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To All
Good Friday Morning January 23, 2026. We did get some rain yesterday and into the night. It rained while I was at classes and rained all the way home after 9. We did Escrima last night and the students love learning and beating the sticks together in various patterns.
I hope that you all are having a good weekend and that storm heading to the east does not live up to what the weather guessers are predicting.
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To All
I received the following from the Bear
Skip… For your consideration… run this interview for a day or two with the daily invite to tap into the RTR journal… please review and let me know what you think… Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQcxP70jNMY
This is an amazing tribute. skip
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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 94 H-Grams.
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1854—The sloop-of-war Germantown captures the slaver R.P. Brown off Porto Praya.
1943—Submarine Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland.
1945—Three US Navy destroyer escorts, Corbesier (DE 438), Conklin (DE 439) and Raby (DE 698) sink the Japanese submarine I-48 off Yap Island, Caroline Islands.
1960—The Bathyscaph "Trieste" descends on a nine-hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the world's oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
1968—USS Pueblo (AGER 2) is seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan. The crew is released on Dec. 23, 1968.
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This Day in World History
January 23
1901 A great fire ravages Montreal, resulting in $2.5 million in property lost.
1913 The "Young Turks" revolt because they are angered by the concessions made at the London peace talks.
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the presidential race.
1948 The Soviets refuse UN entry into North Korea to administer elections.
1949 The Communist Chinese forces begin their advance on Nanking.
1950 Jerusalem becomes the official capital of Israel.
1951 President Truman creates the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the anti-Communist campaign.
On January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs—now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees.
The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871. Students from nearby universities would throw the empty pie tins to each other, yelling "Frisbie!" as they let go. In 1948, Walter Frederick Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version of the disc called the "Flying Saucer" that could fly further and more accurately than the tin pie plates. After splitting with Franscioni, Morrison made an improved model in 1955 and sold it to the new toy company Wham-O as the "Pluto Platter"–an attempt to cash in on the public craze over space and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).
The 1950s
In 1958, a year after the toy's first release, Wham-O—the company behind such top-sellers as the Hula-Hoop, the Super Ball and the Water Wiggle—changed its name to the Frisbee disc, misspelling the name of the historic pie company. A company designer, Ed Headrick, patented the design for the modern Frisbee in December 1967, adding a band of raised ridges on the disc's surface–called the Rings–to stabilize flight. By aggressively marketing Frisbee-playing as a new sport, Wham-O sold over 100 million units of its famous toy by 1977.
High school students in Maplewood, New Jersey, invented Ultimate Frisbee, a cross between football, soccer and basketball, in 1967. In the 1970s, Headrick himself invented Frisbee Golf, in which discs are tossed into metal baskets; there are now hundreds of courses in the U.S., with millions of devotees. There is also Freestyle Frisbee, with choreographed routines set to music and multiple discs in play, and various Frisbee competitions for both humans and dogs–the best natural Frisbee players.
Today, at least 60 manufacturers produce the flying discs—generally made out of plastic and measuring roughly 20-25 centimeters (8-10 inches) in diameter with a curved lip. The official Frisbee is owned by Mattel Toy Manufacturers, who bought the toy from Wham-O in 1994.
1969 NASA unveils moon-landing craft.
1973 President Richard Nixon claims that Vietnam peace has been reached in Paris and that the POWs would be home in 60 days.
1977 Alex Haley's Roots begins a record-breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC.
1981 Under international pressure, opposition leader Kim Dae Jung's death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment in Seoul.
1986 U.S. begins maneuvers off the Libyan coast.
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Thanks to the Bear and Dan Heller. We will always have the url for you to search items in Rolling Thunder
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER …
. rollingthunderremembered.com .
