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The FReeper Foxhole - Military Related News in Review - June 30th, 2003
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Posted on 06/30/2003 2:26:42 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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Dear Lord,
There's a young man far from home,
called to serve his nation in time of war;
sent to defend our freedom
on some distant foreign shore.
We pray You keep him safe,
we pray You keep him strong,
we pray You send him safely home ...
for he's been away so long.
There's a young woman far from home,
serving her nation with pride.
Her step is strong, her step is sure,
there is courage in every stride.
We pray You keep her safe,
we pray You keep her strong,
we pray You send her safely home ...
for she's been away too long.
Bless those who await their safe return.
Bless those who mourn the lost.
Bless those who serve this country well,
no matter what the cost.
Author Unknown
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FReepers from the The Foxhole
join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time.
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TASK FORCE IRONHORSE LAUNCHES OPERATION SIDEWINDER - IRAQ NEWS
June 29, 2003
OPERATION SIDEWINDER BEGINS
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces launched Operation Sidewinder which is the third in a series of operations focused on rooting out various subversive elements attempting to undermine coalition efforts to restore basic infrastructure and stability in Iraq as Operation Scorpion comes to a close. Operation Peninsula Strike was the first operation.
On the first night of Operation Sidewinder, Coalition forces conducted 23 raids resulting in 61 individuals being detained. Confiscated weapons include 14 AK-47s, two shotguns and assorted ammunition.
During Operation Desert Scorpion which lasted from June 15 to June 29, the 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division conducted multiple raids resulting in 1,330 individuals being detained. Confiscated weapons include 497 AK-47s, 235 hand grenades, 124 rocket-propelled grenades, 22 machine guns, 130 pistols and 100 rifles and 8,122 rounds of ammunition. The division also confiscated $9,463,000 in U.S. dollars, 1,557,000,000 in Iraqi Dinars, 1,071 bars of gold and 52 vehicles.
Coalition forces continued aggressive patrols and raids throughout the country over the last 24 hours, conducting 1,317 day patrols and 1,053 night patrols. They also jointly patrolled with the Iraqi Police conducting 213 day patrols and 161 night patrols. The total patrols and raids resulted in 128 arrests for various criminal activities including one murder arrest in Baghdad.
The raids target former Ba’ath Party loyalists, terrorists suspected of perpetrating attacks against US forces and former Iraqi military leaders, and to locate weapons and ammunition caches. The nexus of paramilitary activity in central Iraq is located along an approximate stretch of the Tigris River from Samarra to Baghdad, and is the location of several destabilizing influences in the region.
No coalition forces casualties were reported in the raids. Sidewinder is an ongoing operation. More details will be released as they become available.
COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid. Some of the tasks accomplished in the last 24 hours:
The 418th Civil Affairs Battalion completed the Tikrit Women’s College project. The unit provided the college with paper, light bulbs, ceiling fans, a refrigerator, two safes, several calculators and school supplies.
The 1st Armored Division humanitarian activities included meeting with artist and vendors to discuss the opening of the Baghdad Zawra Park Zoo. The division’s major ongoing projects include monitoring fuel distribution, solid waste collection, salary payments, medical supply distribution, food distribution and coordinating supplies for the upcoming student exams.
The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment continued to issue Humanitarian Daily Rations from the World Food Bank Organization to the people of the Al Anbar Province, Trebil and Ar Ramadi. The 3rd ACR engineers collected in the area of operation, 111 truckloads of trash and debris for a total of 1,588 truckloads to date.
A unit of the 101st Airborne Division continues the major endeavor of fighting the massive fire at the sulfur plant utilizing 21 bulldozers, eight dump trucks and one loader.
Task Force Pothole laid three tons of asphalt, repairing 14 potholes in Mosul.
June 28
COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid. Some of the tasks accomplished in the last 24 hours:
In As Sulaymaniyah, the Coalition completed a project to purchase $1,500 worth of medical supplies for the municipality of Bayinjan. The supplies will last for four months in the Bayinjan Clinic.
In Al Fallujah, the Coalition delivered basic school supplies to area schools and distributed 3,000 gallons of potable water to the city.
The Coalition started a Free Fuel Push, distributing approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel to hundreds of Iraqi citizens in Al Fallujah.
The enormous fire at the sulfur plant in Mosul remains the Coalition’s main effort as it continues to burn. They are utilizing 16 bulldozers to assist the local firefighters in containment of the fire and allowing the fire to burn out.
After thieves cut buried wire, the Coalition restored power in Al Karma June 27. They also received 25 electrical safety helmets to give to the electric department.
As a part of Operation Desert Scorpion, the Coalition delivered one and one-half field ambulances worth of medical supplies to the medical warehouse in Ar Ramadi for distribution among local hospitals.
Third Infantry Division Support Command assisted in the restoration of clean water to the towns of Al Janabai and Al Qaqaa providing water to more than 2,200 families. They also aided in plumbing repairs and construction of new fences at an elementary school and middle school.
Third Armored Cavalry Regiment engineers removed 100 truckloads of trash and debris from Al Fallujah.
Numerous assessments and reviews were conducted for future reconstruction projects at water, sanitation, medical facilities and schools throughout the country.
June 27
One U.S. Soldier Killed Near An Najaf
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier attached to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in an ambush attack near An Najaf June 26 while investigating a car theft.
Medical evacuation was immediately called but the soldier died prior to its arrival.
The name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is currently under investigation.
Two Soldiers Missing, Search Ongoing
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A search is currently underway to locate two U.S. soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Seven, who were reported missing June 25 from their post approximately 40 kilometers north of Baghdad.
The soldiers were discovered missing when they failed to respond to a communications check. Upon arriving on location, a search patrol found no trace of the soldiers or their high mobility multi-wheeled vehicle (HMMWV).
Ground patrols along with aerial assets are actively searching the area and surrounding vicinity where the soldiers were last seen.
June 26
Coalition Continued Efforts Help Rebuild Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid. Some of the tasks accomplished in the last 24 hours:
In Dahuk, UNICEF gave the Dahuk Health Department a year’s supply of immunizations. The vaccines included DPT, polio, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, measles and tetanus.
The coalition continued working on sewage removal in Ghazaliya and Shula. They dispatched four trucks and picked up 16 loads of sewage.
In Baghdad, approximately 45 Iraqi citizens and the Coalition worked together to paint and clean up trash at Ma’ Alla’ School.
