To All,
Good Wednesday morning January 18, 2023.
A bit of history and some tidbits
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
January 18
1885—A Marine guard from the screw gunboat Alliance lands at Colon, Panama, (then in Colombia) to guard the railroad and to protect American lives and property during a period of political unrest.
1911—The first aircraft landing onboard a ship takes place when pilot Eugene Ely lands onboard the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania while anchored in San Francisco Bay, CA, and then makes a return flight back to Tanforan Field in San Francisco.
1942—Plunger (SS 179) sinks the Japanese freighter Eizan Maru (ex-Panamanian Aurora) off the mouth of Kii Strait, Honshu.
1962—USS Duxbury Bay transfers a Navy doctor to help a Danish crewman after a flash fire burned him onboard Danish tanker Prima Maersk in the Persian Gulf.
1991—During Operation Desert Storm, HSL-44 (Det 8) SH-60Bs from USS Nicholas (FFG 47), along with Kuwaiti and Army vessels, engage and neutralize Iraqi forces on nine oil platforms in the Durrah oil field.
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For all my fellow F-8 drivers
LACB32 SitRep #1
LACB32 is on the way! It will August 24-27 in Reno, NV, in conjunction with Hook '23!
This is an exciting new direction for us. We will have a ready room convenient to the main floor exhibit area, full access to the exhibits as well as all Hook events. And, of course, we've set aside an evening for squadron dinners.
A highlight of the reunion is the option of a trip to Fallon for a tour of Top Gun and lunch at the O'Club! This will sell out fast, so when registration opens, you will need to sign up immediately. We will keep you advised and alert you when that will be.
Last fall we conducted a survey on the location: San Diego or Reno. 105 Crusaders responded indicating an intent to attend. This is most encouraging, showing that interest in LACBs is still there.
70 opted for San Diego while 68 voted for Reno. An equal number, 48, said they would bring guests to either location. So, essentially it was a wash.
Since there has been a continuing interest in having an LACB someplace other than San Diego, and since attendees at LACB31 indicated a desire to join with other communities, the Board decided it made sense to choose Reno.
This is a great opportunity to try something new and we are looking forward to it. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining in. Additional details will be shared as they become available.
Your Board of Directors and the LACB32 Committee thank you for your responses and your continued dedication and support. See you in Reno!
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Today in History
1486 Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York.
1701 Frederick III, the elector of Brandenburg, becomes king of Prussia.
1778 Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands, naming them the 'Sandwich Islands' after the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Sandwich.
1836 Jim Bowie arrives at the Alamo to assist its Texas defenders.
1862 John Tyler, former president of the U.S., is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
1902 The Isthmus Canal Commission in Washington shifts its support from Nicaragua to Panama as a favored canal site.
1910 Aviator Eugene Ely performs his first successful take off and landing from a ship in San Francisco.
1916 The Russians force the Turkish 3rd Army back to Erzurum.
1945 The German Army launches its second attempt to relieve the besieged city of Budapest from the advancing Red Army.
1948 Gandhi breaks a 121-hour fast after halting Muslim-Hindu riots.
1962 The United States begins spraying foliage with herbicides in South Vietnam, in order to reveal the whereabouts of Vietcong guerrillas.
1964 Plans are disclosed for the World Trade Center in New York.
1978 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolate the cause of Legionnaire's disease.
1991 Iraq starts firing Scud missiles at Israeli cities.
1981: IRANIAN HOSTAGE RELEASE. Iran releases 52 American hostages held in the American Embassy in Tehran after 444 days.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Skip … For The List for Wednesday, 18 January 2023… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 18 January 2018..
A 2018 request by Humble Host that went nowhere… (deaf ears?)…
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 https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
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Thanks to Dudley
This is amazing…I could never do just one
https://biggeekdad.com/2022/12/rubiks-cube-art/#.Y7rrUP03oZM.mailto
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Thanks to Runt and Huck
Below is some amplification from CMR and Elaine Donnelly regarding to Wokeness of the Military and in support of the email we sent you a couple of days ago. ****see the email below******
Thanks again,
Runt and Huck
For Immediate Release January 17, 2023
Contact: Elaine Donnelly, CMR President
(734) 464-9430
CMR Challenges New Congress to End Woke-ism in the Military
The following comments may be attributed to Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness (CMR), an independent public policy organization that reports on and analyzes military/social issues.
