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Good Thursday morning July 10 . The sun came right up again this morning and it heating up to 90 again today. .Off to feed the chickens . Classes tonight.

Warm Regards,

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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)

Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/.   Go here to see the director's corner for all 91 H-Grams

July 10

1934 President Franklin D. Roosevelt travels to Cartagena, Columbia, by USS Houston (CA 30). His visit was the first by a U.S. president to South America.

1943 In Operation Husky, naval gunfire helps Allied troops land on Sicily, Italy. It is the first extensive use of LST's and smaller landing craft to deliver heavy equipment over the beach.

1945 USS Runner (SS 476) sinks the Japanese minesweeper (No.27) off Tado Saki, Honshu.

1945 - 14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August

1971 USS Ponce (AFSB 15) is commissioned. The final Austin-class amphibious transport dock is named after a city in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

1993 USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) is commissioned at New London, Conn., the 14th Ohio-class submarine.

 

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Today in World History July 10

1520   The Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes is driven from Tenochtitlan and retreats to Tlaxcala.

1609   The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximilian of Bavaria.

1679   The British crown claims New Hampshire as a royal colony.

1776   The statue of King George III is pulled down in New York City.

1778   In support of the American Revolution, Louis XVI declares war on England.

1850   Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th president of the United States following the death of Zachary Taylor.

1890   Wyoming becomes the 44th state.

1893   Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery, without the benefit of penicillin or blood transfusion.

1925   The trial of Tennessee teacher John T. Scopes opens, with Clarence Darrow appearing for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution.

1940   Germany begins the bombing of England.

1942   General Carl Spaatz becomes the head of the U.S. Air Force in Europe.

1943   American and British forces complete their amphibious landing of Sicily.

1945   U.S. carrier-based aircraft begin airstrikes against Japan in preparation for invasion.

1951   Armistice talks between the United Nations and North Korea begin at Kaesong.

1960   Belgium sends troops to the Congo to protect whites as the Congolese Bloodbath begins, just 10 days after the former colony became independent of Belgian rule.

1962   The satellite Telstar is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, beaming live television from Europe to the United States.

1965   "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" becomes the Rolling Stones' first No. 1 single in the USA.

1967   Singer Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe," which will become a country music classic and win 4 Grammys.

1976   In Seveso, near Milan, Italy, an explosion in a chemical factory covers the surrounding area with toxic dioxin. Time magazine has ranked the Seveso incident No. 8 on its list of the 10 worst environmental disasters.

1985   Coca-Cola Co. announces it will resume selling "old formula Coke," following a public outcry and falling sales of its "new Coke."

1991   Boris Yeltsin is sworn in as the first elected president of the Russian Federation, following the breakup of the USSR.

1993   Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes.

1940 The Battle of Britain begins as the Luftwaffe attempts to destroy the RAF in anticipation  of a German invasion  of England

1943 Allied forces commence the invasion of Sicily

1965 MiGs shot down as bombing of North Vietnam continues »

 

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Rollingthunderremembered.com .

July 10

Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear

 Links to all content can now be found right on the homepage http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com. If you scroll down from the banner and featured content you will find "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which highlights events in the Vietnam war that occurred on the date the page is visited. Below that are links to browse or search all content. You may search by keyword(s), date, or date range.

     An item of importance is the recent incorporation of Task Force Omega (TFO) MIA summaries. There is a link on the homepage and you can also visit directly via  https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/task-force-omega/. There are 60 summaries posted thus far, with about 940 to go (not a typo—TFO has over 1,000 individual case files).

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Thanks to Micro

To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip

For Thursday July  10. ..

July 10:  https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=674

 

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. What was bad about the F-4?

More on Fantoomery:

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Dear Iftach,

I need to point out that both Lonny's combat airplane and my Reserve Phantoms were F-4N's--rebuilt F-4B's, the first fleet models.  If the rebuild involved any improvements other than a new coat of paint, I don't know what they might be.  Subsequent models had many substantial improvements, starting with switch positions after the Ault Report, better radar, maneuvering slats, and on…

I was Squadron Maintenence Officer, and the aircraft we received were in poor shape under the new shiny paint.  Most of our mtc personnel were new to the airplane and systems, despite my year long crusade to send some of them off for training.   We had only a few back seaters with F-4 fleet experience, and most of the remainder were only good for resetting circuit breakers. Maybe.  I think we had two former fleet Phantom pilots.  The powers that be transferred in a TAR Phantom skipper from the West Coast, which completely upset succession of the people I would have to suffer under as OPS Officer and Executive Officer.  For this and other personal reasons, I eventually took my bat, ball, and glove and went home.

For our first two week active duty deployment, there were only two Naval Air Stations that could service our radars, Key West and Miramar.  Thankfully, we were able to go to Key West, which was a joy for operating.  We had our own dedicated Reserve tankers and adversary pilots.  It was lots of fun, but we lost an airplane due to a flameout from fuel exhaustion:  switchology plus failure of an autotransfer backup.  They rendezvous'd after an engagement above an overcast, and the plane flamed out.  They ejected over some very deep water, and the plane was not recoverable, though the pilot and RIO were.  They had to answer lots of questions….including under hypnosis.

 I did like the "brick with power" flying, but I didn't fly it long enough to enjoy fighting in buffet all the time.  GENERALLY, all other tactical aircraft, you pulled to buffet, then eased off some.  After the medieval Crusader cockpit instrumentation, I did like the Phantom for instrument flying, and it was the easiest Navy airplane I ever flew for GCA's and on the glide slope.

I still think your low speed scissors fight with the Syrian Mig-21 is the best dogfight sequence I've ever read, and I've studied a lot of dogfights.

Once again, my admiration and Hand Salute!

Jack

 

On Jul 9, 2023, at 12:05 PM, Iftach Spector wrote

Dear Pruesome,

To evaluate the F-4 now is like mourning a good uncle, on the 40 years' anniversary....