The World Food Program completed the June food distribution yesterday in Ad Diwaniyah.
Approximately 200-250 immunizations were given to children in Karbala as part of the first National Immunization Day since the war began.
Numerous assessments, reviews and plans were conducted for future reconstruction projects at water, sanitation and medical facilities and schools.
Coalition Forces Continue Patrols
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continued aggressive patrols throughout the country over the past 24 hours, conducting 1,185 day patrols and 975 night patrols. They also jointly patrolled with Iraqi Police conducting 199 day patrols and 122 night patrols. On their own, Iraqi police conducted 14 day patrols and 40 night patrols.
Operation Desert Scorpion continued with three raids conducted by the 1st Armored Division and the 4th Infantry Division resulting in nine individuals being detained. Confiscated weapons consisted of seven AK-47s and one flare gun. Additionally, Iraqi citizens voluntarily turned in five pistols, seven assault rifles, four machine guns, and one mortar.
In other activity, the 101st Airborne Division Mine Action Group conducted controlled detonations at the Q-West Airfield located approximately 25 kilometers south of Mosul, clearing two of five unexploded ordnances.
In the 4th ID area of operations, the first 74 officers for the border guard force were hired and 10 customs officers for use in the new border guard force arrived.
The 3rd Infantry Division Military Police issued identification cards and uniforms and delivered a newly painted police car to Habbaniyah’s police force. Meanwhile, 50 officers continued police training classes in Fallujah. Also, the 3rd ID cleared five unexploded ordnance sites for a total of more then 6,000 pieces removed from the area.
June 25
Coalition Continued Efforts Help Rebuild Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid. Some of the tasks accomplished in the last 24 hours:
In Al Fallujah, Iraqi citizens are watching television from their homes, again. The local television station is now working, which will allow residents to watch Al-Jazeera and ABC broadcast television.
In Tikrit, the first 1,000 copies of “Salah Ad Deen” newspaper went out to the public, enabling many citizens to stay up-to-date on current news and events in the area.
In order to aide in preventing accidents and saving lives, the Coalition continued to repair damaged guard-rails, traffic lights and signs to ensure safe roadways for Baghdad citizens. The project includes guard-rail replacement, road repair and re-striping of the roadway.
In Baghdad, Coalition forces continued a sewage and garbage removal project with two bucket loaders and six dump trucks in the Al Furat area. Iraqi citizens and the Coalition worked together to grade soccer fields and replace soccer goal nets, which allows citizens to enjoy outdoor recreation. For a local school, they rebuilt 20 desks, installed lights and painted parts of the school. Vaccinations were also given to students, who were not up-to-date on vaccinations.
The Public Safety Team hosted a police convention for the Karbala Police Department and the Karbala Traffic Police at the Karbala University. Seminar topics included ethics, human rights training, accountability and the new Iraqi Police Force.
In An Nasiriyah, the International Medical Corps continued to support the local orphanages. Showers and sinks were installed.
British Army Trains U.S. Trainers in Peacekeeping
BAGHDAD, Iraq – British Army begins train-the-trainer course for U.S. Army command elements on June 25 on internal security, counter-terrorism and peacekeeping support operations.
The team was invited to train the American soldiers by the Combined Joint Task Force-Seven commanding general based upon their extensive experience in other counter-terrorism and peacekeeping operation, according to task force officials.
Fourteen British soldiers from the Operational Training and Advisory Group (OPTAG), based in the United Kingdom, will travel throughout Iraq to four U.S. Army units, which are currently providing security to Iraq.
The three-day training will cover: tactics, command and patrol searching. The course will benefit junior officers and senior noncommissioned officers will routinely conduct patrols in an urban environment. The patrol searching, designed for junior noncommissioned officers, focuses on all aspects of patrol search such as rummaging, route checks, vehicle and personnel searches.
The goal for both courses is for attendees to take the lessons learned and teach all soldiers in the units.
OPTAG trains all British Army soldiers prior to deploying on counter-terrorist, internal security and peacekeeping support operations worldwide. It trains up to 25,000 people annually.
The team will return to the U.K. by July 25.
June 24
Coalition and Iraqi Police Work to Make Iraq Secure
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue aggressive patrols throughout the country over the last 24 hours, conducting 1068 day patrols and 837 night patrols, according to U.S. Central Command officials. They also jointly patrolled with the Iraqi Police conducting 188 day patrols and 111 night patrols. On their own, Iraqi police conducted 16 day patrols and 14 night patrols.
A U.S solider was wounded in a small arms firefight at a checkpoint in Ar Ramadi on June 24. The soldier was evacuated and treated at a military medical facility. Three Iraqis were killed and two wounded in the incident.
Two Iraqi civilians were injured by a hand grenade that was meant for Coalition forces outside the Al Daura Police Station on June 23. The grenade was thrown at a military police vehicle and bounced off the side of the vehicle and rolled under a civilian vehicle where it subsequently exploded. The two injured Iraqis were treated by U.S. soldiers and released.
Operation Desert Scorpion continued. Thirteen raids were conducted by the 1st Armored Division and the 4th Infantry Division resulting in 34 individuals being detained. Confiscated weapons consisted of two AK-47s, one rocket-propelled grenade, three pistols, two rifles and 100 hand grenades. Additionally, Iraqi citizens voluntarily turned in four pistols and four automatic rifles.
In other operations, the 1st Armored Division continues to enforce the weapons and curfew policy. Additionally, the 1st Armored Division is prepared to receive and integrate a Coalition platoon into fixed site security when they arrive in Baghdad later this month. A unit of the 4th Infantry Division arrested 1 Iraqi male for selling propaganda tapes allegedly showing U.S. soldiers being executed during the 1991 Gulf War. The 3rd Artillery Cavalry Regiment conducted a reconnaissance mission of a glass factory in the Ar Ramadi area to ensure there were no weapons or contraband within its boundaries.
Coalition Efforts Help Rebuild Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
Some of the tasks accomplished in the last 24 hours are:
In Al Fallujah, the Thunawait Al Fallujah Lilbenat Girls Secondary School received school supplies to include fans, blackboards, and stationery for the students. In addition, the Coalition installed fans at the College of Administration and Economics of Al Ansar, allowing students to continue classes despite hot temperatures.
Al Fallujah received 148,000 liters of benzene.
The Coalition met with Al Zahara neighborhood council in Baghdad and developed a garbage clean-up program to help clean the area of debris and trash.
