To All,
Good Monday morning January 30, 2023. I hope you had a great weekend. A lot top unpack here today
Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History January 30
1862 The first U.S. Navy ironclad warship, USS Monitor, is launched. Commissioned a month later, she soon engages in battle against CSS Virginia, the first battle between ironclad warships.
1863 While Landsman Richard Stout is a member of the crew of USS Isaac Smith, which is operating on the Stono River, S.C., Confederate forces ambush and capture the ship. For his brave conduct during this action, in which he is badly wounded, Landsman Stout is awarded the Medal of Honor.
1944 U.S. Navy ships, including battleship North Carolina, and aircraft, sink nine Japanese vessels.
1944 PB2Y aircraft (VP 13 and VP 102) from Midway Island carry out nocturnal bombing raids on Wake Island to neutralize Japanese airfield installations. The strike marks the first time Coronados are used as bombers.
1960 The guided-missile destroyer USS John King (DDG 3) is launched at Bath, Maine.
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This day in World History
January 30
1649 Charles I of England is beheaded at Whitehall by the executioner Richard Brandon.
1844 Richard Theodore Greener becomes the first African American to graduate from Harvard University.
1862 The USS Monitor is launched at Greenpoint, Long Island.
1901 Women Prohibitionists smash 12 saloons in Kansas.
1912 The British House of Lords opposes the House of Commons by rejecting home rule for Ireland.
1931 The United States awards civil government to the Virgin Islands.
1933 Adolf Hitler is named Chancellor by President Paul Hindenburg.
1936 Governor Harold Hoffman orders a new inquiry into the Lindbergh kidnapping.
1943 Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus surrenders himself and his staff to Red Army troops in Stalingrad.
1945 The Allies launch a drive on the Siegfried line in Germany.
1949 In India, 100,000 people pray at the site of Gandhi's assassination on the first anniversary of his death.
1953 President Dwight Eisenhower announces that he will pull the Seventh Fleet out of Formosa to permit the Nationalists to attack Communist China.
1964 The Ranger spacecraft, equipped with six TV cameras, is launched to the moon from Cape Canaveral.
1972 British troops shoot dead 14 Irish civilians in Derry, Ireland. The day is forever remembered in Ireland as 'Bloody Sunday.'
1976 The U.S. Supreme Court bans spending limits in campaigns, equating funds with freedom of speech.
1980 The first-ever Chinese Olympic team arrives in New York for the Winter Games at Lake Placid.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 30 January 1968…
LBJ: "I don't want no damn Dien Bien Phu."…
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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- Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
(This site was sent by a friend last week and I forgot to forward. The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Monday Morning Humor--Birthdays and Aging
I am feeling a bit old as I realize:
• The Beatles split 53 years ago..
• The movie Wizard of Oz is 84 years old.
• Elvis is dead 46 years. He'd be 88 today.
• Michael Jackson's Thriller video is 40 years old.
• Mickey Mantle retired 54 years ago.
• The movie Saturday Night Fever is 46 years old.
• The Ed Sullivan show ended 52 years ago.
• The Corvette turned 70 years old this year.
• The Mustang is 59.
Submitted by Irene Blair:
Are we the ones with dementia? Are we the ones who are aging? Really??? No!! Here's proof:
Recently, I went to McDonald's and I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets.
'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter.
'You don't?' I replied.
'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply.
'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?'
'That's right.'
So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets
(Unbelievable but sadly true…Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener and she said they didn't have any, only Splenda and sugar.)
I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those dividers that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed..
After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the divider, looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it.
Not finding the bar code, she said to me, 'Do you know how much this is?'
I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today.'
She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the things and left.
She had no clue to what had just happened.
(But the lady behind me had a big smirk on her face as I left)
A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her DVD drive and pulling it out very quickly.
When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM thingy.
(Keep shuddering!!)
I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car.
'Do you need some help?' I asked.
She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door un-locker.
Now I can't get into my car.. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?'
Hmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm, too?' I asked.
'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered, handing it and the car keys to me.
As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk....'
Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, 'I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?'
'Just use paper from the photocopier', the secretary told her.
With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five blank copies.
A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants.
The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine.
The mother says, 'I just gave him some ant killer......'
Dispatcher: 'Rush him in to emergency right now!'
Perks of reaching 60 or being over 70 and heading towards 80!
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.
4. People call at 8 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?"
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 5 PM .
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
11. You can't remember who sent you this list.
12. And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.
Submitted by Mark Logan:
Good news about getting old. A little GOOD NEWS for a change…
The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine argues that the brain of an older person is much more practical than is commonly believed. At this age, the interaction of the right and left hemispheres of the brain becomes harmonious, which expands our creative possibilities. That is why among people over 60 years of age you can find many personalities who have just started their creative activities.