From Skip….This is an example of the kind of write ups that can be found while searching Rolling Thunder
LOSS OF RF-8G OF VFP-63
Mighty Thunder 31 August 1966
With many thanks to Dick Schaffert, aka "Brown Bear", Mighty Thunder is proud to present you with Peter Fey's excellent write-up for 31 August 1966 loss: RF-8G (146874, AH 602) of VFP-63; LCDR Tucker, Recovered
The officer-in-charge of VFP-63's detachment was shot down while attempting to photograph a foreign oil tanker and other ships in Haiphong harbor. As he approached Quang Yen, five miles northeast of Haiphong, his aircraft was hit by 37-millimeter ground fire. LCDR Tucker lost all his flight controls with the exception of his rudder and was forced to eject only 1,500 feet over Haiphong harbor. He landed in a shipping channel less than 150-yards from the shore and several junks began attempts to capture him. An SH-3 off the USS Kearsarge arrived within minutes to attempt a rescue. It was piloted by the commanding officer of HS-6, CDR Vermilya, and was escorted by LCDR Tucker's wingman, LCDR Teague. While Teague strafed junks in the area, the helicopter flew at less than fifty feet and under constant fire from vessels and shore batteries. The rescue attempt was successful and LCDR Tucker was recovered in one of the most dangerous rescue missions of the war.
My additional comments: (Note – Tooter kept Tom in sight in the harbor; the HS-6 helo came into that hell-on-earth scene unescorted and Tooter escorted them out after they picked up Tom).
Foster "Tooter" Teague played Texas A&M football for Bear Bryant. During Rolling Thunder, he flew Crusaders with the VF-111 Sundowners aboard USS Oriskany. His roommate was the OinC of the VFP-63 Photo Det, Tom Tucker. The two were close friends.
The "Terrible T's" recorded many unusual events, off and on the ship. Tooter was escorting Tom on a "white-knuckle" mission to photograph Soviet and other freighters delivering war supplies to Haiphong Harbor when Tucker's RF-8G was hit by heavy 37MM fire. The USS Kearsarge, with HS-6 and its SH-3 helicopter aboard, was in position as the "Northern SAR" for just such an emergency, and the fight was on!
The burning Crusader, and Tom's blossoming parachute, were probably seen by several thousand inhabitants in and around the harbor. Hundreds were eager to capture a "Yankee Air Pirate," and proceeded towards the downed pilot in anything that would float. It would take about 20 minutes for the SAR helo to arrive on the scene. Even if the Commanding Officer of HS-6, CDR Vermilya, and his crew arrived in time, their odds of surviving the barrage of fire from thousands of guns in and near the harbor were not good.
Tom was only 150 yards off shore, and Tooter had to keep the bad guys at bay until they arrived. He ran out of ordnance after the first 15 minutes but continued to discourage them from approaching Tom by making wave-top passes and lighting his afterburner at the appropriate time.
Back in Oriskany's War Room, the Skipper was aware of the personal relationship between the "Terrible T's" and was heard to say something to the effect: "We better get Tucker quick! Tooter will never leave him! We'll have two guys in the water if he runs out of fuel." Tucker's rescue was not only one of the most dangerous, but probably the most "Divine Assisted" rescue ever achieved by USS Oriskany, Air Wing Sixteen, and HS-6; and we had far too many of them! By the summer of '67, it was an all-too-normal routine: The "first-light" launch in the morning was frequently an all-out attempt to rescue those shot-down the previous day.
During Rolling Thunder, 43 aircrewmen from Air Wing Sixteen successfully ejected from, or bailed out of, downed aircraft and were known to be alive on the ground in enemy territory; 24 were rescued, unfortunately 19 were not. 27 others safely ejected into friendly waters around Yankee Station and were recovered.
The Biblical phrase: "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for a friend," seemed a motto for Oriskany's Air Wing. Impossible rescues were never-the-less attempted and, unfortunately, many indeed laid down their lives.
Next July 18th will mark the 50th anniversary of the glorious, but extremely costly, rescue of two downed pilots and the unfortunate loss of a third. In addition to the 3 original downed A4 Skyhawks, 3 rescue helo's and 4 A1-H escorts were lost or damaged beyond repair and 5 would-be rescue air crewmen were killed. Their story of dedicated professionals exceeding all human expectations will make my point.
Courage was indeed a common virtue for American Aviators who let it all hang out over North Vietnam, day and night, for 9 years! The unbreakable "Cord of Courage," which bound Air Wing Sixteen combat aircrews during Rolling Thunder, was composed of thousands of threads of individual human virtue of the finest quality, which were woven with pure American patriotism.
CVW-16's 70 assigned combat aircraft were hit by enemy fire 242 times during Rolling Thunder. 180 were damaged and 62 were knocked down. With our assigned complement of 78 combat pilots, 56 were KIA, 12 POW, and 5 MIA. Our statistical probability of surviving Rolling Thunder was 30 percent!