The Ministry of Health supplied the vaccines administered to approximately 100 people at the Al Furat Health Center in Baghdad on June 23. The vaccinations included DTP, measles, mumps, rubella, and polio.
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US Military Activities - Horn of Africa (HOA)
Intel Troops Are 'Ears And Eyes' of Task Force
LEMONIER, Djibouti — They make up one of the largest sections of Combined Joint Task Force and provide the "ears and eyes" for the task force's area of operations (AO), which includes the airspace, land areas and coastal waters of Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya.
"They" are the airmen, soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coalition personnel of the CJTF-HOA Intelligence Section, also known as CJ-2, who work day and night at the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility here to gather up-to-date information about terrorist activity in the AO.
"Our mission in CJ-2 is to provide the CJTF-HOA commander and his staff with all sorts of fused intelligence," explained Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dewey L. Severs, CJ-2 analyst chief. "This basically means that we take raw data that we collect and develop it into one 'big picture-type' product. Once we get that raw data to make sense, it is called intelligence."
According to the Denver native, CJ-2 amasses information through a variety of outside sources, like the Internet, higher headquarters at U.S. Central Command and from person-to-person contact with the local citizens in the AO.
Members of Coalition militaries, who can speak the native language, collect most of the data gathered from host-nation citizens. This information could be in the form of signals and electronic monitoring, human reporting or photography.
After receiving the data, Severs and his team, ranging from junior enlisted to senior officers, analyze the information and decide whether it needs to be addressed by the task force's staff.
Cpl. Natalia Slain, CJ-2 productions chief and former Yemen analyst, explained, "We have country analysis teams that research the seven countries and turn in articles each day."
Slain went on to say that CJ-2 is not looking for just terrorists. "Our primary job out here is to track down terrorists, but we also maintain situational awareness. That means each of the country team analysts has to be extremely knowledgeable of the political and geographical situations of their countries."
After the articles are put together, Slain, of Carmel, Ind., uses them to make the "daily intelligence summary," which is briefed to the CJTF-HOA commanding general and his staff.
The data is then passed on to personnel monitoring and managing operations across the Horn of Africa region from the CJTF Joint Operations Center.
"We then provide the intelligence to the JOC so they can come up with ways to deal with anything that needs attention, whether that be monitoring terrorist targets or doing some sort of humanitarian mission." said Severs.
The action taken in response to credible intelligence could range from monitoring possible terrorist threats to actually sending troops into an area to eradicate a threat, according to Howard.
As Severs affirmed, there is a terrorist threat to U.S. and Coalition forces in the area and host nation peoples.
Therefore, a variety of operations, to include direct action to capture or kill terrorist targets, are always possibilities based upon the CJ-2 intelligence estimates and analysts.
Severs said, "As long as nothing bad happens to the members of CJTF-HOA, we know we're doing our job. To this point, we've been incredibly successful. The troops know the area of operations and continue to keep up-to-date to provide the task force's general and his staff the most accurate intelligence possible."
By Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald / U.S. Marine Corps
News from Afghanistan
June 28, 2003
U.S. SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan – A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Task Force Devil died this morning at approximately 6:15 a.m. at Bagram Air Base. The soldier was medically evacuated to Bagram after the vehicle he was riding in overturned in a ditch in the vicinity of the firebase at Orgun-E, in Paktika province. The soldier was the gunner in a 2 1/2 ton light mobility tactical vehicle. The soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
June 27, 2003
UPDATE: ONE SERVICE MEMBER DIED OF WOUNDS, 2 WOUNDED IN AFGHAN HOSTILE FIRE INCIDENT
BAGRAM Air Base, Afghanistan - Three special operations forces members were wounded during operations in the vicinity of Gardez, in Paktya province Wednesday. One of the three service members subsequently died of wounds in the Bagram Air Base hospital.
Names of the wounded servicemembers are being withheld for privacy. The name of the deceased service member is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
This is a correction to previous release 03-06-87 "ONE SERVICE MEMBER KILLED, 2 WOUNDED IN AFGHAN HOSTILE FIRE INCIDENT"
June 26, 2003
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The first commercial airline flight carrying 109 passengers flew from Kabul International Airport, Kabul City, Afghanistan, to the airport at Kandahar yesterday. The goal was to test the capabilities and procedures to initiate weekly scheduled flights into Kandahar. The flight and route procedures will be reviewed before scheduling any regular flight service to Kandahar. Joint civilian and military use of the Kandahar airport is a priority in the effort to assist in the economic growth and stability of Afghanistan.
A local Afghan sanitation worker saw three men carrying rockets near Kandahar in Kandahar province yesterday. The three men dropped their 107mm rockets and fled when they were observed. Two men got away but coalition forces took the third man and the rockets under control.
An Afghan National Army major will be the first ANA officer to attend the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in the near future. Major Mohammad Farid Ahmadi, 30, is an instructor for the Brigade Staff Officer's Course, at Kabul Military Training Center where ANA officers, noncommissioned officers and enlisted soliders are trained. The U.S. Army college prepares captains and majors as future senior leaders in their respective militaries.
The future success of the ANA, and subsequently the stability of Afghanistan, depends on people like Major Ahmadi who play a key role in the future of Afghanistan.
June 25, 2003
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force began a cooperative medical assistance visit to Mur Sekh village near Konduz City, in Konduz province yesterday. Approximately 75 soldiers working with local Afghan doctors, local officials and tribal elders are conducting medical screening, health care education, and medical and dental treatment for approximately 2,000 Afghans during the 4-day visit.
Coalition veterinary specialists will give basic care to approximately 1,500 head of livestock. The CMA will provide Level I health care during the visit. Level I health care consists of basic health screenings, preventive dental education, preventive medical assistance and herd health assistance.
The area Mur Sekh is in has had no significant previous contact with coalition and Afghan national government forces since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. During the Taliban period, the nationwide disruption of the human and veterinary health care infrastructure degraded the public health and agricultural capabilities in this area as well as the overall health status of the local inhabitants. Much of the population in this area has never been seen by or treated by a health care professional.
Livestock and animal-based food production has also been negatively affected due to the lack of veterinary care and government-sponsored vaccination programs.
The completion of this cooperative medical assistance visit will significantly demonstrate the intent of the interim Afghan government, in coordination with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Konduz and coalition care providers, to help the Afghan people and provide much needed healthcare that was denied by the Taliban.
The coalition will continue to support the citizens of Afghanistan through civil military cooperation and humanitarian assistance as they work toward a stable and secure environment.