Of course, the brain is no longer as fast as it was in youth. However, it gains in flexibility. Therefore, with age, we are more likely to make the right decisions and are less exposed to negative emotions. The peak of human intellectual activity occurs around the age of 70, when the brain begins to function at full strength.
Over time, the amount of myelin in the brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapid passage of signals between neurons. Due to this, intellectual abilities increase by 300% compared to the average.
Also interesting is the fact that after 60 years, a person can use two hemispheres at the same time. This allows you to solve much more complex problems.
Professor Monchi Uri, from the University of Montreal, believes that the old man's brain chooses the path that consumes less energy, eliminates the unnecessary and leaves only the right options to solve the problem. A study was conducted involving different age groups. Young people were very confused when passing the tests, while those over 60 years of age made the right decisions.
Now, let's look at the characteristics of the brain between the ages of 60 and 80. They are really pink.
1. Neurons in the brain do not die, as everyone around you says. The connections between them simply disappear if one does not engage in mental work.
2. Distraction and forgetfulness arise due to an overabundance of information. Therefore, it is not necessary for you to concentrate your whole life on unnecessary trifles.
3. From the age of 60, a person, when making decisions, does not use one hemisphere at the same time, like young people, but both.
4. Conclusion: if a person leads a healthy lifestyle, moves, has viable physical activity and is fully mentally active, intellectual abilities do NOT decrease with age, they simply GROW, reaching a peak at the age of 80 - 90 years.
So do not be afraid of old age. Strive to develop intellectually. Learn new crafts, make music, learn to play musical instruments, paint pictures! Dance! Take an interest in life, meet and communicate with friends, plan for the future, travel as best you can. Do not forget to go to shops, cafes, shows. Don't shut up alone, it's destructive to anyone. Live with the thought: all good things are still ahead of me!
(SOURCE: New England Journal of Medicine)
Submitted by Colleen Grosso:
• As I've grown older, I've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but annoying everyone is a piece of cake.
• I'm responsible for what I say, not what you understand.
• Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.
• My tolerance for idiots is extremely low these days. I used to have some immunity built up, but obviously there's a new strain out there.
• It's not my age that bothers me; it's the side effects.
• I'm not saying I'm old and worn out, but I make sure I'm nowhere near the curb on trash day.
• As I watch this generation try and rewrite our history, I'm sure of one thing: It will be misspelled and have no punctuation.
• As I've gotten older, people think I've become lazy. The truth is I'm just being more energy efficient.
• I haven't gotten anything done today. I've been in the Produce Department trying to open this stupid plastic bag.
• If you find yourself feeling useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.
• Turns out that being a "senior" is mostly just googling how to do stuff.
• I want to be 18 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
• I'm on two diets. I wasn't getting enough food on one.
• I put my scale in the bathroom corner and that's where the little liar will stay until it apologizes.
• My mind is like an internet browser. At least 19 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no clue where the music is coming from.
• Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.
• She says I keep pushing her buttons. If that were true, I would have found mute by now.
• Sometimes the universe puts you in the same situation again to see if you're still dumb.
• There is no such thing as a grouchy old person. The truth is that once you get old, you stop being polite and start being honest.
Submitted by Mike Ryan:
Lying around, pondering the problems of the world, I realized that, at my age, I don't really give a rat's pitoot anymore.
• If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.
• A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat.
• A rabbit runs, and hops, and only lives15 years, while a tortoise doesn't run, and does mostly nothing, yet it lives for 150 years. And they tell us to exercise? I don't think so.
• I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
• My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran.
• Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
• Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
• If all is not lost, then where the heck is it?
• It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser.
• Some days, you're the top dog, some days you're the hydrant.
• I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
• It is hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
• The world only beats a path to your door when you're in the bathroom.
• If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on my knees.
• When I'm finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants to play chess.
• It is not hard to meet expenses . . . They're everywhere.
• The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth..
• These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter. I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I'm "here after".
• Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
• It is a lot better to be seen than viewed.
Have a great week,
Al
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Thankst o Carl
See Eric's "Ford Lightning Tow Test" here: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2022/12/12/ford-lightning-tow-test/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2023/01/27/first-they-lied-about-the-range/
First, They Lied About the Range . .
By eric
- January 27, 2023
There is a creepy consanguinity between the marketing and selling of the "masks" and then "vaccines" – and the marketing and selling of electric vehicles. It makes you wonder whether there might be a relationship . . .
They arose as the "solution" to supposedly dire problems that – we were told – required immediate, right now amelioration. No time to wait and see – or even think before we're obliged to act. The rush-rush tactics of the time-share selling fraudster, in other words. The "virus" is going to kill tens of millions – maybe more! – unless everyone "masks," right now (and forever more). Stays home – and stays away from others. The "climate" is going to "change" – unless we change, overnight, to driving electric cars.
And never mind whether they actually "work," either.
