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Liberation of Nikolaev: what 55 Russian Marines can do In March 1944, 55 Marines under the command of senior Lieutenant Konstantin Olshansky for the sake of the liberation of Nikolaev engaged 700 fascists, causing enemy fire on themselves. And they won.

Diversion In March 1944, the troops of the 3rd Ukrainian front as a result of the Bereznegovato-Snigirev operation came close to Mykolaiv.

Having received the task of liberating the city, the commander of the 28th army, Lieutenant General Alexey Grechkin, ordered the landing of Marines in the port of Mykolaiv.

His task was to divert the enemy's forces from the front.

To do this, the Marines had to engage superior enemy forces, destabilize the deep-echeloned German defenses, and prevent the destruction of port buildings and structures.

The task was assigned to the 384th Separate marine battalion, which was part of the Odessa naval base. The landing party of 55 volunteers was led by senior Lieutenant Konstantin Olshansky.

Konstantin Olshansky Olshansky's choice was not accidental. He was drafted into the Navy in 1936, when he was 21 years old. The sailor graduated from the electrical and mechanical school of the black sea fleet marine training unit in Sevastopol, then taught there. In 1941-passed the accelerated courses of second lieutenants.

Fought at Sevastopol, defended the town.

After receiving news of the death of almost the entire family in the occupied territory, Olshansky was transferred to a marine battalion.

Even before Nikolaev, he had experience of amphibious operations. When storming Taganrog in August 1943, Olshansky was chief of staff of the landing party, a month later he led the first wave of landings during the liberation of Mariupol. For this operation, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Pontoons and boats On March 23, 1944, the marine battalion was withdrawn from the front line and moved to the near rear to prepare for landing in the port of Mykolaiv. The Marines had to pass almost 15 kilometers along the southern bug river on watercraft. The last leg of the journey had to be made along the coast. In any case, it was impossible to let the enemy discover themselves, which was not easy — half of the waterway ran along the banks occupied by the enemy.

In the evening of March 24, Konstantin Olshansky led 170 soldiers, who made up the first assault squad, to the pier of the village of Bogoyavlensk.

Here the sailors had to wait for boats to land, but there were heavy and almost unmanageable bridge pontoons near the shore.

Olshansky could not disobey the order and gave the command to load. Not ten meters from the shore, the first pontoon capsized. The others also toppled over. It became clear that the start of the operation would have to be postponed.

The next day, the sappers of the 28th army drove 7 fragile fishing boats to Bogoyavlensk, which the local residents managed to hide from the retreating and destroying everything in their path of the fascists.

Only two boats were seaworthy. The rest of the sailors had to quickly caulk. The sailors could not ask for help from the locals: they had to keep the operation secret. Only 14 sappers, led by a Sergeant, helped the Marines. They were supposed to deliver the first batch of troops and return for the second.

There is no way back In the evening of the same day, the boats with 55 sailors set off. The boats could barely hold their cargo. We even had to reduce the supply of ammunition. When the boats left, the sailors faced another problem-the waves. One of the boats had sunk, and two more were leaking.

By this time, no more than two kilometers out of fifteen had been covered.

Konstantin Olshansky made a decision. After Seating the sailors in six boats, he sent back the soldiers in the other, who, according to the original plan, would return for the next batch of troops. There was no turning back. There was no need to expect reinforcements now. After midnight, the battalion headquarters received the first short radio message and made a concise entry in the combat log: "Sword". Disembarked at 00 h. 00 min. Getting started on the task."

Once in position, the sailors removed the sentries and took up a circular defense in the area of the Elevator, equipped firing points.

Fights at the Elevator The first fire contact with the enemy occurred in the early morning of March 26. At first, the Germans did not attach serious importance to the battle group: they went without reconnaissance in a frontal attack, believing that a small group of underground workers was operating near the Elevator. Only when the losses among the Germans began to be counted in the tens, they realized that not everything is so simple.

But they could not imagine that they were facing only one company armed with small arms and threw three battalions of infantry into the attack with the support of artillery, mortars, and tanks.

By the evening of March 26, half the Marines had fallen in an unequal battle.

Konstantin Olshansky on the radio called the fire on himself, corrected the gunners: "Sword". The enemy attacks continuously. The situation is difficult. Please fire at me. Give it quickly."