A Task Force Devil element recovered a cache yesterday in the vicinity of the Neka Valley, in Paktika province. The cache consisted of: 122 82mm mortar rounds, 55 RPG-7 rounds, 61 boxes of machine gun rounds, one 82mm mortar, 150 mortar boosters, one unserviceable ZSU anti-aircraft piece, one ZSU mount and tripod, six claymore mines, 11 fuses, four mines, four delay fuses, five PK-1 with fuse, one roll detonation cord and 756 cases of mixed 12.7 and 14.5mm rounds.
A Special Operations Forces unit in Asadabad, in Kunar province, received a cache from an unknown source yesterday. The cache included: one serviceable ZSU 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun one serviceable anti-tank weapon, one 82mm mortar bipod, 68 82mm mortar rounds, 37 ZSU rounds and 41 unidentified rounds. The cache will be held pending a decision on its usefulness.
June 24, 2003
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — A Special Operations Forces team in the district of Day Chopan, in Zabul province, confiscated a cache yesterday from approximately 50 individuals carrying weapons. The cache was being protected by four air defense artillery pieces and 82mm mortar tubes set up and pointed in the direction of the approaching SOF element. The personnel were guarding a cache site containing: 10,000 23mm rounds, about 60,000 to 80,000 tracer rounds and 600 to 700 82mm mortar rounds. After discussing with the armed individuals on who would take control of the cache, close air support was called as a precautionary measure. The weapons and cache were then turned over to the Special Operations Forces unit for handling. There were no shots fired, no casualties, or damage to equipment on either side. It was not reported what group the armed individuals were associated with.
Italian soldiers of a Task Force Nibbio patrol found a cache yesterday 30 kilometers southeast of Khowst, in Khowst province. The cache included: 64 anti-tank mines. The patrol took the mines to the forward operating base at Khowst for later destruction. An Italian medical team also conducted a medical assistance visit there. They saw 52 patients, 30 male and 22 female. They also gave out 1000 liters of water, 200 liters of milk, 400 boxes of cookies and assorted school supplies and toys.
Two rockets impacted in the vicinity of the firebase in Orgun-E, in Paktika province last night. There were no casualties or damage to equipment.
By U.S. Army Col. Rodney Davis , CJTF-180
Casuality Identification List for the past week from the DoD
DoD Identifies Army Casualty - June 23, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C., was killed on June 22, in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was in a convoy that was ambushed by small arms fire.
Smith was assigned to Company A, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty - June 26, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton,Ala., died on June 24, in Baghdad, Iraq. Lennon died from a non-combat related cause.
Lennon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. The incident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty - June 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington, D.C., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. MacDonald was killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over.
MacDonald was assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty - June 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Interior Communications Electrician First Class Petty Officer Thomas E. Retzer, 30, of San Diego, Calif., died of wounds received in action June 25 in Afghanistan.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty - June 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill.,died on June 26 in Camden Yards, Kuwait. Hubbell died from a non-combat related cause.
Hubbell was assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala. The incident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty - June 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico, was killed on June 26 in An Najif, Iraq. Orengo was shot and died of injuries he received.
Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty - June 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations in hostile enemy territory.
Chris was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
 
  
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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jun. 25, 2003) – Electrician‘s Mate 2nd Class Kenneth Jelinek holds his four month old son for the first time. Petty Officer Jelinek is stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) returning home from deployment in the Arabian Gulf, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett.
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Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jun. 22, 2003) -- U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Leonard Yowell examines the effectiveness of a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at one of Saddam Hussein’s presidential palaces. Lt. Cmdr. Yowell is one of nearly One Hundred experts assigned to the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team (CWEAT). CWEAT is comprised of coalition forces visiting up to 500 impact points, targeted by the coalition air component during Operation Iraqi Freedom. CWEAT assesses how well weapons achieved the intended operational effects to improve efficiency in future operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang.
MILITARY RELATED NEWS and LINKS FROM THE PAST WEEK
*IN CASE YOU MISSED IT*
6/24/03
US soldiers risk own goal in football challenge to Iraq
US probes Syria bombing claim (attack on a convoy may have taken place in Syria)
6/25/03
Irish owner ordered me to Greece, says 'A-bomb' skipper
Missile Defense Critics See No Answer to Decoy Problem
Turkey opens bases to US
Woman wins recognition 59 years later for fiance who died in WWII
6/26/03
Attackers in Iraq Ratchet Up Ambushes [complete summary]
Al-Jazeera Gets Soldier Attacks Claim
Ambushes Against U.S. Troops Kill 4
Annan pleads for troops in E. Congo; U.S. hesitates
ARMED, AND SAFER, IRAQIS
President Bush Outlines his Agenda for U.S. - African Relations
IRAQ: American Killed in Ambush Near Baghdad
IRAQ: Troops pay to get better gear - Standard equipment lacking in some cases
Pipeline Attacks Put Iraq Oil Exports in Doubt
6/27/03
India, China plan joint naval exercises
3 arrested in case of missing U.S. troops
American Soldier Shot at Baghdad Market (compiled list of recent events)
Hundreds killed in Monrovia chaos, UN rescue attempts held up.
SOLDIER SHOT IN FACE
U.S. Soldier Shot Shopping in Baghdad-Witnesses
U.S. Officials Arrest 8 in `Virginia Jihad Network' (Update3)
US sends team to assess Iraq stability
6/28/03
An Army of Lots More Than One
British Forces Back in Iraq Town After Troop Deaths
Malawi Army Called in as Muslims Riot Again
Missing U.S. Soldiers' Bodies Found
Two Californians killed in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq
6/29/03
North Korea 'may test nuclear bomb'
Liberians rally for US help as shaky truce is called
U.S. Begins Bid to Crush Iraq Insurgents (Operation "Desert Sidewinder...)
Iraqi Killed, Two U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Attack
Momentum Builds for Liberia Intervention Force
Status of Iraq's 55 Most Wanted
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Navy Christens New Guided-Missile Destroyer
WILLIAMS READY -- Welder Eddie Lee Ervin welds on a fixture built for new ship assemblies as the Aegis guided missile destroyer, James E. Williams (DDG 95), prepares for translation and launch. The 21st Aegis destroyer built at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems will be christened at the sector's Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss., Saturday, June 28.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2003
The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, James E. Williams, will be christened on Saturday, June 28, 2003, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Miss.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson, will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Mrs. Elaine W. Williams, widow of he ship’s namesake, will serve as ship’s sponsor. In the time-honored Navy tradition, Williams will break a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen the ship.