V/R Dick Schaffert
Thanks to Micro
From Vietnam Air Losses site for ..January 23 . .
January 23: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=978
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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.
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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
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
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 Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
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. Thanks to Carl
The Mystique of Multiple Carburetor
(I had a new white 1965 GTO Tri-Power, called "White Lightning"! A legendary muscle car, never refused a drag race challenge and very seldom lost! Payment seriously depleted my savings for college and took a part-time job. BUT, it was more than worth it! The most fun car I have owned!) Carl
From Skip…I also owned a GTO with a big engine and a 4 Speed. But I also owned a Buick Grand National and that was a rocket ship…Yahoo
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Science
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Dogs, They're Just Like Us: Pups Watch TV and Fancy Certain Content, Research Shows
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You may have seen this adorable viral video of a dog watching TV, and maybe you've even witnessed your own pup bark at a screen a time or two. But do dogs actually watch TV? Freya Mowat, a veterinary ophthalmologist, looked into that as part of her research on canine eyesight, and the answer seems to be yes — they really are watching, and they fancy a certain kind of content.
"Most dogs most like watching dogs — just like people like watching people, I guess," Mowat told The Guardian based on her findings from surveying 1,200 dog owners about their pets' TV preferences. Beyond watching fellow Fidos, pups also seem to favor seeing other animals over humans (with people-centered content ranking ninth out of 17 categories) and shows with lots of movement.
As for what motivates dogs to watch TV, Mowat explained that's where humans and canines likely differ: "We watch TV for enjoyment, for emotional realism, for whatever personal preferences we have," she said. "I think dogs watch TV because they're checking if it is real."
Mowat added that pet parents might want to be wary of leaving their dogs in front of the TV for too long, or showing content that could be overstimulating or distressing. But if you're interested in learning what your own dog likes, consider diving into the world of DOGTV
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. I always liked these
Thanks to Mike
Some things to ponder as we age …………………
The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54
The inventor of gymnastics died at the age of 57
The world bodybuilding champion died at the age of 41
The best soccer player in the world, Maradona, died at the age of 60
And then ...
KFC inventor died at 94
Inventor of Nutella brand died at the age of 88
Cigarette maker Winston died at the age of 102
The inventor of opium died at the age of 116 in an earthquake
Hennessy cognac, Irish inventor died at 98
How did doctors come to the conclusion that exercise prolongs life?
The rabbit is always jumping, but it lives for only 2 years.
The turtle that doesn't exercise at all, lives 400 years.
So …
Have a drink ..
Take a nap ...
And IF you wake up, have bacon and eggs. . !
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ICE Launches 'Operation Catch of the Day' in Maine, Targets Violent Criminal Illegals
Federal agents target child rapists, drug traffickers, and violent offenders as Democrats rush to oppose enforcement.
BIG LEAGUE POLITICS.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a new enforcement operation in Maine aimed squarely at removing violent criminal illegal aliens who federal officials say have terrorized local communities.
The operation—dubbed "Operation Catch of the Day"—began on Jan. 20 and is targeting what the Department of Homeland Security describes as the "worst of the worst" offenders living in the state illegally.
According to DHS, the first day of operations resulted in the arrests of multiple illegal aliens with serious criminal convictions, including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and child endangerment.
"We have launched Operation Catch of the Day to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in the state," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "On the first day of operations, we arrested illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes that posed a direct threat to public safety."
Federal officials released mugshots of several individuals arrested during the operation, including illegal aliens from Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola, and Guatemala. Additional criminal charges listed by DHS include cocaine possession, driving under the influence, violating protective orders, and obstructing justice.
ICE Assistant Director Patricia Hyde said in a Jan. 20 interview that federal agents are actively targeting roughly 1,400 illegal aliens in Maine with convictions for crimes such as child rape, drug trafficking, and sexual assault.
Despite the focus on violent offenders, Democratic officials in Maine quickly moved to criticize the enforcement effort.
Ahead of ICE's arrival, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced her office would halt the issuance of confidential license plates requested by Customs and Border Protection, a move that could complicate federal operations.
"We have not revoked existing plates, but we have paused issuance of new plates," Bellows said.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and several left-wing mayors also publicly signaled resistance. In a post on X, Mills suggested the state would oppose federal enforcement actions despite ICE's focus on criminal illegal aliens.