Just a few words: the F-4 was a monster, for good and for bad. It could fight ONLY if its pilots were excellent - which is not true for "normal" mach-2 fighters of his time and surely for the MiG-17.

Still, my friends and I, who managed to survive, remember it with much sympathy.

Yours,

Iftach Spector

 

On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:32 PM Jack Woodul wrote:

Dear Iftach,

Thot you might be interested in these comments about the USN Phantoms, one from a relative low timer (me) and another by a pro, CAPT Lonnie McClung.

Hope you and yours are abiding.

Jack

I remember (I hope close enough) this from a T0P GUN document:

Ten thousand feet lufberry, clean  F-4 could stay across the circle from an A-4 adversary at 550 knots and six G's.

If they had two sets of good eyes to keep the little bugger in sight for the short time before BINGO.

Smoke?  The chap with radar contact stayed in basic smokey engine beak to beak; wingie would go min burner to eliminate the smoke and climb to an abeam perch.  Hopefully, the bad guy would padlock on the smoker, which would crank on a turn away from the wingie, who would hopefully be in a position to stuff a winder up the bad guy's pooter chasing lead.

I dinna fly the thing long enough to get much trickier than that.

Jack

 

Thanks to Lonny ...

Subject: Re: What was bad about the F-4?

A couple things bad about the F-4.   Radar reliability.   Sometimes a cat shot would fix the radar and sometimes it would fail the radar.   You were never 100% sure you would have a radar after getting airborne.  F-14 radar was much more reliable.

Smoke from J-79 in basic engine.

High fuel burn.  100# a minute in max conserve on CAP station.  1500#/minute in burner on the cat shot.

Tube type radios in early F-4s would fail often.  NORDO brief important.

Stability on cat shots.  Easy to overrotate.

Poor turn rate at slower airspeeds.  You had to stay fast, high G and take the fight vertical.

Good things.  J-79 was a very reliable engine

Acceleration in vertical fight.

Very stable in power approach configuration coming aboard.

Stable for air to air tanking.

EAGLE

 

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. From the archives from a Bubba

Thanks to Pete

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            This morning's List mentioned a sub kill by VP-94 on this date:

 

1943—PBY (VP 94) sinks German submarine (U 590) at the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil.

Attached are some BDA photos, taken from the step of 94-P-10, my dad's PBY, if you are interested. I've got the official action summary as well!

            My father was flying copilot in 94-P-10 (PBY-5A) that morning with his best friend (Ltjg Frank Hare) in the left seat (their lineal numbers were 1 # apart, and most crews alternated left & right seats on the long patrols). My dad spotted a sub on the surface, after another PBY (Ltjg Auslander 94-P-1) radioed that they had seen another 60 miles away. When Frank Hare rolled into the surfaced sub, their PBY was lit up by 50 cal fire from the sub. Apparently, the Germans were losing too many subs to the PBY's in the clear blue waters off Brazil, so they changed their tactics and decided to fight it out on the surface with the slow PBY's.

            The first shots killed Frank Hare immediately, wounded my father in the left leg, and seriously wounded the port blister gunner. My dad was able to pull out, circle the sub and re-attack it, dropping 2 depth charges which apparently crippled the sub, because it didn't dive again. They remained circling overhead, radioing for backup; both sides licking their wounds. Until later, when Auslander arrived in 94-P-1 and finished off the sub.

            My father never talked about this event in any detail; PTSD I suppose. I found out about it mostly in some books and war histories, and from some of his squadron mates.  I'm an F-8 guy; I can't imagine having your best friend get blown away two feet away from you, and continuing the mission for another 3 hours!

 

            Big day in my family! I was born 1 year later; probably conceived during his R&R recuperation!

Pete Phelps

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Sub Kill report from 9 July 1943

The night of July 7-8, convoy TJ-1 was attacked in the Trinidad area, two ships being sunk and others damaged. Planes were immediately despatched from Belem to operate out of Amapa, taking over coverage of the convoys. On the morning of 9 July several sightings were made at a distance, both by planes and surface craft, indicating that the attack was being continued. BT-18 was entering the area from the South at this time and is was necessary for five planes in Belem and a limited number of pilots to give night and day coverage and fly daylight sweeps. Lt. (jg) Stanley Ernest Auslander, USNR, 104 673, Lt(jg) John Milton Elliot, USNR, 113 067, Lt.(jg) Frank Joseph McMackin Jr., USNR, 112 627, in 94-P-1, enroute to relieve on convoy coverage, sighted the swirl of a submerging submarine just before noon and advised the base that gambit tactics would be employed. At approximately 1230 Peter, 94-P-10 sweeping the area immediately east of TJ-1 sighted a surfaced submarine about 60 miles distant from the swirl sighting. Just after starting the first leg of the sweep at 1235 Peter, the co-pilot sighted the U-boat 12 miles distant at 03-54 North, 49-52 West. The submarine apparently did not see the plane until quite late for no attempt to submerge was made. At a distance of more than a mile from the submarine, orange flecks from the submarine's anti-aircraft fire were noticed, and almost immediately thereafter an explosive shrapnel shell enterd the bow on the port side exploding against the instrument panel, setting fire to the Sperry oil, and causing billowing smoke and flame. The pilot, Lt. (jg) Frank Fisher Hare, USNR, 112 640 was struck by shrapnel in the head, heart, and body. The run was continued and the two starboard depth bombs released. Interrogation of those of the crew who could see the drop of bombs indicated that they landed close together, approximately 25 to 35 feet from the stern of the submarine and about 45 degrees to starboard. There was no visible indication of damage. The bow gunner fired his .30 calibre guns continuously during the approach and the port blister ;.50 calibre gun was brought to bear after the drop. About 20 to 30 minutes after the original attack, the plane departed, the submarine being still surfaced. The evaluation of the attack was "no damage." 94-P-1 and 107-B-5 investigated the area about 1300 Peter, but found no traces of the submarine.