Just as it was with "masks" – and then the "vaccines" – all the accruing evidence that they don't was suppressed and pilloried. We were told half-truths and outright lies to get us to "mask" – and then to take the drugs that didn't confer immunity on anyone, either. But did confer myocarditis – and god-only-knows-what-else – on many who were tricked into taking them.
Just the same with electric cars.
People were not told that their touted ranges were frequently much less-than-advertised and could (and do) plummet by 50 percent or more in cold weather. Or – in the case of electric trucks – when used to do the things trucks are expected to do, such as pull a trailer. Instead they were only told – as in the case of Ford's F-150 Lightning electric truck – that it could pull a 10,000 pound trailer. Which is true. Just not for long.
Or rather, far.
Left out was the relevant fact that if they attempted to actually pull a trailer, they'd be stopping for a lengthy recharge every 80 miles or so. (Detailed truth about this here.)
They were also told they could recharge at home – which is also true. As far as it goes.
But they were not told how very long that takes. Instead, they were led to believe they could get going again in only 30-45 minutes or so. But that is only possible by visiting so-called "fast" chargers, which are not at home. And they were not told that using these "fast" chargers" regularly is hard on the battery and for that reason is likely to decrease the battery's useful service life – an extremely relevant thing since not using the "fast" charger greatly time-limits one's mobility. It takes at least several hours – at home – to instill even a partial charge in an electric car, using a 240V stove/dryer-type outlet that most homes do not have wired up in the garage – and so close enough to plug the EV into them – necessitating that the homeowner pay to have an electrician install the outlet where it is close enough.
Even if it is installed, it still takes 9-11 hours to fully recharge an EV at home – so as to avoid having to rely on the "fast" chargers that can damage/shorten the service life of the EV's most expensive component – its battery.
Catch meet 22.
People were also told the cost of EVs would go down as more EVs were made – and "technology" improved. In fact, the cost of EVs has increased – hugely – because it costs more rather than less to make EVs, which require a huge quantity of hard-to-get and expensive to get materials such as lithium and cobalt.
Now it comes out that it doesn't cost less to drive an EV, either. Remember that one? No more being gouged by the evil oil companies! Nearly free to drive an EV. Well, to riff on the trademark saying of Star Trek: Next Generation's Captain, Jean Luc Picard:
Make it not so.
The cost of electricity has risen to parity with the cost of gas, such that it now costs about the same to put the equivalent power into an EV needed to drive the EV 100 miles as it does to put enough gas into a non-EV to travel the same distance: $11.29 for the latter and $11.60 for the former. And the former is what it costs to charge the EV at home – where the cost of the hours'-long wait is not included. It costs an average of $14.40 to instill the same 100 miles' worth of range at a so-called "fast" charger, costing the EV owner more than it costs someone who just pours three or four gallons of gas into his non-EV to drive the same 100 miles.
And the cost of the harm done to the battery's longevity by regularly "fast" charging it isn't factored into the equation.
People who bought EVs must be feeling a lot like the people who bought the "vaccines."
In both cases, as it were, everything people were told was either a lie or a partial lie. Not an iota of just-the-truth.
Electric cars cost more to buy, cost more time – and cost more money to drive. Even the truth that they are very quick is a half-truth in that if you make use of that quickness, you will soon not be not going, at all.
Probably the next truth to drop will be the revelation that EVs aren't "zero emissions," after all. As people have been told they are. Wait until they are told the truth about the emitting that happens as a result of all the mining necessary to get the raw materials used to make EVs. And – hoo-boy! – the emitting that occurs at the power plants that generate the massive amounts of high-voltage electricity EVs "burn."
Apparently, only about 15 percent of the public is getting "boosted" – the rest having gotten wise to the truth about the "vaccines." It is likely something congruent will manifest as more and more people learn the truth they've been lied to about EVs.
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January 30
This Day in U S Military History
1798 – A brawl broke out in the House of Representatives in Philadelphia. Matthew Lyon of Vermont spat in the face of Roger Griswold of Connecticut, who responded by attacking him with a hickory walking stick. Lyon was re -elected congressman while serving a jail sentence for violating the Sedition Acts of 1798.
1815 – The burned Library of Congress was reestablished with Jefferson's 6,500 volumes.
1835 – In the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol, President Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, survives the first attempt against the life of a U.S. president. During a funeral service honoring the late Representative Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, a man identified as Richard Lawrence discharged two separate pistols in the direction of President Jackson. Both weapons misfired, and Lawrence was promptly subdued and arrested. During the subsequent criminal investigation, the suspect was found to be insane and was sent to a mental prison. Three decades later, President Abraham Lincoln would become the first president to be assassinated.