"The armed forces' Recruiting Crisis of 2022 will continue and worsen in 2023 unless Congress acts to restore sound priorities that are being weakened by woke ideology.
National security depends on the All-Volunteer Force. Congress, which has the constitutional responsibility for oversight, must not allow Defense Department leaders to continue and extend woke policies that are alienating the military's core constituency: traditional, patriotic families.
The Center for Military Readiness calls on the new 118th Congress to oppose, change, or repeal "woke" policies in the military that are weakening morale and readiness, and to support sound priorities that would make our military stronger.
CMR Challenge for 2023: Woke-ism in Our Military
"Woke policies impose progressive ideologies and take them to extremes with enforced compliance, even if they hurt the institution.
"The Center for Military Readiness has challenged Congress to end woke-ism in the military by addressing ten issues, linked here. In summary, Congress should
Oppose:
• Pentagon Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) metrics and percentage-based quotas
• Divisive critical race theory (CRT) instructions in military schools and academies
• Anti-extremist programs skewed by leftist ideology
• Registration of Women with Selective Service for a possible future draft
• Attempts to re-define Selective Service with steps toward National Service
• Sex-normed (different) training standards for men and women in (infantry) combat
• Unreasonable COVID vaccine mandates that exclude or discharge willing personnel
• Relaxed eligibility rules for persons with a history of disqualifying behavioral problems
• Sexualized military base entertainment that alienates families and disrespects women
Re-Evaluate and Revise to Promote Readiness:
• Consequences of imposing "gender diversity" on direct ground combat (infantry) units
• The consequences of "sex-neutral" (identical) standards" that cause disproportionate injuries, higher attrition rates, and non-deployability among women
• Impact of transgender policies that accommodate gender dysphoria in the military, including violations of personal privacy in female-only living facilities and athletics
• Impact of gender dysphoria policies on medical ethics and rights of religious liberty
Support:
• Reality-based health care programs that protect children from woke activists who promote transgender treatments and sometimes surgeries without parental involvement
• Non-discrimination and recognition of merit in enlistment and promotion polices
• Command accountability for due process and justice in matters of sexual assault
• Military parents' rights to seek information about the curriculum, teaching practices, and books used in Department of Defense Education (DoDEA) schools
• "Peace Through Strength" and American military superiority
"If there are conflicts between woke social causes or career interests and the needs of the military, the needs of the military must come first. We hope that pro-defense lawmakers will aggressively defend sound policies that strengthen our military, not weaken it."
*********The Original email *********
Huck and Runt want to notify our fellow Bubbas and the List of what is going on in our Military and hopefully generate some excitement. Both of us request your consideration for including the below on the List.
This is a slightly different submission for the List. We have all seen the "wokifying", to coin a phrase, of our Military through a focus on CRT, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, DIE for short, as well as a host of insidious undertakings resulting in our current Woke Force. This is particularly evident at the Service Academies. At each institution, concerned Patriots and Warriors have organized groups to affect change. Along with many of our USNA 69 classmates we have formed the Calvert Group (https://calvertgroup69.org) in order to try and turn this around. We are working with several members of Congress but need more inroads. We are trying to get new conservative members on the Board of Visitors (Speaker has 4 positions and the Chairman of the HASC has 1). We have been on a couple of television shows as well as writing a slew of editorials. We are currently working with Judicial Watch to try and uncover documents to help prove our case. We have raised this with the current Superintendent but all we get is pushback and nothing to see here. Believe me there is plenty to see. Our Brothers and Sisters at the other two SAs are doing the same. USAFA has STARRS, (https://starrs.us) and USMA has a similar but yet to be named organization.
We recognize not all of you are from the Boat School but this goes far beyond USNA and is permeated throughout DoD writ large. Check through a few of Victor D Hanson's recent editorials. A nesurvey of active duty members shows that more than 2/3s of ALL service members think DoD has become a political organization (read Woke) and many are leaving. We can't do it alone and need help getting the word out. There is a ton of info on both websites and yes we coordinate with the other two organizations. We need help reaching potential champions in Congress as well as significant influencers. This is a matter of National Security. Read up on Fifth Generation Warfare and you will find our Government is at war with US!
You can use me as a POC, 69runt@gmail.com or 207 350 7552
for questions or feedback.