Then the 28th army's artillery began working in the area of the Elevator. Communication with Olshansky was interrupted. Il-2 stormtroopers sent for aerial reconnaissance reported that the Elevator was still fighting. On the Germans attacking the ruins of the building, the pilots fired rockets and shot all the ammunition of aviation guns. .

By the morning of March 27, only 15 sailors were left alive. Olshansky died.

All the officers were killed. The Germans started to use flamethrowers. Marine Valentin Khodyrev, who already had one arm torn off in the battle, met a Wehrmacht tank "in Sevastopol", with a bunch of hand grenades, he blew up the "Panzer" together with himself.

On the morning of March 28, a handful of Marines repulsed the eighteenth attack. At this time, parts of the red Army broke into Nikolaev. From the North — parts of the 6th army, from the East-the 5th shock, from the South-the 28th army and the 2nd mechanized corps.

A group of scouts arrived at the port and saw the wrecked German equipment and hundreds of bodies of fascists, which were littered with approaches to the Smoking port buildings. From the basement of what used to be called the office, the scouts carried ten wounded and shell-shocked paratroopers in their arms…

Nikolaev was released. 47 of the 55 Marines were killed, but the combat mission was completed.

They took fire and destroyed about 700 Germans.

On April 20, 1945, a Decree was signed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, according to which all 55 Marines — alive and fallen — were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. A unique case in the history of the great Patriotic war.

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COMMEMORATIVE MESSAGE TO THE HBO WAR FANDOM IN HONOR OF THE 74TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN EUROPE AND THE 108TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAVAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ladies and gentlemen, to all the people of the United States of America and Canada and of the other combatant countries which formed the victorious Allies of the Second World War, to all our living veterans of the Second World War of 1939-1945 and of all conflicts past and present and their families, to our veterans, active servicemen and women and reservists of the entire United States Armed Forces and the Canadian Armed Forces, to all the immediate families, relatives, children and grandchildren of the deceased veterans, fallen service personnel and wounded personnel of our military services and civil uniformed security and civil defense services, to all our workers, farmers and intellectuals, to our youth and personnel serving in youth uniformed organizations, youth interest and hobby groups, youth sports and cadet organizations and all our athletes, coaches, judges, sports trainers and sports officials, and to all our sports fans, to all our workers of culture, music, traditional arts and the theatrical arts, radio, television, digital media and social media, cinema, heavy and light industry, business and the press, and to all our people of the free world:

To all of you, our greetings of goodwill and peace as we mark as one people the 74th year anniversary of the victorious conclusion of the Second World War in Europe and Northern Africa and the 108th anniversary of the beginning of naval aviation in the United States of America, a day of remembrance and celebration for millions of people all over the world.

On this day above all we remember the 74th year anniversary of the conclusion of a long war that devastated much of Western Europe and northern parts of Africa, led to a greater loss of lives and properties and led to the overthrow of the fascist governments of Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy and the total defeat of the Axis Powers, who 80 years ago began this war, in the hands of the victorious Allied Powers in this particular moment in the history of humanity, as well as the 108th year of the beginning of American naval aviation in the western city of San Diego.

Today we mark the 74th year since the signing of the documents of surrender on May 8, 1945 between the armed forces of the vanquished Germany and its Third Reich and the victorious Allied Nations in the German capital of Berlin, which had been ruined by more than weeks of Soviet attacks on the city, ending 5 years, 8 months and 8 days of a war that forever changed the whole of Europe starting from September 1, 1939, at the cost of so many lives and properties (the war actually began in China in 1937 due to the Japanese invasion of the rest of the country sans Manchuria, which was a Japanese imperial territory administered from 1931 under local leadership, and the conflict in the Pacific which officially commenced in 1941 would only end in 3 and a half months later), the day that 74 years on thus marked as the official day of the conclusion of a long war that changed so many lives, cost the deaths and injuries of millions of people, the destruction of infrastructure, industries and agricultural lands and forever altered the landscape of Europe and North Africa with the historic event of the official signing of the act of the total capitulation of the entire German nation and her armed forces before the victorious Allied Powers in Berlin, which thus ended all hostilities and officially gave the victory to the Allied Powers against the forces of Nazi Germany, the Italian Social Republic and their allies and supporters, officially concluding a war that would forever change the face of the planet and the long history of the human race, and a war in which millions of men and women in the armed and security services, the economy, arts, culture and education formed part of what is considered the greatest generation of heroes as their actions and sacrifices helped save the world from the threat of international fascism and totalitarianism, even as war would be raging in the Asia-Pacific for a few more months. It was on the very night on this day that the peoples of the world rejoiced in the end of one of the longest conflicts ever experienced by man, saw the changing face of warfare and of the common soldier, Marine, sailor, airman and coast guardsman, as he faced some of the toughest battles on land, air and sea, in every battlefield imaginable in Western, Central and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa, as well as in the waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Arctic, fighting alongside partisans and secret agents behind enemy lines and supported by supplies and equipment made by hardworking men and women at home.