The complement of the aircraft included:

Pilot Lt. (jg) Frank Fisher Hare, USNR, 112 640 Co-Pilot Lt (jg) Jean Price Phelps, USNR, 112 158 Navigator Lt.(jg) Michael Carl Argento, USNR, 112 141 Tower Lombardo, Joseph (n), AMM3c, 316 78 75, USN Bow Eisaman, Clifford Emery, AMM3c, 652 10 02, USNR Starboard

Blister Testen, Andrew Frank, AOM3c, 613 99 69, USNR Port

Blister Brown, Thomas Russell, ARM3c, 268 81 22, USN Radio Lack, James Thomas, ARM3c, 356 66 90, USN

Lt(jg) Hare was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. J Price Phelps was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart for wounds sustained from the initial attack as well as for continuing the attack and probably damaging the sub; causing it to remain on the surface for Lt Auslander's later attack and kill. Meanwhile, 94-P-1 continued its gambit and at 1424 Peter, a surfacing submarine was sighted about three miles dead ahead, position 03-22 North, 48-38 West. The plane was flying at 3700 feet over a broken cloud base of .4 to .6 cumulus at 1700 feet and had just passed through a fairly heavy cloud. The U-Boat was about 2 1/2 miles distant. As the pilots could not see the submarine, the nose was pushed over to bring it into view. Water was running from its decks and within a few seconds it was fully surfaced, cruising at about 15 knots on 125 degrees true. The pilot held the plane in a dive directly toward the submarine, without changing course and threw on the bombing switch. Lt. (jg) McMackin blew the warning horn and rushed to the waist compartment to take pictures of the enemy underseas craft through the port blister. The throttles were cut, but still the plane attained a speed of 200 knots indicated. At an altitude of about 150 feet, Lt.(jg) Elliot released the depth bombs by intervalometer spaced at 73 feet. The submarine was fully surfaced, proceeding on course, and there was no evidence that the crew, three or four of whom could be seen in the conning tower, were aware of the approach of the plane. An easy turn to port was made after the plane was pulled out of its dive and while the spray was still visible. When the water subsided no trace of the submarine would be seen. All of the occupants of the waist hatch were thrown into the bilges by the pull-up. The gunner had been firing the .50 calibre and had sprayed the conning tower with 7 to 10 rounds. As he fell, the gun was apparently elevated, so that one or two bullets went through the starboard wing of the plane. No serious damage was done. While circling, a greenish-brown slick was visible and in the center of it, two swimming men, a large timber, several small articles and two boxes. A crew member then reported seeing three additional men in the water and Lt.(jg) Elliot spotted them on the next approach. Five were counted at this time, but three apparently sank very quickly. A life raft was dropped, but drifted away before the swimmers could reach it Four life jackets were dropped, two inflated and two uninflated and the survivors appeared to get into the inflated ones. Emergency rations were also dropped within reach. Four minutes after the drop a large amount of oil started to rise two or three hundred yards from the slick along the sub's track and observation showed the slick continuing to grow in length and breadth to a size of half to a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide. There was no forward motion to the oil slick. The attack was assessed as "probably sunk." 94-P-1 was manned as follows:

Pilot Lt.(jg) Stanley Ernest Auslander, USNR, 104 673 Co-Pilot Lt.(jg) John Milton Elliot, USNR, 113 067 Navigator Lt.(jg) Frank Joseph McMackin, Jr.,USNR, 112 627 Port Blister Denauw, Frank Joseph, AMM2c, 606 19 58, USNR Starboard Blister Watson, John Harry, ARM2c, 406 77 87, USN Radio Garren, Hoyt Edwin, ARM2c, 296 00 73, USN Bow Smith, Elmer Bryant, AMM3c, 268 81 81, USN Tower Mustone, Joseph James, Jr., AOM3c, 607 52 10, USNR

 

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. any of you that may be Art enthusiasts….I am not

Thanks to History Facts

Revealing Facts About 5 Celebrated Painters

 

Artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georgia O'Keeffe may be household names, but far more is known about the paintings they created than who they were as individuals. While the lives of these masters are undoubtedly intertwined with their most recognized brushstrokes, their interesting and complicated legacies extend well beyond the canvas. Here are five fascinating facts about some of the biggest names in the art world.

 

Pablo Picasso Was Accused of Stealing the "Mona Lisa"

Picasso is well known for his surrealist artworks, but the legendary Spanish painter also had a real surreal experience of his own in 1911. That year, on August 21, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" vanished from Paris' Louvre Museum, and Picasso was deemed a suspect. Though there was no direct evidence linking Picasso to the brazen heist, the accusations stemmed from the artist's relationship with a known art thief named Honore-Joseph Géry Pieret.Pieret was the former secretary of Picasso's Paris housemate, Guillaume Apollinaire. In fact, four years before the "Mona Lisa" was stolen, Pieret nabbed two Iberian sculptures from the Louvre and sold them to Picasso; the artist even used one of the statues as the inspiration for a face in his 1907 painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." Upon learning that Pieret was a person of interest in the theft of the "Mona Lisa," Picasso and Apollinaire planned to throw the stolen art that was in their possession into the river Seine, though ultimately they could not bring themselves to do so. Instead, Picasso was brought before a magistrate and lied, claiming he had never met Apollinaire. In the end, the case was thrown out and Picasso and Apollinaire were cleared two years later, when a handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia was caught attempting to sell the "Mona Lisa" to a Florentine art dealer.

 

Vincent Van Gogh Sold Only One Known Painting During His Life

Though he's now considered one of history's most talented artists, the painter behind such masterpieces as "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers" was far from a success during his lifetime. Van Gogh took up painting around age 27 and met his untimely demise just a decade later, and in the years between he sold only one painting that there is any record of, "The Red Vineyard." The piece, a dramatic Provençal landscape with vibrant red, orange, and yellow colors, was sold for 400 Belgian francs (approximately $2,000 today) in the winter of 1890 at an exhibition in Brussels, just six months before the artist's death.While "The Red Vineyard" is Van Gogh's only officially recorded sale, historians theorize that he possibly bartered other paintings, especially at an early age in exchange for art supplies. Van Gogh biographer Marc Edo Tralbaut has also suggested that the artist may have sold a self-portrait to London art dealers in 1888, though his theory has not been proved.