1862 – U.S.S. Monitor, the Union's first sea-going ironclad vessel, launched at Greenpoint, New York. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox wired John Ericsson, referring to Monitor's launching: "I congratulate you and trust she will be a success. Hurry her for sea, as the Merrimack is nearly ready at Norfolk, and we wish to send her here."
1933 – German President Paul von Hindenburg made Adolf Hitler chancellor. After World War I, Germany fell into disarray and looked for a leader to strengthen it again. Hitler had emerged after joining the Nazi Party in 1919 and taking it over in 1921. In 1932 Hitler ran against von Hindenburg and lost – -but not by a wide margin. The Nazis won 230 seats in the German parliament and continued to gain influence, stifling democracy and communism by force and by making laws against them. After Hindenburg's death in 1934, Hitler proclaimed himself Der Führer of the Third Reich and continued as Germany's leader through World War II. Gen. Kurt von Hammerstein -Equord tried to block the appointment of Hitler as chancellor but was overruled by Pres. Hindenburg.
1942 – The last pre-war automobiles produced by Chevrolet and DeSoto rolled off the assembly lines today. Wartime restrictions had shut down the commercial automobile industry almost completely, and auto manufacturers were racing to retool their factories for production of military gear.
1943 – On Guadalcanal American forces continue to advance against Japanese resistance. There is heavy fighting along the River Bonegi.
1943 –Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes.
1944 – At Anzio the Allied offensive begins. There are heavy losses and no gains against the German defenses. To the south, along the German-held Gustav Line, the US 5th Army continues attacking. The British 5th Division (part of 10th Corps) breaks through the line and captures Monte Natale. Around Monte Cassino, the US 34th Division (part of 2nd Corps) holds its bridgehead on the west bank of the Rapido River.
1945 – US Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas executed a flawless rescue of 486 POWs from Camp Cabanatuan north of Manila. The Raid at Cabanatuan, also known as The Great Raid, was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp. After the surrender of tens of thousands of American troops during the Battle of Bataan, many were sent to a Cabanatuan prison camp following the Bataan Death March. The Japanese transferred most of the prisoners to other areas, leaving just over 500 American and other Allied POWs and civilians in the prison. Facing brutal conditions including disease, torture, and malnourishment, the prisoners feared they would all be executed as General Douglas MacArthur and his American forces returned to Luzon. In late January 1945, a plan was developed by Sixth Army leaders and Filipino guerrillas to send a small force to rescue the prisoners. A group of over a hundred Rangers and Scouts and several hundred guerrillas traveled 30 miles (48 km) behind Japanese lines to reach the camp. In a nighttime raid, under the cover of darkness and a distraction by a P-61 Black Widow, the group surprised the Japanese forces in and around the camp. Hundreds of Japanese troops were killed in the 30-minute coordinated attack; the Americans suffered minimal casualties. The Rangers, Scouts, and guerrillas escorted the POWs back to American lines. The rescue allowed the prisoners to tell of the death march and prison camp atrocities, which sparked a new rush of resolve for the war against Japan. The rescuers were awarded commendations by MacArthur, and were also recognized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A memorial now sits on the site of the former camp, and the events of the raid have been depicted in several films.
1945 – A US battalion is landed to take Gamble Island in Subic Bay. To the north, US 11th Corps begins to advance inland quickly and takes Olongapo on Luzon.
1953 – U.S. Air Force Captain Benjamin L. Fithian, and his "backseater" Lieutenant Sam Lyons, 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, achieved the first F-94 aerial victory when they destroyed a Lavochkin La-9, a "Bedcheck Charlie," which was the nickname given to small communist aircraft that regularly harassed U.N. troops after midnight. The two men made the kill at night using only their fire control radar, a combat first in its own right.
1968 – In coordinated attacks all across South Vietnam, communist forces launch their largest offensive of the Vietnam War against South Vietnamese and U.S. troops. Dozens of cities, towns, and military bases–including the U.S. embassy in Saigon–were attacked. The massive offensive was not a military success for the communists, but its size and intensity shook the confidence of many Americans who were led to believe, by the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, that the war would shortly be coming to a successful close. On January 30, 1968-during the Tet holiday cease-fire in South Vietnam-an estimated 80,000 troops of the North Vietnamese Army and National Liberation Front attacked cities and military establishments throughout South Vietnam. The most spectacular episode occurred when a group of NLF commandos blasted through the wall surrounding the American embassy in Saigon and unsuccessfully attempted to seize the embassy building. Most of the attacks were turned back, with the communist forces suffering heavy losses. Battles continued to rage throughout the country for weeks–the fight to reclaim the city of Hue from communist troops was particularly destructive. American and South Vietnamese forces lost over 3,000 men during the offensive. Estimates for communist losses ran as high as 40,000. While the communists did not succeed militarily, the impact of the Tet Offensive on public opinion in the United States was significant. The American people, who had been told a few months earlier that the war was successful and that U.S. troops might soon be allowed withdraw, were stunned to see fighting taking place on the grounds of the U.S. embassy. Despite assurances from the Johnson administration that all was well, the Tet Offensive led many Americans to begin seriously questioning such statements, and to wonder whether American military might could truly prevail over the communist threat on foreign shores. In the 1950s, Americans had almost unconditionally supported a vigorous American response to communism; the reaction to the Tet Offensive seemed to reflect the growing skepticism of the 1960s, when Americans felt increasingly doubtful about the efficacy of such Cold War tactics. In the wake of the Tet Offensive, support for the U.S. effort in Vietnam began steadily to decline, and public opinion turned sharply against President Johnson, who decided not to run for re-election.