The ship is named to honor Boatswain's Mate First Class James Elliot Williams (1930-1999) of Darlington, S.C. Williams was boat captain of river patrol boat (PBR) 105 on Oct. 31, 1966, on the Mekong River in South Vietnam when his boat and another PBR, assisted by helicopter gunships, engaged scores of enemy boats. After three hours of heavy fighting, Williams' patrol had accounted for the destruction of 65 enemy boats and more than 1,000 enemy troops. Williams, who later served as U.S. marshal for the district of South Carolina, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. Williams was the most highly decorated enlisted man in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Williams, designated DDG 95, is the 45th ship of 62 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers currently authorized by Congress. It is the 21st Aegis destroyer to be christened of 28 ships under contract to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. These highly capable multi-mission ships can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, in support of the National Military Strategy. Williams will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously. The ship contains myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.
Cdr. Philip Warren Vance of Philadelphia will become the first commanding officer of the ship with a crew of approximately 365 officers and enlisted personnel. Williams is 509.5 feet in length, has an overall beam of 66 feet and a navigational draft of 33 feet. Four gas-turbine engines power the 9,300-ton ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots.
For more information on Arleigh Burke class destroyers, visit: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-dd.html
There were no other photos available of the Williams yet so I've posted a picture of the USS Lassen.
Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer - LASSEN (DDG 82)
Because we always like to learn more, for historical information on the Clyde Everett Lassen, USN go here
To: All
Come on out of there!
Have a cup a joe -
Read some Recent News - 
Stretch your legs a while and welcome to Monday at The FReeper Foxhole!
Please post any news you'd like to share and send us any ideas you would like to see us cover.
Have a Good Monday and enjoy your day.
To: All
To: Monkey Face; WhiskeyPapa; New Zealander; Pukin Dog; Coleus; Colonel_Flagg; w_over_w; hardhead; ...
.......FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole!
.......Good Monday Morning Everyone!
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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; AntiJen; HiJinx; radu; SassyMom; kneezles; Valin; beachn4fun; Bethbg79; ..
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!!!
6
posted on
06/30/2003 2:54:33 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Bush in '04)
To: Pippin
Good Morning Pippin.
To: snippy_about_it; Trueblackman
Did you see that thread were TrueBackMan registered to run for President of the City Council in Baltimore, Md?
WTO KEVIN!
8
posted on
06/30/2003 3:01:18 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Bush in '04)
To: Pippin
Yes I did. I'm sure Kevin would do a fine job and I hope he wins.
To: snippy_about_it
Good Morning, Snippy. How's it going?
10
posted on
06/30/2003 3:13:07 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: snippy_about_it
Me, Too!
But it's gonna be tough as Baltimore is a very liberal city.
But we need to have more Conservatives like Kevin in office.
11
posted on
06/30/2003 3:13:37 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Bush in '04)
To: snippy_about_it
Present, ma'am.
12
posted on
06/30/2003 4:17:10 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(White Devils for Sharpton. We're bad. We're Nationwide)
To: CholeraJoe
Thank you Sir!
To: Pippin; snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
Morning everyone.
IT'S OFFICIAL.......... 
14
posted on
06/30/2003 4:46:41 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(You can't convince a liberal of the facts...even if you smacked 'em in the face with it......)
To: beachn4fun
Good morning beachn.
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; *all
Good morning Snippy, SAM, everyone.
Have a great day!
To: E.G.C.
Good Mornin' EGC! Hot already this morning, but I'll make the most of it. :)
To: bentfeather
Good morning feather.
To: snippy_about_it
Present!
19
posted on
06/30/2003 6:08:59 AM PDT
by
manna
To: manna
:)
To: beachn4fun
Howdy, Neighbor!
21
posted on
06/30/2003 6:50:13 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Bush in '04)
To: snippy_about_it
Good Morning Snippy. Great job in the thread.(As usual)
22
posted on
06/30/2003 7:05:58 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(His snoring made it no bed of dozes for his wife.)
To: snippy_about_it
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on June 30:
1470 Charles VIII king of France (1483-98), invaded Italy
1685 John Gay author (Baggars' Opera)
1768 Elizabeth Kortright Monroe 1st lady
1811 Vissarion Belinsky Sveaborg, Finland, Russian critic, journalist
1819 William A Wheeler (R) 19th VP (1877-81)
1837 Stephen D Ramseur youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen
1896 Wilfred Pelletier Montreal Canada, conductor (Voice of Firestone)
1898 George Chandler Waukegan Ill, actor (Lassie)
1909 Juan Bosch poet/pres of the Dominican Republic (1962-63)
1911 Czeslaw Milosz Polish/American writer (Nobel 1980)
1912 Dan Reeves NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams)
1913 Harry Wismer Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans)
1916 David Wayne actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)
1917 Buddy Rich Bkln NY, drummer/orch leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go)
1917 Lena Horne Bkln NY, singer (Stormy Weather)
1918 Stuart Foster Binghamton NY, singer (Galen Drake Show)
1918 Susan Hayward Flatbush Bkln, actress (I Want to Live, Tulsa)
1920 Zeno Colo Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
1925 Micheline Lannoy Belgium, figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948)
1930 June Valli Bronx NY, singer (Your Hit Parade)
1934 Harry Blackstone Jr magician (Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion)
1936 Nancy Dussault Pensacola Fla, actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort)
1936 Tony Musante Bridgeport Ct, actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide)
1938 Billy Mills US, 10K runner (Olympic-gold-1964)
1943 Florence Ballard singer (Supremes)
1944 Glenn Shorrock vocalist (Little River Band-Help Is On Its, Way)
1944 Ron Swoboda baseball outfielder (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
1950 Donna Jean Willmott Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted)
1951 Stanley Clarke bass (New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway)
1951 Stephen S Oswald Seattle Washington, astronaut (STS 42)
1958 Esa-Pekka Salonen Helsinki Finland, conductor (Giro)
1962 Julianne Regan rocker (All About Eve-All About Scarlet)
1966 "Iron" Mike Tyson heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)
1967 Tina Bockrath Dayton Oh, playmate (May, 1990)
1970 Brian Bloom actor (As the World Turns)
Deaths which occurred on June 30:
1520 Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, murdered by Spanish conquistadors
1882 Charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged
1934 Ernst Roehm, gay German head of Nazi SA (storm troopers), executed/suicide at 46
1934 Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/Nazi leader, murdered at 42
