advancing line began to waver in the face of machinegun fire from the front and flanks and direct artillery fire. Personally leading his command group forward between his front-line companies, Maj. Miller inspired his men by his personal courage, and they again pressed on toward the hostile position. As this officer led the renewed attack he was shot in the right leg, but he nevertheless staggered forward at the head of his command. Soon afterwards he was again shot in the right arm, but he continued the charge, personally cheering his troops on through the heavy machinegun fire. Just before the objective was reached he received a wound in the abdomen, which forced him to the ground, but he continued to urge his men on, telling them to push on to the next ridge and leave him where he lay. He died from his wounds a few days later.
SCHAFFNER, DWITE H.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 306th Infantry, 77th Division. Place and date: Near St. Hubert's Pavillion, Boureuilles, France, 28 September 1918. Entered service at: Falls Creek, Pa. Birth: Arroya, Pa. G.O. No.: 15, W.D., 1923. Citation: He led his men in an attack on St. Hubert's Pavillion through terrific enemy machinegun, rifle, and artillery fire and drove the enemy from a strongly held entrenched position after hand-to-hand fighting. His bravery and contempt for danger inspired his men, enabling them to hold fast in the face of 3 determined enemy counterattacks. His company's position being exposed to enemy fire from both flanks, he made 3 efforts to locate an enemy machinegun which had caused heavy casualties. On his third reconnaissance he discovered the gun position and personally silenced the gun, killing or wounding the crew. The third counterattack made by the enemy was initiated by the appearance of a small detachment in advance of the enemy attacking wave. When almost within reach of the American front line the enemy appeared behind them, attacking vigorously with pistols, rifles, and handgrenades, causing heavy casualties in the American platoon. 1st Lt. Schaffner mounted the parapet of the trench and used his pistol and grenades killing a number of enemy soldiers, finally reaching the enemy officer leading the attacking forces, a captain, shooting and mortally wounding the latter with his pistol, and dragging the captured officer back to the company's trench, securing from him valuable information as to the enemy's strength and position. The information enabled 1st Lt. Schaffner to maintain for S hours the advanced position of his company despite the fact that it was surrounded on 3 sides by strong enemy forces. The undaunted bravery, gallant soldierly conduct, and leadership displayed by 1st Lt. Schaffner undoubtedly saved the survivors of the company from death or capture
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September 19, 2007
An A-10C of the 104th Fighter Squadron flies the first combat sortie for the newly modified Warthog in action over Iraq. The 104th FS is part of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing.
September 20, 1988
The Special Operations Combined Test Force conducted the first flight of the MC-130H Combat Talon II evaluation program. The MC-130H Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Secondary missions include psychological operations, and helicopter and vertical lift air refueling.
September 21, 1961
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter made its first flight. The Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later renamed Boeing Helicopter and now named Boeing Rotorcraft Systems).
September 22, 1963
The Air Force Academy chapel—destined to become world famous—is dedicated. Six years earlier, the design was almost scrapped as an "insult to religion and Colorado."
September 23, 1951
Using the Shoran bombing technique, 8 B-29s from the 19th Bomb Group knock out the center span of the Sunchon rail bridge despite 9/10ths cloud cover.
September 24, 1929
Lt. James H. Doolittle makes the first all-blind flight at Mitchel Field. Although a check pilot accompanies him, Doolittle takes off in a Consolidated NY-2 airplane with a completely covered cockpit, flies a short distance, and lands.
September 25, 2010
The first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite reaches orbit, launched aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. Minotaur IV booster from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
September 26, 1971
A Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant, crewed by Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Joseph Lawrence ("Jay") Crowe, Jr., CGA '62 (Pilot), Hampton (Copilot), William Simm (Flight Engineer), Daniel G. Manion (Pararescue Jumper) and Richard L. Steed (Pararescue Jumper), rescued the crew of a North American Aviation OV-10A Bronco (call sign "RUSTIC 07″), Lieutenant Lansford Elmer Trapp, Jr., and Cambodian observer, Sergeant Chap Khorn, after they ejected from their 12.7mm-damaged aircraft, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Kampong Cham, Cambodia. Read the full story of the rescue here.