"If they come here, I want any federal agents—and the president of the United States—to know what this state stands for," Mills wrote. "We stand for the rule of law. We oppose violence. We stand for peaceful protest."
Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, echoed similar concerns, urging ICE to be "mindful" of constitutional rights—despite the agency targeting convicted criminals who are unlawfully present in the country.
The political backlash extended into Maine's education system. Portland Public Schools briefly locked down two schools on Jan. 20 amid concerns over ICE activity, citing "rumors" of immigration enforcement.
The Maine operation is part of a broader nationwide crackdown by the Trump administration, which has expanded deportation efforts in cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump made mass deportations a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, repeatedly pledging to remove criminal illegal aliens from American communities. After returning to office in 2025, Trump signed multiple executive orders aimed at restoring border security and accelerating removals—particularly for illegal aliens with violent criminal records.
While Democrats continue to frame enforcement as controversial, ICE officials maintain that Operation Catch of the Day is focused on protecting law-abiding Americans by removing dangerous criminals who should never have been in the country in the first place.
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. These are from the archives and always provide a bit of entertainment
Thanks to Dr. Rich and James
Responses Awards...
NUMBER 1:
Now We Know Why He Was a General -----
In an interview, General Norman Schwarzkopf was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11attacks on America.
His answer was classic Schwarzkopf.
The General said,"I believe that forgiving them is God's function.. OUR job is to arrange the meeting."
NUMBER 2:
Dana Perino (FOX News) describing an interview she recently had with a Navy SEAL. After discussing all the countries that he had been sent to, she asked if they had to learn several languages?
"Oh, no ma'am. We don't go there to talk."
NUMBER 3:
Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai .
Iranian Air Defense Site: 'Unknown aircraft, you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
Air Defense Site: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace, we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 Fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
Air Defense Site: (... Total silence)
NUMBER 4:
If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility...
Q: 'Officer --- did you see my client fleeing the scene?'
A: 'No, sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.'
Q: 'Officer, who provided this description?'
A: 'The officer who responded to the scene.'
Q: 'A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?'
A: 'Yes, sir. With my life.'
Q: 'With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?'
A: 'Yes sir, we do!'
Q: 'And do you have a locker in the room?'
A: 'Yes, sir, I do.'
Q: 'And do you have a lock on your locker?'
A: 'Yes, sir.'
Q: 'Now, why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?'
A: 'You see, sir, we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.'
The courtroom EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
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Need To Know
Weekend Winter Storm
About half the US population is in the path (w/map) of a winter storm, starting today in Texas and reaching the Northeast by Sunday. A potentially record-breaking cold snap is forecast to follow, with frigid temperatures lingering into next week for millions.
Meteorologists warn damage could rival that of a hurricane, with heavy ice threatening power lines as people contend with subfreezing temperatures. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was among several governors to proactively declare emergencies yesterday; a Texas power grid failure during a 2021 winter storm caused over 200 deaths. Parts of Oklahoma could see over a foot of snow as the system brings ice and sleet to Jackson, Mississippi, which has no city-owned snowplows. Meanwhile, wind chills could plunge as low as minus 35 degrees in Chicago and Des Moines, Iowa, today, prompting school closures.
A shift in the polar vortex, fueled by relatively warmer Arctic temperatures, is colliding with moisture from off California and the US' southern coast to create these severe conditions.
Trump 'Debanking' Suit
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, yesterday for at least $5B in damages. He accused the bank of illegally terminating his accounts for political reasons.
In February 2021, Trump said he was notified that several of his personal and professional accounts would be closed two months later. Trump also accused Dimon of placing his name and businesses on a financial blacklist, resulting in reputational harm. Trump accused the bank of taking these steps for political purposes (the decision would have come weeks after the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol). JPMorgan Chase maintains it does not close accounts for political reasons.
Trump issued an executive order in August aimed at directing regulators to target debanking. In December, a government report found nine banks restricted services for exposure to reputational harm, including companies in the oil and gas and adult entertainment industries.
Oscar Nominations
Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced yesterday, led by "Sinners" with a record-breaking 16 nods. The 1930s-set vampire epic, which grossed $368M globally, is followed by "One Battle After Another" with 13.
