To All,
Good Monday morning January 23, 2023.
I hope that you all had a great weekend
Steve Gunn's daughter Lisa wanted to pass on to all that attended the funeral and celebration of life for Steve on Friday that the family was very thankful that so many came to honor Steve. She sends her thanks to all.
Regards,
skip
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
January 23
1854—The sloop-of-war Germantown captures the slaver R.P. Brown off Porto Praya.
1943—Submarine Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland.
1945—Three US Navy destroyer escorts, Corbesier (DE 438), Conklin (DE 439) and Raby (DE 698) sink the Japanese submarine I-48 off Yap Island, Caroline Islands.
1960—The Bathyscaph "Trieste" descends on a nine-hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the world's oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
1968—USS Pueblo (AGER 2) is seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan. The crew is released on Dec. 23, 1968.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
This Day in World History
January 23
1901 A great fire ravages Montreal, resulting in $2.5 million in property lost.
1913 The "Young Turks" revolt because they are angered by the concessions made at the London peace talks.
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the presidential race.
1948 The Soviets refuse UN entry into North Korea to administer elections.
1949 The Communist Chinese forces begin their advance on Nanking.
1950 Jerusalem becomes the official capital of Israel.
1951 President Truman creates the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the anti-Communist campaign.
1969 NASA unveils moon-landing craft.
1973 President Richard Nixon claims that Vietnam peace has been reached in Paris and that the POWs would be home in 60 days.
1977 Alex Haley's Roots begins a record-breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC.
1981 Under international pressure, opposition leader Kim Dae Jung's death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment in Seoul.
1986 U.S. begins maneuvers off the Libyan coast.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Skip … For The List for Monday, 23 January 2022… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 23 January 1968… A wild day in the White House…and a course change on the "Big E"…
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
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
THANKS to Carl…..I need this guy's number
Photo: Former Super Bowl champion slays massive mountain lion with bow and arrow after 200-pound beast slaughtered neighborhood dogs
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor--Musings
Country and western songs not yet recorded:
• How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
• If the Phone Doesn't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
• When You Leave Walk Out Backwards So I Think You're Coming In
• If I Shot You When I Wanted To, I'd Be Out Bu Now
• If You Won't Leave Me Alone, I'll Find Someone Who Will
• I'm So Miserable Without You, It's Almost Like Being With You
• Sorry I Made You Cry, But At Least Your Face Is Cleaner
• Take Me Out to the Corn Field Honey and I'll Kiss You Between the Ears
• The Oil Is All in Texas, But the Dipsticks Are in D.C.
• If My Nose Was Running Money, I'd Blow It All on You
Submitted by Skip Leonard:
• "The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets."–Al McGuire
• "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."–Albert Einstein
• "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."–Ambrose Bierce
• "It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads."–Andy Borowitz
• "At every party there are two kinds of people–those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other."–Ann Landers
• "My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right."–Ashleigh Brilliant
• "Have you noticed that all the people in favor of birth control are already born?"–Benny Hill
• "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us."–Bill Watterson
• "As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it."–Buddy Hackett
• "My favorite machine at the gym is the vending machine."–Caroline Rhea
• "All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height."–Casey Stengel
• "Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night."–Dave Barry
• "How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand."–Emo Philips
• "If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age."–George Burns
Submitted by Dave Harris:
Due to my isolation, I finished three books yesterday. And believe me, that's a lot of coloring.
What did our parents do to kill boredom before the internet? I asked my 26 brothers and sisters and they didm't know either.
I tried donating blood today…NEVER AGAIN! Too many stupid questions: Who's blood is it? Where did you get it from? Why is it in a bucket?
When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is 'yes' or 'no'. Not all this "Who are you and how did you get in here?" nonsense.
Today, I melted an ice cube with my mind just by staring at it. It took a lot longer than I thought it would.
Struggling to get your wife's attention? Just sit down and look comfortable.
Just sold my homing pigeon on ebay for the 22nd time.
