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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History
October 27
1812
During the War of 1812, the frigate Essex, commanded by Capt. David Porter, departs Delaware capes on a cruise into the Pacific Ocean around Cape Horn for attacks on the British whaling industry.
1864
Lt. William B. Cushing takes the torpedo boat Picket Boat No. 1 upriver to Plymouth, N.C. and attacks CSS Albemarle at her berth, sinking her with a spar torpedo.
1922
The Navy League of the United States sponsors the first celebration of Navy Day to focus public attention on the importance of the U.S. Navy. The date is selected because it is Theodore Roosevelts birthday. Navy Day is last observed Oct. 27, 1949. In the 1970s, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt works with the Navy League to define Oct. 13 to celebrate the Navy.
1944
Aircraft from USS Essex (CV 9) sink the Japanese destroyer Fujinami while aircraft from USS Enterprise (CV 6) sink the Japanese destroyer Shiranui 80 miles north of Iloilo, Panay..
1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42) is commissioned at New York Naval Shipyard, NY, with Capt. Apollo Soucek in command. The event marks the first exception to the traditional naming of fleet carriers for battles or famous ships.
1975
As increased fighting among rival Lebanese political factions lead to U.S. concerns for Americans within the country, the State Department advises Americans to evacuate their dependents from Lebanon. The Sixth Fleet dispatches amphibious assault ship Inchon (LPH 12) as contingency evacuation ship, supported by USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
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Today in History October 27
0097 To placate the Praetorians of Germany, Nerva of Rome adopts Trajan, the Spanish-born governor of lower Germany.
1553 Michael Servetus, who discovered the pulmonary circulation of the blood, is burned for heresy in Switzerland.
1612 A Polish army that invaded Russia capitulates to Prince Dimitri Pojarski and his Cossacks.
1791 President George Washington transmits to Congress the results of the first US census, exclusive of South Carolina which had not yet submitted its findings.
1806 Emperor Napoleon enters Berlin.
1809 President James Madison orders the annexation of the western part of West Florida. Settlers there had rebelled against Spanish authority.
1862 A Confederate force is routed at the Battle of Georgia Landing, near Bayou Lafourche in Louisiana.
1870 The French fortress of Metz surrenders to the Prussian Army.
1873 Farmer Joseph F. Glidden applies for a patent on barbed wire. Glidden eventually received five patents and is generally considered the inventor of barbed wire.
1891 D. B. Downing, inventor, is awarded a patent for the street letter (mail) box.
1904 The New York subway officially opens running from the Brooklyn Bridge uptown to Broadway at 145th Street.
1907 The first trial in the Eulenberg Affair ends in Germany.
1917 20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New York. As the largest state and the first on the East Coast to do so, New York has an important effect on the movement to grant all women the vote in all elections.
1922 In Italy, liberal Luigi Facta's cabinet resigns after threats from Mussolini that "either the government will be given to us or we will seize it by marching on Rome." Mussolini calls for a general mobilization of all Fascists.
1927 Fox Movie-tone news, the first sound news film, is released.
1941 In a broadcast to the nation on Navy Day, President Franklin Roosevelt declares: "America has been attacked, the shooting has started." He does not ask for full-scale war yet, realizing that many Americans are not yet ready for such a step.
1954 Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the US Air Force.
1962 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev offers to remove Soviet missile bases in Cuba if the U.S. removes its missile bases in Turkey.
1962 American U-2 reconnaissance plane shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Cuba, killing the pilot, Maj. Rudolf Anderson, the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1964 The political career of future US president Ronald Reagan is launched when he delivers a speech on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
1971 The Democratic Republic of the Congo renamed Zaire.
1986 London Stock Exchange rules change as Britain suddenly deregulates financial markets, an event called the Big Bang.
1988 US President Ronald Reagan decides to tear down a new US Embassy in Moscow because Soviet listening devices were built into the structure.
1997 Stock markets crash around the world over fears of a global economic meltdown.
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 27 October 1967… Air Force Cross day and the view from the streets of Hanoi during a strike by Red River Valley Fighter Pilots…
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.
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Thanks to the Bear
A Veterans Day Message for Coral Sea Vets…..and others
Shipmates and fellow Vets with USS CORAL SEA spirit roiling in your veins:
Now is the time to stand-up and get counted. Our proud Navy has just been declared "weak." Our Army has been evaluated as "marginal." The Air Force has been graded as "weak." Our nation is failing it its paramount goal of "deterring war and being ready to fight and win" the wars we can't keep from our shores, and where our national interests lie in a world where our enemies are growing stronger and our friends expect the USA to provide them protection. I am linking the Executive Summary from the annual Heritage Foundation report that details the unsatisfactory state of our nation's ability to deter war and readiness to fight and win, if we must. Please read it.