They join a best picture lineup that includes "Frankenstein," "Bugonia," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "Sentimental Value," "Train Dreams," "F1," and "The Secret Agent." Warner Bros. led with 30 nominations, with indie studio Neon and Netflix next with 18 each. Best actor contenders include 30-year-old Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme"), one of the youngest men to have received three acting nods, while best actress nominees include 37-year-old Emma Stone ("Bugonia"), the youngest woman with seven. Steven Spielberg ("Hamnet") earned a record 14th best picture nomination as an individual producer. This year also marks the first recognition of casting directors.
The ceremony airs March 15 on ABC and Hulu, with Conan O'Brien hosting for the second time. See all nominations here and snubs and surprises here.
🎦 Also ... Tomorrow's 1440 Society & Culture newsletter takes a look at the history of the Academy Awards, from the biggest controversies, to the exile of Charlie Chaplin, to an overview on the selectors. .!
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. ..Thanks to Brett
Daily Memo: US Drops Tariff Threat Over Greenland
Negotiations over the island's minerals and the U.S. military presence will continue.
By: Geopolitical Futures
Backtracking on Greenland. Following talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not impose new tariffs on European countries that opposed a U.S. takeover of Greenland. Negotiations will continue on Greenland's mineral rights and the U.S.'s military presence there, he added.
South China Sea. China and the Philippines have reached a preliminary consensus on a roadmap for the next phase of negotiations regarding their South China Sea territorial dispute, China's ambassador to the Philippines said. The next round of discussions is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026, with the goal of reaching a deal by year's end.
Syrian Kurds. The U.S. special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, met with Syrian Democratic Forces leader Mazloum Abdi and a senior figure from the Kurdish autonomous authority in northeast Syria, known by Kurds as Rojava. The meeting in Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, was the second of its kind in less than a week. Separately, the head of U.S. Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, spoke by phone with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa regarding the need for Syrian forces to adhere to the ceasefire with the SDF.
Prisoner transfer. Cooper and al-Sharaa also discussed an operation to transfer Islamic State detainees to Iraq from northeastern Syria. The first 150 detainees were relocated from Hasakah province to a safe location in Iraq, CENTCOM said, adding that as many as 7,000 detainees will ultimately be moved to prevent escapes that could threaten U.S. and regional security. According to CENTCOM, the U.S. and its allies captured more than 300 Islamic State members in Syria in 2025.
'Golden era.' Britain and China will revive their "golden era" business dialogue next week when British Prime Minister Kier Starmer visits Beijing, three unnamed sources told Reuters. Plans include a "U.K.-China CEO Council," which will include representatives from AstraZeneca, BP, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls Royce on the British side, and Bank of China, China Reconstruction Bank and BYD on the Chinese side. Starmer's trip will be the first official visit to China by a British leader since 2018.
Syrian air defense. Turkey deployed an advanced HTRS-100 radar system at Damascus International Airport, signaling strengthening cooperation between Turkey and Syria and potentially restricting Israel's aerial freedom of action.
Under consideration. Russia may support the use of its assets frozen in the U.S., believed to total about $5 billion, to rebuild areas destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine war once a peace treaty is reached, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Moscow is also prepared to surrender $1 billion of those frozen assets to the U.S.-led "Board of Peace," Putin said. The Russian president said a decision on accepting Washington's invitation to join the board had not yet been made.
Power move. Armenia and Azerbaijan will connect their power grids as part of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. Opposition lawmakers in Yerevan warned, however, that such a move would give Baku the ability to switch off Armenia's power supply.
NATO-Azerbaijan talks. Meanwhile, NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Shekerinska met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku. They discussed opportunities for cooperation, particularly on cybersecurity and demining. Bayramov also updated the NATO official on regional transport projects and the normalization process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Thanks to Brett
Politicians From a Different Era
. On May 8, 1965, more than a year after Kennedy's death, Dwight D. Eisenhower did something that revealed just how deeply the loss still weighed on him. Despite his own failing health and doctors' warnings—he was 74 and recovering from his third heart attack—Eisenhower traveled to the Kennedy Library groundbreaking ceremony in Boston.
Standing beside Jacqueline Kennedy, he told the assembled crowd something that made even hardened reporters weep:
"President Kennedy possessed the greatest campaign weapon any man could have—he had Jacqueline Kennedy by his side, but more than that, he possessed a quality I grew to admire deeply in our many conversations—the courage to admit when he didn't know something and the wisdom to seek counsel."