Runt & Huck
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New Stanford Research Confirms the One Style of 'Breath Work' That is Most Effective at Reducing Stress and Improving Mood
Thanks to Michael ... and Dr. Rich
[Glad they're talking about some non-Woke stuff - RS]
The style of your breathing matters. We are in a time of prioritizing mental wellness. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated this movement, getting people to think about how to build resilience and deal with stress. Stress, and managing it, is an ancient drive within humans.
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
https://geopoliticalfutures.com
Daily Memo: China's Weak Growth
New figures show the country missed its economic growth target last year.
By: GPF Staff
January 17, 2023
Bad news for Beijing. China's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday released economic figures for 2022. The country's gross domestic product grew by 3 percent year over year, missing Beijing's target of 5.5 percent growth. Meanwhile, according to figures also released on Tuesday by the statistics agency, the country's population fell for the first time in six decades last year. The population declined from 2021 by roughly 850,000 to 1.41175 billion at the end of 2022. U.N. experts estimate China's population will shrink by 109 million by 2050, a change that will necessitate shifts in the country's social, economic, defense and foreign policies.
Revamp. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the armed forces will make several significant changes over the next three years. They include an increase in the number of military personnel to 1.5 million (a move that was initially discussed in December); the creation of two new inter-service strategic territorial associations; the reorganization of motorized rifle divisions in the Western, Central and Eastern military districts and in the Northern Fleet; and the strengthening of the combat component of the navy, aerospace and strategic missile forces. The ministry said the changes were necessary to ensure the "military security of the state."
Turkish mediation. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a call on Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They spoke again about creating a regional gas hub in Turkey using Russian natural gas supplies. Meanwhile, Ankara is mediating talks between Russia and Ukraine on another prisoner exchange of up to 1,000 people, according to Turkey's chief ombudsman. Ankara is trying to establish itself as the top broker in the conflict.
Bypassing Russia. Kazakh company KazMunayGas and the Abu Dhabi Port Group signed an agreement on a strategic partnership during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's visit to the United Arab Emirates. Under the deal, Kazakhstan and the UAE will create a merchant and tanker fleet to export Kazakh oil through the port of Aktau, bypassing Russia. Kazakhstan has been looking for alternate routes to export its goods, fearing it could incur secondary sanctions by doing business with Russia.
Armenia looks on. Turkey and eight other countries began joint military exercises in Kars, Turkey, near the Armenian border. Among the participating countries is Azerbaijan, with which Yerevan is in talks on a settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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This Day in U S Military History 18 January
1778 – Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. Two days later, he landed at Waimea on the island of Kauai and named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the earl of Sandwich and one his patrons. In 1768, Cook, a surveyor in the Royal Navy, was commissioned a lieutenant in command of the H.M.S. Endeavor and led an expedition that took scientists to Tahiti to chart the course of the planet Venus. In 1771, he returned to England, having explored the coast of New Zealand and Australia and circumnavigated the globe. Beginning in 1772, he commanded a major mission to the South Pacific and during the next three years explored the Antarctic region, charted the New Hebrides, and discovered New Caledonia. In 1776, he sailed from England again as commander of the H.M.S. Resolution and Discovery and in 1778 made his first visit to the Hawaiian Islands. Cook and his crew were welcomed by the Hawaiians, who were fascinated by the Europeans' ships and their use of iron. Cook provisioned his ships by trading the metal, and his sailors traded iron nails for sex. The ships then made a brief stop at Ni'ihau and headed north to look for the western end of a northwest passage from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. Almost one year later, Cook's two ships returned to the Hawaiian Islands and found a safe harbor in Hawaii's Kealakekua Bay. It is suspected that the Hawaiians attached religious significance to the first stay of the Europeans on their islands. In Cook's second visit, there was no question of this phenomenon. Kealakekua Bay was considered the sacred harbor of Lono, the fertility god of the Hawaiians, and at the time of Cook's arrival the locals were engaged in a festival dedicated to Lono. Cook and his compatriots were welcomed as gods and for the next month exploited the Hawaiians' good will. After one of the crewmembers died, exposing the Europeans as mere mortals, relations became strained. On February 4, 1779, the British ships sailed from Kealakekua Bay, but rough seas damaged the foremast of the Resolution, and after only a week at sea the expedition was forced to return to Hawaii. The Hawaiians greeted Cook and his men by hurling rocks; they then stole a small cutter vessel from the Discovery. Negotiations with King Kalaniopuu for the return of the cutter collapsed after a lesser Hawaiian chief was shot to death and a mob of Hawaiians descended on Cook's party. The captain and his men fired on the angry Hawaiians, but they were soon overwhelmed, and only a few managed to escape to the safety of the Resolution. Captain Cook himself was killed by the mob. A few days later, the Englishmen retaliated by firing their cannons and muskets at the shore, killing some 30 Hawaiians. The Resolution and Discovery eventually returned to England.