1971 – Operation Dewey Canyon II begins as the initial phase of Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos that would commence on February 8. The purpose of the South Vietnamese operation was to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail, advance to Tchepone in Laos, and destroy the North Vietnamese supply dumps in the area. In Dewey Canyon II, the vanguard of the U.S. 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division began moving from Vandegrift Combat Base along highway Route 9 toward Khe Sanh with an armored cavalry/engineer task force. These units were to clear the way for the move of 20,000 South Vietnamese troops along the highway to reoccupy 1,000 square miles of territory in northwest South Vietnam and to mass at the Laotian border in preparation for Lam Son 719. U.S. ground forces were not to enter Laos, in accordance with a U.S. congressional ban. Instead they gave logistical support, with some 2,600 helicopters on call to airlift Saigon troops and supplies. In addition, U.S. artillerymen provided long-range artillery fires into Laos from American firebases just inside the South Vietnamese border.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
STOUT, RICHARD
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836, New York. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Isaac Smith, Stono River, 30 January 1863. While reconnoitering on the Stono River on this date the U.S.S. Isaac Smith became trapped in a rebel ambush. Fired on from two sides, she fought her guns until disabled. Suffering heavy casualties and at the mercy of the enemy who was delivering a raking fire from every side, she struck her colors out of regard for the wounded aboard, and all aboard were taken prisoners. Carrying out his duties bravely through this action, Stout was severely wounded and lost his right arm while returning the rebel fire.
DROWLEY, JESSE R.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Americal Infantry Division. Place and date: Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 30 January 1944. Entered service at: Spokane, Wash. Birth: St. Charles, Mich. G.O. No.: 73, 6 September 1944. Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 30 January 1944. S/Sgt. Drowley, a squad leader in a platoon whose mission during an attack was to remain under cover while holding the perimeter defense and acting as a reserve for assaulting echelon, saw 3 members of the assault company fall badly wounded. When intense hostile fire prevented aid from reaching the casualties, he fearlessly rushed forward to carry the wounded to cover. After rescuing 2 men, S/Sgt. Drowley discovered an enemy pillbox undetected by assaulting tanks that was inflicting heavy casualties upon the attacking force and was a chief obstacle to the success of the advance. Delegating the rescue of the third man to an assistant, he ran across open terrain to 1 of the tanks. Signaling to the crew, he climbed to the turret, exchanged his weapon for a submachine gun and voluntarily rode the deck of the tank directing it toward the pillbox by tracer fire. The tank, under constant heavy enemy fire, continued to within 20 feet of the pillbox where S/Sgt. Drowley received a severe bullet wound in the chest. Refusing to return for medical treatment, he remained on the tank and continued to direct its progress until the enemy box was definitely located by the crew. At this point he again was wounded by small arms fire, losing his left eye and falling to the ground. He remained alongside the tank until the pillbox had been completely demolished and another directly behind the first destroyed. S/Sgt. Drowley, his voluntary mission successfully accomplished, returned alone for medical treatment.
HAWKS, LLOYD C.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Detachment, 30th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Carano, Italy, 30 January 1944. Entered service at: Park Rapids, Minn. Born: 13 January 1911, Becker, Minn. G.O. No.: 5, 15 January 1945. Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. On 30 January 1944, at 3 p.m., near Carano, Italy, Pfc. Hawks braved an enemy counterattack in order to rescue 2 wounded men who, unable to move, were Iying in an exposed position within 30 yards of the enemy. Two riflemen, attempting the rescue, had been forced to return to their fighting holes by extremely severe enemy machinegun fire, after crawling only 10 yards toward the casualties. An aid man, whom the enemy could plainly identify as such, had been critically wounded in a similar attempt. Pfc. Hawks, nevertheless, crawled 50 yards through a veritable hail of machinegun bullets and flying mortar fragments to a small ditch, administered first aid to his fellow aid man who had sought cover therein, and continued toward the 2 wounded men 50 yards distant. An enemy machinegun bullet penetrated his helmet, knocking it from his head, momentarily stunning him. Thirteen bullets passed through his helmet as it lay on the ground within 6 inches of his body. Pfc. Hawks, crawled to the casualties, administered first aid to the more seriously wounded man and dragged him to a covered position 25 yards distant. Despite continuous automatic fire from positions only 30 yards away and shells which exploded within 25 yards, Pfc. Hawks returned to the second man and administered first aid to him. As he raised himself to obtain bandages from his medical kit his right hip was shattered by a burst of machinegun fire and a second burst splintered his left forearm. Displaying dogged determination and extreme self-control, Pfc. Hawks, despite severe pain and his dangling left arm, completed the task of bandaging the remaining casualty and with superhuman effort dragged him to the same depression to which he had brought the first man. Finding insufficient cover for 3 men at this point, Pfc. Hawks crawled 75 yards in an effort to regain his company, reaching the ditch in which his fellow aid man was lying.