What made the moment even more powerful was Eisenhower's revelation that he had kept every letter Kennedy had ever written him, bound carefully in a private collection he called "Letters from a Young Lion." That day, he donated them to the future Kennedy Library, saying he wanted history to know their friendship had been real—that politics hadn't divided them where it mattered most.
Jackie Kennedy squeezed Eisenhower's hand and whispered something those nearby heard: "He called you his North Star, General. He never stopped seeking your guidance." Eisenhower's voice broke as he replied, "And I never stopped believing in him."
Here were two people from different worlds—the widowed First Lady and the retired Republican general—united in grief and mutual respect. They showed us that the bonds forged in service to country transcend everything else.
This is the America worth fighting for—the one where we see each other's humanity first.
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This Day in U S Military History January 22
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 22 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
. This Day in U S Military History January 23
He did make some mighty fine weapons..skip
1855 –John Moses Browning, sometimes referred to as the "father of modern firearms," is born in Ogden, Utah. Many of the guns manufactured by companies whose names evoke the history of the American West-Winchester, Colt, Remington, and Savage-were actually based on John Browning's designs. The son of a talented gunsmith, John Browning began experimenting with his own gun designs as a young man. When he was 24 years old, he received his first patent, for a rifle that Winchester manufactured as its Single Shot Model 1885. Impressed by the young man's inventiveness, Winchester asked Browning if he could design a lever-action-repeating shotgun. Browning could and did, but his efforts convinced him that a pump-action mechanism would work better, and he patented his first pump model shotgun in 1888. Fundamentally, all of Browning's manually-operated repeating rifle and shotgun designs were aimed at improving one thing: the speed and reliability with which gun users could fire multiple rounds-whether shooting at game birds or other people. Lever and pump actions allowed the operator to fire a round, operate the lever or pump to quickly eject the spent shell, insert a new cartridge, and then fire again in seconds. By the late 1880s, Browning had perfected the manual repeating weapon; to make guns that fired any faster, he would somehow have to eliminate the need for slow human beings to actually work the mechanisms. But what force could replace that of the operator moving a lever or pump? Browning discovered the answer during a local shooting competition when he noticed that reeds between a man firing and his target were violently blown aside by gases escaping from the gun muzzle. He decided to try using the force of that escaping gas to automatically work the repeating mechanism. Browning began experimenting with his idea in 1889. Three years later, he received a patent for the first crude fully automatic weapon that captured the gases at the muzzle and used them to power a mechanism that automatically reloaded the next bullet. In subsequent years, Browning refined his automatic weapon design. When U.S. soldiers went to Europe during WWI, many of them carried Browning Automatic Rifles, as well as Browning's deadly machine guns. During a career spanning more than five decades, Browning's guns went from being the classic weapons of the American West to deadly tools of world war carnage. Amazingly, since Browning's death in 1926, there have been no further fundamental changes in the modern firearm industry.
1951 – Thirty-three F-84s of the U.S. Air Force's 27th Fighter-Escort Wing engaged 30 MiG-15s in a dogfight over the skies of Sinuiju. In less than a minute Captains Allen McGuire and William Slaughter each destroyed a MiG while First Lieutenant Jacob Kratt scored two kills, the first double MiG kill of the war.
1953 – The U.S. Air Force's 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing flew the last F-51 Mustang mission of the war.
1960 – The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 meters (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Trieste is a Swiss-designed, Italian-built deep-diving research bathyscaphe, which with her crew of two reached a record maximum depth of about 10,911 metres (35,797 ft), in the deepest known part of the Earth's oceans, the Challenger Deep, in the Mariana Trench near Guam in the Pacific. On 23 January 1960, Jacques Piccard (son of the boat's designer Auguste Piccard) and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh achieved the goal of Project Nekton. Trieste was the first manned vessel to have reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep.