1813 – Joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor of barbed wire, was born. Glidden grew up on his father's farms in New Hampshire and (later) New York State. In 1837 he married Clarissa Foster, and the couple bought a farm in De Kalb, Illinois. Glidden's two sons with Clarissa later died in an epidemic, and Clarissa herself died in childbirth. In 1851 Glidden married Lucinda Warne. In 1873 Glidden saw an ineffective example of barbed wire, a "thorn hedge," designed to keep cattle from trampling crops. Glidden began experimenting with ways to improved barbed wire, and the next year he received a patent for a machine that added the barbs to the wire mechanically, thus allowing for mass production. Glidden and his partner, Isaac L. Ellwood, established the Barb Fence Company in De Kalb, and in a few years, barbed wire was being used all over the West. Barbed wire accelerated the development of the region, closed the open range, and ended the golden age of the cowboy, who had roamed freely over wide stretches of land. Glidden was soon one of the richest men in America. He invested in the fancy Glidden Hotel in De Kalb and bought 180,000 acres of land in Texas, where he raised 15,000 head of cattle.
1902 – The famous "March Across Samar" ended during the Philippine Insurrection. In the morning of Sept. 28, 1901, hundreds of native fighters armed with bolos staged a successful surprise attack on U.S. Marines mostly eating breakfast in the town of Balangiga, on the southern coast of Samar Island in eastern Philippines. That event, described as the "worst single defeat" of the US military in the Philippines, became known to history as the "Balangiga Massacre." The massacred troops were members of Company C, Ninth U.S. Infantry Regiment, who were stationed in Balangiga to keep its small port closed and prevent any trading. Their mission was intended to deprive the Filipino revolutionary forces of supplies during the Philippine-American War, which had spread to the Visayas. The U.S. military authorities retaliated with a "kill and burn" policy to take back Samar, deliberately equating a victorious town with an entire island, from Oct. 1901 to March 1902. Implemented by Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith of the U.S. Army, the campaign resulted in the disappearance of some 50,000 people, the minimum increment of Samar's population between 1896 and 1903. Among this human loss were the numerous civilian men, women, and children 10 years old and above, who were reported killed during combat operations to reduce Samar into a "howling wilderness." "Of the 74 men of Company C, only 5 were uninjured: 12 were slightly wounded, 19 severely wounded, and 38 dead, including the three officers." Nine more died during the boat escape towards Basey (Young). "A grand total of 26 [Americans] would survive the attack" and 250 natives were killed during the fight in the Balangiga plaza, excluding the many others who were killed while pursuing the escaping survivors. The church-and-convent was burned by some of the survivors before they escaped on bancas. The rest of the town had been burned by the "insurgents" when reinforcement troops from Basey arrived the day after the attack. They latter claimed the American dead were mutilated and treated with indescribable indignities (Schott). Weeks later, soldiers of the Eleventh Infantry entered the unoccupied town and took with them the two "Bells of Balangiga," now displayed near the flagpole at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. After the relief of the 9th Infantry following the Balangiga Massacre, Basey became the headquarters of a battalion of U.S. Marines (attached to the Sixth Separate Brigade) under the command of Major Littleton W.T. Waller. At the end of 1901, the U.S. Marines undertook a disastrous forced march across the jungle of southern Samar, from Lanang in the east coast to Basey in the west, in their effort to break the back of the Filipino resistance. After their arrival in Basey, the tired, sick, and frustrated Marines, who lost ten of their comrades, executed by firing squad their nine remaining conscripted native carriers and two native guides. According to then U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, "the shooting of the native bearers by the orders of Major Waller was an act which sullied the American name." Gen. Smith and Maj. Waller were both court-martialed. Gen. Smith was retired from the U.S. Army. But Major Waller rose to eventually become Major General of the U.S. Marines.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
ENRIGHT, JOHN
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1864, Lynn, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.