Gentlemen. This Veterans Day is NOT a time to take a bow and smile when you are told "thank you for your service." This is your time to be heard. I enjoin you to absorb the message of the Heritage report and write to your Members of Congress. As a Veteran, you are a respected voice on military matters, and your "informed opinion"—as a consequence of reading the Heritage report— will be readily listened to by your two Senators and your Congressman/woman. YOU have earned the right to be heard. Now is the time to share your opinion on the state of our nation's defense forces with your representatives in Washington.
The current generation of warriors on active, reserve and national guard duty, and the generations of warriors to follow, need our help in getting the Congress to fix the deficiencies in our national defense identified by the forthright and widely praised Heritage study. Without Congressional action to right our national defense posture, it is these American warriors who will face our powerful enemies come-as-you-are. Right now, that posture is "weak" and "marginal" and it is our fighting forces that will pay the price for our vulnerabilities with their blood. It is up to us— the Veterans of our nation's wars— to stand-up and speak-up for those who now man the defenses.
Have a great Veterans Day writing to your Members of Congress…
Bear Taylor, CO, CV-43 (1983-1984)
Or Google: The Heritage Foundation: Executive Summary 2023 Index of Military Strength
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Former US Marine pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia
Oct 26, 08:29 AM
A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who ran an aviation consultancy in China is in custody in Australia awaiting an extradition request from his homeland on an undisclosed charge, officials said Wednesday.
Daniel Edmund Duggan, who says he is a former U.S. Marine Corps major, was refused bail when he appeared last Friday in Orange Local Court in the New South Wales state rural town of Orange northwest of Sydney, court records show.
Australian Federal Police arrested him that day "pursuant to a request from the United States," a police statement said.
"As the matter is before the courts, it would not be appropriate to comment further," police and the Attorney-General's Department said in identically worded statements.
Defense Minister Richard Marles told his department last week to investigate whether any former Australian military personnel had been recruited to work for the Chinese air force.
His move followed a report that up to 30 former British military pilots had been hired to train members of China's People's Liberation Army.
"I would be deeply shocked and disturbed to hear that there were personnel who were being lured by a paycheck from a foreign state above serving their own country," Marles said in a statement.
Britain's Defense Ministry said it was taking "decisive steps" to prevent Chinese attempts to recruit serving and former British pilots.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin was asked at his regular news briefing in Beijing on Tuesday to comment on a report of Duggan's arrest amid investigations of pilots being hired to train China's military.
Wang replied, "I'm not aware of the situation you mentioned."
Duggan is scheduled to next appear in court in Sydney on Nov. 4, when he can apply for bail.
He is being held in custody under Section 15 of the Extradition Act that prevents a judge from releasing him on bail unless there are "special circumstances," court documents show.
The charge that Duggan is to face remains sealed.
The U.S. Justice Department, which has 60 days from Duggan's arrest to request his extradition, declined to comment in a statement.
The U.S. Embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra, also declined to comment.
Duggan said in his LinkedIn profile that since 2017 he had been general manager of AVIBIZ Limited, "a comprehensive consultancy company with a focus on the fast growing and dynamic Chinese Aviation Industry." AVIBIZ is based in Qingdao, a city in eastern Shandong province.
Duggan said he spent 13 years in the U.S. Marine Corps until 2002. He became an AV-8B Harrier fighter pilot and an instructor pilot during his service.
He lived in Australia from 2005 and 2014, founding and becoming chief pilot of Top Gun Tasmania, a business based in Tasmania state that offered joy flights in a BAC Jet Provost, a British military jet trainer, and a Chinese military propellor-driven trainer, a CJ-6A Nanchang.
"These two planes are used to train air force pilots in combat and military maneuvers, and the Top Gun team ensures that participants experience the magnificent capabilities of these flying machines," the business's website said.
He moved to Beijing in 2014. It is not clear whether he continues to live in China or what he was doing in Orange when he was arrested.
Duggan's lawyer, Dennis Miralis, did not respond to requests for comment.
The United States has had an extradition treaty with Australia since 1976.
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The Age of the 727
Those were the good ole days. Pilots back then were men that didn't want to be women or girly men. Pilots all knew who Jimmy Doolittle was. Pilots drank coffee, whiskey, smoked cigars and didn't wear digital watches. They carried their own suitcases and brain bags, like the real men they were.
Pilots didn't bend over into the crash position multiple times each day in front of the passengers at security so that some Gov't agent could probe for tweezers or fingernail clippers or too much toothpaste. Pilots did not go through the terminal impersonating a caddy pulling a bunch of golf clubs, computers, guitars, and feed bags full of tofu and granola on a sissy-trailer with no hat and granny glasses hanging on a pink string around their pencil neck while talking to their personal trainer on the cell phone!!!