On that very night millions celebrated the historic victory that had come at the cost of millions of lives against the forces of evil idelogies that threatened the way of life for millions of people in the world beginning in the summer of 1923. We cannot ever forget the fact that the victory we celebrate today was made possible by these millions of men and women of the Allied countries and their armed forces and security services, whose sacrifices on the battlefield, assisted by the actions at home by our civilian workforce, helped ensure the success of the war and the goal of the victory over the Axis Powers first in Europe and Northern Africa and later on in the Asia-Pacific. We cannot forget too that their victory was for the sake of the millions who perished in the hands of the enemy in prisons and concentration camps as well as in every theater of the war. Without a doubt, today is a day in which we all remember with great joy and respect the sacrifices of these men and women in the battlefields and in the home front, and all the hardwork, bravery and courage they have shown to give us this legacy of the great victory in which we celebrate today against the Axis Powers, their governments, armed forces and their supporters. Today’s anniversary thus is one we remember with great respect to those grandfathers of ours who with their lives gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we cherish today.

Just as a joint Soviet-Czechoslovak force with assistance by several personnel of the United States Army and local partisan organizations was repulsing the final signs of Axis resistance in the Czechoslovak capital of Prague, on the late night hours of this day 74 years ago, just before midnight, and on the midnight hours of May 9 the same day in parts of the Soviet Union and the Asia-Pacific, the news of the official signing of the documents of the surrender of the German nation, government, armed forces and people to the victorious Allied nations, as agreed upon in the earlier Allied leaders’ conferences in Tehran, Yalta and Postdam, which took effect upon the conclusion of this act and was signed by representatives of the Allied and German armed services in Berlin that very night shocked the world with the clear message that the years of suffering of the peoples of Europe and Northern Africa were finally over, thanks to the efforts of the millions of men and women of the armed forces of the victorious Allies, Allied partisans and guerillas and the men who served in the intelligence services, now only living today in the thousands out of the millions who risked their lives to see this day come. Today our thoughts go to them and their families, as well as of those who have gone ahead of us who had survived the war and whose legacy lives on not just in their families but in every man and women who serve today. To them, today and always we say our thanks for all they have done in their role in the great victory holiday we celebrate today and for generations to come, and pledge to forever inherit their immortal legacy of service for their country and people.

While Victory Day falls tomorrow for those in the former countries of the Soviet Union (except for the 3 Baltic countries) and in Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania, as well as in the Channel Islands, most countries of the European Union, USA and Canada celebrate the holiday today with much joy, commemoration, remembrance and gratitude to these men and women who through their service and most of all by their sacrifice against evil enemies, brought forth the victory in which we honor today. Out of respect and gratitude for the liberty they fought so hard during those 5 years, 8 months and 7 days of global conflict, and in memory of those who perished during the conflict as well as of those veterans who survived the war and have been deceased in recent years, even as the rising of radical and evil ideologies in recent years have begun to fade the memories of the victory millions fought for with their lives, once more we give our greatest gratitude to the already mentioned greatest generation, that is to say, to the millions of our military, paramilitary and civil uniformed personnel of the Allied combatant nations who served during the 5-year long world war, and the hundreds of thousands who still remain living, as well as our home front veterans of the conflict, and athletes who played their sports in the midst of the war, as well as athletes and coaches who served in the uniform of the armed forces, and most of all, the millions who perished in service for their countries for the defense of our freedoms against the forces of the Axis Powers in the battlefields, concentration camps, in the cities and towns, and in any terrain, honored forever in works of art and forms of media, in monuments and documents, and most of all in the memories of the generations of today and tomorrow, including the servicemen from Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, XVII Airborne Corps, United States Army, dubbed today as the “Band of Brothers” after the book about them by the late Stephen Ambrose, the vanguard unit of the airborne forces of the United States Army in the campaigns in Normandy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Southern Germany, and in the 2014 film “Fury” by director David Ayer recalling the bravery of Allied tank crews in the final months of this war, including those under the 2nd Armored Division, and the recent Canadian TV drama X Company about the important role played by Allied intelligence and counter-espionage units and personnel – all of these units among the hundreds of units made up of the millions who served in the armed forces, security services and intelligence agencies of all the Allied countries whose role in the great victory we honor today will never be forgotten for years to come as the cause of our eternal remembrance for the role they played in the liberation of Europe and Northern Africa from the might of the Axis Powers!

