To All,
Good Tuesday morning January 24, 2023.
I hope that your week is off to a good start
Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
January 24
1942—During the Battle of Makassar Strait (Balikpapan), destroyers John D. Ford, Parrott, Pope, and Paul Jones attack the anchored Japanese invasion force in the harbor of Balikpapan, Borneo, sinking four of 12 transport ships.
1945—Submarine Blackfin (SS 322) sinks the Japanese destroyer Shigure in the Gulf of Siam.
1956—USS Jallao (SS 368) becomes the first U.S. Navy submarine to transit the Suez Canal traveling from the Mediterranean to Massawa, Eritrea, Ethiopia.
1991—Desert Shield/Desert Storm SEAL platoons from USS Leftwich (DD 984) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) recaptures the island, Jazirat Qurah, the first Kuwaiti territory from Iraqis.
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This Day in World History
January 24
41 Shortly after declaring himself a god, Caligula is assassinated by two Praetorian tribunes.
1458 Matthias Corvinus, the son of John Hunyadi, is elected king of Hungary.
1639 Representatives from three Connecticut towns band together to write the Fundamental Orders, the first constitution in the New World.
1722 Czar Peter the Great caps his reforms in Russia with the "Table of Rank" which decrees a commoner can climb on merit to the highest positions.
1848 Gold is discovered by James Wilson Marshall at his partner Johann August Sutter's sawmill on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California.
1903 U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and British Ambassador Herbert create a joint commission to establish the Alaskan border.
1911 U.S. Cavalry is sent to preserve the neutrality of the Rio Grande during the Mexican Civil War.
1915 The German cruiser Blücher is sunk by a British squadron in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
1927 British expeditionary force of 12,000 is sent to China to protect concessions at Shanghai.
1931 The League of Nations rebukes Poland for the mistreatment of a German minority in Upper Silesia.
1945 A German attempt to relieve the besieged city of Budapest is finally halted by the Soviets.
1946 The UN establishes the International Atomic Energy Commission.
1951 Indian leader Nehru demands that the UN name Peking as an aggressor in Korea.
1965 Winston Churchill dies from a cerebral thrombosis at the age of 90.
1980 In a rebuff to the Soviets, the U.S. announces intentions to sell arms to China.
1982 A draft of Air Force history reports that the U.S. secretly sprayed herbicides on Laos during the Vietnam War.
1935 First canned beer goes on sale
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Skip … For The List for Tuesday, 24 January 2023… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 24 January 1968… "Leave no man behind"…
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 Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
https://geopoliticalfutures.com
Daily Memo: Tech and Geopolitical Cycles
By: George Friedman
January 24, 2023
There have been seemingly endless reports of massive layoffs in the tech industry. Partly they are due to economic circumstances, of course, but overlooked in the reports is the inherent maturity of the tech industry. By maturity, I mean two things: The rate of genuine innovation has broadly declined, and the industry seems to have prioritized the need to productize over the need to discover new technological possibilities.
At a certain point, the imagining of new products built around the microchip, whose importance cannot be overstated, became difficult. More precisely, the appetites of the market became increasingly satiated. New versions of older products did not present radically desirable capabilities but rather minor enhancements to very useful products. Sometimes, change was introduced for change's sake. Tech was reaching the technical limit of amazing people and raising in them the urgency of acquiring new versions. Tech wasn't obsolete, but neither was it extraordinary.
This cycle is baked into industrial capitalism. The automobile was built around the internal combustion engine, and its mass production fundamentally changed the world. Patterns of land use, the possibilities for locating homes, the very culture of civilization and the meaning of distance were transformed. The internal combustion engine changed production and distribution of goods and human relations. It also became a symbol of social status. Different brands, essentially built on the same technology, assumed and sometimes defined a new identity.
The auto industry learned how to market, and how to make the public desire a new car. The new version often boasted greater improvements. Automatic transmissions, power brakes, windshield wipers and so all drove business, and the turnover of cars was stunning. The annual display of new models became a significant event, even as trading in your year-old car for a new one became difficult.
In the 1960s, it became increasingly difficult to think of innovations that would compel customers to trade in completely usable cars for something new. Social standing as a fringe benefit from the car started to decline. By the 1970s, the auto industry was financially staggering, and what were once jobs guaranteed for life turned into a series of layoffs – this just a mere 50 years after the car changed the world. Desperate to innovate, makers designed cars that could fly, or sold cars that could also be boats. But all that could be sold had modest changes in a necessary commodity.