Being an airline Captain was as good as being the King in a Mel Brooks movie.
All the Stewardesses (aka. Flight Attendants) were young, attractive, single women that were proud to be combatants in the sexual revolution. They didn't have to turn sideways, grease up and suck it in to get through the cockpit door. They would blush, and say thank you, when told that they looked good, instead of filing a sexual harassment claim. Junior Stewardesses shared a room and talked about men.... with no thoughts of substitution.
Passengers wore nice clothes and were polite; they could speak AND understand English. They didn't speak gibberish or listen to loud gangsta rap on their IPods. They bathed and didn't smell like a rotting pile of garbage in a jogging suit and flip-flops. Children didn't travel alone, commuting between trailer parks. There were no Biggest Losers asking for a seatbelt extension or a Scotch and grapefruit juice cocktail with a twist. If the Captain wanted to throw some offensive, ranting jerk off the airplane, it was done without any worries of a lawsuit or getting fired.
Axial flow engines crackled with the sound of freedom and left an impressive black smoke trail like a locomotive burning soft coal. Jet fuel was cheap and once the throttles were pushed up they were left there. After all, it was the jet age and the idea was to go fast (run like a lizard on a hardwood floor). "Economy cruise" was something in the performance book, but no one knew why or where it was. When the clacker went off, no one got all tight and scared because Boeing built it out of iron. Nothing was going to fall off and that sound had the same effect on real pilots then, as Viagra does now for these new age guys.
There was very little plastic and no composites on the airplanes (or the Stewardesses' pectoral regions). Airplanes and women had eye-pleasing symmetrical curves, not a bunch of ugly vortex generators, ventral fins, winglets, flow diverters, tattoos, rings in their nose, tongues and eyebrows.
Airlines were run by men like C.R. Smith, Juan Trippe, "Eddie Rickenbacker" and Bob Six, who built their companies virtually from scratch, knew most of their employees by name, and were lifetime airline employees themselves...not pseudo financiers and bean counters who flit from one occupation to another for a few bucks, a better parachute or a fancier title, while fervently believing that they are a class of beings unto themselves.
And so it was back then....and never will be again! Damn! Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. What is first, you ask?
Landing, of course.
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Thanks to Barrett
I was acquainted with Mitch Paige--we met when we both spoke at the Roseburg, OR, airport rededication in Marion Carl's name.
At that time (c. Y2K) there'd been news accounts of some Soldiers (it's Capitalized) who surrendered to Yugo militia, or something, and were roughed up before being released. They each got three gongs--forget what. A reported asked Col. Paige what he thought.
He said, "At Guadalcanal I was shot, stabbed, and blown up. Instead of medals they should receive courts martial. THEY QUIT WITHOUT A FIGHT." They had time to holler on the radio but not to use the .50 cal. on their Hummer.
Also knew Mrs. P. who was a delight--really feisty. When it became known that Mitch was the inspiration for GI Joe she said they received some humorous barbs about being the model for a doll. She said "It's not a doll. It's an action figure!"
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This Day in U S Military History
1873 – Farmer Joseph F. Glidden applied for a patent on barbed wire. Glidden eventually received five patents and is generally considered the inventor of barbed wire. [see Nov 24,
1874] Joseph Glidden and Isaac Ellwood formed a company in De Kalb, Illinois to manufacture barbed wire, an essential product of old West. Patents on barbed wire were granted as early as
1867, but Glidden was the first to devise a commercially viable way of producing it after seeing a sample of barbed wire at a fair in 1873. Glidden and Ellwood's product greatly increased the use of barbed wire to protect crops and livestock from roaming cattle. Open ranges dramatically dwindled in the face of new fencing over the next two decades.
1942 – At Guadalcanal, the Japanese halt the offensive. They have suffered 3500 casualties with entire units being destroyed. Both sides are exhaustive by the heavy day and night fighting, but the initiative has passed to the Americans.