 

Georgia O'Keeffe Painted From the Backseat of Her Model-A Ford

Modernist artist Georgia O'Keeffe sought to be closely connected with the scenic New Mexican landscape that was the subject of many of her works. Part of maintaining that connection meant painting outdoors, though the area was known for its unrelenting heat and plentiful bee swarms. Undeterred, O'Keeffe came up with an idea that would protect her from the elements while she painted. During her first visit to New Mexico, she had purchased a custom Model-A Ford to explore the land with. It had detachable front seats, and she would remove the passenger seat and spin the driver's seat around to face the back. This allowed her to set up a canvas on the back seat while sitting comfortably and using the car as protection from the sun and insects.O'Keeffe was said to be a fearless driver by her friends, and she took her vehicle throughout the state and set up her mobile art studio wherever she found inspiration. She found opportunities to connect with nature outside of the car as well, often hiking and camping in the desert terrain and bundling up during the colder months so she could continue to paint. O'Keeffe was also known to paint from inside her bedroom window overlooking the Chama River Valley, maintaining that unbreakable connection with nature. The artist's efforts to experience the world around her paid off, as she produced some 2,000 paintings, many of which centered around local flowers and majestic southwestern landscapes.

 

Salvador Dalí's Mustache Is Reportedly Still Intact

Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí was the epitome of eccentricity. His avant-garde paintings redefined the art world, and his unconventional stunts — such as keeping an ocelot as a pet — only grew his legend. Though Dalí died in 1989 at the age of 84, his most striking physical feature, his mustache, is reportedly still intact.

Few individuals wore as recognizable a mustache as Dalí. And according to Narcís Bardalet, the embalmer who tended to Dalí's body after his death, the iconic facial hair was still in place when Bardalet exhumed the body in 2017 to collect DNA for a paternity claim. The facial hair was perfectly situated "[like clock hands at] 10 past 10, just as he liked it," Bardalet observed. While still alive, Dalí was known to be proud of his distinctive handlebar mustache; he once claimed that he and French novelist Marcel Proust used the "same kind of pomade" for their curls. The mustache was even the subject of a book, 1954's Dali's Mustache: A Photographic Interview, which the artist himself co-authored with photographer Philippe Halsman. The book features their interview alongside 28 images of Dalí's unique and seemingly immortal facial hair.

 

Frida Kahlo Took Up Painting After a Tragic Bus Accident

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was on her way to becoming not a painter but a doctor when tragedy struck on September 17, 1925. During a bus ride, Kahlo was crushed in a terrifying and near-fatal accident that left her confined to a bed for many months after. No longer able to pursue her medical dreams, Kahlo turned to painting to cope with the loneliness of her recovery, discovering a new passion that saw her become one of the most celebrated painters in history.Kahlo's accident and recovery not only forced her to shift career trajectories, but also left her with deep and complex emotions that she conveyed through her art. It was a rarity at the time for female artists to be so open and expressive about their inner worlds, but Kahlo's works defied those barriers. The trauma that she endured in the wake of the accident came through in paintings such as 1929's "The Bus," which captures a seemingly innocuous moment just before the fateful accident. In 1944, she painted the macabre piece "The Broken Column," showing a leatherback brace that she wore for many years even after her initial recovery. Throughout the rest of her career, Kahlo never shied away from expressing her true self in her paintings, no matter how honest and dark the subject matter.

 

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Thanks to American Facts

 

Rebranded: 10 US Cities That Changed Their Names And The Reasons Why!

 

Can you picture cheering for the "New Amsterdam Giants" or the "Jernigan Magic"? We can't either! Cities like New York, Orlando, and Los Angeles are staples of our nation; we can't imagine America without them. But believe it or not, some of these cities had different names in the past! Join us as we explore 10 U.S. cities that once went by different names and discover the reasons behind their transformations!

 

 

Los Angeles, California

The Spanish settlers who arrived in the area in the 18th century originally named it El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, which translates to "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels." Elegant, but kind of a mouthful for a town name! Over time, the Spanish name stuck, but it was shortened to the more practical "Los Angeles." The city officially adopted this name when it was incorporated in 1850, the same year California became a state.

 

 

New York City, New York

Before becoming the one and only New York we know today, this city had a different name. In the 17th century, the Dutch settlers who arrived in the area called it New Amsterdam. However, when the English took over in 1664, they renamed it in honor of the Duke of York.

 

 

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is more than its iconic Space Needle; it has a long history that shaped the city we know today. When European settlers arrived in the area in 1851, they called it New York and added the Chinook word Alki, which means "by and by," "someday," or "later," suggesting it would someday become as big as New York City. But later, in 1852, they changed the settlements' name to Seattle, honoring Sealth, a Duwamish Indian leader.

 

 

Portland, Oregon

Early settlers referred to the area as The Clearing because it stood out from the dense forests typical of the Pacific Northwest. But in 1845, an event occurred that would change everything. Portland's two founders were Asa Lovejoy from Boston, Massachusetts, and Francis W. Pettygrove from Portland, Maine. Each wanted to name the new settlement after their hometown, so how did they decide? Simple: they flipped a coin. Of course, you know who won!

 

 

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City was originally founded as the Town of Kansas in 1850, named for its location near the Kansas River. As it quickly grew, it was reincorporated just three years later as the City of Kansas. Finally, in 1889, it officially became Kansas City.

 

Fun fact: Kansas City, Missouri, was actually founded before the state of Kansas!

 

 

Charleston, South Carolina

Before it became the city we know today, Charleston had another name, though not so different. When it was first settled in 1670, the English named it Charles Town in honor of King Charles II. However, over time, the name gradually shifted in pronunciation to Charleston. In 1783, after the Revolutionary War, the city was officially renamed Charleston.