The problem was that the automobile had reached a limit, not of innovation but of the speed of innovation that drove demand. It became a utility, not the fulfillment of a dream or a signal of sophistication. This is what is happening in the tech industry today. Recently, I broke my cellphone and went to buy a new one. The new one offered novelties I didn't want, let alone understand. I was once obsessed with computing. Now, as prices rise and the ease of use falls, I long for my Blackberry. That's not to say the innovations aren't real; it's just that now, the products mostly just come in different colors, sold by a salesman as my old Plymouth once was. The innovation has created a level of complexity that has dampened the motivation to replace a phone.
The stories of the automobile and the cellphone are presaged by the extraordinary arrival of electricity in the late 19th century, which dramatically changed the human experience. It was seen at first as not important. Then it was seen as the end of history. Then its very success made it routine and banal. I could speak of the steam engine and railroad, both of which were historical pivots that never left us but never returned to the romance they had been either. Each was part of the creation of a cycle of geopolitics. As I have said elsewhere, the time is coming for the high-tech economy (what I prefer to call the microchip economy) to be replaced by other things, at which point my children's grandchildren will chuckle at the notion that the PC was cutting-edge.
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Thanks to Carl,
I just posted the url as it is a long read but what is in it should make you a bit apprehensive.
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The 'Enslave the Planet' Cult, Guess Who's in It?
Those gathering at this meeting are among the ones deciding just how the rest of us are going to live our lives, what rights we'll have (regardless of local constitutions) and how the world will be run. Can you guess which sheep in wolves' clothing are on the invitation list?
Globalist Cabal Meets Again to Prepare for World Domination
by Dr. Joseph Mercola January 24, 2023
Global WHO Treaty Is Real And Will Control You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ditOYd4F5IA #TheJimmyDoreShow
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Date: Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Subject: Hope is on the Horizon
Hi to all -
Monterey Park Shooting update
The shooter has been identified, and is deceased. Before that report came out, several leading democrats, like Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer, raced to their soapboxes and tried to make this a white supremacy hate crime against Asians. I would not expect them to admit that they were slightly off the mark, or to apologise.
The shooter was Huu Can Tran, 72 years old. His motives are still not clear. The death count is now eleven. Tran tried to flee the scene in a white van (could that be the source of the white supremacy idea) and was chased by SWAT teams in their armored Bearcat vehicles. They blocked him and rammed his van from three sides. Tran was found slumped over the wheel, dead of 'a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head'. I am sure there will be more to this story.
Did you know that four of the five mass shootings since 2020 occured in places with strict gun control laws? This is not an accident, but a pattern. Most mass shootings happen in 'gun free zones', and the victim count is ten times that which occurs in areas where people can shoot back. It has been that way for years and years.
In Chicago, murder capital of the US, Lori is taking heat for all the muggings and armed robberies happening in her city. Street vendors are tired of being mugged and assaulted. But, Lori has a solution - it is so simple. Don't use or carry cash. Don't give criminals something to steal, and they will leave you alone. Say, anyone know how well that has worked in other places?
There is something going around that they will lay off up to 200,000 tech workers. If that is true, then there will be a massive ripple effect throughout the economy.
Catholic Churches
Since May of 2020, there have been 275 attacks on Catholic churches. There seems to be a connection between these attacks, and the Church's stand on abortion, and the efforts of Antifa and other left wing militant groups. It was Antifa that orchestrated the violence in Atlanta this weekend. They always seem to be Johnny on the Spot when democrats need some street muscle, and then they disappear.
Disney changed the traditional Candlelight Processional this year. They could not abide the references to Christianity, so they 'denied' the divinity of Jesus Christ. This is one of the signs of the end times getting close - when traditional Christians would reject their faith, and deny it.
House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass)
Her biological son, who now 'identifies' as female, was arrested at a protest in Boston, where he was involved in attacks on police. No doubt he will receive the same fair and impartial treatment as the other rioters. So many of these violent protesters come from wealthy and privileged families.
Trump Tax Cuts
Well, the analysis is in. His tax cuts, much decried by the left, produced a 40% rise in revenue for the feds, while cutting costs for the public. Democrats cannot understand money or how it works, and this is counterintuitive. To them, cutting taxes means getting less money, but history shows that it is always just the opposite. Lowering taxes encourages investment, more hiring, and more people working, which leads to more federal income. If we actually taught real history to our kids, they might understand this. But, they are taught to think that some distant rich person will pay for them, if only they are subservient to the government. The greatest lie of history. Something for nothing.