1962 – Negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union finally result in a plan to end the two-week-old Cuban Missile Crisis. Since President John F. Kennedy's October 22 address warning the Soviets to cease their reckless program to put nuclear weapons in Cuba and announcing a naval "quarantine" against additional weapons shipments into Cuba, the world held its breath waiting to see whether the two superpowers would come to blows. U.S. armed forces went on alert and the Strategic Air Command went to a Stage 4 alert (one step away from nuclear attack). On October 24, millions waited to see whether Soviet ships bound for Cuba carrying additional missiles would try to break the U.S. naval blockade around the island. At the last minute, the vessels turned around and returned to the Soviet Union. On October 26, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev responded to the quarantine by sending a long and rather disjointed letter to Kennedy offering a deal: Soviet ships bound for Cuba would "not carry any kind of armaments" if the United States vowed never to invade Cuba. He pleaded, "let us show good sense," and appealed to Kennedy to "weigh well what the aggressive, piratical actions, which you have declared the U.S.A. intends to carry out in international waters, would lead to." He followed this with another letter the next day offering to remove the missiles from Cuba if the United States would remove its nuclear missiles from Turkey. Kennedy and his officials debated the proper U.S. response to these offers. Attorney General Robert Kennedy ultimately devised an acceptable plan: take up Khrushchev's first offer and ignore the second letter. Although the United States had been considering the removal of the missiles from Turkey for some time, agreeing to the Soviet demand for their removal might give the appearance of weakness. Nevertheless, behind the scenes, Russian diplomats were informed that the missiles in Turkey would be removed after the Soviet missiles in Cuba were taken away. This information was accompanied by a threat: If the Cuban missiles were not removed in two days, the United States would resort to military action. It was now Khrushchev's turn to consider an offer to end the standoff.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
COOLIDGE, CHARLES H.
Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 141st Infantry, 36th Infantry Division. Place and date: East of Belmont sur Buttant, France, 2427 October 1944. Entered service at: Signal Mountain, Tenn. Birth: Signal Mountain, Tenn. G.O. No.: 53, July 1945. Citation: Leading a section of heavy machineguns supported by 1 platoon of Company K, he took a position near Hill 623, east of Belmont sur Buttant, France, on 24 October 1944, with the mission of covering the right flank of the 3d Battalion and supporting its action. T/Sgt. Coolidge went forward with a sergeant of Company K to reconnoiter positions for coordinating the fires of the light and heavy machineguns. They ran into an enemy force in the woods estimated to be an infantry company. T/Sgt. Coolidge, attempting to bluff the Germans by a show of assurance and boldness called upon them to surrender, whereupon the enemy opened fire. With his carbine, T/Sgt. Coolidge wounded 2 of them. There being no officer present with the force, T/Sgt. Coolidge at once assumed command. Many of the men were replacements recently arrived; this was their first experience under fire. T/Sgt. Coolidge, unmindful of the enemy fire delivered at close range, walked along the position, calming and encouraging his men and directing their fire. The attack was thrown back. Through 25 and 26 October the enemy launched repeated attacks against the position of this combat group but each was repulsed due to T/Sgt. Coolidge's able leadership. On 27 October, German infantry, supported by 2 tanks, made a determined attack on the position. The area was swept by enemy small arms, machinegun, and tank fire. T/Sgt. Coolidge armed himself with a bazooka and advanced to within 25 yards of the tanks. His bazooka failed to function and he threw it aside. Securing all the hand grenades he could carry, he crawled forward and inflicted heavy casualties on the advancing enemy. Finally it became apparent that the enemy, in greatly superior force, supported by tanks, would overrun the position. T/Sgt. Coolidge, displaying great coolness and courage, directed and conducted an orderly withdrawal, being himself the last to leave the position. As a result of T/Sgt. Coolidge's heroic and superior leadership, the mission of this combat group was accomplished throughout 4 days of continuous fighting against numerically superior enemy troops in rain and cold and amid dense woods.
*OLSON, ARLO L.
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, 1 5th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Crossing of the Volturno River, Italy, 13 October 1943. Entered service at: Toronto, S. Dak. Birth: Greenville, lowa. G.O. No.: 71, 31 August 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 13 October 1943, when the drive across the Volturno River began, Capt. Olson and his company spearheaded the advance of the regiment through 30 miles of mountainous enemy territory in 13 days. Placing himself at the head of his men, Capt. Olson waded into the chest-deep water of the raging Volturno River and despite pointblank machine-gun fire aimed directly at him made his way to the opposite bank and threw 2 handgrenades into the gun position, killing the crew. When an enemy machinegun 150 yards distant opened fire on his company, Capt. Olson advanced upon the position in a slow, deliberate walk. Although 5 German soldiers threw handgrenades at him from a range of 5 yards, Capt. Olson dispatched them all, picked up a machine pistol and continued toward the enemy. Advancing to within 15 yards of the position he shot it out with the foe, killing 9 and seizing the post. Throughout the next 13 days Capt. Olson led combat patrols, acted as company No. 1 scout and maintained unbroken contact with the enemy. On 27 October 1943, Capt. Olson conducted a platoon in attack on a strongpoint, crawling to within 25 yards of the enemy and then charging the position. Despite continuous machinegun fire which barely missed him, Capt. Olson made his way to the gun and killed the crew with his pistol. When the men saw their leader make this desperate attack they followed him and overran the position. Continuing the advance, Capt. Olson led his company to the next objective at the summit of Monte San Nicola. Although the company to his right was forced to take cover from the furious automatic and small arms fire, which was directed upon him and his men with equal intensity, Capt. Olson waved his company into a skirmish line and despite the fire of a machinegun which singled him out as its sole target led the assault which drove the enemy away. While making a reconnaissance for defensive positions, Capt. Olson was fatally wounded. Ignoring his severe pain, this intrepid officer completed his reconnaissance, Supervised the location of his men in the best defense positions, refused medical aid until all of his men had been cared for, and died as he was being carried down the mountain.