 

 

San Diego, California

San Diego was the first site on the US West Coast settled by Europeans, which is why it's often called "the Birthplace of California." When Spanish explorers arrived in the area in 1542, they named the bay after a different saint: San Miguel. But years later, in 1602, Sebastián Vizcaíno renamed the area San Diego, in honor of San Diego de Alcalá (Saint Didacus of Alcalá).

 

 

Orlando, Florida

In 1840, the first settlers arrived in what we know today as Orlando. They were the Jernigan family, who named the place after themselves. A post office with that name was even established in 1850. However, about 6 years later, Jernigan officially changed to Orlando. Although the exact reason isn't entirely clear, there are several theories. A popular one claims it was named after Orlando Reeves, a soldier who may have died in the area during the Seminole Wars. Another famous approach states that the name came from a character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It.

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

In the 1780s, the first settlement in this area was called Losantiville, a name created from a combination of different terms meaning "The town opposite the mouth of the Licking River." But in 1790, the first governor of the Northwest Territory, who was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati (named in honor of the Roman general Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus), disliked Losantiville and decided to change it to its present name.

 

 

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta didn't just have one or two names; it had three! By the mid-19th century, the area where the city stands today had become a transportation hub where several railroad lines converged. Because of this, in 1837, the area was called Terminus, meaning "the end of the line." Then, in 1843, the name was changed to Marthasville, in honor of Martha, daughter of Georgia Governor Wilson Lumpkin. Finally, just two years later, the city was renamed Atlanta. This name is believed to be a shortened form of "Atlantic," referring to the Western and Atlantic Railroad.

 

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. Thanks to 1440

 

Ruidoso Flash Floods

At least three people have died after historic flash flooding in the mountain town of Ruidoso, southern New Mexico. Two and a half inches of rainfall triggered a runoff in the Rio Ruidoso river Tuesday, causing waters to rise roughly 20 feet—the highest spike since 1978. At one river gauge, waters rose 19 feet in less than an hour. Vehicles and at least one entire home were swept away . At least 85 people were rescued.

 

Wildfires last year near the river—including the South Fork and Salt fires—may have contributed to the flooding. Fires reduce the vegetation and roots holding soil in place; they can cause the soil to become unstable and more susceptible to flash floods. The floods this week come amid the North American monsoon season, impacting the US Southwest from July to early- or mid-September.

 

Separately, the death toll from central Texas floods has risen to 120 people. Over 170 people are believed to be missing. .

 

Most Valuable Company

Chipmaking giant Nvidia became the first company to surpass $4T in market value yesterday. Shares rose 2.8% after opening to reach an intraday all-time high of $164 each, powered by growing investment in artificial intelligence.

 

Nvidia was founded in 1993 with a focus on developing graphics processing units, primarily for the video game market. Unlike central processing units in a typical computer, GPUs are built to parallel process specific tasks (see more, w/video).

 

With tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet reliant on Nvidia's high-powered chips to power their AI systems, the company's valuation has skyrocketed in recent years—from under $600B valuation two years ago to the world's most valuable company today. The California-based company commands close to 90% of the semiconductor market, far outpacing competitors like Advanced Micro Devices and Cerebras Systems.

 

Formula 1 Exec Ousted

Red Bull Racing fired Christian Horner yesterday as team principal and CEO. Horner, who has led the decorated Formula 1 team since its 2005 debut, will be replaced by Laurent Mekies, the principal of sister team Racing Bulls (see F1 overview here).

 

Red Bull provided no reason for the ouster, but it comes over a year after Horner was accused of inappropriate behavior toward a female colleague, including sending sexually suggestive messages. He denied and was later cleared internally of the allegations, but the scandal created strain, with star racer Max Verstappen's father openly criticizing Horner. His firing follows the exits of key leaders like car designer Adrian Newey and a disappointing midseason standing. Typically a top-three team, Red Bull currently sits in fourth place.

 

While F1 remains most popular in Europe, its US fan base has grown 10% since last year. The league, worth over $25B, largely credits the rise to investments in US-based races and media, including a Netflix docuseries and feature film starring Brad Pitt.

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In partnership with Miso Robotics

 

Elon Musk: 'Robots Will … Do Everything Better'

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And it's already happening.

 

Just look at fast food. Miso Robotics is already delivering an AI-powered fry-cooking robot that can cook perfectly 24/7. With the restaurant industry desperately grappling with 144% turnover rates and skyrocketing minimum wages, it's no surprise major brands like White Castle and Jack in the Box are turning to Miso. Now, after selling out the first run of their first fully commercial robot in one week, Miso's scaling production to 100,000+ US fast food locations in need. In fact, with new manufacturing happening now, they're currently finalizing their latest major brand partnership and other significant announcements.

 

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Thanks to Mike…… I may drive to the Hook this year

The DEI pilot song

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBym0UZJheQ

 

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Thanks to Brett

 Subject: good rundown

LEGISLATION -- One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes changes to a variety of tax provisions(Jul. 8, 2025)

 

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act), which President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes changes to a variety of provisions affecting personal income tax. In addition, the OBBB Act repeals the bicycle commuting reimbursement exclusion and makes the employer credit for providing paid FMLA leave permanent.

 

Permanent modification of income tax rates. The income tax rate schedules for individuals, estates, and trusts are made permanent for tax years beginning after 2025. The permanent tax rates for individuals are: 10, 12, 22, 24, 32, 35, and 37 percent. The rates for trusts and estates are: 10, 24, 35, and 37 percent.

 

Standard deduction increase made permanent. The new law makes permanent the increases to the basic standard deduction created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

 

Additionally, for tax years beginning after 2024, the standard deduction is increased to $15,750 for a single filer, $23,625 for a head of household and $31,500 for married individuals filing jointly and adjusted for inflation thereafter. These amounts would be subject to annual inflation adjustment in subsequent years.