*McGOVERN, ROBERT M.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Near Kamyangjan-ni, Korea, 30 January 1951. Entered service at: Washington, D.C. Birth: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 2, 8 January 1952. Citation: 1st Lt. McGovern, a member of Company A, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. As 1st Lt. McGovern led his platoon up a slope to engage hostile troops emplaced in bunker-type pillboxes with connecting trenches, the unit came under heavy machine gun and rifle fire from the crest of the hill, approximately 75 yards distant. Despite a wound sustained in this initial burst of withering fire, 1st Lt. McGovern, assured the men of his ability to continue on and urged them forward. Forging up the rocky incline, he fearlessly led the platoon to within several yards of its objective when the ruthless foe threw and rolled a vicious barrage of handgrenades on the group and halted the advance. Enemy fire increased in volume and intensity and 1st Lt. McGovern realizing that casualties were rapidly increasing and the morale of his men badly shaken, hurled back several grenades before they exploded. Then, disregarding his painful wound and weakened condition he charged a machine gun emplacement which was raking his position with flanking fire. When he was within 10 yards of the position a burst of fire ripped the carbine from his hands, but, undaunted, he continued his lone-man assault and, firing his pistol and throwing grenades, killed 7 hostile soldiers before falling mortally wounded in front of the gun he had silenced. 1st Lt. McGovern's incredible display of valor imbued his men with indomitable resolution to avenge his death. Fixing bayonets and throwing grenades, they charged with such ferocity that hostile positions were overrun and the enemy routed from the hill. The inspirational leadership, unflinching courage, and intrepid actions of 1st Lt. McGovern reflected utmost glory on himself and the honored tradition of the military services.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 30, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
1911: LONGEST OVERWATER FLIGHT TO DATE: John A. "Douglas" McCurdy flew a Curtiss hydroairplane (or seaplane) from Key West, Fla., to a naval torpedo boat located 10 miles from Havana, Cuba. (24)
1946: Major General Curtis E. LeMay announced the opening of an advanced aeronautical engineering school at Wright Field, Ohio. He asked for $300,000 to build a wind tunnel for supersonic aircraft . (24)
1948: Orville Wright died in Dayton, Ohio. He was 76. (16)
1951: KOREAN WAR. The 61st Troop Carrier Group's C-54s were the first USAF aircraft to land at the recaptured Suwon Airfield, Republic of Korea. They delivered 270 tons of supplies for the advancing United Nations forces. (28) The Navy confirmed the first flight test of XF4D-1 Skyray. (5)
1964: From Cape Canaveral, Fla., Ranger IV launched on a flight to take photos of the moon. The vehicle hit the moon on 2 February, where its cameras failed. (5)
1970: Air Force System Command's Space and Missile Systems Organization turned operational control of the first Skynet communications satellite to the United Kingdom. (16)
1979: Flight P78-2 launched for the Space Test Program. The joint NASA and Air Force mission, designated SCATHA (Spacecraft Charging at High Altitudes), gathered data on the build-up of electrical charges on satellites operating at geosynchronous altitude. (5)
1985: The last E-4A modified into an E-4B returned to Offutt AFB, Nebr. The E-4B received nuclear effects shields, an advanced command and control system, a 1200-KVA generator (largest generator ever flown), and 13 external communications systems. (1)
1992: Air Force Space Command assumed control over Department of Defense satellites and the operation and management of Air Force Satellite Network Control. (26)
2001: F-22 Raptor (Tail No. 004) arrived at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., for testing. It was the first F-22 to have a full avionics suite and stealth capabilities, while the first three F-22s were developed to test the jet's flight envelope. (3)
2003: The Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., began ground testing for the Global Hawk "Reachback" Demonstration. (See 24 January 2003) (3)
2007: A B-52 Stratofortress at Minot AFB, N. Dak., fired up its engines before daybreak for a test to measure the difference between JP-8 fuel and a new synthetic fuel. The testing certified the synthetic fuel in cold weather as a means to reduce the Air Force's dependence on imported fuel. With the wind chill factor, Minot experienced temperatures of minus 25 degrees during the test. (AFNEWS, "B-52 Tests Synthetic Fuel During Cold Weather," 30 Jan 2007.) The USAF released a request for proposal for a replacement tanker aircraft. That proposal for the KC-X replacement tanker became the USAF's number 1 acquisition priority. (Air Mobility Command Historical Highlights, 2007)
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WORLD NEWS FOR 30 JANUARY THANKS TO MILITARY PERISCOPE
Finland
Turkey
Sweden
Erdogan Considers NATO Approval For Finland Ahead Of Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has indicated potential support for Finnish accession to NATO ahead of Sweden, reports Reuters. The Nordic countries have coordinated their effort to join the alliance. Ankara has now indicated that Finland may receive preference on its application following a protest in Stockholm in which a far-right politician, reportedly backed by Russia, burned a copy of the Koran. Erdogan has also demanded the extradition of Kurds in Sweden, claiming they are members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group. Hungary and Turkey are the last NATO members who are needed to approve Finnish and Swedish accession. Analysts say that Erdogan' s approach may be posturing ahead of Turkish general elections scheduled for ...