O'BRIEN, GEORGE H., JR.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company H, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Korea, 27 October, 1952. Entered service at: Big Spring, Tex. Born: 10 September 1926, Fort Worth, Tex. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a rifle platoon commander of Company H, in action against enemy aggressor forces. With his platoon subjected to an intense mortar and artillery bombardment while preparing to assault a vitally important hill position on the main line of resistance which had been overrun by a numerically superior enemy force on the preceding night, 2d Lt. O'Brien leaped from his trench when the attack signal was given and, shouting for his men to follow, raced across an exposed saddle and up the enemy-held hill through a virtual hail of deadly small-arms, artillery, and mortar fire. Although shot through the arm and thrown to the ground by hostile automatic-weapons fire as he neared the well-entrenched enemy position, he bravely regained his feet, waved his men onward, and continued to spearhead the assault, pausing only long enough to go to the aid of a wounded marine. Encountering the enemy at close range, he proceeded to hurl handgrenades into the bunkers and, utilizing his carbine to best advantage in savage hand-to-hand combat, succeeded in killing at least 3 of the enemy. Struck down by the concussion of grenades on 3 occasions during the subsequent action, he steadfastly refused to be evacuated for medical treatment and continued to lead his platoon in the assault for a period of nearly 4 hours, repeatedly encouraging his men and maintaining superb direction of the unit. With the attack halted he set up a defense with his remaining forces to prepare for a counterattack, personally checking each position, attending to the wounded and expediting their evacuation. When a relief of the position was effected by another unit, he remained to cover the withdrawal and to assure that no wounded were left behind. By his exceptionally daring and forceful leadership in the face of overwhelming odds, 2d Lt. O'Brien served as a constant source of inspiration to all who observed him and was greatly instrumental in the recapture of a strategic position on the main line of resistance. His indomitable determination and valiant fighting spirit reflect the highest credit upon himself and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for October 27, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
27 October
1909: Mrs. Ralph H. Van Deman became the first woman airplane passenger in America in a 4-minute flight at College Park with Wilbur Wright. (24)
1925: Lt James H. Doolittle flew a Curtiss R3C-2 floatplane racer to an FAI record of 245.7 MPH for 3 kilometers and 234.4 MPH for 200 kilometers at Bay Shore, near Baltimore. (8: Oct 90)
1944: The first US Army aircraft to be stationed in the Philippines since 1942 landed on the Tacloban airstrip. The 34 P-38s of the 9th Fighter Squadron refueled at once, and before the end of the day shot down four enemy aircraft. (17) Between 27 October and 31 December, the Japanese flew almost 1,050 sorties over Leyte. Pilots from the V Fighter Command shot down 314 confirmed aircraft and received credit for 45 probables, yet suffered only 16 losses. On 29 October, the 49 FG scored its 500th victory. (17)
1946: Through 3 November the Navy airship XM-1, with Lt H. R. Walton in command, left Lakehurst flew down the Atlantic coast to Savannah, Ga., the Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, over the Gulf of Mexico and landed at NAF Glynco, Ga. The flight set a world duration record of 170.3 hours for self-sufficient flight in any type aircraft. (24)
1950: KOREAN WAR. The 452 BG (AFRES) flew its first B-26 combat mission, less than a month after it was called to active duty in the US. (28)
1951: KOREAN WAR. On a last medium bomber daylight raid, B-29 gunners downed six MiG-15s, the highest number of enemy aircraft downed on any day of the war. A 3 ARS H-5, with fighter escort, rescued a downed UN fighter pilot despite intense fire from enemy ground troops. (28)
1954: Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., became the USAF's first black general officer. (21)
1955: The Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company received an USAF research and development contract for the Titan ICBM. (6)
1961: The Saturn launched for the first time. It flew a suborbital route 215 miles down the Atlantic Missile Range.