 

Temporary deduction for qualified tips. Individuals can claim an income tax deduction for qualified tips received in tax years 2025 through 2028. The deduction equals the amount of qualified tips received during the tax year that are included on statements that payers must furnish to individual payees under Code Sec. 6041(d)(3), 6041A(e)(3), 6050W(f)(2), or 6051(a)(18), or that the individual taxpayer must report on Form 4137.

 

The qualified tip deduction amount cannot be more than $25,000 per tax year. Further, the deduction amount is reduced (but not below zero) by $100 for each $1,000 by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) exceeds $150,000 ($300,000 for taxpayers filing a joint return). The allowable qualified tip deduction amount phases out completely when the taxpayer's MAGI reaches $400,000 ($550,000 for joint filers).

 

What are qualified tips? "Qualified tips" are cash tips received by an individual in an occupation which customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024. The Treasury Secretary (or his delegate) must publish a list of such occupations by no later than October 2, 2025.

 

"Cash tips" are tips received from customers that are paid in cash or charged. For employees, cash tips also include tips received under a tip-sharing arrangement.

 

Claiming the deduction. An eligible individual can claim the qualified tips deduction on his or her income tax return regardless of whether the taxpayer itemizes deductions or claims the standard deduction.

 

Temporary deduction for qualified overtime pay. Individuals can claim an income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation received in tax years 2025 through 2028. The overtime amount received must be included on a payee statement furnished by the payer to the individual under Code Sec. 6041(d)(4) or Code Sec. 6051(a)(19).

 

The qualified overtime pay deduction amount for a tax year cannot be more than $12,500 ($25,000 for taxpayers filing a joint return). Further, the deduction amount is reduced (but not below zero) by $100 for each $1,000 by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) exceeds $150,000 ($300,000 for joint filers).

 

What is qualified overtime pay? "Qualified overtime compensation" is overtime paid to an individual required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) (29 U.S.C. Sec. 207) that is in excess of the regular rate under that section at which the individual is employed. Qualified overtime compensation does not include qualified tips under Code Sec. 224(c)(2).

 

Claiming the deduction. An eligible individual can claim the qualified overtime pay deduction on his or her income tax return regardless of whether the taxpayer itemizes deductions or claims the standard deduction.

 

Income tax filing thresholds. The deductions for personal and dependency exemptions by an individual taxpayer is permanently repealed for tax years beginning after 2025, as amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The deductions for personal and dependency exemptions are $0 for tax years after 2025.

 

Therefore, the filing threshold is generally the individual's standard deduction amount for the year based on their filing status.

 

The basic standard deduction amounts for individuals in effect since 2018 are made permanent and increased for tax years beginning after 2024 (see ¶205). Additionally, for tax years beginning after 2024 and before 2029, a temporary senior deduction is available as a part of the defunct personal exemption, but subject to phaseout for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income in excess of $75,000 ($150,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly.)

 

Personal and dependency exemption deductions. The deductions for personal and dependency exemptions by an individual taxpayer is permanently repealed for tax years beginning after 2025. The deductions for personal and dependency exemptions are zero for tax years after 2025. For tax years beginning after 2025, an individual may no longer claim a personal exemption deduction or an exemption deduction for each dependent on their tax return, but the rules for determining who is a dependent of the taxpayer are applicable for claiming other tax benefits (e.g., the child tax credit).

 

Temporary senior deduction. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2029, certain qualified individuals are allowed an additional $6,000 deduction. A qualified individual means a taxpayer who has attained age 65 before the close of the tax year (and in the case of a joint return, the taxpayer's spouse, if such spouse has attained age 65). The senior deduction begins to phase out when the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for a joint return). The temporary senior deduction is reduced (but not below zero) by six percent of modified AGI in excess of the applicable threshold amount.

 

Bicycle commuting reimbursement exclusion. The exclusion for qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement is repealed for tax years after December 31, 2025. The calculation of the maximum amount that may be excluded as a qualified transportation fringe benefit adds one year to the measurement of cost-of living adjustment from 1998 to 1997.

 

Meals provided at the convenience of the employer. Beginning in 2026, business expense deductions are disallowed for employer-provided meals that are excludable from an employee's income or are de minimis fringes. However, employers may deduct these expenses if the meals are sold or provided to employees on certain vessels, oil or gas platforms, or drilling rigs and their support camps. In addition, the exception to the 50-percent deduction limit for meals is expanded to apply to crew members of commercial fishing vessels.

 

Employer credit for paid family and medical leave. The OBBB Act makes the I.R.C. § 45S employer credit for providing paid FMLA leave permanent, with three expansions of the prior law:

(1)	Eligible employers may claim the credit for a percentage of premiums paid or incurred for insurance policies that provide paid leave, or for wages paid during employees' leave, but not both;
(2)	The credit is available in all states, including those with paid leave programs or paid leave requirements; and
(3)	The minimum employee work requirement is lowered from one year to six months and eligible employees must work at least 20 hours per week.

 

The provision includes an aggregation rule requiring that employers within the same controlled group under the rules of I.R.C. § 414(b) and (c) are treated as a single employer. All members of the controlled group must have a written paid FMLA policy and meet all the requirements for the credit, unless the employer has a substantial and legitimate business reason (other than line of business, wage rate, or job category) for treating some employees differently. These amendments related to the employer credit apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. (H.R.1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act approved July 4, 2025).

 

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July 10,

This Day in US Military History

1863 – Under Rear Admiral Dahlgren, ironclads U.S.S. Catskill, Commander G.W. Rodgers; Montauk, Commander Fairfax; Nahant, Commander Downes; and Weehawken, Commander Colhoun, bombarded Confederate defenses on Morris Island, Charleston harbor, supporting and covering a landing by Army troops under Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore. Close in support of the landing was rendered by small boats, under Lieutenant Commander Francis M. Bunce, armed with howitzers, from the blockading ships in Light House Inlet, The early morning assault followed the plan outlined by General Gillmore a week earlier in a letter to Rear Admiral Du Pont: "I cannot safely move without assistance from the Navy. We must have that island or Sullivan's Island as preliminary to any combined military and naval attack on the interior defenses of Charleston harbor. . . . I consider a naval force abreast of Morris Island as indispensable to cover our advance upon the Island and restrain the enemy's gunboats and ironclads."