Davos
This is ending, with a lot more exposure and publicity on this event and their agenda that they would like. Turns out that half the people invited to attend declined to attend. That is a most hopeful sign. People no longer believe in The Great Reset, the fake vaccines, and pandemic, and all the suffering for the greater good that these elites propose to inflict on us. They are not yet done, and there will be a lot of fighting going on for some time. But, not everyone will submit. I expect a great divide among the peoples of the world, between those who fall for their propaganda, and those who oppose it.
England
A British army veteran there, Adam Smith Conner, was arrested for making a silent prayer near to an abortion clinic. Adam said he had taken his girlfriend to have an abortion years ago, and was sad at the loss of his son. He did not actually DO anything, or SAY anything, he was just nearby. In England, this is Thought Crime, and cannot be allowed.
Many want hate speech laws to come to America, and to prosecute those who commit thought crime. You have already seen parts of it. Various social media platforms have been censoring your free speech for a long time now. Some of my readers use an ISP that routinely censors whatever I send to them, calling it 'spam'. Spam is not defined, nor identified, nor explained in any manner. They just block transmission of my emails. Even simple cute animal videos. Not sure how those are spam. I also occasionally get 'red flags' on emails sent to me, warning that the content may be misinformation, and I should not look at it. Someone else told me that Yahoo claims that some of my emails are 'dangerous' and offered to block them, and me, if the customer desired it. This will come, boys and girls, as ending free speech is critical to the takeover by the elites of Davos and others like them.
The hopeful part is that so many are waking up, and pushing back, and taking action against those who defy our Constitutional Rights. Hope they succeed before the global warmers take away your coffee (yes, that is a real proposal they have.)
Rich
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At the risk of a dupe
Thanks to John H. ... AND Dr.Rich
Thought this was very cool. Had no idea the complexity of making those wonderful engines. No doubt similar processes in UK for the Merlin engines.
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Thanks to Bruce
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From: SECAF <secaf@us.af.mil>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 4:36 PM
Subject: DAF COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Rescission
In accordance with the James M. lnhofe National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 Sec.
525 and the Secretary of Defense's 10 January 2023 memorandum, "Rescission
of August 24, 2021 and
November 30, 2021 Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Requirements for
Members of the Armed
Forces," I hereby rescind my 3 September 2021 memorandum, "Mandatory
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Vaccination of Depa1tment of the Air Force Military Members." The
"Supplemental Coronavirus Disease
2019 Vaccination Policy" I issued on 7 December 2021 expired, by its own
terms on 7 December 2022.
No individuals currently serving in the Department of the Air Force shall be
separated solely on
the basis of their refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccination if they
sought an accommodation on
religious, administrative, or medical grounds. The Department of the Air
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records of such individuals to remove any adverse actions solely associated
with denials of such
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will cease any ongoing
reviews of current Service member religious, administrative or medical
accommodation requests
solely for exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine or appeals of denials of such
requests. Former
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Discharge Review Board and
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correction to their personnel
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I am immensely proud of the work the Department of the Air Force has done to
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and Air Force Reserve
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outstanding response by our
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you to all Airmen and
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One Team, One Fight!