1962: The first 10 Minuteman I (Model A) missiles went on alert with the 10 SMS, 341 SMW, at Malmstrom AFB. (6) CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS/FIRST AIR FORCE CROSS. The Cubans shot down a 4080 SW U-2 flown by Maj Rudolf Anderson, Jr., over Cuba. Major Anderson received the first Air Force Cross posthumously. (21)
1972: AFSC launched a 47.8 million-cubic-foot research balloon, the world's largest, from Chico, Calif. The USAF's Cambridge Research Laboratory developed the balloon in 1969.
1976: The DoD announced plans to send an F-15 wing to Germany and an F-111 wing to England. (4)
1983: Exercises ETERNAL TRIANGLE and CRISEX. Three B-52Gs deployed from the 42d BMW at Loring AFB to Moron AB, Spain, for exercises. This marked the first such use of a Spanish base for the Air Force. On 27-28 October, the B-52s participated in Eternal Triangle, a NATO exercise, and from 31 October through 8 November in Crisex, a joint US/Spanish exercise. In both, the B-52s flew high and low altitude bombing, sea search, electronic countermeasures, and fighter-intercept exercises. (1)
1998: HURRICANE MITCH/OPERATION AMIGO. The hurricane ravaged Central America, leaving more than 10,000 people dead and a million people homeless in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. In response, the Air National Guard deployed crews and C-130s from Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island for several months to deliver relief supplies to the region. By the time the operation ended on 19 March 1999, the aircrews had flown more than 200 missions. (21) (32)
1999: Developmental testing on the C-141 Starlifter came to an end when the last test aircraft left the AFFTC at Edwards AFB for March ARB. (3)
2006: The 49 FW flew 25 F-117 Nighthawks in formation over Holloman AFB for the largest flyover in its history to commemorate the aircraft's 25th anniversary. (USAF Aimpoints, "F-117 Celebrates 25 Years with Historical Flyover," 31 Oct 2006) The USAF rolled out the 747-400F Airborne Laser aircraft in a ceremony at Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita. (USAF Aimpoints, "USAF Debuts Laser Weapon Aircraft, 31 Oct 2006)
2007: FIRST MQ-9 REAPER COMBAT MISSION. The MQ-9 Reaper conducted its first precision combat strike sortie against enemy combatants in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, with a Hellfire missile. (AFNEWS, Oct. 27 Airpower Summary: Reaper Conducts First Strike," 28 Oct 2007.)
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World News for27 October thanks to Military Periscope
Air Force Finally Approves Awards For Afghan Evac
Source: Stars and Stripes
October 26 2022
USA
The U.S. Air Force has belatedly approved decorations for dozens of airmen who took part in last year's evacuation of Afghanistan, reports the Stars and Stripes.
Last week, Air Mobility Command announced that it would award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 Bronze Stars and a Gallant Unit Citation for actions during Operation Allies Refuge.
Seven Distinguished Flying Crosses will be embellished with the "V" device for valor, while 74 airmen will receive the award with the "C" device, denoting it was earned under combat conditions.
Two of the Bronze Star recipients will receive the award with a "V" device.
The 621st Contingency Response Group, which is based at both Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., will receive the Gallant Unit Citation.
The awards were among 350 additional decorations approved following the massive evacuation operation, in which at least 124,334 people were airlifted out of Afghanistan as the Taliban retook control.
Approval had been delayed by administrative hurdles, said the command. AMC said it had already issued 4,500 decorations to airmen involved in the operation.
New Office To Align Military C2 Project
Source: C4ISRNet
October 26 2022
USA
The U.S. Defense Dept. is establishing a new office to oversee the military's massive joint command-and-control effort, reports C4ISRNet.
The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program aims to tie together all the sensors and shooters in U.S. military service to enable rapid information-sharing.
Each service has its own approach to the endeavor, including the Army's Project Convergence, Navy's Project Overmatch and Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System.
The acquisition, integration and interoperability office, located under the defense secretary, will initially focus on how to integrate JADC2 to make ensure communications across the armed services.
Uniting the Army, Navy and Air Force programs across land, air, sea, space and cyber is a priority for the office.
Sailor Convicted Of Illegally Selling Guns
Source: Task and Purpose
October 26 2022
USA
An active-duty U.S. Navy sailor in Virginia has been convicted of receiving, possessing and selling several unregistered machine guns, reports Task and Purpose.
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick Tate Adamiak, 28, was first arrested and indicted in April.
Court documents indicated that between October 2021 and April 2022, Adamiak, who was not a registered arms dealer, had sold unregistered parts and complete weapons to undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents.
A subsequent search of Adamiak's Virginia Beach home revealed 25 unregistered machine guns, two grenade launchers and two anti-tank missile launchers.