I grew up with Bob Hope, Steve Jobs, and Johnny Cash. Now there's no jobs, no cash, and no hope. Please don't let anything happen to Kevin Bacon.
Shoutout to everyone who can still remember their childhood phone number but can't remember the password they created yesterday. You are my people.
One minute you're young and fun. And next, you're turning down the stereo in your car to see better.
Think you're old and you will be old. Think you are young, and you will be delusional.
There's nothing scarier that that split second when you lose your balance in the shower and you think, "They are going to find me naked."
Not in jail, not in a mental hospital, not in a grave—I say I'm having a very good day.
Submitted by Mike Ryan:
Only in America…
• Do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
• Do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
• Do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
• Dowe leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
• Do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
• Do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.
Do you ever wonder… ...
• Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
• Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
• Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
• Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
• Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
• Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
• Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
• Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
• Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
• Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
• Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
• You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
• Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
• Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
• If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
• If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
Submitted by Al Anderson:
I believe that I have been to some of these places that George Crlin talked about….
• I have been in many places in my life but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.
• I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.
• I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends and family. I live close so it's a short drive.
• I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.
• I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go and I try not to visit there too often.
• I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.
• Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often now that I'm getting older.
• One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenaline flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!
• And, sometimes I think I am in Vincible but life shows me I am not.
• People keep telling me I'm in Denial but I'm positive I've never been there before!
• I have been in Deepshit many times; the older I get, the easier it is to get there. I actually kind of enjoy it there.
• So far, I haven't been in Continent, but my travel agent says it is on the list.
Have a great week,
Al
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
The Four Motored Dogfight
Many years ago one of our readers Bill sent me a note about something called the Four Motored Dogfight. I was intrigued and started looking around and found a Readers Digest article and then found a long article that I put in the List. Here is a short video describing the encounter.
There is a show called dogfight (you can find it on YouTube I'm sure) that recounts this flight of old 666! Truly amazing!
Here it is.
Epilogue
All of the wounded men recovered, although it was a close thing for Captain Zeamer. In fact, a death notification was sent to his parents somewhat prematurely. He spent the next year in hospitals recovering from his wounds, but lived a long and happy life, passing away at age 88.
Both Zeamer and Sarnovski were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for the mission, the only time in World War II that two men from one plane ever received America's highest medal for valor in combat. The other members of the crew were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor as an award for bravery.
So, somewhat surprisingly, the most decorated combat flight in U. S. history didn't take place in a major battle: It was a photo-reconnaissance flight------the flight of 'old 666′ in June of 1943.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
From The Four Motored Dogfight to big motored cars
to
Thanks to Carl
The Mystique of Multiple Carburetor
(I had a new white 1965 GTO Tri-Power, called "White Lightning"! A legendary muscle car, never refused a drag race challenge and very seldom lost! Payment seriously depleted my savings for college and took a part-time job. BUT, it was more than worth it! The most fun car I have owned!) Carl
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Interesting Fact
Elvis never performed outside of the U S and Canada
Despite being beloved around the world, Elvis Presley never performed outside of the United States and Canada. The prevailing (though never officially confirmed) belief is that the King of Rock 'n' Roll had to turn down every offer he received to play abroad because his controversial manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was an undocumented immigrant from the Netherlands who didn't have a passport and feared he would be denied re-entry to the U.S. if he left. (If Elvis ever had a fear of flying, he evidently got over it, purchasing and customizing several planes over the years, including the especially tricked-out Lisa Marie, a Convair 800 jet.) Other than three 1957 shows in Canada (in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver, B.C.), Elvis only ever performed stateside.