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This Day in U S Military History January 24
January 24
1908 – Boy Scouts movement begins in England with the publication of the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys. The name Baden-Powell was already well known to many English boys, and thousands of them eagerly bought up the handbook. By the end of April, the serialization of Scouting for Boys was completed, and scores of impromptu Boy Scout troops had sprung up across Britain. In 1900, Baden-Powell became a national hero in Britain for his 217-day defense of Mafeking in the South African War. Soon after, Aids to Scouting, a military field manual he had written for British soldiers in 1899, caught on with a younger audience. Boys loved the lessons on tracking and observation and organized elaborate games using the book. Hearing this, Baden-Powell decided to write a nonmilitary field manual for adolescents that would also emphasize the importance of morality and good deeds. First, however, he decided to try out some of his ideas on an actual group of boys. On July 25, 1907, he took a diverse group of 21 adolescents to Brownsea Island in Dorsetshire where they set up camp for a fortnight. With the aid of other instructors, he taught the boys about camping, observation, deduction, woodcraft, boating, lifesaving, patriotism, and chivalry. Many of these lessons were learned through inventive games that were very popular with the boys. The first Boy Scouts meeting was a great success. With the success of Scouting for Boys, Baden-Powell set up a central Boy Scouts office, which registered new Scouts and designed a uniform. By the end of 1908, there were 60,000 Boy Scouts, and troops began springing up in British Commonwealth countries across the globe. In September 1909, the first national Boy Scout meeting was held at the Crystal Palace in London. Ten thousand Scouts showed up, including a group of uniformed girls who called themselves the Girl Scouts. In 1910, Baden-Powell organized the Girl Guides as a separate organization. The American version of the Boy Scouts has it origins in an event that occurred in London in 1909. Chicago publisher William Boyce was lost in one of the city's classic fogs when a Boy Scout came to his aid. After guiding Boyce to his destination, the boy refused a tip, explaining that as a Boy Scout he would not accept payment for doing a good deed. This anonymous gesture inspired Boyce to organize several regional U.S. youth organizations, specifically the Woodcraft Indians and the Sons of Daniel Boone, into the Boy Scouts of America. Incorporated on February 8, 1910, the movement soon spread throughout the country. In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of America in Savannah, Georgia. In 1916, Baden-Powell organized the Wolf Cubs, which caught on as the Cub Scouts in the United States, for boys under the age of 11. Four years later, the first international Boy Scout Jamboree was held in London, and Baden-Powell was acclaimed Chief Scout of the world. He died in 1941.
1942 – Battle of Makassar Strait, destroyer attack on Japanese convoy in first surface action in the Pacific during World War II. Four Dutch and American destroyers attack Japanese troop transports off Balikpapan sinking five ships.
1944 – The Anzio beachhead continues to expand, albeit, slowly. To the south, along the German defenses of the Gustav Line, the Free French Corps (part of US 5th Army) attacks Monte Santa Croce. The US 2nd Corps (also part of 5th Army) continues attacking over the Rapido River, toward Caira.
1952 – Air Force Captains Dolphin D. Overton III and Harold E. Fischer Jr., both of the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, became the 24th and 25th fifth aces of the war. They flew F-86's named "Dolph's Devil" and "Paper Tiger." In addition, Captain Overton set a record for becoming a jet ace in the shortest time of four days.
1964 – Studies and Observation Group ("SOG") is created. MACV headquarters in Saigon issued General Order 6, creating a highly secret new organization to execute clandestine operations. It was euphemistically called MACV's "Studies and Observation Group," known as MACVSOG or simply SOG. The operations were approved by President Lyndon Johnson three years after President Kennedy had called for a serious program of covert actions against North Vietnam. The plan, recommended by Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk, contained a total of 72 categories of action.
1966 – In the largest search-and-destroy operation to date–Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II–the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), South Vietnamese, and Korean forces ssweep through Binh Dinh Province in the central lowlands along the coast. The purpose of the operation was to drive the North Vietnamese out of the province and destroy enemy supply areas. In late January, it became the first large unit operation conducted across corps boundaries when the cavalrymen linked up with Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps operation intended to destroy the North Vietnamese 325A Division. Altogether, there were reported enemy casualties of 2,389 by the time the operation ended.
1972 – After 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, local farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who was unaware that World War II had ended. Guam, a 200-square-mile island in the western Pacific, became a U.S. possession in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. In 1941, the Japanese attacked and captured it, and in 1944, after three years of Japanese occupation, U.S. forces retook Guam. It was at this time that Yokoi, left behind by the retreating Japanese forces, went into hiding rather than surrender to the Americans. In the jungles of Guam, he carved survival tools and for the next three decades waited for the return of the Japanese and his next orders. After he was discovered in 1972, he was finally discharged and sent home to Japan, where he was hailed as a national hero. He subsequently married and returned to Guam for his honeymoon. His handcrafted survival tools and threadbare uniform are on display in the Guam Museum in Agana.
1982 – A draft of Air Force history reported that the U.S. secretly sprayed herbicides on Laos during the Vietnam War.
1986 – The Voyager 2 space probe swept past Uranus, coming within 50,679 miles of the seventh planet of the solar system. Uranus has puzzled scientists ever since the probe Voyager 2 did the flyby and found that its magnetic field appeared to break the planetary rulebook. In 2004 scientists noted that Neptune and Uranus have an interior structure that is different from those of Jupiter and Saturn.