September 27, 1965
Company test pilot John W. Conrad makes the first flight of the Navy's LTV YA-7A Corsair II attack aircraft at NAS Dallas, Tex. Conrad will make the first flight of the USAF version of the SLUF (Short Little Ugly Feller—polite form) on April 5, 1968. A-7s would be used by both services in Vietnam and will still be in Navy service during Desert Storm.
September 28, 1912
Second Lieutenant Lewis Cassidy Rockwell was flying a Wright Model B, Signal Corps Aeroplane No. 4, at the United States Army training field at College Park, Maryland, where he was being trained as a military aviator. Corporal Frank S. Scott, U.S. Army Signal Corps, a mechanic on these airplanes, rode as a passenger aboard Lieutenant Rockwell's airplane. The plane crashed, killing both. Corporal Scott was the first United States enlisted soldier to be killed in an airplane crash. The crash was also the first in which two or more persons were killed.
September 29, 1988
Launch of the space shuttle Discovery ends the long stand-down of the US manned space program in the wake of the Challenger disaster. As I remember Hoot Gibson was the pilot….skip
September 30, 1976
B-1 Phase I testing was completed after 64 sorties and 342.9 flight hours. While it was a combined DT&E and OT&E effort, the primary objective was to generate data for the production of the new bomber.
October 1, 1957
The first flight was flown in a series of Low Altitude Bombing System (LABS) suitability tests for the Douglas B-66B. The purpose was to evaluate the suitability of the twin engine light bomber to the high stresses involved in the toss-bomb maneuver.
October 2, 1942
Marine Maj. Bob Galer, leading a force of a dozen Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats, goes against nine Mitsubishi G4M (Allied code name "Betty") bombers over Guadalcanal, but quickly realizes he has been caught in an ambush, as 36 Mitsubishi A6M Zero ('Zeke') fighters swoop down. He fights his way out of the engagement, shooting down two Zeros. By October, his total of aerial victories will reach 13. Galer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism and leadership
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for September 28, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
28 September
1912: Cpl Frank S. Scott, chief mechanic for the Wright Scout, became the first enlisted fatality in Signal Corps aviation. He died when the aircraft piloted by Lt L. C. Rockwell crashed at College Park. (11)
1918: A pilot on one JN-4 maneuvered another JN-4 solely by radio over Langley Field. (24) 1Lt E. S. Brewer and Gunnery Sergeant H. B. Wersheiner scored the first Marine aerial victory over Belgium. (10)
1921: MACKAY TROPHY. Lt John A. Macready flew his Lepere Biplane to a 34,508-foot world record. He earned the Mackay Trophy for this flight. (9) (24)
1923: In the Schneider Cup seaplane race, Lt David Rittenhouse set a 169.9 MPH world speed record for seaplanes over a 200- kilometer closed course. (24)
1948: The Army Signal Corps released a balloon at Belmar, N.J., and it set a 140,000-foot altitude record. (24) NACA reported that a ramjet missile had exceeded 1,600 MPH on a flight. (16)
1950: At Holloman AFB, eight white mice survived a balloon flight to 97,000 feet. (16) (24) KOREAN WAR. The 7 FBS, the first jet fighter squadron to operate from a base in Korea, moved from Itazuke to Taegu. Three RB-45 Tornadoes, the first jet reconnaissance aircraft in the USAF inventory, arrived in the Far East. (28)
1951: KOREAN WAR. An F-80 flew a 14-hour, 15-minute combat mission with eight refuelings from KB-29M tankers. FEAF informed the Air Force in October of what may have been the longest flight on record for jet aircraft using in-flight refueling. (17) (28)
1954: The McDonnell YF-101A Voodoo first flew at Edwards AFB. The F-101 was the heaviest, fastest, single-seat US fighter of this period. A reconnaissance variant came out later, making the F-101 the first used for supersonic photo reconnaissance. (3) (12)
1961: Scientists fired two onboard spinup rockets to change the rate of rotation on TIROS II after 10 months in orbit. (24)
1962: General Dynamics/Astronautics fired a Centaur flight stage at 30,000 pounds thrust for the first time at Sycamore Canyon, Calif. (24) A SAC crew launched its first Minuteman I from Vandenberg AFB. (1) SAC's declaration of the 568 SMS at Larson AFB as operational ended the deployment of Titan I missiles. (6)
1964: The Navy launched the USS Daniel Webster, the first sub equipped with Polaris A-3 missiles, from Charleston. (5) (16) With eight KC-135s, the Yankee Team Tanker Task Force (also the Foreign Legion), started supporting PACAF fighter combat operations. (1)
1965: John B. McKay flew the X-15 on its 150th flight to an altitude of 295,000 feet and speed of 3,682 MPH.