And perform he did. In addition to his legendary Las Vegas residency, which consisted of 636 sold-out concerts between 1969 and 1976, Elvis toured extensively throughout the country and starred in two concert documentaries, 1970's Elvis: That's the Way It Is and 1972's Elvis on Tour (not to mention also starring in 31 feature films). Following his untimely death in Memphis at the age of 42 in 1977, CBS aired the posthumous television special Elvis in Concert on October 3 of that year. Filmed during two performances on his final tour, it features several of his most beloved songs — "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog," and "Can't Help Falling in Love" among them — and was watched by more than 24 million viewers. Today, more than 40 years after his death, Elvis continues to earn new fans — and of course, some believe he's still with us.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Thanks to Mike
Some things to ponder as we age …………………
The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54
The inventor of gymnastics died at the age of 57
The world bodybuilding champion died at the age of 41
The best soccer player in the world, Maradona, died at the age of 60
And then ...
KFC inventor died at 94
Inventor of Nutella brand died at the age of 88
Cigarette maker Winston died at the age of 102
The inventor of opium died at the age of 116 in an earthquake
Hennessy cognac, Irish inventor died at 98
How did doctors come to the conclusion that exercise prolongs life?
The rabbit is always jumping, but it lives for only 2 years.
The turtle that doesn't exercise at all, lives 400 years.
So …
Have a drink ..
Take a nap ...
And IF you wake up, have bacon and eggs. . !
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Thanks to Dr. Rich and James
Responses Awards...
NUMBER 1:
Now We Know Why He Was a General -----
In an interview, General Norman Schwarzkopf was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11attacks on America.
His answer was classic Schwarzkopf.
The General said,"I believe that forgiving them is God's function.. OUR job is to arrange the meeting."
NUMBER 2:
Dana Perino (FOX News) describing an interview she recently had with a Navy SEAL. After discussing all the countries that he had been sent to, she asked if they had to learn several languages?
"Oh, no ma'am. We don't go there to talk."
NUMBER 3:
Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai .
Iranian Air Defense Site: 'Unknown aircraft, you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
Air Defense Site: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace, we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
Aircraft:'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 Fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
Air Defense Site: (... Total silence)
NUMBER 4:
If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility...
Q: 'Officer --- did you see my client fleeing the scene?'
A: 'No, sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.'
Q: 'Officer, who provided this description?'
A: 'The officer who responded to the scene.'
Q: 'A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?'
A: 'Yes, sir. With my life.'
Q: 'With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?'
A: 'Yes sir, we do!'
Q: 'And do you have a locker in the room?'
A: 'Yes, sir, I do.'
Q: 'And do you have a lock on your locker?'
A: 'Yes, sir.'
Q: 'Now, why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?'
A: 'You see, sir, we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.'
The courtroom EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
This Day in U S Military History January 22
1855 –John Moses Browning, sometimes referred to as the "father of modern firearms," is born in Ogden, Utah. Many of the guns manufactured by companies whose names evoke the history of the American West-Winchester, Colt, Remington, and Savage-were actually based on John Browning's designs. The son of a talented gunsmith, John Browning began experimenting with his own gun designs as a young man. When he was 24 years old, he received his first patent, for a rifle that Winchester manufactured as its Single Shot Model 1885. Impressed by the young man's inventiveness, Winchester asked Browning if he could design a lever-action-repeating shotgun. Browning could and did, but his efforts convinced him that a pump-action mechanism would work better, and he patented his first pump model shotgun in 1888. Fundamentally, all of Browning's manually-operated repeating rifle and shotgun designs were aimed at improving one thing: the speed and reliability with which gun users could fire multiple rounds-whether shooting at game birds or other people. Lever and pump actions allowed the operator to fire a round, operate the lever or pump to quickly eject the spent shell, insert a new cartridge, and then fire again in seconds. By the late 1880s, Browning had perfected the manual repeating weapon; to make guns that fired any faster, he would somehow have to eliminate the need for slow human beings to actually work the mechanisms. But what force could replace that of the operator moving a lever or pump? Browning discovered the answer during a local shooting competition when he noticed that reeds between a man firing and his target were violently blown aside by gases escaping from the gun muzzle. He decided to try using the force of that escaping gas to automatically work the repeating mechanism. Browning began experimenting with his idea in 1889. Three years later, he received a patent for the first crude fully automatic weapon that captured the gases at the muzzle and used them to power a mechanism that automatically reloaded the next bullet. In subsequent years, Browning refined his automatic weapon design. When U.S. soldiers went to Europe during WWI, many of them carried Browning Automatic Rifles, as well as Browning's deadly machine guns. During a career spanning more than five decades, Browning's guns went from being the classic weapons of the American West to deadly tools of world war carnage. Amazingly, since Browning's death in 1926, there have been no further fundamental changes in the modern firearm industry.