2002 – John Walker Lindh transported to Alexandria, Virginia, to be tried in a civilian criminal court for conspiring to kill Americans. He makes his first appearance before a U.S. District Court. A criminal complaint lists four charges, including conspiracy to kill his fellow Americans in Afghanistan..
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
GREAVES, CLINTON
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Florida Mountains, N. Mex., 24 January 1877. Entered service at: Prince Georges County, Md. Birth: Madison County, Va. Date of issue: 26 June 1879. Citation: While part of a small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Cpl. Greaves in the center of the savage hand-to-hand fighting, managed to shoot and bash a gap through the swarming Apaches, permitting his companions to break free .
SMITH, WILHELM
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 April 1870, Germany. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 202, 6 April 1916. Citation: On board the U.S.S. New York, for entering a compartment filled with gases and rescuing a shipmate on 24 January
*HANSON, ROBERT MURRAY
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 4 February 1920, Lucknow, India. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Other Navy awards: Navy Cross, Air Medal. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty as fighter pilot attached to Marine Fighting Squadron 215 in action against enemy Japanese forces at Bougainville Island, 1 November 1943; and New Britain Island, 24 January 1944. Undeterred by fierce opposition, and fearless in the face of overwhelming odds, 1st Lt. Hanson fought the Japanese boldly and with daring aggressiveness. On 1 November, while flying cover for our landing operations at Empress Augusta Bay, he dauntlessly attacked 6 enemy torpedo bombers, forcing them to jettison their bombs and destroying 1 Japanese plane during the action. Cut off from his division while deep in enemy territory during a high cover flight over Simpson Harbor on 24 January, 1st Lt. Hanson waged a lone and gallant battle against hostile interceptors as they were orbiting to attack our bombers and, striking with devastating fury, brought down 4 Zeroes and probably a fifth. Handling his plane superbly in both pursuit and attack measures, he was a master of individual air combat, accounting for a total of 25 Japanese aircraft in this theater of war. His great personal valor and invincible fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
*PARRISH, LAVERNE
Rank and organization: Technician 4th Grade, U.S. Army, Medical Detachment, 161st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division . Place and date: Binalonan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 18-24 January 1945. Entered service at: Ronan, Mont. Birth: Knox City, Mo. G.O. No.: 55, 13 July 1945. Citation: He was medical aid man with Company C during the fighting in Binalonan, Luzon, Philippine Islands. On the 18th, he observed 2 wounded men under enemy fire and immediately went to their rescue. After moving 1 to cover, he crossed 25 yards of open ground to administer aid to the second. In the early hours of the 24th, his company, crossing an open field near San Manuel, encountered intense enemy fire and was ordered to withdraw to the cover of a ditch. While treating the casualties, Technician Parrish observed 2 wounded still in the field. Without hesitation he left the ditch, crawled forward under enemy fire, and in 2 successive trips brought both men to safety. He next administered aid to 12 casualties in the same field, crossing and re-crossing the open area raked by hostile fire. Making successive trips, he then brought 3 wounded in to cover. After treating nearly all of the 37 casualties suffered by his company, he was mortally wounded by mortar fire, and shortly after was killed. The indomitable spirit, intrepidity, and gallantry of Technician Parrish saved many lives at the cost of his own.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 24, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
24 January
1913: The Burgess and Curtiss Company delivered the first Curtiss tractor airplane (Signal Corps No. 21) to the Signal Corps Aviation School at San Diego, Calif. It was accepted on 20 June. (24)
1919: 1Lt Temple M. Joyce, Army Air Service pilot, made 300 consecutive loops in a Morane fighter over Issoudun, France. (20)
1925: Using the Navy airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), 25 scientists and astronomers chased a solar eclipse across the U. S. (8: Jan 90)
1944: Twelfth Air Force provided air cover for Allied units landing on Anzio beach in Italy. US control of the air played a major role in defending the beachhead. (5)
1951: KOREAN WAR/OPERATION THUNDERBOLT. Close air support for United Nations ground troops remained a priority mission for Far East Air Forces in the Korean conflict. In the operation, a late January Eighth Army campaign designed to reach the Han River, T-6 Mosquito controllers patrolled ahead of friendly ground forces, notified ground forces of enemy strong spots, and called in air strikes by US fighter-bombers. Generals Matthew B. Ridgway and Earl E. Partridge reconnoitered the front lines in a T-6 prior to their 25 January dawn attack on Red Chinese forces. To sustain this offensive, in five days 68 C-119s dropped 1,162 tons of supplies, including fuel, oil, sleeping bags, C-rations, and signal wire, at Chunju. (17) (28)