Reuters
30 January 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 Rebels Seize Strategic Eastern Town
M23 rebel fighters have taken the strategic town of Kitshanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar). The rebels seized Kitshanga on Jan. 26, after capturing several surrounding villages on the road linking the town to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. Government forces confirmed they had withdrawn from the town to protect civilians as the insurgent group launched a new offensive in the area. M23 accused government forces of attacking civilians in the area, claiming they were responding to the alleged ...
Al Jazeera
30 January 2023
Pakistan
At Least 32 Killed In Peshawar Mosque Attack
At least 32 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, reports the BBC News. Unconfirmed reports indicated that the bomber sat in the front row and blew himself up during afternoon prayers. At least 150 people were injured in the blast. The majority of the casualties were police officers, who are believed to have been the target. Around 300 to 400 police officials were in attendance at the time of the explosion. The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) is suspected of conducting the ...
BBC News
30 January 2023
USA
Marine Corps Opens New Guam Base
The U. S. Marine Corps formally opened a new base in Guam, reports CNN. On Jan. 26, the service activated Camp Blaz, 4, 000-acre facility and the first new Marine base in 70 years. Camp Blaz had been initially opened in October 2020, although the event was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The base construction was partially funded by the Japanese government as part of an Obama-era deal to transfer Marines stationed on Okinawa, where their presence has caused local resentment. Construction of Camp Blaz has not yet been ...
CNN
30 January 2023
USA
Puget Sound Submarine Dry Docks Closed Over Earthquake Concerns
The U. S. Navy has temporarily shut down four submarine dry docks in the Puget Sound over risks of damage from earthquakes, reports USNI News. Following a seismic assessment commissioned by the Navy, the decision was made to close the docks down for an unspecified amount of time. Three docks have been closed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., and one at the delta pier at the Trident Refit Facility in Bangor, Wash. It could take approximately 18 and 24 months to overhaul the facilities to enable them survive an ...
USNI News
30 January 2023
Suspected Israeli Drone Attack Hits Military Factory
Source: Reuters
January 30 2023
Iran
Israel
An Iranian military factory in Isfahan in central Iran has been attacked, reports Reuters.
On Sunday, three drones reportedly hit a military facility that houses workshops for missile production and ammunition manufacturing. The factory is also adjacent to several nuclear sites and a large air base.
Israel has maintained its willingness to conduct attacks on Iran if diplomacy failed to restrain Tehran's nuclear program. The Israeli government has not commented on the incident.
Iran leadership claimed to have foiled the attack and referred to it as a "cowardly" attempt to create "insecurity" in the country.
Tehran reported no casualties or serious damage, but outside media could not independently verify these claims.
Navy Takes Delivery Of Carl M. Levin Destroyer
Source: Naval Sea Systems Command
January 30 2023
USA
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of a new guided-missile destroyer, reports the Naval Sea Systems Command.
On. Jan. 26, the Carl M. Levin, an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer, was handed over at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Maine.
The delivery followed the successful completion of pier-side and sea trials to demonstrate materiel and operational readiness, the command said.
New Variants Of Y-20 Transport Planned
Source: Chinese Military
January 30 2023
China
The Chinese military has announced that it will develop new variants of its large transport aircraft.
On Jan. 26, during ceremonies marking the aircraft's 10th anniversary, officials said that additional Y-20 variants were in the works.
The development of new, more powerful engines would increase the aircraft's range and payload.
New roles could include strategic early warning, command and control, long-range electronic warfare and drone carrier.
The first variant, the YU-20 aerial tanker, has already been completed.
Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile To Enter Service
Source: Tass news agency
January 30 2023
Russia
Russian officials say the new Tsirkon hypersonic missile will enter service this year, reports the Russian state-owned Tass news agency.