1951 – Thirty-three F-84s of the U.S. Air Force's 27th Fighter-Escort Wing engaged 30 MiG-15s in a dogfight over the skies of Sinuiju. In less than a minute Captains Allen McGuire and William Slaughter each destroyed a MiG while First Lieutenant Jacob Kratt scored two kills, the first double MiG kill of the war.
1953 – The U.S. Air Force's 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing flew the last F-51 Mustang mission of the war.
1960 – The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 meters (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Trieste is a Swiss-designed, Italian-built deep-diving research bathyscaphe, which with her crew of two reached a record maximum depth of about 10,911 metres (35,797 ft), in the deepest known part of the Earth's oceans, the Challenger Deep, in the Mariana Trench near Guam in the Pacific. On 23 January 1960, Jacques Piccard (son of the boat's designer Auguste Piccard) and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh achieved the goal of Project Nekton. Trieste was the first manned vessel to have reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep.
1968 – The U.S. intelligence-gathering ship Pueblo is seized by North Korean naval vessels and charged with spying and violating North Korean territorial waters. Negotiations to free the 83-man crew of the U.S. ship dragged on for nearly a year, damaging the credibility of and confidence in the foreign policy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. The capture of the ship and internment of its crew by North Korea was loudly protested by the Johnson administration. The U.S. government vehemently denied that North Korea's territorial waters had been violated and argued the ship was merely performing routine intelligence gathering duties in the Sea of Japan. Some U.S. officials, including Johnson himself, were convinced that the seizure was part of a larger communist-bloc offensive, since exactly one week later, communist forces in South Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive, the largest attack of the Vietnam War. Despite this, however, the Johnson administration took a restrained stance toward the incident. Fully occupied with the Tet Offensive, Johnson resorted to quieter diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in North Korea. In December 1968, the commander of the Pueblo, Capt. Lloyd Bucher, grudgingly signed a confession indicating that his ship was spying on North Korea prior to its capture. With this propaganda victory in hand, the North Koreans turned the crew and captain (including one crewman who had died) over to the United States. The Pueblo incident was a blow to the Johnson administration's credibility, as the president seemed powerless to free the captured crew and ship. Combined with the public's perception–in the wake of the Tet Offensive–that the Vietnam War was being lost, the Pueblo incident resulted in a serious faltering of Johnson's popularity with the American people. The crewmen's reports about their horrific treatment at the hands of the North Koreans during their 11 months in captivity further incensed American citizens, many of whom believed that Johnson should have taken more aggressive action to free the captive Americans.
1973 – President Nixon announces that Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, have initialled a peace agreement in Paris "to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia." Kissinger and Tho had been conducting secret negotiations since 1969. After the South Vietnamese had blunted the massive North Vietnamese invasion launched in the spring of 1972, Kissinger and the North Vietnamese had finally made some progress on reaching a negotiated end to the war. However, a recalcitrant South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu had inserted several demands into to the negotiations that caused the North Vietnamese negotiators to walk out of the talks with Kissinger on December 13. President Nixon issued an ultimatum to Hanoi to send its representatives back to the conference table within 72 hours "or else." The North Vietnamese rejected Nixon's demand and the president ordered Operation Linebacker II, a full-scale air campaign against the Hanoi area. This operation was the most concentrated air offensive of the war. During the 11 days of the attack, 700 B-52 sorties and more than 1,000 fighter-bomber sorties dropped roughly 20,000 tons of bombs, mostly over the densely populated area between Hanoi and Haiphong. On December 28, after 11 days of intensive bombing, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the talks. When the negotiators met again in early January, they quickly worked out a settlement. Under the terms of the agreement, which became known as the Paris Peace Accords, a cease-fire would begin at 8 a.m., January 28, Saigon time (7 p.m., January 27, Eastern Standard Time). In addition, all prisoners of war were to be released within 60 days and in turn, all U.S. and other foreign troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam within 60 days. With respect to the political situation in South Vietnam, the Accords called for a National Council of Reconciliation and Concord, with representatives from both South Vietnamese sides (Saigon and the National Liberation Front) to oversee negotiations and organize elections for a new government. The actual document was entitled "An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" and it was formally signed on January 27.