1962: Two Navy F4H Phantoms, designated F-110A by the USAF, arrived at Langley AFB, Va., on a 120-day loan for orientation and evaluation. (24)
1965: The bulkiest object ever delivered by helicopter, the 2.5-ton 30-foot-tall Apollo spacecraft mockup, flew 1,000 miles from North American Aviation at Tulsa, Okla., to Cape Kennedy, Fla. (5)
1972: A remotely piloted vehicle flew for 21 hours continuously in a test at Edwards AFB, Calif. (3)
1973: The Spirit of '76, the VC-137 in which Lyndon B. Johnson became President in 1963, flew his body from Texas to Washington DC in a final tribute. (2) (26)
1978: The Tactical Air Command deployed eight F-15 Eagles from Langley AFB, Va., to Osan AB, Republic of Korea. This event gave the F-15 its first operational training deployment to the western Pacific. (16) (26)
1983: AHUAS TARA I. For this US-Honduran exercise, the Military Airlift Command moved 3,815 passengers and 2,528 tons of cargo on 65 C-141s, 156 C-130s, and 5 C-5s through 11 February. The exercise featured the airdrop of 516 Honduran paratroopers from nine C-130s. (2)
1985: FIRST ALL MILITARY SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION. Through 27 January, the Discovery flew the fifteenth Space Shuttle mission. Colonel Loren J. Shriver led a four-man crew on the Department of Defense's first dedicated mission to deliver an intelligence satellite. (8: Jan 90) (21)
1999: A Navy F-18 fired an AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapon, built by Raytheon, for the first time in combat. The F-18 attacked an Iraqi air defense site. (21)
2002: An F-22 pilot from the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., fired an Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile and destroyed a target drone over the Point Mugu Test Range. The challenging shot was a look-down tail chase with the Navy target drone pulling ahead of the aircraft. (3)
2003: Due to the impending Iraq war, the Global Hawk Systems Program Office at Edwards AFB, Calif., accelerated the "Reachback" capability testing. That reachback capability involved a Mission Control Element in a remote location operating a unmanned aerial vehicle in a theater of war through a tactical field terminal. (3)
2005: Through 4 February, about 620 American servicemembers participated in Thailand's Exercise Cope Tiger. F-15s from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing and 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Japan, traveled to Korat AB, Thailand, to join F/A-18s from the USS Abraham Lincoln for the exercise. It featured one-on-one aerial combat and large coordinated air strikes. (32)
2006 Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Air National Guard deployed over 400 members of Indiana's 122d Fighter Wing, including 12 F-16s and some 35 pilots, to Ballad AB, Iraq. (32)
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World News for 24 January thanks to Military Periscope
Epirus Wins Contract For Prototype Microwave Anti-Drone Systems
Source: Epirus
January 24 2023
USA
Epirus, Torrance, Calif., says it has received a contract to deliver prototype high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone systems to the Dept. of Defense.
The $66.1 million deal covers the delivery of several Leonidas prototypes for the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) program, the company said in a Monday release.
The Leonidas uses HPM technology to defeat drones. It has successfully demonstrated its ability to defeat swarms of uncrewed aircraft during several U.S. government trials.
Deliveries are scheduled to take place this year.
Ex-FBI Agent Charged With Evading Russian Sanctions
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York
January 23 2023
Russia
USA
The U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York (SDNY) has charged a former FBI agent and Russian diplomat with violating U.S. sanctions, reports the office.
Charles McGonigal and Sergey Shestakov violated U.S. sanctions by working for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
McGonigal retired as the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division in New York in 2018, where he worked on investigating Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.
Shestakov is a former Soviet and Russian diplomat who became a U.S. citizen and worked as an interpreter for the U.S. legal system.
Prosecutors allege that McGonigal and Shestakov worked together for Deripaska in 2021, violating sanctions imposed on the oligarch in 2018.
The suspects are charged with violating and conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering. Shestakov is also charged with making material misstatements to the FBI, the office said.
Rheinmetall Estimates 139 Leopards Deliverable Within Year
Source: Globe Echo
January 23 2023
Germany
Ukraine
A Rheinmetall spokesman told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland that the company could deliver a total of 139 Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine within a year, reports the Globe Echo (London).
The spokesman noted that there are 29 Leopard 2A4s that could be diverted from ring exchange projects for an April or May delivery, while another 22 Leopard 2A4s would have to be repaired before delivery at the end of 2023 or beginning of 2024.