1968 – The U.S. intelligence-gathering ship Pueblo is seized by North Korean naval vessels and charged with spying and violating North Korean territorial waters. Negotiations to free the 83-man crew of the U.S. ship dragged on for nearly a year, damaging the credibility of and confidence in the foreign policy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. The capture of the ship and internment of its crew by North Korea was loudly protested by the Johnson administration. The U.S. government vehemently denied that North Korea's territorial waters had been violated and argued the ship was merely performing routine intelligence gathering duties in the Sea of Japan. Some U.S. officials, including Johnson himself, were convinced that the seizure was part of a larger communist-bloc offensive, since exactly one week later, communist forces in South Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive, the largest attack of the Vietnam War. Despite this, however, the Johnson administration took a restrained stance toward the incident. Fully occupied with the Tet Offensive, Johnson resorted to quieter diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in North Korea. In December 1968, the commander of the Pueblo, Capt. Lloyd Bucher, grudgingly signed a confession indicating that his ship was spying on North Korea prior to its capture. With this propaganda victory in hand, the North Koreans turned the crew and captain (including one crewman who had died) over to the United States. The Pueblo incident was a blow to the Johnson administration's credibility, as the president seemed powerless to free the captured crew and ship. Combined with the public's perception–in the wake of the Tet Offensive–that the Vietnam War was being lost, the Pueblo incident resulted in a serious faltering of Johnson's popularity with the American people. The crewmen's reports about their horrific treatment at the hands of the North Koreans during their 11 months in captivity further incensed American citizens, many of whom believed that Johnson should have taken more aggressive action to free the captive Americans.
1973 – President Nixon announces that Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, have initialled a peace agreement in Paris "to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia." Kissinger and Tho had been conducting secret negotiations since 1969. After the South Vietnamese had blunted the massive North Vietnamese invasion launched in the spring of 1972, Kissinger and the North Vietnamese had finally made some progress on reaching a negotiated end to the war. However, a recalcitrant South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu had inserted several demands into to the negotiations that caused the North Vietnamese negotiators to walk out of the talks with Kissinger on December 13. President Nixon issued an ultimatum to Hanoi to send its representatives back to the conference table within 72 hours "or else." The North Vietnamese rejected Nixon's demand and the president ordered Operation Linebacker II, a full-scale air campaign against the Hanoi area. This operation was the most concentrated air offensive of the war. During the 11 days of the attack, 700 B-52 sorties and more than 1,000 fighter-bomber sorties dropped roughly 20,000 tons of bombs, mostly over the densely populated area between Hanoi and Haiphong. On December 28, after 11 days of intensive bombing, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the talks. When the negotiators met again in early January, they quickly worked out a settlement. Under the terms of the agreement, which became known as the Paris Peace Accords, a cease-fire would begin at 8 a.m., January 28, Saigon time (7 p.m., January 27, Eastern Standard Time). In addition, all prisoners of war were to be released within 60 days and in turn, all U.S. and other foreign troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam within 60 days. With respect to the political situation in South Vietnam, the Accords called for a National Council of Reconciliation and Concord, with representatives from both South Vietnamese sides (Saigon and the National Liberation Front) to oversee negotiations and organize elections for a new government. The actual document was entitled "An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" and it was formally signed on January 27.
1991 – After some 12,000 sorties in the Gulf War, General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said allied forces had achieved air superiority, and would focus air fire on Iraqi ground forces around Kuwait.Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
2013 – The United States Armed Forces overturns its ban on women serving in combat, reversing a 1994 rule, and potentially clearing the way for women to serve in front-line units and elite commando forces.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions taken This Day
DEMPSEY, JOHN
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1848, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23 January 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Dempsey jumped overboard from the Kearsarge and rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
MOORE, FRANCIS
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1858 New York. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Citation: For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth, at the Washington Navy Yard, 23 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Thomas Duncan, carpenter and calker, who had fallen overboard.
FOSS, JOSEPH JACOB
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Place and date: Over Guadalcanal, 9 October to 19 November 1942, 15 and 23 January 1943. Entered service at: South Dakota. Born: 17 April 1 915, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Citation: For outstanding heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Guadalcanal. Engaging in almost daily combat with the enemy from 9 October to 19 November 1942, Capt. Foss personally shot down 23 Japanese planes and damaged others so severely that their destruction was extremely probable. In addition, during this period, he successfully led a large number of escort missions, skillfully covering reconnaissance, bombing, and photographic planes as well as surface craft. On 15 January 1943, he added 3 more enemy planes to his already brilliant successes for a record of aerial combat achievement unsurpassed in this war. Boldly searching out an approaching enemy force on 25 January, Capt. Foss led his 8 F-4F Marine planes and 4 Army P-38's into action and, undaunted by tremendously superior numbers, intercepted and struck with such force that 4 Japanese fighters were shot down and the bombers were turned back without releasing a single bomb. His remarkable flying skill, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit were distinctive factors in the defense of strategic American positions on Guadalcanal.