In these changing times in our history, even as we experience the changes in our world and the renewed threats of the ideologies that started this war in 1939, we remember the fewer remaining living veterans of the Second World War – our greatest generation of heroes of the armed forces, civil uniformed organizations, resistance organizations and of the home front of the Allied countries. Today, we the people of the free world must do all we can to ensure that this victory and all the Allied actions of the Second World War will be honored and remembered by all of us, especially our future generations, for the memory of this the greatest generation who fought this war from the beginning towards its victorious end in May and September 1945 in all its theaters and in the home front for the sake of one goal: to defend not just our liberty and freedom, but also the future of our world and of all of humanity must be renewed, sustained and most of all be given to our future generations and most of all to our children and youth, who must continue celebrating this great holiday with deep respect, reverence, and everlasting gratitude for the efforts made by these men and women for the sake of the freedoms we enjoy today. To them who are the reason we celebrate this great holiday, we promise that we must never let the ideologies of this war break even into our modern world of today, that our children and youth know of the reasons why they had to even risk losing lives for the sake of this great victory over the Axis Powers, to do our best to live in the spirit of the generation of the victorious, to honor the memories of the millions who perished for our liberties, to fight inspired by their spirit and legacy the problems faced by today’s generation, and to build a world that is peaceful, prosperous, clean, progressive and developed with a shared vision for a better and brighter tomorrow for all the peoples of the world regardless of their differences. This is the very promise in which we therefore uphold to these veterans, living and deceased, and to the millions who perished during this long war, for it is because of them that we today living in the spirit of democracy, freedom and independence against external and internal aggression and violence we will forever recall the eternal memory in which these men and women have left to the world.

Today, together with all the people of the United States of America, we mark as one people the 108th year anniversary of the beginning of naval aviation in the United States of America in the great city of San Diego in the state California, long connected to the heritage and history of her armed forces. Within almost a decade since that first flight in the sands of North Carolina, and with the United States Army preparing for the formation of a full military aviation branch, the humble beginnings of this important service arm of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard began in the fall of 1910 under the leadership of no less by the “father of United States naval aviation”, Commander George Washington Chambers, when the first test flights were staged, and the test flights conducted later in San Diego in January 1911 by Glenn Curtiss’ firm which prepared the way for the opening of the service’s own naval air training facility in this great city, the fruits of this great effort led up to this historic day 108 years past when the two planned training biplanes to be manufactured for the Navy where officially ordered by this service from the Curtis firm, therefore officially starting the long history of naval aviation in this country. For over 108 years, United States naval, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviators and flight crews have glorified the august name of the United States and her people in the defense of the homeland in both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, alongside other actions called by the government and the Armed Forces of the United States, as well as in disaster relief operations at home and at aboard, and have seen action in the recent campaigns against the Islamic State in Yemen, Iraq and Syria.