1991 – After some 12,000 sorties in the Gulf War, General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said allied forces had achieved air superiority, and would focus air fire on Iraqi ground forces around Kuwait.Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
2013 – The United States Armed Forces overturns its ban on women serving in combat, reversing a 1994 rule, and potentially clearing the way for women to serve in front-line units and elite commando forces.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions taken This Day
DEMPSEY, JOHN
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1848, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23 January 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Dempsey jumped overboard from the Kearsarge and rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
MOORE, FRANCIS
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1858 New York. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Citation: For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth, at the Washington Navy Yard, 23 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Thomas Duncan, carpenter and calker, who had fallen overboard.
FOSS, JOSEPH JACOB
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Place and date: Over Guadalcanal, 9 October to 19 November 1942, 15 and 23 January 1943. Entered service at: South Dakota. Born: 17 April 1 915, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Citation: For outstanding heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Guadalcanal. Engaging in almost daily combat with the enemy from 9 October to 19 November 1942, Capt. Foss personally shot down 23 Japanese planes and damaged others so severely that their destruction was extremely probable. In addition, during this period, he successfully led a large number of escort missions, skillfully covering reconnaissance, bombing, and photographic planes as well as surface craft. On 15 January 1943, he added 3 more enemy planes to his already brilliant successes for a record of aerial combat achievement unsurpassed in this war. Boldly searching out an approaching enemy force on 25 January, Capt. Foss led his 8 F-4F Marine planes and 4 Army P-38's into action and, undaunted by tremendously superior numbers, intercepted and struck with such force that 4 Japanese fighters were shot down and the bombers were turned back without releasing a single bomb. His remarkable flying skill, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit were distinctive factors in the defense of strategic American positions on Guadalcanal.
ORESKO, NICHOLAS
Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 302d Infantry, 94th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Tettington, Germany, 23 January 1945. Entered service at: Bayonne, N.J. Birth: Bayonne, N.J. G.O. No.: 95, 30 October 1945. Citation: M/Sgt. Oresko was a platoon leader with Company C, in an attack against strong enemy positions. Deadly automatic fire from the flanks pinned down his unit. Realizing that a machinegun in a nearby bunker must be eliminated, he swiftly worked ahead alone, braving bullets which struck about him, until close enough to throw a grenade into the German position. He rushed the bunker and, with pointblank rifle fire, killed all the hostile occupants who survived the grenade blast. Another machinegun opened up on him, knocking him down and seriously wounding him in the hip. Refusing to withdraw from the battle, he placed himself at the head of his platoon to continue the assault. As withering machinegun and rifle fire swept the area, he struck out alone in advance of his men to a second bunker. With a grenade, he crippled the dug-in machinegun defending this position and then wiped out the troops manning it with his rifle, completing his second self-imposed, 1-man attack. Although weak from loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated until assured the mission was successfully accomplished. Through quick thinking, indomitable courage, and unswerving devotion to the attack in the face of bitter resistance and while wounded, M /Sgt. Oresko killed 12 Germans, prevented a delay in the assault, and made it possible for Company C to obtain its objective with minimum casualties.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 23, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
23 January
1918: The first American military balloon ascension in the American Expeditionary Force took place at the American Balloon School, Cuperly, Marne, France. (24)