WALKER, FRANK O.
Rank and organization. Private, Company F, 46th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Taal, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 18 January 1900. Entered service at: Burlington, Mass. Birth: South Boston, Mass. Date of issue: 11 March 1902. Citation: Under heavy fire of the enemy he rescued a dying comrade who was sinking beneath the water.
*YNTEMA, GORDON DOUGLAS
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Place and date: Near Thong Binh, Republic of Vietnam, 16-18 January 1968. Entered service at: Detroit, Mich. Born: 26 June 1945, Bethesda, Md. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Yntema, U.S. Army, distinguished himself while assigned to Detachment A-431, Company D. As part of a larger force of civilian irregulars from Camp Cai Cai, he accompanied 2 platoons to a blocking position east of the village of Thong Binh, where they became heavily engaged in a small-arms fire fight with the Viet Cong. Assuming control of the force when the Vietnamese commander was seriously wounded, he advanced his troops to within 50 meters of the enemy bunkers. After a fierce 30 minute fire fight, the enemy forced Sgt. Yntema to withdraw his men to a trench in order to afford them protection and still perform their assigned blocking mission. Under cover of machinegun fire, approximately 1 company of Viet Cong maneuvered into a position which pinned down the friendly platoons from 3 sides. A dwindling ammunition supply, coupled with a Viet Cong mortar barrage which inflicted heavy losses on the exposed friendly troops, caused many of the irregulars to withdraw. Seriously wounded and ordered to withdraw himself, Sgt. Yntema refused to leave his fallen comrades. Under withering small arms and machinegun fire, he carried the wounded Vietnamese commander and a mortally wounded American Special Forces advisor to a small gully 50 meters away in order to shield them from the enemy fire. Sgt. Yntema then continued to repulse the attacking Viet Cong attempting to overrun his position until, out of ammunition and surrounded, he was offered the opportunity to surrender. Refusing, Sgt. Yntema stood his ground, using his rifle as a club to fight the approximately 15 Viet Cong attempting his capture. His resistance was so fierce that the Viet Cong were forced to shoot in order to overcome him. Sgt. Yntema's personal bravery in the face of insurmountable odds and supreme self-sacrifice were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect the utmost credit upon himself, the 1st Special Forces, and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 18, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
18 January
1905: Through their congressman, the Wright Brothers opened negotiations with the US Government to build an aircraft. The government, however, refused the offer. (5) (12)
1911: At the San Francisco Air Meet (see 15 January), Curtiss exhibition flyer Eugene Ely landed his Curtiss III pusher on and took off from the battleship USS Pennsylvania's afterdeck, a wooden platform 119 feet long. This event made him the first pilot to land on a naval vessel. (See 14 November 1910 for his first takeoff) (21) (24)
1919: Maj Rudolph W. Schroeder flew his Loening monoplane, with its 300 horse power Hispano engine, to a 19,500-foot record altitude. (5)
1932: Capt R. C. Moffett flew his Curtiss XP-6D between Wright Field, Ohio, and Bolling Field, DC, averaging 270 miles per hour, to complete a record speed flight. (5)
1944: Navy PBY Catalinas, based at Port Lyautey, began barrier patrols of the Gibraltar Strait. With magnetic airborne detection gear, the planes closed the strait to enemy U-boats during daylight hours until the war ended. (24)
1949: A Pan American Constellation set a 10-hour, 2-minute speed record from New York, N. Y., to London, England. (24)
1950: The YF-94C Starfire flies for the first time. The USAF's first rocket-armed interceptor, it entered service in 1953.