A search of an address associated with his company, Black Dog Arsenal, turned up five improvised explosive devices.
Adamiak was charged with five counts of receiving, possessing and selling unregistered firearms. He faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison for each count
Top Official Expresses Concerns About Terrorists In Afghanistan
Source: Ariana News
October 26 2022
USA
Afghanistan
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West says Washington continues to be concerned about terrorist groups active in Afghanistan, reports the Ariana News (Kabul).
During an event at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., West said that the U.S. was "deeply concerned" about several terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan.
Former Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had freedom to operate in Kabul prior to his death in an airstrike in July, he said.
West said that groups of concern included Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS); Jaish-e-Mohammed; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; and Ansarullah among others.
The special representative also noted that 2,000 Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) fighters were released from prison during the Taliban takeover in August 2021, including some of their best trained operatives.
West emphasized that the U.S. government has been in touch with the Taliban government since the Kabul airstrike and is prepared to work pragmatically with the group on terrorism issues.
Putin Oversees Nuclear Exercise
Source: Pravda
October 26 2022
Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a military exercise simulating a massive response to a nuclear attack, reports the Pravda news site (Moscow).
During the drills on Wednesday, Russian forces launched a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk state cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region in northwestern Russia, which successfully hit its target at the Kura test range in Kamchatka in Russia's Far East.
A submarine in the Barents Sea also launched a Sineva ballistic missile at the same target on the Kura test range, reported Meduza (Riga, Latvia).
In addition, Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers launched airborne cruise missiles during the exercise.
All missiles hit their assigned targets and demonstrated their expected performance, the Kremlin said.
2 IRGC Officers Gunned Down In Zahedan
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
October 26 2022
Iran
A pair of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers have been shot and killed in Zahedan, the capital of Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty citing Iranian media.
IRGC Col. Mehdi Molashahi and Basij paramilitary officer Javad Kikha, both assigned to the Salman Corps, were shot and killed in their vehicle by unknown gunmen, reported the Tasnim news agency (Tehran).
Dozens of people in Zahedan have been killed in Tehran's crackdown on protests following the death of a young woman in police custody earlier this year.
Molashahi and Kikha were responsible for the brutal suppression of anti-government protests in the region over the last 15 years, according to Iranian sources cited by UA Wire.
The officers were also likely responsibly for supplying Shahed-136 loitering munitions to Russia, the news site said.
Justice Minister Fired After Granting Funeral Privilege To Militants
Source: MercoPress
October 26 2022
Paraguay
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez fired his justice minister hours after his swearing-in for permitting the coffin of a dead militant to be taken into a prison, reports MercoPress (Montevideo, Uruguay).
Osvaldo Villalba, a leader of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP), was shot and killed by law enforcement officers on Sunday. Two other EPP fighters were killed in the clash in the Amambay department in eastern Paraguay.
On Tuesday, Justice Minister Edgar Taboada Insfran allowed mourners to bring Villalba's coffin into the women's prison where his sister, Carmen, is held. The siblings were founding members of the EPP.
Prison Warden Marian Vazquez was also fired. She said she allowed the coffin to enter after Villalba threatened a riot.
Criminal Policy Vice-Minister Daniel Benitez has been appointed justice minister on an interim basis.
Seoul, Tokyo, Washington Agree To Step Up Security Cooperation To Support Taiwan, Deter N. Korea
Source: Yonhap News Agency
October 26 2022
Japan
South Korea
USA
North Korea
Taiwan
Top Japanese, South Korean and U.S. officials have agreed to bolster trilateral cooperation in the region, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
On Wednesday, Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori hosted Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Dong in Tokyo.
The allies pledged to support Taiwan's self-defense capabilities and called for peace in the Taiwan Strait, citing its importance for global commerce.
The parties also agreed to work together closely in response to North Korea's aggressive nuclear policy and warned of an "unparalleled" response if it goes forward with another nuclear test.
South Korean officials have warned that North Korea is preparing for its first nuclear test since 2017.
Cho and Mori also met to discuss bilateral concerns, including historic grievances over forced labor during Japan's occupation of Korea. The sides agreed to consult "with a sense of tension and speed."
Airbus Workers Set To Strike For Higher Wages
Source: Reuters
October 27 2022
Spain
Union workers employed by Airbus in Spain will go on an indefinite strike next week, reports Reuters.
On Thursday, the COCO, UGT-FICA and ATP-SAe unions announced that Airbus employees in Madrid, Castile-La Mancha and Andalusia would go on strike on Oct. 31 until "management is prepared to guarantee that workers do not lose purchasing power."
Airbus employs around 12,300 workers at eight sites in the three Spanish regions.