1929: Through 27 January, the aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Saratoga participated in fleet exercises for the first time. (20)
1940: In the first American test to see if a complete unit could be moved by air, the 7th Bombardment Group from Hamilton Field, Calif., used 38 bombers to transport a battalion of 65th Coast Artillery troops 500 miles. (24)
1949: Operation SNOWBOUND (also HAYLIFT). The USAF aided snowbound western ranchers by dropping 25,000 pounds of feed to sheep and cattle. Over the next four weeks, Military Air Transport Service C-82s and Air Rescue Service SC-47s also dropped 525 cases of "C" rations, 20,000 pounds of food, and 10,000 pounds of coal to area residents. (2) (24)
1951: The USAF activated Project MX-1593, successor to MX-774 for the Atlas prototype, in a contract with Convair. Since 1947, when the Air Force cancelled the Atlas to pursue Snark and Navaho missiles, Convair had financed its own limited research on ballistic missiles. (24) KOREAN WAR. Far East Air Forces tasked 33 F-84s from Taegu to attack Sinuiju, which provoked a furious 30-minute air battle with MiG-15s from across the Yalu. The F-84s shot down three MiGs, the highest daily USAF aerial victory total in the month. While 46 F-80s suppressed antiaircraft artillery around Pyongyang, 21 B-29s bombed enemy airfields there. (28)
1961: The last Atlas-D launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., was a success. Altogether, there were 35 completely successful launches, eight partial successes, and six failures in the program. (6)
1963: Turkey announced plans to phase out one squadron of Jupiter missiles. (6)
1964: The USAF launched a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile from an underground silo at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on a 5,000-mile flight down the Pacific Missile Range. (5)
1975: An Air Force directive specified that early DoD space shuttle missions would be planned and controlled by a National Air and Space Administration team in NASA facilities. (5)
1981: Two 6594th Test Group helicopters performed a para rescue-assisted hoist pickup of an injured seaman from a merchant vessel 240 nautical miles west of Honolulu. (26)
2002: A 305th Air Mobility Wing KC-10 from McGuire AFB, N. J., arrived at Dulles International Airport, DC, with John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American accused of joining Al Qaeda and fighting in Afghanistan against US forces. A US Park Police helicopter took Lindh from the KC-10 flight to a detention facility in northern Virginia. On 24 January in Alexandria, Va., he was charged with conspiring to kill Americans. A C-17 flew Lindh from Kandahar to Incirlik AB for transfer to the KC-10. (22)
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
World News for 23 January thanks to Military Periscope
2 Injured In Drone Attack on Al Tanf Base
Source: Stars and Stripes
January 22 2023
USA
Syria
Two members of the Free Syrian Army have been injured in a drone strike on a U.S. base in eastern Syria, reports the Stars and Stripes.
On Jan. 20, three loitering munitions attacked the Al Tanf garrison, with one making it through the base's defenses.
Two of the drones were shot down by the Coyote counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS), reported Air & Space Forces magazine.
U.S. personnel were at the base at the time of the attack but none was injured, said U.S. Central Command.
War Thunder Players Publish Retricted Weapons Data
Source: Aerotime Hub
January 22 2023
USA
Restricted information about U.S. weapon systems has been posted to an online forum, reports the Aerotime Hub aviation news portal (Cyprus).
Players of the online game War Thunder have published sensitive data on the weapons to win arguments over the in-game simulation.
In a Jan. 16 post, a post revealed export-restricted information about the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet and AIM-120 air-to-air missile. Another post on Jan. 18, revealed restricted F-15E Strike Eagle data.
The founder of Gaijin Entertainment said they remove classified posts and documents as soon as possible.
U.S. Cable Reveals Wagner Group Mining Profits In CAR
Source: Politico
January 22 2023
Russia
Central African Republic
The Wagner Group's expanded mining operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) are providing significant profits for the Kremlin-linked mercenary group, reports Politico.