1968: Bernie J. Dvorscak flew the XV-4B Hummingbird II VSTOL aircraft on a 28-minute maiden flight from Dobbins AFB. (5) (16)
1983: The USAF designated the new EF-111A tactical electronic jamming aircraft as the Raven. (16)
1995: At Yokota AB, a 32-year-old C-130 Hercules in the 36 AS flew its 25,000th flying hour. (16)
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World News for 28 September thanks to Military Periscope
USA—Coast Guard Cutter Monitors Chinese, Russian Warships Near Alaska
Sky News | 09/28/2022
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter monitored a joint Chinese and Russian naval convoy that sailed near Alaska, reports Sky News (U.K.).
Last week, the cutter Kimball spotted three Chinese and four Russian warships, including a guided-missile cruiser and a destroyer, sailing in a single line about 90 miles (140 km) from Alaska's uninhabited Kiska Island, the news station reported on Tuesday.
The Kimball, supported by a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules surveillance aircraft, monitored the convoy before it dispersed.
The joint convoy demonstrates growing Chinese and Russian interest in the Arctic region, analysts said.
USA—Top Senators Express Support For Designation Of Russia As Terrorism Sponsor
Stars And Stripes | 09/28/2022
Two important senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee have expressed support for designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, reports the Stars and Stripes.
On Monday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) announced their support for the designation, saying that there was strong recognition within the 26-member committee that Moscow belongs on the list.
"All we have to do is look at the scenes from Bucha and Izium, where they've uncovered torture chambers, mass graves" Shaheen said, accusing President Putin and his government of "sponsoring terrorism, [and using] rape as a weapon of war against the women of Ukraine."
Tillis also cited the Kremlin's support for the Wagner Group mercenary organization that has been accused of war crimes and violence against civilians in Africa.
The power to make the designation ultimately lies with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has indicated that Russia should not be added to the list since it would further hinder relations and could potentially make it harder to deliver aid to Ukraine.
USA—VP Harris Reaffirms Support For Taiwan, Slams China In Japan Visit
Fox News | 09/28/2022
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized China's aggressive posture in the Pacific during a visit to the U.S. naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, reports Fox News.
Harris visited the base on Wednesday during an Asia tour. During a speech, she slammed China's military activities, including efforts to challenge the freedom of the seas and accusing Beijing of using its military and economic power to coerce its neighbors.
She singled out Chinese aggression against Taiwan, such as recent provocations across the Taiwan Strait, and pledged U.S. support for the island nation consistent with longstanding American policy.
Harris is scheduled to travel to South Korea on Thursday.
USA—White House Welcomes Russian Asylum Seekers
White House | 09/28/2022
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says that the U.S. welcomes Russians fleeing President Vladimir Putin's mobilization order to fight in Ukraine, reports the White House.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Jean-Pierre said Russian asylum claims will be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis, and that "we welcome any folks who are seeking asylum."
She emphasized that widespread protests and tens of thousands of men fleeing Russia indicate that the Kremlin's unprovoked war in Ukraine is unpopular.
Jean-Pierre also noted that the White House continues to maintain that the only person who can stop the war is Putin.
Ukraine—Melitopol Mayor Claims 0.5 Percent Turnout For Russian Referendum
Ukrinform | 09/28/2022
Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov says that only 0.5 percent of residents in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region took part in Moscow's illegal referendum, reports Ukrinform.
Last week, Russia announced that it would hold referendums from Sept. 23-27 in the occupied Kherson, Zaporizhhzia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions on annexation.
Russian occupation authorities claim that 97 percent of voters in occupied Ukraine approved annexation by Moscow, including 93 percent in Zaporizhzhia.
Fedorov thanked the residents of Melitopol for resisting Russian occupation, saying that only 0.5 percent of the population turned out for the sham referendum.
He emphasized that the Ukrainian government would continue to pay pensions and salaries to public sector employees and ensure all social benefits for those in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
China—Mooring Trials Underway For Advanced Aircraft Carrier
Global Times | 09/28/2022
China's third and most advanced aircraft carrier has begun mooring trials, reports the state-run Global Times (Beijing).