The unions said that the efforts of the workers should be recognized after Airbus realized record profits, better than those prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gunmen Kill 15 At Shia Shrine
Source: Al Arabiya
October 27 2022
Iran
Gunmen attacked a Shia shrine in southern Iran, killing at least 15 people, reports Al Arabiya (Dubai).
On Wednesday afternoon, three attackers in a car opened fire on pilgrims and staff at the entrance to the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz, witnesses told the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as quoted by the Guardian (U.K.).
Two of the three assailants had been arrested and a search was ongoing for the third.
The gunmen were not Iranian nationals, according to the Nour news, which is affiliated with Iranian security agencies.
The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.
Foreign Minister Hosts S. Korean Trade Minister As Part Of Pacific Push
Source: Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
October 27 2022
Lithuania
South Korea
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis held talks with South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk Geun to discuss strengthening political and economic cooperation, reports the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Landsbergis noted the enhanced economic ties following the opening of a Lithuanian Embassy in South Korea and urged Seoul to open an embassy and trade representation in Vilnius.
South Korea currently conducts relations with Lithuania through an embassy in Poland.
The foreign minister noted that Lithuania seeks strategic diversification, including stronger ties with like-minded Indo-Pacific countries, among which South Korea is an important partner.
The talks focused on opportunities for cooperation in high value-added areas such as life sciences, lasers, semiconductors, information and communication technology.
The sides also discussed the war in Ukraine and regional issues in Europe and Asia.
Lawmakers Form Parliamentary Group To Bolster Ties With Nepal
Source: Baltic Times
October 27 2022
Estonia
The Estonian Parliament has established a group dedicated to strengthening ties with Nepal, reports the Baltic Times.
The six-member group, headed by Toomas Jurgenstein, a member of the Social Democratic Party, seeks to increase engagement with Nepal at the parliamentary level.
Jurgenstein noted increasing Estonian interest in Nepal and that the parliamentary group would enable greater cooperation with Nepalese lawmakers.
The lawmakers hope to soon meet with the Estonian honorary consul in Nepal to organize a lecture to introduce Nepal to the Parliament.
Such parliamentary groups help lawmakers communicate with other national parliaments and promote Estonia and Estonian foreign policy.
Israeli Defense Minister Makes 1st Visit In A Decade
Source: Axios
October 27 2022
Israel
Turkey
For the first time in a decade an Israeli defense minister has made an official visit to Turkey, reports Axios.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrived in Turkey on Wednesday and met with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, on Thursday.
The visit is intended to relaunch security cooperation as part of ongoing efforts to normalize ties.
Following the talks, Gantz said that he had instructed his staff to begin work to resume working relations between the defense ministries of the two countries.
Israeli officials noted that military-to-military cooperation and weapon sales to Turkey remained suspended.
5 Killed In Attack On Taliban Security Forces In West
Source: Reuters
October 27 2022
Afghanistan
Five medical personnel employed by the Taliban have been killed in an attack in western Afghanistan, reports Reuters.
On Thursday morning, unknown gunmen attacked the vehicle carrying medical personnel from the 207th Al-Farooq Army Corps, headquartered in the western Herat province, said a Taliban defense spokesman.
Another attack targeting security forces from the 207th Al-Farooq Corps took place in July, killing two security personnel.
There have been an increasing number of attacks in Afghanistan of late. The U.N. says that security has been deteriorating.
Following Pilot Program, IDF Says Women Can Serve In Tanks
Source: Jerusalem Post
October 27 2022
Israel
After a two-year pilot program, the Israel Defense Forces has decided to permit women to serve in the armored corps for border defense missions, reports the Jerusalem Post.
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, the IDF chief of staff, accepted the recommendation of Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, the head of ground forces, that the pilot program had been successful, and women would now permanently be allowed to serve in tank units along the border.
The two-year pilot program included training and a year-long deployment along the Egyptian border. Women served as tank operators under the Paran Brigade in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion.
It covered three full recruiting cycles, with several women completing the program as officers.
During the program, women demonstrated their ability to perform the majority of tasks and complete their missions successfully.
In the future, women will be able to draft into the armored corps to serve in companies under the Border Defense Corps.
Border Cooperation Agreement Inked With E.U.
Source: Euronews
October 27 2022
North Macedonia
European Union
North Macedonia has signed a deal with the European Union on border management, reports the Euronews.
On Wednesday, E.U. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski oversaw the signing ceremony in Skopje.
The agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) will allow the sides to work together to curb illegal immigration and other such threats, said Kovacevski as cited by the Anadolu Agency (Ankara).
The move is the latest step in North Macedonia's European integration. The prime minister said he was pleased with the start of the membership negotiations.
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