1934 Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered
1961 Dr Lee De Forest radio pioneer, dies at 87
1971 3 cosmonauts die as Soyuz XI depressurizes during reentry
1973 Elmer Layden one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died
1974 Mother of Martin Luther King shot at organ
1974 Mrs Albert King mother of Martin Luther King, murdered in church
1974 Mrs Martin Luther King Sr shot in church, by a black man
1983 Bo Gentry songwriter/producer dies
1983 Mary Livingstone actress (Jack Benny Show), dies at 75
1984 Lillian Hellman playwright, dies of cardiac arrest at 79
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
1967 ALLEN MERLIN R. BAYFIELD WI.
1967 COLE LEGRANDE O. JR DANBURY CT.
[POSS DEAD IR 6918 5067 75-REMAINS RETURNED 05/89]
1967 HOUSE JOHN A. II PELHAM NY.
1967 HOWARD LUTHER H. HAMLET NC.
1967 JUDD MICHAEL B. CLEVELAND OH.
1967 KILLEN JOHN D. III DES MOINES IA.
1967 MC GRATH JOHN MICHAEL DENVER CO.
[03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE AND WELL 98]
1967 RUNNELS GLYN L. JR. BIRMINGHAM AL.
1970 BELL MARVIN E. BLYTHEVILLE AR.
[REMAINS RETURNED 03/95]
1970 BURGESS JOHN L. KINGSLEY MI.
1970 DEAN MICHAEL F. LA PUNTE CA.
[REMAINS RETURNED " MARCH 7, 1995"]
1970 GOEGLEIN JOHN W. KIRKWOOD MO.
[REMAINS RETURNED 03/95]
1970 HILL GORDON CLARK SEATTLE WA.
1970 JENKINS PAUL L. MC GEHEE AR.
[REMAINS RETURNED 03/95]
1970 SADLER MITCHELL OLEN JR. OCEANSIDE CA.
1970 SANDERS WILLIAMS S. WINTHROP ME.
1970 SCHANEBERG LEROY C. ASHTON IL.
["REMAINS RETURNED 03/95 COMINGLED WITH 5"]
1971 BRIDGES PHILIP W. TIPTON CA .
POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.
On this day...
296 St Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1294 Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland
1520 Hernan Cortez and his men retreated from Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City) after the Aztec population rebelled. Known to the Spanish as La Noche Triste, or "the Night of Sadness," Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor who had become merely a subject of Cortes in the previous year, was also killed during the struggle.
1548 Formerly Holy Roman (Catholic) Emperor Charles V orders Catholics to become Lutherans
1607 Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
1643 Battle at Atherton Moor: Royalists beat parliamentary armies
1741 Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
1794 Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio
1815 - US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates
1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
1859 Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
1862 Day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp
1870 Ada Kepley becomes 1st female law college graduate
1871 Guatemala revolts for agarian reforms
1881 Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia
1893 Excelsior diamond (blue-white 995 carats) discovered
1894 Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid
1900 4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die
1902 S I Bailey discovers asteroid #504 Cora
1906 John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College
1906 Pure Food & Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act adopted
1908 Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0
1908 Giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event)
1911 US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri closes
1913 2nd Balkan War begins
1913 NY Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-1
1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa
1916 Chick Evans Jr wins golf's US Open
1923 New Zealand claims Ross Dependency in Antarctica
1927 Augusto Cesar Sandino issues his Manifesto Politico
1927 US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota closes
1928 Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards
1929 Bobby Jones wins golf's US Open
1930 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY
1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikesout 17 Cubs to win 8-2
1933 US Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise Id & Salt Lake City Utah closes
1934 "Night of the Long Knives," Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party
1934 French Equitorial Africa constituted a single administrative unit
1934 NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions
1935 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1784 Benguella
1936 "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, published
1936 40 hour work week law approved (federal)
1938 Final game at Phila's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phils 14-1
1939 Heinkel He. 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemnde
1940 "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears
1940 US Fish & Wildlife Service established
1942 US Mint in New Orleans ceases operation
1948 Cleve Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
1948 Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced (Bell Labs)
1950 Pres Truman orders US troops into Korea
1951 NAACP begins attack on school segregation & discrimination
1952 "The Guiding Light" soap opera moves from radio to TV
1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning. This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor
1956 United DC-7 & TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128
1959 During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time
1960 Za‹re (then Belgian Congo) gains independence from Belgium
1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit
1962 LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0
1962 Murie Lindstrom wins US Women's Golf Open
1962 Rwanda & Burundi become independent
1963 Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church
1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit
1965 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour
1967 Maj Robert H Lawrence Jr named 1st black astronaut
1967 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th positions since joining Phils
1969 Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34
1969 Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco
1970 1st baseball game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium
1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City
1970 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze
1971 Ohio becomes the 38th state to approve of lower the voting age to 18, thus ratifying the 26th admendment
1972 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
1972 Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant
1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-min solar eclipse
1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub. 24 die (Port Chester NY)
1975 Bundy victim Shelley Robertson disappears in Colorado
1975 Cher, just 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono marries Gregg Allman
1976 John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4
1977 Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52"
1977 Marvel Comics publish the "Kiss book" tributing the rock group Kiss
1977 US Railway Post Office final train run (NY to Wash DC)
1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive HRs in Toronto
1978 Larry Doby becomes manager of the Chicago White Sox
1978 Willie McCovey becomes the 12th to hit 500 HRs
1979 Johnny Rotten & Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury
1981 China's Communist Party condemns the late Mao Tse-tung's policy
1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification
1982 Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale
1982 NJ NHL franchise officially named the Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans
1984 Longest pro football game, LA Express beats Mich Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lats 93 minutes 33 seconds
1985 39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut
1985 LA Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 HRs in June
1986 Georgia sodomy law upheld by Supreme Court (5-4)
1987 Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in the high jump
1988 Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason
1989 Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to the UK
1989 Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl
1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile & Guam
1989 NY State Legislature passes Staten Island seccession bill
1994 The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the national championship and banned her for life because of the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
1995 In a stunning Kremlin purge, Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired three top security ministers for the botched handling of a bloody hostage-taking by Chechen rebels in southern Russia.