ORESKO, NICHOLAS
Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 302d Infantry, 94th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Tettington, Germany, 23 January 1945. Entered service at: Bayonne, N.J. Birth: Bayonne, N.J. G.O. No.: 95, 30 October 1945. Citation: M/Sgt. Oresko was a platoon leader with Company C, in an attack against strong enemy positions. Deadly automatic fire from the flanks pinned down his unit. Realizing that a machinegun in a nearby bunker must be eliminated, he swiftly worked ahead alone, braving bullets which struck about him, until close enough to throw a grenade into the German position. He rushed the bunker and, with pointblank rifle fire, killed all the hostile occupants who survived the grenade blast. Another machinegun opened up on him, knocking him down and seriously wounding him in the hip. Refusing to withdraw from the battle, he placed himself at the head of his platoon to continue the assault. As withering machinegun and rifle fire swept the area, he struck out alone in advance of his men to a second bunker. With a grenade, he crippled the dug-in machinegun defending this position and then wiped out the troops manning it with his rifle, completing his second self-imposed, 1-man attack. Although weak from loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated until assured the mission was successfully accomplished. Through quick thinking, indomitable courage, and unswerving devotion to the attack in the face of bitter resistance and while wounded, M /Sgt. Oresko killed 12 Germans, prevented a delay in the assault, and made it possible for Company C to obtain its objective with minimum casualties.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 23, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
23 January
1918: The first American military balloon ascension in the American Expeditionary Force took place at the American Balloon School, Cuperly, Marne, France. (24)
1929: Through 27 January, the aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Saratoga participated in fleet exercises for the first time. (20)
1940: In the first American test to see if a complete unit could be moved by air, the 7th Bombardment Group from Hamilton Field, Calif., used 38 bombers to transport a battalion of 65th Coast Artillery troops 500 miles. (24)
1949: Operation SNOWBOUND (also HAYLIFT). The USAF aided snowbound western ranchers by dropping 25,000 pounds of feed to sheep and cattle. Over the next four weeks, Military Air Transport Service C-82s and Air Rescue Service SC-47s also dropped 525 cases of "C" rations, 20,000 pounds of food, and 10,000 pounds of coal to area residents. (2) (24)
1951: The USAF activated Project MX-1593, successor to MX-774 for the Atlas prototype, in a contract with Convair. Since 1947, when the Air Force cancelled the Atlas to pursue Snark and Navaho missiles, Convair had financed its own limited research on ballistic missiles. (24) KOREAN WAR. Far East Air Forces tasked 33 F-84s from Taegu to attack Sinuiju, which provoked a furious 30-minute air battle with MiG-15s from across the Yalu. The F-84s shot down three MiGs, the highest daily USAF aerial victory total in the month. While 46 F-80s suppressed antiaircraft artillery around Pyongyang, 21 B-29s bombed enemy airfields there. (28)
1961: The last Atlas-D launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., was a success. Altogether, there were 35 completely successful launches, eight partial successes, and six failures in the program. (6)
1963: Turkey announced plans to phase out one squadron of Jupiter missiles. (6)
1964: The USAF launched a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile from an underground silo at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on a 5,000-mile flight down the Pacific Missile Range. (5)
1975: An Air Force directive specified that early DoD space shuttle missions would be planned and controlled by a National Air and Space Administration team in NASA facilities. (5)
1981: Two 6594th Test Group helicopters performed a para rescue-assisted hoist pickup of an injured seaman from a merchant vessel 240 nautical miles west of Honolulu. (26)
2002: A 305th Air Mobility Wing KC-10 from McGuire AFB, N. J., arrived at Dulles International Airport, DC, with John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American accused of joining Al Qaeda and fighting in Afghanistan against US forces. A US Park Police helicopter took Lindh from the KC-10 flight to a detention facility in northern Virginia. On 24 January in Alexandria, Va., he was charged with conspiring to kill Americans. A C-17 flew Lindh from Kandahar to Incirlik AB for transfer to the KC-10. (22)
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