1956: The USAF issued a requirement for a short-range air-launched decoy missile that would simulate a B-52 on radar. It later became the GAM-72A Quail. (6)
1957: Operation POWER FLIGHT/MACKAY TROPHY. Maj Gen Archie J. Old, Jr., led three B-52s from the 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle AFB, Calif., on a 24,325-mile, around-theworld nonstop flight. When the bombers reached March AFB, Calif., 45 hours 19 minutes later, they became the first jets to circle the globe nonstop. The B-52s averaged 532 MPH and relied on three KC-97 air refuelings in setting the Federation Aeronautique Internationale record. The 93d earned the trophy for this flight. (1) (9)
1961: Operation CHROME DOME. The Strategic Air Command publicly announced continuous airborne alert missions for B-52 bombers with KC-135s handling the refueling. The command first tested the airborne alert mission in 1958, and the program came to an end in 1968 after a second alert bomber crashed. The command cited concerns over escalating costs and the emergence of the intercontinental ballistic missile force as reasons the termination. (18)
1965: President Johnson announced his decision to build the Short-Range Attack Missile during his defense message to Congress. (12) The 4300th Support Squadron launched the Strategic Air Command's first Thor intermediaterange ballistic missile from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (6)
1967: A Titan IIIC booster, launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla., placed eight military communication satellites in a near perfect circular orbit. (16) (26)
1979: The Department of Defense approved a validation program for the Strategic Satellite System, but Congress did not fund the project. (5)
1981: IRANIAN HOSTAGE RELEASE. Iran released 52 American hostages held in the American Embassy in Tehran after 444 days. They were flown on an Air Algeria 727 to Algeria, where two C-9As took them to Germany for medical observation. On 25 January, the "Freedom One" VC-137 returned the hostages to the US. Out of gratitude for US aid following earthquakes in October 1980, Algeria provided vital diplomatic assistance in negotiating the release. (2)
1985: Military Airlift Command C-141 Starlifters moved 62 tons of cargo to the Sudan to relieve the plight of Ethiopian refugees. (16)
1986: The Space Shuttle Columbia landed at Edwards AFB, Calif. It was the last shuttle mission before the Challenger accident. (5)
1988: The Minuteman missile program passed a major milestone with the launch of its 100th missile (See 1 February 1961 for the first launch). (5)
1991: DESERT STORM. USAF aircraft based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, attacked targets in northern Iraq to prevent the reinforcement of enemy forces defending Kuwait. (16) (26) Eastern Airlines, one of the oldest commercial carriers in the US, went out of business. (20)
1993: Operation PROVIDE COMFORT: After being fired upon, F-4G Phantom IIs attacked surface-to-air missile sites in northern Iraq. F-16s also bombed an Iraqi airfield after being shot at by anti-aircraft artillery batteries. (16)
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World News for 18 January thanks to Military Periscope
University Team Unveils Uncrewed Semi-Sub
Source: Washington State University
January 18 2023
USA
A professor-led team from Washington State University (WSU) has unveiled a new, uncrewed semi-submersible reports the university.
The prototype is 18 inches (46 cm) long and uses 3D-printed parts, making it difficult to detect by the enemy and ideal for covert military operations.
Approximately 90 percent of the semi-submersible stays in the water and 10 percent above, noted the Defense Post. It has a small air platform to receive and transmit data for surveillance.
The WSU semi-sub can be preprogrammed to behave in certain ways, such as maneuvering by itself, avoiding potential obstacles and pursuing targets.
Munitions Moved From Israel To Ukraine
Source: CNN
January 18 2023
Israel
Ukraine
USA
The U.S. says it has transferred some of its munitions stored in Israel to Ukraine, reports CNN.
A portion of the 300,000 155-mm shells held by the U.S. in Israel have been transferred, with plans to send more in the coming weeks, officials said.
Initial reports of the move raised concern among Israeli officials who have limited support to Ukraine in order to maintain ties with Russia.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson emphasized that the transfer was "American business," and that Israel should not be viewed as participating in the arming of Ukraine.
New Pilots Conduct Combat Patrols As Foreign Recon Flights Increase
Source: South China Morning Post
January 17 2023
China
A growing number of reconnaissance flights by foreign aircraft around China have pushed the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) to send newly trained pilots on patrols, reports the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong).
As little as a month after completing training, PLAAF aviators are being sent to the East and South China Seas to expel foreign aircraft from Chinese airspace, reported the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) on Jan. 14.
The air force was accelerating combat training for new pilots to help them respond to the incursions, said unnamed military experts.
The training focuses on developing air confrontation skills and countermeasures for new pilots.
Meanwhile, J-16 pilots from the Western Theater Command have been deployed for combat patrols along China's southern coast, while J-20 pilots from the Northern Theater command have been sent to the Taiwan Strait for night flight training, the broadcaster reported.