1999 On the day the independent counsel law expired, Kenneth Starr wrapped up the Whitewater phase of his investigation as presidential friend Webster Hubbell pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor.
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Guatemala : Revolution Day (1871)
Lybia : Troop Withdrawl Day
Mongolia : Constitution Day
Rwanda & Burundi : Independence Day (1962)
Surinam : Lebaran, official holiday
Za‹re : Independence Day (1960)
Iowa : Independence Sunday (1776) - - - - - ( Sunday )
National Adopt-a-Cat Month
Religious Observances
RC : Commemoration of St Paul
RC : Memorial of the 1st Martyrs of the See of Rome (opt)
Religious History
1629 The settlers of Salem, Mass. appointed Samuel Skelton as their pastor, by ballot. Their church covenant, afterward composed by Skelton, established Salem as the first non-separating congregational Puritan Church in New England.
1780 Benjamin Randall organized a fellowship of churches known as Free Will Baptists in New Hampshire. It became one of the early branches of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, which was formed in 1935.
1909 In Rome, the Catholic Pontifical Biblical Commission issued a decree interpreting the first 11 chapters of Genesis as history, not myth.
1973 In Korea, the Far Eastern Broadcasting Co. began transmitting the Gospel from HLAZ, its first radio station in this country. FBEC is active today through radio missions outreach, and focuses its work among the islands of Eastern Asia and the Pacific.
1974 Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr., and a church deacon were slain by a crazed gunman in Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her son, the assassinated civil rights leader, once preached.
Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Thought for the day :
"The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard"
23
posted on
06/30/2003 7:12:30 AM PDT
by
Valin
(Humor is just another defense against the universe.)
To: SAMWolf
Thank you SAM. See you later today.
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
Bars of gold?
They confiscated bars of gold?!
And teh left DARES deny any link to Saddam and the current 'uprising' OR any terror links in Iraq.
Did you see the BS article about the UN's council on terror finding "No credible link" between Iraq and Al-Qeada?
25
posted on
06/30/2003 8:07:36 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: snippy_about_it
Good Morning Everybody.
Coffee & Donuts J
26
posted on
06/30/2003 8:08:12 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(~~~ http://www.ourgangnet.net ~~~~~)
To: Darksheare
Morning Darksheare. I saw the article.
I hope we use all the money and gold we are finding to pay for our work over there.
To: Fiddlstix
Good morning Fiddlstix.
To: *all
Good morning everyone!
Since last week I brought you, as Sam called it, "one ugly bomber" (tu-95 bear), I thought I'd bring you "the USA version". LOL
|
Air Power
Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"
 |
The B-36, an intercontinental bomber, was designed during World War II. The Army Air Force had contracted with a predecessor of Convair, Vultee Aircraft, for the B-36 Peacemaker in 1941. At that time the Army realized that Europe might be lost as a staging ground for combat, and that an aircraft capable of flying a round trip from American continental bases, with aerial refueling, was needed. As Convair developed the very heavy bomber in the immediate post-World War II years, designing the aircraft to carry nuclear payloads and to make the transition from a propeller- to a jet-engine plane, the B-36 was still highly experimental in its primary mission. SAC set out in 1947 to plan for the next generation of bomber, the B-36. The B-29, and its updated version the B-50, was considered a “very heavy bomber,” while the upcoming Convair B-36 was typed during its debut as a “very, very heavy bomber.”
The B-36 first flew on August 8, 1946, and, on June 26, 1948 the Strategic Air Command received its first B-36 for operational use. Three operational heavy bombardment wings of B-36s available at the close of 1949. Eleven wings of B-29s and B-50s still constituted the majority of SAC aircraft—from this point forward reclassed as medium, rather than heavy, bombers. Just before the turn of 1951, supported by the mobilization for the Korean War after June 1950, SAC had 38 B-36s deployed to its bases. Due to early problems the B-36 units were not fully operational until 1951.
With progressive evolution of the bomb itself, especially from the early atomic bombs of the late 1940s to the thermonuclear devices with sealed detonator pits (“wooden” bombs with an indefinite shelf life) of the middle 1950s, even the jet-modified B-36—with its 10 engines—could only carry a single bomb. The Mark 17 (Mk 17), a thermonuclear bomb of mid-decade, weighed more than 41,000 pounds. The complimentary tanker for the B-36 was the KC-97, a slow propeller-engine aircraft with a range of only 4,300 miles, also derived from the B-29. The B-36/KC-97 pair necessitated runway extensions to a minimum of 10,000 feet, with 40 inches of subsurface construction.
The B-36 required airfield pavements that would need to be capable of supporting gross loads of 300,000 pounds—more than twice the load of the B-29. Post-war plans for the first American superairport were for Idlewild in New York, where engineers envisioned 10,000-foot runways (about double the runway length of World War II) able to handle loads up to 250,000 pounds. General Arnold of the AAF inquired as to where the B-36 might land in the U.S. once it was in the military inventory. Engineers told him that the very heavy bomber would break through any airfield pavement in the country. Estimated costs for upgrading a single airfield for the B-36 were about seven million dollars.
Driven by six engines, it had a 3,740-nm combat radius with a 10,000-pound payload, or a 1,757-nm radius with a maximum bomb load of 86,000 pounds. The B-36 cost $3.6 million each. Unwieldy planes with a wingspan of 230 feet, a length of just over 162 feet, and a height of nearly 49 feet, the B-36 had an official range of 10,000 miles. Actual range for the bomber was 6,800 to 8,175 miles, with aerial refueling required. When loaded, the B-36 burned fuel at an exorbitant rate.
While the Cold War was gearing up during the 1948-1953 years, SAC had B-36s (as of late 1948) and B-47s (as of late 1951) in its inventory. The B-36 could carry the atomic bomb and the very large, first generation TN weapon; the B-47 could not. After the middle 1950s, large yield TN devices compatible with the B-47 were developed. Before 1954, SAC B-36s were required to fly to one of the main nuclear weapons storage Q Areas from their home base to receive their bombs, then proceeding on either a hypothetical strike mission or deploying to a forward base—such as those in French Morocco—from which they were posed to launch a strike mission.
This first method of coordinating the bombers with the bombs was cumbersome and slow, and meant that SAC could not penetrate the Soviet early warning radar net in a mass strike in under 36 hours. Not until 1954 did several bases with operational special weapons storage sites (alert Q Areas) began receiving atomic bombs. And not until 1956 were atomic bombs in place at all five of the alert Q Areas neighboring Ellsworth, Fairchild, Loring, Travis, and Westover Air Force Bases. It was no coincidence that these five bases also each had large percentages of the total B-36 SAC inventory.