1940 – The Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins. After the occupation of France by Germany, Britain knew it was only a matter of time before the Axis power turned its sights across the Channel. And on July 10, 120 German bombers and fighters struck a British shipping convoy in that very Channel, while 70 more bombers attacked dockyard installations in South Wales. Although Britain had far fewer fighters than the Germans-600 to 1,300-it had a few advantages, such as an effective radar system, which made the prospects of a German sneak attack unlikely. Britain also produced superior quality aircraft. Its Spitfires could turn tighter than Germany's ME109s, enabling it to better elude pursuers; and its Hurricanes could carry 40mm cannon, and would shoot down, with its American Browning machine guns, over 1,500 Luftwaffe aircraft. The German single-engine fighters had a limited flight radius, and its bombers lacked the bomb-load capacity necessary to unleash permanent devastation on their targets. Britain also had the advantage of unified focus, while German infighting caused missteps in timing; they also suffered from poor intelligence. But in the opening days of battle, Britain was in immediate need of two things: a collective stiff upper lip–and aluminum. A plea was made by the government to turn in all available aluminum to the Ministry of Aircraft Production. "We will turn your pots and pans into Spitfires and Hurricanes," the ministry declared. And they did.

1943 – Operation Husky: The Allied landings begin. Patton's 7th Army lands in the Gulf of Gela between Licata and Scoglitti. Assault elements of the 180th and 157th Infantry regiments, both part of the 45th Infantry Division (AZ, CO, OK) storm ashore as part of the invasion of Sicily. They meet little resistance and quickly move to secure the British right flank as it moves north to take Messina, the island's closest point to the Italian mainland. This operation marked the first time any Allied force attacked an Axis power on its home ground. The Italians soon overthrow their dictator, Benito Mussolini and asked the Allies for peace. However, the Germans quickly moved large numbers of troops into the country and fought the Allies all the way back to the Alps, not surrendering until the end of the war on May 8, 1945.

1945 – US Task Force 38 aircraft, 1022 in all, raid 70 air bases in the Tokyo area, destroying 173 Japanese planes. Only light anti-aircraft fire is encountered. This is the first time that elements of the US 3rd Fleet have attacked Tokyo. Included in the task force carrying out the raids are the aircraft carriers Lexington, Essex, Independence and San Jacinto, the battleships Indiana, Massachusetts, South Dakota and Iowa, the cruisers Chicago, San Juan, Springfield and Atlanta and 14 destroyers. Tokyo radio refers to the "dark shadow of invasion" in mention of the raid.

1950 – At Taejon, Lieutenant Harold E. Morris demonstrated a T-6 trainer aircraft to be better suited for the airborne controller mission than liaison aircraft.

1950 – The first engagement between U.S. and North Korean tanks occurred near Chonui. One enemy T-34 was destroyed while two outclassed U.S. M-24 Chafee light tanks were lost. Near Pyongtaek, the Air Force achieved its greatest single-day destruction of enemy tanks and trucks during the war

1965 – U.S. planes continue heavy raids in South Vietnam and claim to have killed 580 guerrillas. U.S. Phantom jets, escorting fighter-bombers in a raid on the Yen Sen ammunition depot northwest of Hanoi, engaged North Vietnamese MiG-17s. Capt. Thomas S. Roberts with his backseater Capt. Ronald C. Anderson, and Capt. Kenneth E. Holcombe and his backseater Capt. Arthur C. Clark shot down two MiG-17s with Sidewinder missiles. The action marked the first U.S. Air Force air-to-air victories of the Vietnam War.

1967 – Outnumbered South Vietnamese troops repel an attack by two battalions of the 141st North Vietnamese Regiment on a military camp five miles east of An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon. Communist forces captured a third of the base camp before they were thrown back with the assistance of U.S. and South Vietnamese air and artillery strikes. Farther to the north, U.S. forces suffered heavy casualties in two separate battles in the Central Highlands. In the first action, about 400 men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade came under heavy fire from North Vietnamese machine guns and mortars during a sweep of the Dak To area near Kontum. Twenty-six Americans were killed and 49 were wounded. In the second area clash, 35 soldiers of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division were killed and 31 were wounded in fighting.

 

The Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day

*PARLE, JOHN JOSEPH

Rank and organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve. Born: 26 May 1920, Omaha, Nebr. Accredited to: Nebraska. Citation: For valor and courage above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of Small Boats in the U.S.S. LST 375 during the amphibious assault on the island of Sicily, 9-10 July 1943. Realizing that a detonation of explosives would prematurely disclose to the enemy the assault about to be carried out, and with full knowledge of the peril involved, Ens. Parle unhesitatingly risked his life to extinguish a smoke pot accidentally ignited in a boat carrying charges of high explosives, detonating fuses and ammunition. Undaunted by fire and blinding smoke, he entered the craft, quickly snuffed out a burning fuse, and after failing in his desperate efforts to extinguish the fire pot, finally seized it with both hands and threw it over the side. Although he succumbed a week later from smoke and fumes inhaled, Ens. Parle's heroic self-sacrifice prevented grave damage to the ship and personnel and insured the security of a vital mission. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.

*SCHOONOVER, DAN D.

Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 8 to 10 July 1953. Entered service at: Boise, Idaho. Born: 8 October 1933, Boise, Idaho. G.O. No.: 5, 14 January 1955. Citation: Cpl. Schoonover, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. He was in charge of an engineer demolition squad attached to an infantry company which was committed to dislodge the enemy from a vital hill. Realizing that the heavy fighting and intense enemy fire made it impossible to carry out his mission, he voluntarily employed his unit as a rifle squad and, forging up the steep barren slope, participated in the assault on hostile positions. When an artillery round exploded on the roof of an enemy bunker, he courageously ran forward and leaped into the position, killing 1 hostile infantryman and taking another prisoner. Later in the action, when friendly forces were pinned down by vicious fire from another enemy bunker, he dashed through the hail of fire, hurled grenades in the nearest aperture, then ran to the doorway and emptied his pistol, killing the remainder of the enemy. His brave action neutralized the position and enabled friendly troops to continue their advance to the crest of the hill. When the enemy counterattacked he constantly exposed himself to the heavy bombardment to direct the fire of his men and to call in an effective artillery barrage on hostile forces. Although the company was relieved early the following morning, he voluntarily remained in the area, manned a machine gun for several hours, and subsequently joined another assault on enemy emplacements. When last seen he was operating an automatic rifle with devastating effect until mortally wounded by artillery fire. Cpl. Schoonover's heroic leadership during 2 days of heavy fighting, superb personal bravery, and willing self-sacrifice inspired his comrades and saved many lives, reflecting lasting glory upon himself and upholding the honored traditions of the military service

 

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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for July 10, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY

10 July

1910: Walter Brookins became the first American aviator to reach one mile in altitude, when he flew a Wright Biplane to 6,259 feet at Atlantic City, N. J. He set an FAI altitude record and won the Atlantic City Aero Club prize of $5,000. (9)

1911: Lt Frank P. Lahm won the National Balloon Race by traveling 772.5 kilometers from Kansas City, Mo., to La Paz, Ind. (24)

1935: Bell Aircraft company founded.

1938: Through 14 July, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew started an around-the-world flight from New York. They stopped their Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra passenger aircraft in Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutak, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and returned to New York. They covered the 14,791 miles in 3 days 19 hours 8 minutes. (9) (24)

1943: Allied airborne troops landed at Gela and Syracuse, Sicily, in the first large-scale airborne operation attempted by the allies in World War II. (24)

1945: The last aircraft carrier action of World War II began with attacks against targets in the Japanese home islands. (24)

1950: KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force started using T-6 trainers for the forward air control mission, because the liaison aircraft were too slow to evade enemy fire. When an enemy convoy stopped at a bombed-out bridge near Pyongtaek, F-80s, B-26s, and F-82s attacked and claimed the destruction of 117 trucks, 38 tanks, and 7 halftracks. (28) A joint USAF and Royal Canadian Air Force conference agreed to erect the Pinetree radar network on Canadian soil. (24)

1951: KOREAN WAR. A flight of F-80s reported a long N. Korean Army convoy of trucks and tanks halted by a demolished bridge. Fifth Air Force diverted every available aircraft to attack with bombs, rockets, and gunfire, resulting in the destruction of over 150 vehicles, a third of them tanks. (28)

1952: KOREAN WAR. Beginning this date, over the next three weeks the 315th Air Division airlifted the 474th Fighter-Bomber Wing from Misawa AB, Japan, to Kunsan AB, S. Korea, the largest unit movement by air to date. (28)

1959: The first Red Richard unit relocation began. This program withdrew atomic-capable USAFE units from France. (4)

1961: The Air Force conducted a test to see how far a pilot could fly using radar navigation under simulated combat conditions. For this test, an F-105D flew a 1,520-mile nonstop blind flight at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 feet. (24)

1962: NASA used a Delta rocket booster to launch Telestar I, the world's first experimental commercial communications satellite (AT&T). (24) 1965: Two 45 TFS aircrews, flying McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom IIs from Ubon RTAFB, used Sidewinder missiles to shoot down two MiG-17s some 75 miles northwest of Hanoi. These were the first enemy jets shot down in air-to-air combat over North Vietnam. (17)

1965: Two 45 TFS aircrews flying McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom IIs 0ut of Ubon RTAFB, used Sidewinder missiles to shoot down two MiG-17s some 75 miles northwest of Hanoi. These were the first enemy jets confirmed shot down in air-to-air combat over North Vietnam by a USAF crew. By 1966, the F-4s were camouflaged

1966: William R. Berry flew his Raven S50R balloon to an FAI altitude record of 18,980 feet for subclass AX-7 balloon (1,600 to 2,200 cubic meters) at Livermore, Calif. (9)

1968: The DoD stopped the Navy's F-111B development program, following a budget reduction.

1971: The Aeronautical Systems Division announced a decision to proceed with the full-scale development of the Subsonic Cruise Armed Decoy (SCAD) missile.

1979: Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. During this annual exercise, SAC launched two Minuteman III ICBMs from Vandenberg AFB. One mission, Glory Trip 40GM, was the last Phase I Minuteman III flight test. (1)

1980: Exercise PROUD PHANTOM. Through 3 October, 12 F-4Es flew from Moody AFB to Cairo to participate in the exercise. It was the USAF's first tactical deployment to Egypt. (16) (26)

1991: The final FB-111A flight is made from Plattsburgh, New York to Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, where the aircraft will be placed in storage.

Dropped from inventory by transfer to the Strategic Air & Space Museum. FB-111A, S/N 68-0267 was one of the last four FB-111s taking off from Plattsburgh AFB, New York on that date, thus ending their careers with SAC.

1998: Col Teresa M. "Marné" Peterson became the first active duty woman to command an operational flying wing when she assumed leadership of the 14 FTW at Columbus AFB, Miss.

2002: A C-5 from the 436 AW left Dover AFB for Kabul, Afghanistan, with 13,115 pounds of school supplies collected by children from 58 American schools. (22) The USAF lost a second Global Hawk (AV-4) in a combat zone. An engine component failed, causing further internal damage to the engine, and the UAV was destroyed while making an emergency landing in Pakistan. (3) Through 11 July, the 210th Rescue Squadron (Alaska ANG), using an HC-130 tanker and an HH-60 helicopter, rescued a seriously-ill Filipino sailor from his ship 1,000 miles at sea and delivered him to a hospital at Kodiak. The mission lasted about 26 hours. (32)

 

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