The spokesman said that Rheinmetall could make 88 Leopard 1 tanks vehicles available for rapid delivery.
Russian Army Announces New Offensive In Zaporizhzhia
Source: France 24
January 24 2023
Ukraine
Russia
The Russian army has announced a new offensive in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, reports France 24.
In a daily report on Jan. 21, Moscow said its troops had begun shelling and were seeking more advantageous lines and offensive positions.
Gov. Oleksandr Starukh of Zaporozhzhia oblast said that Russian forces had launched more than 160 shell attacks on 21 settlements overnight, reported the Guardian (U.K.).
One woman was killed, and two others injured in the attacks.
Zelenskyy Dismantles Cabinet Amid Ministry Scandal
Source: Voice of America News
January 23 2023
Ukraine
Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's deputy head of office Kyrylo Tymoshenko have resigned without explanation, reports the Voice of America News.
On Tuesday, the two officials handed in their resignations. Deputy Defense Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov, who was in charge of logistical support for Ukraine's forces, also stepped down, citing allegations about a food procurement scandal that he denies. The Kyiv Independent reported that Shapovalov was fired.
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers also dismissed Deputy Social Policy Minister Vitaliy Muzychenko, Deputy Territories and Communities Ministers Ivan Lukerya and Vyacheslav Nehoda and Deputy Heads of State Service of Maritime and River Transport Anatoliy Ivankevych and Viktor Vyshnyov, the Independent said.
Zelenskyy hinted at the reshuffle during his evening address on Monday, saying that "there are already personnel decisions — some today, some tomorrow — regarding officials at various levels in ministries and other central government structures, as well as in the regions and in law enforcement."
Zelenky's chief-of-staff Mykhailo Podolyak explained the reshuffle as a response to public calls for justice. "No 'blind eyes.' During the war, everyone should understand their responsibility. The President sees and hears society. And he directly responds to a key public demand – justice for all," he said.
Freezing Weather Kills 124
Source: BBC News
January 23 2023
Afghanistan
Taliban officials estimate that 124 Afghans and around 70,000 livestock have died iduring Afghanistan's coldest winter of the past decade, reports the BBC News.
Acting Minister of Disaster Management Mohammad Abbas Akhund said that many areas of Afghanistan are completely isolated by snow. This situation has made some military helicopter rescues impossible.
"Most of the people who lost their lives to the cold were shepherds or people living in rural areas. They didn't have access to healthcare," Akhund said.
A December 2022 Taliban edict, barring women from working for nongovernmental organizations, prompted many international organizations to withdraw from the country, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
In spite of this, the Taliban has rejected calls to lift the ban on women aid workers.
Factory Allegedly Producing Military Equipment For Russia
Source: New Voice of Ukraine
January 24 2023
Belarus
Russia
A Belarusian iron and steel plant is reportedly producing military equipment for the Russian armed forces, reports the New Voice of Ukraine.
Over the past month, local residents in Belarus have seen concrete structures transported frequently by Russian and Belarusian licensed trucks with the KamAZ brand.
The concrete structures, known as "dragon teeth," could be used in the construction of defensive obstacles for existing Russian positions or the establishment of new ones in Belarus.
These types of obstacles have been used by the Russian Wagner Group as tank traps in occupied territories of Ukraine.
Army Chief Of Staff Dismissed Following Riots
Source: MercoPress
January 24 2023
Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has dismissed Brazilian army Chief of Staff Julio César de Arruda over his alleged refusal to prosecute and discipline officers linked to recent anti-government riots, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).
Gen. Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, a moderate officer with good standing in the government is reportedly set to replace him.
De Arruda's dismissal comes after extremist protestors stormed government buildings on Jan. 8, with some tacit support among military officers.
At a meeting on Jan. 20, President da Silva outlined his plans for prosecuting members of the military linked to the extremist groups behind the Jan. 8 events.
Arruda had previously prevented the deployment of military police into a rioters' camp in Brasilia, officials said.
At Least 24 Killed In ADF Attack
Source: France24
January 23 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Around two dozen people have been killed in a militant attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports France 24.
On Sunday night, suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters attacked the village of Makugwe in North Kivu province, killing 17 people at a small bar and looting and torching the village.
ISIS, which claims ADF as its central African affiliate, took responsibility for the attack on behalf of the ADF.