The last B-36 was built in August 1954, for a total production of 388 aircraft. The B-36 force was modernized with the advent of the long range B-52. In 1958-59, the B-36 was replaced by the more modern B-52. On 29 June 1955 the first B-52 was delivered to SAC. At that time there were 340 of the B-36s assigned. When the last B-36 was retired in 1959, for a service life of 8 years, there were almost 500 B-52 aircraft in the US bomber fleet. On 12 February 1959 USAF officials grounded the last operational B-36 bomber at Amon Carter field, Ft. Worth, Texas. During the years it was in service, the airplane was one of America's major deterrents to aggression by a potential enemy. The fact that the B-36 was never used in combat was indicative of its value in "keeping the peace."
Specifications:
Primary Function: Bomber
Contractor: Convair
Crew: 15
Unit Cost: $3,701,000
Powerplant: Six Pratt & Whitney B 4360s of 3,800 horsepower and four General Electric J47s of 5,200 pounds thrust each
Dimensions:
Length: 162 ft 1 in (49.4 m)
Wingspan: 230 ft (70.1 m)
Height: 46 ft 9 in (14.04 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 410,000 lb (186,000 kg)
Performance:
Speed: 435 mph (700 km/h)
Ceiling: 45,700 ft (13,700 m)
Range: 10,000 miles (16,100 km)
Armaments:
Sixteen M24 20mm cannon in eight nose, tail and fuselage turrets,
86,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear bombs
Note the B-29 parked next to it!.............................................................................That's a B-24 flying underneath!
A line of the "Big boys" a B-36, B-52 and a B-47
All photos Copyright of:
Air & Space.com
GlobalAircraft.org
Global Security.org
29
posted on
06/30/2003 8:14:00 AM PDT
by
Johnny Gage
(Why do we sing "Take me out to the Ballgame" ... When we're already there?)
To: snippy_about_it
Good Morning Snippy J
30
posted on
06/30/2003 8:50:19 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(~~~ http://www.ourgangnet.net ~~~~~)
To: Johnny Gage
Oh my Johnny, that isn't very pretty. lol.
To: snippy_about_it
It's insane that the UN still thinks they are credible, let alone believable.
And they said the part about no links with a straight face too.
Un-f-believable.
We need to raze that eyesore of a building here in New York and make the spot into something more useful.
32
posted on
06/30/2003 9:14:12 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: Darksheare
I'm in agreement with you. We don't need them and I wish they would leave.
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
During Operation Desert Scorpion which lasted from June 15 to June 29, the 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division conducted multiple raids resulting in 1,330 individuals being detained. Confiscated weapons include 497 AK-47s, 235 hand grenades, 124 rocket-propelled grenades, 22 machine guns, 130 pistols and 100 rifles and 8,122 rounds of ammunition. The division also confiscated $9,463,000 in U.S. dollars, 1,557,000,000 in Iraqi Dinars, 1,071 bars of gold and 52 vehicles. Forgive me if someone already caught this, I haven't read below the opening yet, but boy this just really frosts my biscuits! Why am I not surprised that the national media (print and broadcast) has ignored this facet of this story? All we hear about, if we hear anything, is how dastardly our boys are for raiding the poor Iraqis and confiscating their AK-47 rifles (when did they lose the 'assault' adjective?) and bothering their women and children.
Whew! I think I feel better, now.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest...now, off to send a letter to my editor!
34
posted on
06/30/2003 9:20:59 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
(The Right Person, in the Right place, at the Right time...)
To: HiJinx
Good morning Jinxy. Darksheare caught the gold bars part and ranted a bit himself. All this is very frustrating.
I'm glad we could help you rant some. Go get 'em!
I gave up on the media long ago.
Good to see you.
To: snippy_about_it
That building'd property could be put to better use.
Like office space lost after 9/11, and not replaced by the plans for the new WTC.
Wish there was something we could do to declare them all persona non grata and boot their slimy hides out of the US.
36
posted on
06/30/2003 9:37:27 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: Darksheare
Wish there was something we could do to declare them all persona non grata and boot their slimy hides out of the US. Well said!
To: snippy_about_it
Maybe.
But I'm not much of a leader type, so even though I may say some rather prescient things at times, I'm no Joan of Arc personality.
38
posted on
06/30/2003 9:53:24 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: Darksheare
I'm no Joan of Arc personality.lol. I don't know, I bet you could be if called upon. ;)
To: snippy_about_it
I'm not so sure myself.
I always was good at picking out leadership material in others.
Besides, it's one thing to 'lead' a group of four into the brush to look for the neighbors.
To lead a movement to declare the UN PNG?
That would need alot of personality and a modicum of charisma.
I have neither. ,*-) clunk! *Chuckle*
40
posted on
06/30/2003 10:12:19 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: Darksheare
No I know that's not true!
To: snippy_about_it
42
posted on
06/30/2003 10:17:15 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(His snoring made it no bed of dozes for his wife.)
To: snippy_about_it
Which isn't true?
Honest, I have no personality.
That's what made me so good at advance party.
I had whatever personality that was needed for the job, charisma optional.
*chuckle*
43
posted on
06/30/2003 10:18:17 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: SAMWolf
Thanks for the link SAM, he says it well. I'm in complete agreement too.
To: Darksheare
*Which isn't true?*
Neither.
To: snippy_about_it
OKers.
46
posted on
06/30/2003 10:24:31 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
To: snippy_about_it
Hi guys...I know I lurk here more often than post, but I am wondering if those of you who are and were in the Military can take a look at todays post on my blog and see if you agree or disagree with what the person I talk about says.
He thinks he can shut me up about Marxism by telling me he is in the military.
THE BRAZOS DE DIOS CANTINA
47
posted on
06/30/2003 10:26:28 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
(He thinks I need keeping in order.)
To: Alkhin
Thank you Alkhin, some people aren't worth the time to argue with. Looks like you tried.
To: Pippin
Good Morning Pippin. Long time no see. How you been?
49
posted on
06/30/2003 10:34:40 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(His snoring made it no bed of dozes for his wife.)
To: beachn4fun
Hi Beachn4fun. 85 degrees, sounds like a good day to be at the beach.
50
posted on
06/30/2003 10:36:34 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(His snoring made it no bed of dozes for his wife.)
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