On Sept. 23, the official China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the testing had begun, indicating smooth progress since the Fujian was launched in June.
Mooring trials are focused on testing onboard equipment and machinery and ensuring compatibility.
Equipment has been installed and calibrated as part of the recent trials. Fitting out includes the installation of fuel pipes, gas pipes, electric devices and weapon systems, according to Chinese experts.
The Fujian will be China's third aircraft carrier and the first built to an entirely indigenous design. Beijing says it features advanced electromagnetic catapults and arresting systems similar to those on USS Gerald R. Ford.
United Kingdom—Littoral Response Group Deploys To Med
Royal Navy Press Release | 09/28/2022
The British Royal Navy has deployed an amphibious response force to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct joint operations with allies in the region, reports the service.
Littoral Response Group North is designed to deploy forces to places of strategic import to London with a focus on Europe.
The group consists of the flagship, the amphibious transport dock Albion, the destroyer Defender, support ships Argus and Mounts Bay and the tanker Tidesurge.
Other capabilities include three helicopter squadrons and the Royal Marines of 45 Commando, the Royal Navy said on Monday.
The deployment, scheduled to last for several months, is intended to help develop Britain's Littoral Strike concept and continue to build ties with partners in the region, service officials said.
Argentina—Government Announces Plans For Fighter Purchase
Defense News | 09/28/2022
The Argentinean government has announced plans to buy new fighter jets to revamp its aging fleet, reports Defense News.
Earlier this month, the government told lawmakers that it planned to spend US$664 million to buy new jets and another US$20 million for new infrastructure to support them.
The government is seeking "a multirole fighter jet fitted with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an in-flight refueling system compatible with the tanker aircraft currently in the inventory of the Argentinean air force, a tactical data link and an electronic warfare defensive suite," according to a statement.
An open architecture design would be needed to integrate weapons and systems of any origin, since Argentina has banned any British systems or components in the aircraft.
Argentinean options are also limited by the British arms embargo dating to the Falkland Islands War in 1981.
Aircraft reportedly under consideration include the joint Chinese-Pakistani JF-17, the American F-16, Indian Tejas, Russian MiG-35, and Israeli Kfir.
Democratic Republic of the Congo—22 Die In Ugandan Army Helicopter Crash In East
Reuters | 09/28/2022
At least 22 people have been killed in a Ugandan helicopter crash in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports Reuters.
A Congolese army spokesman told the wire service that at least 22 people were killed when two Ugandan military helicopters supporting operations against the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) went down.
Unnamed sources told the Daily Monitor (Kampala) that more than a dozen Ugandan troops were killed when an Mi-17 transport helicopter crashed while taking off after making a food delivery.
The helicopter had not landed on the first attempt because the landing zone was not large enough, the sources said. The helicopter returned on the understanding that the zone had been expanded and landed safely.
However, while taking off after delivering supplies, the Mi-17's tail rotor struck a tree, putting it into a spin until it crashed on the troops collecting the food, said the sources.
Germany—CIA Warned Of Potential For Attacks On Baltic Sea Pipelines
TVP World | 09/28/2022
U.S. intelligence warned Germany of possible sabotage attacks on natural gas pipelines running from Russia over the summer, reports the TVP World (Warsaw), citing German media.
On Monday, a pair of explosions were reported near Denmark's Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea.
On Tuesday, Der Spiegel reported that the CIA had warned the German government over the summer about the possibility of attacks on pipelines under the Baltic Sea.
There has been no confirmed cause of the blasts affecting the Nord Stream pipelines, but some European leaders suspect it was sabotage.
The extent of the damage suggests that the pipelines would not be able to deliver gas to Europe this winter even if there was the political will to do so, said analysts. European countries have been cutting their purchases of gas from Russia since it launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February.
Guyana—IMF Raises Concern About Oil-Fueled Growth
International Monetary Fund | 09/28/2022
Guyana's oil gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to double in 2022, and grow by 30 percent for the next four years, raising concerns about sustainable and equitable economic growth, reports the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Guyana experienced a pandemic-induced recession in 2020, worsened by a protracted political transition. In 2021, non-oil economic growth recovered despite major flooding.