A Congolese army spokesman said that 24 people were killed and 10 missing after the attack. A provincial deputy who was in Makugwe during the attack estimated that there were 23 dead and three missing.
Top General Calls For Joint Exercises With Syria
Source: Tasnim News Agency
January 24 2023
Iran
Syria
Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, has expressed support for joint military exercises with Syria, reports the Iranian state-affiliated Tasnim news agency (Tehran).
Bageri made his remarks during a meeting with Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas in Tehran on Monday.
The general also criticized Israel's intervention in Syria and praised Damascus for its support of the Palestinian cause.
Iran has been one of the Syrian regime's largest international backers, and in July 2020 signed a comprehensive security deal enhancing military and defense cooperation.
Exercise Juniper Oak Begins With U.S. In Med
Source: U.S Navy
January 24 2023
Israel
USA
Israel and the U.S. have just begun a joint exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, reports the U.S. Navy.
On Monday, Exercise Juniper Oak kicked off in Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean under U.S. Central Command.
The training is designed to enhance interoperability and readiness.
Approximately 6,400 U.S. and 1,100 Israeli personnel are taking part. A total of 142 aircraft are taking part, including B-52 bombers, four F-35 stealth jets, 45 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, two MQ-9 Reaper drones as well as F-15 and F-16 jets, AC-130 gunships and AH-64 attack helicopters, reported NBC News.
Also taking part are four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) and 12 naval vessels.
The drills will focus on command-and-control, air operations in maritime surface warfare, search-and-rescue, electronic warfare, air defense suppression, interdiction, strike coordination and reconnaissance missions.
Judge Charges Senior Politicians Over 2020 Blast
Source: Reuters
January 23 2023
Lebanon
Top Lebanese government officials have been charged with responsibility for an explosion in the port of Beirut in 2020, reports Reuters.
Former Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk, former Public Works Minister Ghazi Zeaiter and former Prime Minister Hassan Diab have all been charged with responsibility for the ammonium nitrate explosion at the port that killed at least 218 people, caused US$15 billion in property damage and left 300,000 people homeless.
An inquiry by Judge Tarek Bitar resumed on Monday after being on hold for nearly a year.
Diab and several former ministers have also been charged with homicide with probable intent.
Judge Charges Senior Politicians Over 2020 Blast
Source: Reuters
January 23 2023
Lebanon
Top Lebanese government officials have been charged with responsibility for an explosion in the port of Beirut in 2020, reports Reuters.
Former Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk, former Public Works Minister Ghazi Zeaiter and former Prime Minister Hassan Diab have all been charged with responsibility for the ammonium nitrate explosion at the port that killed at least 218 people, caused US$15 billion in property damage and left 300,000 people homeless.
An inquiry by Judge Tarek Bitar resumed on Monday after being on hold for nearly a year.
Diab and several former ministers have also been charged with homicide with probable intent.
U.S.-Led Maritime Exercise Begins In Lagos
Source: U.S Navy
January 24 2023
Nigeria
USA
The U.S.-led Obangame Express regional naval drills in Western Africa are underway, reports the U.S. Navy.
The exercise began on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, with 32 participating countries.
The training includes in-port and at-sea scenarios, including search-and-rescue operations, boarding techniques, exchanges on medical care and maritime operations center familiarization.
The drills are taking place in five zones in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea, from Cape Verde to Angola.
The annual exercise, organized by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVAF) is designed to improve regional maritime capabilities.
Russian Hypersonic Missile Frigate Joins Naval Exercise
Source: Stars and Stripes
January 23 2023
Russia
South Africa
The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov will participate in a multinational maritime exercise with the South African and Chinese navies in South Africa next month, reports the Stars and Stripes, citing Russian state-owned news agency TASS.
The Admiral Gorshkov is armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles and will resupply at the port of Tartus in Syria, ahead of the drills.
The training is scheduled to run from Feb. 17 to Feb. 27.
Two ISIS Fighters Captured in U.S. Raid
Source: Task & Purpose
January 24 2023
USA
Syria
U.S. forces have captured two Islamic State militants during an operation in eastern Syria, reports Task & Purpose.
The raid on Jan. 21 apprehended suspected ISIS facilitator Abu Hamza al-Suri, logistician Husam Hamid al-Muslih al-Maddad al-Khayr and an unnamed associate.
The joint ground assault and helicopter operation was the latest in an escalating series of U.S. operations in Syria intended to destabilize and undermine ISIS.
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