Wagner's mining operations in CAR include the Ndassima gold mine near Bambari, which the group has turned into an eight-production zone behemoth.
These operations could yield up to US$1 billion in profit, according to Western officials and a U.S. diplomatic cable.
Wagner's mining profits are being directly funneled into its military operations in Ukraine, where its fighters are heavily involved in the fighting, the cable says.
The U.S. National Security Council declined to comment on the cable, while the U.S. State Dept. said that Washington is pursuing, "multiple avenues to counter the Wagner group's illicit transnational activities."
New Sanctions Against Iran Announced
Source: Reuters
January 22 2023
Iran
European Union
The European Union has adopted new sanctions against Iran, reports Reuters.
The decision on Monday comes as the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to crack down on protesters and transfer combat drones to Russia.
The measures reportedly cover 37 individuals and entities, who are subject to an asset freeze and banned from traveling to Europe.
European Group Commits To More Ukraine Aid
Source: U.K. Ministry of Defense
January 22 2023
Ukraine
Defense ministers from several European countries have signed an agreement to continue weapons deliveries to Ukraine, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
In addition to the U.K., the signatories include Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.
The "Tallinn Pledge" signed on Jan. 19 calls for continued aid, including main battle tanks, heavy artillery, air defense, ammunition and infantry fighting vehicles.
The ministry release identified additional donations, including various supplies, training and ammunition as well as dozens of FH70 and D-30 howitzers, hundreds of M2 Carl Gustaf anti-tank weapons, dozens of Stinger portable air-defense systems, dozens of L/70 anti-aircraft guns, S-60 anti-aircraft guns and two Mi-17 and two Mi-8 helicopters.
The countries also pledged funding for Ukrainian reconstruction.
Defense Dept. Plans Sea Mine Purchase
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
January 22 2023
Australia
The Australian Dept. of Defense plans to acquire naval mines as part of efforts to deter China from Australian territorial waters, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
The plans call for spending up to Aus$1 billion (US$699 million) on sea mines procured from an unspecified European firm, according to unnamed defense industry sources.
The government has not yet confirmed the project.
Sources said that the navy is seeking multi-influence mines that can be activated by acoustic, magnetic or pressure influences from passing vessels.
Government Exercises Option For Additional 18 AW169M Light Helos
Source: Leonardo
January 22 2023
Austria
Leonardo has announced that it has signed a contract with Austria for an additional 18 light utility helicopters.
The 304 million euro (US$329 million) contract option for AW169M light utility helicopters was finalized last week, the company said in a Jan. 19 release.
In December, the Austrian and Italian governments signed a declaration of intent for the deal, which will increase Austria's AW169 fleet to 36 aircraft.
Austria took delivery of its first AW169M on Dec. 21, reported Jane's. The balance of the order is to be handed over through the end of 2028.
French Forces Given Month To Leave
Source: Agence France-Presse
January 22 2023
Burkina Faso
France
The military government in Burkina Faso has ordered the French military to leave, reports Agence France-Presse.
The junta has "denounced" the 2018 agreement that permitted French forces access to fight Islamist militants in the West African country, according to AIB, the Burkinabe state news agency.
There are currently around 400 French special operations forces in Burkina Faso. The junta has ordered them to withdraw in a month.
France is likely to redeploy the soldiers to neighboring Niger, where France already has 2,000 troops, said unnamed sources.
A source close to the junta told the AFP that the move was not intended to entirely sever relations with Paris.
Foreign Minister Says Government Won't Prevent Poland From Sending Tanks To Ukraine
Source: Washington Post
January 22 2023
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that her government "would not stand in the way" of a request by Poland to donate German-made main battle tanks to Ukraine, reports the Washington Post.
In an interview with French media on Sunday, Baerbock appeared to indicate that Germany would permit other operators of its Leopard 2 tanks to provide them to Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz would have to sign off on any such re-export.