The South American country is believed to have about 11 billion barrels of commercially recoverable oil reserves, which has the potential to profoundly change Guyana's economy, the IMF said in a report published on Tuesday.
This oil wealth if wisely managed could help Guyana build substantial fiscal and external buffers to absorb shocks while addressing infrastructure shortcomings and human development needs, analysts said.
The IMF emphasized the challenges related to the volatility on global oil prices and effective management of natural resources and the need for continued prudent policies and structural reforms, with IMF technical aid, to avoid the development of economic vulnerabilities.
Iran—IRGC Launches Drone, Artillery Strikes On Kurdish Group In Iraq
Iran International | 09/28/2022
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has attacked Kurdish separatist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, accusing them of supporting protests in Iran, reports Iran International (U.K.).
On Monday, the IRGC said it had conducted drone strikes against the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Iraqi Kurdistan, the second such attacks in days.
On Saturday, the IRGC launched artillery strikes against Kurdish opposition groups in the Sidakan district in Iraq's northern Erbil province.
Tehran accused the Kurdish groups of inciting violence in Iran.
Iran has experienced more than a week of demonstrations in the wake of the death of a young Kurdish woman in the custody of the Iranian morality police. The protests began in Tehran and the woman's home province of Iranian Kurdistan and have since spread around the country.
Latvia—Pair Of U.S. HIMARS Rocket Launchers Join Namejs Drills
Military Times | 09/28/2022
The U.S. Army is sending a pair of multiple rocket launchers to take part in a Latvian national military exercise, reports the Military Times.
Around a dozen specialist personnel and two HIMARS launchers will take part in Latvia's Namejs national combat readiness exercise, the newspaper said on Monday.
The U.S. Army is using the opportunity to practice rapidly deploying the systems to Europe. Two U.S. Special Operations Command C-130 transports will carry the HIMARS to Latvia.
Taking part in the deployment is the 3rd Battery, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, which is under the command of the 1st Infantry Division Artillery.
North Korea— Pair Of Ballistic Missiles Test-Fired
Yonhap | 09/28/2022
North Korea has test-fired more short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
On Wednesday, two ballistic missiles were launched from the Sunan area of Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The missile tests come three days after a previous SRBM test and a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit South Korea.
At the same time, the U.S. and South Korean navies are wrapping up a four-day exercise in the Sea of Japan. The training, involving a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time since 2017, is slated to conclude on Thursday.
Meanwhile, South Korean intelligence told lawmakers on Wednesday that North Korea has completed preparations at the Punggye-ri test tunnel for its first nuclear test since 2017, reported Reuters. Analysts estimated that the test could take place between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7.
Poland—New Gas Pipeline With Norway Inaugurated
Baltic News Network | 09/28/2022
Denmark, Norway and Poland have inaugurated a new gas pipeline that will help reduce European dependence on Russian energy, reports the Baltic News Network.
On Tuesday, the Baltic Pipe was formally launched in a ceremony in Goleniow, Poland.
The new pipeline will support the export of 10 billion cubic meters of gas from Norway to Poland, with 3 billion cubic meters to be transported northwest to Denmark.
European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said that pipeline was "a key project for the security of supply of the region and the result of an E.U. policy drive to diversify sources of gas" and would play a key role in mitigating the ongoing energy crisis.
Senegal—2nd OPV Launched At French Shipyard
Defence Web | 09/28/2022
The second of three offshore patrol vessels ordered for the Senegalese navy has been launched at a French shipyard, reports Defence Web (South Africa).
Piriou launched the Niani at its shipyard in Concarneau on Sept. 12, the news site said on Tuesday.
Senegal ordered three OPV 58S patrol vessels from Piriou in 2019. The first, Walo, was launched five months ago and is fitting out ahead of sea trials. The final ship is fitting out in preparation for launch, according to the shipbuilder.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023, with all three to be handed over by mid-2024.
The Senegalese version of the OPV 58S is 203-feet (62-m) long and 31 feet (9.5 m) in beam with a draft of 9.5 feet (2.9 m).
Armament is expected to consist of four Marte Mk 2/N anti-ship missiles; SIMBAD-RC air defense system; 76-mm main gun; and possibly two 20-mm NARWHAL remotely operated cannons. Naval Group is supplying its POLARIS combat management system.
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