Defense Ministry Announces New Package Of Ukraine Aid
Source: U.K. Ministry of Defense
January 17 2023
United Kingdom
Ukraine
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has outlined a new military aid package for Ukraine that includes heavy vehicles and artillery in a statement to Parliament, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
On Monday, Wallace confirmed that London will send a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks, along with armored recovery and repair vehicles and a battery of eight AS90 self-propelled howitzers at high readiness and two further batteries at varying states of readiness.
In addition, hundreds of additional armored and protected vehicles would be supplied, including FV432 Bulldog tracked vehicles; a maneuver support package with mine-breaching and bridging capabilities; another 100,000 artillery rounds; GMLRS rockets; Starstreak surface-to-air missiles; medium-range air defense missiles; and a spare parts package to help refurbish up to 100 Ukrainian tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.
The secretary also said he would be reviewing current plans to upgrade Challenger 2 tanks to the Challenger 3 configuration and acquire new mobile artillery systems based on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.
Twin Otter Utility Aircraft Replacement Purchase On Hold
Source: Ottawa Citizen
January 17 2023
Canada
The Canadian government is postponing plans to replace its aging Arctic utility aircraft, reports the Ottawa Citizen.
The four Twin Otter aircraft entered service in 1971. Under the 2017 defense strategy, Ottawa planned to launch an acquisition process to replace the planes in 2024, with the first aircraft to be delivered in 2027.
The program was seen by industry as relatively straightforward, with an estimated cost between Can$250 million (US$186 million) and Can$499 million (US$372 million).
The Canadian Dept. of National Defense is now looking at what work may be required to extend the life of the Twin Otter fleet. Life-extension work launched in 2017 included the replacement of structural components, including the wings, and was completed in 2020.
There are plans to update the avionics but no schedule has been made public for such a project, the newspaper said.
No explanation for the decision to postpone the Twin Otter replacement has been given.
Voluntary Reservist Training Opened To Women
Source: Central News Agency
January 17 2023
Taiwan
The Taiwanese military will soon allow discharged personnel to enroll in its dual-track reservist training program, including women, reports the Central News Agency, Taiwan's national news agency.
The voluntary program, which is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2023, will include discharged women soldiers for the first time, officials said.
Under the dual-track program, a small number of reservists perform two weeks of intensive training twice in eight years, while the majority take part in a five- to seven-day program four times over eight years.
The new volunteer reservists will be able to choose whether to undertake one week or two weeks of training.
The volunteer program will be open to about 500 male and 200 female reservists, said officials.
Moscow Steps Up Use Of Air Defense Missiles To Strike Ground Targets
Source: Eurasian Times
January 17 2023
Ukraine
Russia
Russia is increasingly using air defense missiles against ground targets in Ukraine, reports the Eurasian Times (India).
Russia has fewer than 100 modern Iskander ballistic missiles, according to a Ukrainian air force spokesman, citing Ukrainian intelligence.
Instead, Moscow has begun to launch S-300 and S-400 interceptor missiles at ground targets, the spokesman said.
Ukraine does not have the ability to shoot down such missiles and requires more advanced Western systems to defend itself, he said. Alternatively, the launchers must be destroyed at their launch positions.
In December, the British Ministry Defense said that it had assessed that Russia had expended much of its Iskander inventory.
Hamas Releases Footage Of Israeli Hostage
Source: Times of Israel
January 17 2023
Israel
Avera Mengistu, an Israeli held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for over eight years, has been confirmed alive by the terror group, reports the Times of Israel.
Hamas first took Avera Mengistu and his fellow Israeli citizen Hisham al-Sayed captive in the summer of 2014.
Israel has negotiated with Hamas for the return of its citizens without success.
Following the release of the footage, Hamas is expected to send messages to Israel via Egypt, expressing interest in renewing negotiations.
Government Confirms Anka Drone Purchase
Source: Daily Sabah
January 17 2023
Kyrgyzstan
Turkey
The Kyrgyz government has confirmed the procurement of additional Turkish uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), reports the Daily Sabah (Istanbul).
On Tuesday, the Kyrgyz presidential press service announced that an unspecified number of Anka drones had been purchased from Turkey.
With the announcement, Kyrgyzstan is known to have acquired all four UAVs produced by Baykar and Turkish Aerospace Industries.