On Monday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Warsaw would request an official approval from Berlin to re-export its tanks to Ukraine.
Previously, Morawiecki threatened to send 14 Leopard 2s to Ukraine with or without German approval.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius did not confirm Baerbock's comment but said that Berlin would "soon" make a decision on sending tanks to Ukraine.
Canada Donates More Armored Vehicles
Source: Forecast International
January 22 2023
Haiti
Canada
A second batch of armored vehicles has been donated to Haiti by the Canadian government, reports Forecast International (Conn.), citing Cuban state news agency Prensa Latina.
The 4 x 4 vehicles, manufactured by Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing, arrived in Haiti on Jan. 19
The vehicles are intended to support routing policing, respond to kidnappings and protect supply convoys from armed assailants.
Modernized T-72Bs On Their Way To Ukraine
Source: Ukrinform
January 22 2023
Morocco
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Czech firm Excalibur Army is modernizing former Moroccan tanks for delivery to Ukraine, reports Ukrainian state news agency, Ukrinform.
Around 20 Moroccan T-72B tanks were seen during a trip to Excalibur Army facilities in Sternberg by Czech Prime Minister Fialia, according to the MENA Defense blog.
Morocco agreed to send weapons to Ukraine during a summit in Ramstein, Germany, in April 2022.
200 Protesters Arrested In Lima
Source: MercoPress
January 22 2023
Peru
Scores of anti-government protesters have been arrested in Lima, the Peruvian capital, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).
Around 200 demonstrators protesting against President Dina Boluarte, who replaced President Pedro Castillo Terrones after he was impeached in December, were arrested on the campus of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos over the weekend.
The protesters came from different parts of Peru and demanded that Boluarte resign.
Peru has experienced large-scale protests since Castillo was impeached for attempting to dissolve congress and rule by decree.
More Deaths In Ongoing Anti-Government Demonstrations
Source: MercoPress
January 22 2023
Peru
At least 45 people have been killed in protests in Peru following the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo Terrones in December, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).
Demonstrations in Lima on Jan. 19, called by union leaders and others opposed to President Dina Boluarte, who replaced Castillo after he was impeached for attempting to dissolve congress and rule by decree, began peacefully.
Soon, however, protesters began chanting "Dina murderer" and pelting police with sticks and stones. The police responded by deploying tear gas.
Clashes between demonstrators and police were also reported in other parts of Peru.
Construction Of New Corvettes To Begin This Year
Source: Philippine News Agency
January 22 2023
Philippines
Construction on two new corvettes being procured from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea is slated to begin later this year, reports the Philippine News Agency.
On Jan. 18, a spokesman for the Philippine Dept. of National Defense said that first steel would be cut for the vessels in May and November 2023, respectively.
HHI completed the preliminary design review for the warships last year and has begun the critical design review. Steel-cutting can begin once that review is completed.
In December 2021, Manila ordered the corvettes, which will be capable of surface, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare operations and more heavily armed than the Jose Rizal-class missile frigates, which were also procured from HHI.
Deal For Mi-35PN Helos From Cyprus In Final Stages
Source: Military Leak
January 22 2023
Cyprus
Serbia
Serbia is in the final stage of negotiations to buy Russian-made attack helicopters from Cyprus, reports the Military Leak blog.
Belgrade is moving to purchase five Mi-35PN helicopters from Cyprus, which would increase its fleet to nine Mi-35s.
Cyprus previously indicated that it wanted to sell all 11 of its Mi-35s and replace them with 12 new attack helicopters.
Once the sale is approved, Serbia expects to begin taking deliveries later this year.
In July 2022, Cyprus announced plans to buy six Eurocopter H145 helicopters for reconnaissance and attack missions, with options to buy six more.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SkipsList" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to skipslist+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/skipslist/CACTjsm1bsxLEygaK9SaWNVd2fftnZdwqBY0pZEkCFi%3D7VzgmjA%40mail.gmail.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.