Alexander Leonov, the CEO and chief designer of the Reutov Research and Production Association of Machine-Building, told reporters that the navy would accept the missile for service this year.
The missile has already been deployed on the frigate Admiral Gorshkov.
The Tsirkon is said to be in production.
Intelligence Satellite Successfully Launched
Source: Asahi Shimbun
January 30 2023
Japan
Japan has successfully launched a new intelligence satellite, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo).
An H-IIA rocket was launched on Jan. 26 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, carrying the IGS Radar No. 7 intelligence satellite into orbit.
The satellite will collect defense and security information and monitor for natural disasters.
Radar No. 7 will replace the Radar No. 5, which has reached the end of its intended five-year lifespan.
Japan currently operates nine Radar satellites but is seeking to establish 10 orbits.
Contract Signed For 6th-Gen Fighter Work
Source: Defense News
January 30 2023
Italy
Italy has signed contracts with four local defense firms for work on a multinational sixth-generation fighter project, reports Defense News.
The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) is a joint venture with the U.K. and Japan to produce a sixth-generation fighter jet by 2035.
The defense ministry signed agreements with Leonardo, Elettronica, Avio Aero and MBDA Italia.
The contracts cover support for the GCAP's concept and assessment phase as well as related demonstration activities.
The value of the deal was not made public. Italy budgeted 220 million euros (US$240 million) for the project in 2022. It is expected to allocate 3.8 billion euros (US$4.1 billion) for the program through the mid-2030s.
Fighter Jet Crashes In Ionian Sea; Pilots Missing
Source: Kathimerini
January 30 2023
Greece
A Greek fighter jet has crashed in the Ionian Sea during a training flight, reports the Kathimerini newspaper (Athens).
On Monday, the F-4 Phantom fighter jet belonging to the Greek air force crashed about 29 miles (46 km) south of the Andravida air base.
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched to find the two crewmembers who were onboard.
Two AB 205 helicopters, an S-70 helicopter, and several coast guard vessels are taking part in the search.
Government Approves Major Ukraine Military Aid Package
Source: Ukrinform
January 30 2023
Belgium
Ukraine
The Belgian government has approved its largest package of military aid for Ukraine to date, reports the Ukrainian state-run Ukrinform, citing Belgian media.
On Jan. 27, the government allocated 92 million euros (US$100 million) for air defense missiles, anti-tank missiles, machine guns, grenades, ammunition, trucks and armored SUVs.
The shipments will be procured partially from Belgian military stockpiles and partially purchased from private companies.
Belgium has already provided Ukraine with approximately 146 million euros (US$158 million) in aid.
Junta Passes Strict New Election Law
Source: Al Jazeera
January 30 2023
Burma
The military government in Burma has announced a new election law that will further restrict the ability of political parties to organize, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).
The law bars parties and candidates perceived to have links to those committing "unlawful" or terrorist activities.
Elections are now supposed to be held no later than August of 2023, but there remain concerns about the junta's willingness to hold them.
The Burmese military seized power in February 2021, claiming that legislative elections the previous fall had been fraudulent. It has since cracked down on opposition politicians and organizations.
M23 Rebels Seize Strategic Eastern Town
Source: Al Jazeera
January 30 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 rebel fighters have taken the strategic town of Kitshanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).
The rebels seized Kitshanga on Jan. 26, after capturing several surrounding villages on the road linking the town to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.
Government forces confirmed they had withdrawn from the town to protect civilians as the insurgent group launched a new offensive in the area.
M23 accused government forces of attacking civilians in the area, claiming they were responding to the alleged attacks.
Military Commissions Think Tank In Abuja
Source: PR Nigeria
January 30 2023
Nigeria
The Nigerian military has opened a think tank center in Abuja, reports PR Nigeria (Abuja).
During a ceremony on Jan. 26, Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Lucky Irabor commissioned the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Center (NAHFC), a think tank for future development.
Irabor said that the center was intended to create a reservoir of competent and dedicated officers and serve as an establishment for research and policy development customized for Nigeria's unique military challenges.
NAHFC will also be responsible for archiving and preserving army history and lessons learned, he said.
U.S. Ambassador Accuses Top Officials Of Hezbollah Ties
Source: MercoPress
January 30 2023
USA
Paraguay
U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Marc Ostfield has accused top officials of having ties to the Hezbollah terror group, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).
On Jan. 26, Ostfield said that former President Horacio Cartes and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez had links to Hezbollah members and announced financial sanctions against both. They were also included in last year's list of most corrupt officials.
The politicians were accused of attending private events organized by members of Hezbollah, where deals were made for favors. State contracts were sold and law enforcement efforts were discussed in exchange for bribes.
The sanctions prohibit both men and four Cartes-linked companies from making financial transactions or transfers through the U.S. financial system.
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