These include the Bayraktar TB2, Aksungur and Akıncı systems as well as the Anka, officials said. The number of air vehicles supplied has not been made public.
Kyrgyzstan is the only country other than Turkey to use all four UAVs produced by Turkish defense industry.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Resigns
Source: BBC News
January 17 2023
Vietnam
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced that he will step down, reports the BBC News.
The move was widely expected after two deputy prime ministers who served under him resigned earlier this year.
The ruling Communist Party said that Phuc was being held responsible for the recently exposed wrongdoing of several of his subordinates, including the two deputy prime ministers.
The National Assembly was expected to officially approve Phuc's resignation in a Wednesday vote. A former prime minister, Phuc had served as president since 2021.
The departure comes amid an anti-corruption drive led by hardliners. Hundreds of party members are currently under investigation.
Leadership of Interior Ministry Killed In Helicopter Crash
Source: CNBC
January 18 2023
Ukraine
The leadership of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has been killed in a helicopter crash outside Kyiv, reports CNBC.
On Wednesday morning, the State Emergency Service EC 225 helicopter went down near a kindergarten in the Brovary suburb of the capital.
Seventeen people died in the crash, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, First Deputy Minister Yevhenii Yenin and State Secretary of the Interior Ministry Yurii Lubkovych, according to the Ukrainian national police.
Nine of the fatalities were onboard the helicopter. At least 30 people were injured, presidential administration officials said, as cited by CNN.
An investigation has been launched. Russian involvement was not immediately suspected.
Army Agrees To Strengthen Military Cooperation With Israel
Source: The Times of Israel
January 18 2023
Israel
Morocco
The Moroccan-Israel defense cooperation monitoring committee has agreed to strengthen collaboration, reports the Times of Israel.
The committee met for the first time in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday.
During the two-day meeting, officials agreed to strengthen bilateral relations through shared intelligence, cybersecurity, training and acquisition of modern equipment.
The two countries formalized ties in November 2021 when then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a memorandum of understanding with Morocco.
Pistorius Named Defense Minister
Source: Reuters
January 18 2023
Germany
Germany has named Boris Pistorius as its next defense minister, reports Reuters.
Christine Lambrecht resigned from the post on Monday, after facing external pressure to provide German-made tanks to Ukraine.
Pistorius has served as interior minister in Lower Saxony since 2013 and has experience in working with the armed forces.
On Thursday, he is expected to host U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Berlin.
The new defense minister is tasked with strengthening the German armed forces using a US$108 billion fund.
Soldier Killed In Clash With MFDC Rebels
Source: Agence France-Presse
January 18 2023
Senegal
A Senegalese soldier has been killed during fighting with separatist rebels in southern Senegal, reports Agence France-Presse.
On Monday, Senegalese troops clashed with Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) fighters in the southern Casamance region.
One soldier was killed and four injured in the fighting.
The MFDC was attempting to establish a new base near the border with Gambia and destroy hemp fields, Senegalese officials said.
The MFDC has fought for independence since 1982, but signed a peace deal with the Senegal government in August 2022.
Ukrainian Officers To Receive Training On Mine-Clearance Technology
Source: Phnom Penh Post
January 18 2023
Ukraine
Cambodia
Japan
Cambodian and Japanese agencies have announced a joint effort to train Ukrainian officers to use mine-clearance technologies, reports the Phnom Penh Post.
The Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will host the training course at the Technical Institute of Mine Action (TIMA) in Kampong Chhnang province in central Cambodia.
The training will employ the Japanese-made Advanced Landmine Imaging System (ALIS) mine-detection device.
The initiative is part of a commitment made by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in November 2022.
President Accuses M23 Of Faking Territorial Withdrawal
Source: Reuters
January 18 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
President Felix Tshisekedi has accused M23 rebels of faking an agreed withdrawal from territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports Reuters.
A November 2022 agreement called for the M23 to pull out of seized positions by Jan. 15.
A new intelligence report from the U.N. indicated that it was likely that M23 had seized new territory elsewhere in the region.
Tshisekedi said the rebels pretended to move, acted like they were withdrawing but had not moved.
He also accused Rwanda of fueling the conflict by supporting the rebels. Rwanda has denied the accusation.
Several civil society organizations have called for demonstrations to protest M23 delays.
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