Today, as we mark yet another milestone in the long history of American naval aviation, while remembering all our men and women naval aviators, Marine aviators and Coast Guard aviators who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country and people, as well as all our veteran naval aviators, our thoughts also go to those serving today as naval aviators, flight officers and aircrews in the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard, in all our naval air stations within the mainland United States and overseas territories, thanking them for their determination and resolve to contribute to the defense of the terrestrial, maritime and air territory of the United States, protect the independence and territorial integrity of the country as well as the freedom and independence of all the peoples of the world and also provide needed assistance to victims of natural and man-made calamities at home and abroad. These Top Guns are the men and women who are the wings of our country’s naval service, the protectors of the skies above our seas and the men and women who serve as the guardians of our seas and coasts, chosen and fit enough to be up there with the best of the best, maintaining the traditions of naval aviators of the past and honoring the memory of those who perished in the defense of the homeland. Today, as its aircraft continue to fly over the seas of whole country, the thousands of men and women of the aviation branches of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard continue their duty to the country and people and to millions all over the globe, determined more than ever to help defend and protect the United States and her people in times of war and peace.

Today, also in keeping with the Jewish calendar and in connection to the great anniversaries we honor today we join all Israel and all Jews worldwide in the observance of Jewish Memorial Day, honoring the millions of Jews who perished during the Holocaust and as partisans and guerillas during the Second World War, as well as those who perished for the defense of the homeland as servicemen and women of the Israel Defence Forces and the security and civil protection services of the state over the years since the foundation of Israel in 1948.

Ladies and gentlemen, people of the United States and Canada and the free world, on behalf of a grateful people, today, with great joy and happiness in our hearts we mark both the 74th year anniversary of the great victory won in Europe by the Allied Powers against the fascist Axis Powers, especially against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, and the 108th anniversary of naval aviation in the United States of America!

Today, with great respect and profound gratitude to Divine Providence we once again commemorate these great events in our countries’ history, as we bow down our heads in remembrance of the millions who perished during these years of war, civilians and soldiers alike, whose immortal sacrifices to the altar of freedom and independence inspired our millions of servicemen and women in the road to the victory we celebrate today and who still are models of inspiration to all the servicemen and women of the Canadian and United States Armed Forces and their public security services. It is without a doubt that the spirit of the great victory of 1945 lives on in the generations of today, especially the men and women of the uniformed services, and to our younger generations we must always never forget that as the future of the world it is you all that the generations of today entrust the task of forever inheriting the traditions of victory by those who came before you.

Thus, as we today mark these great anniversaries of our history, once again we send our greetings to all our remaining living Allied war veterans of the war in Europe, to all the hundreds of thousands of the active, reserve and retired servicemen and women of the uniformed military, public security and civil defense services of all the combatant Allied countries, and all active and reserve personnel , military families and veterans of United States naval aviation on this great holiday, sending to all our best wishes of a happy and long life and of peace, sending our prayers to Divine Providnce for your health and well being and for the eternal remembrance of the fallen of this great war. We send our greetings and warmest thanks to all of you on this very day that we celebrate both the Victory in Europe and the official birthday of United States naval aviation. Today, we are proud to honor and to thank all who served in the Second World War as part of the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations of the Allied Powers, as well as to all the naval aviators, flight officers and aircrews, active and reserve, their families, and our aviation veterans of the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Coast Guard in this double holiday anniversary that we celebrate with joy and gladness. For it is for their determination and courage to win the freedom we enjoy today and for always being prepared at all time to defend it at all costs, especially at the risk of losing their lives for the sake of the future generations of humankind!

Today, as we mark these great days in our history, may we never regret to recall the heroic deeds of our predecessors who fought in this war and of all our past naval aviators who flew throughout all these years for the sake of the freedom and independence not just of the United States of America and Canada, but the independence and sovereignty of all of the free world. May we as one people never tire of honoring the memory of our heroic forebears and always work hard to be worthy of their sacrifices, most of all, for the sake of our present and for the future of our world. And as we move towards tomorrow, we, the generations born after this great war, will do our best to build a world that will surely be of peace, prosperity and progress, with its nature and history preserved and our future generations ready to live in the spirit and shadow of these great heroes of the war years, who perished for the sake of the world of our future!

And in conclusion, may we who honor the millions who died during this war and the memory of the millions of Allied soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, policemen, firefighters and home front workers who perished for our generation and for our children may have the courage to continue to honor their service and the role they played in the victory in which we honor and celebrate today and in the 108 years since the start of naval aviation in the United States, and may we who will keep these sacred and memorable days with respect and reverence especially for those who went before us and always be ready to stand worthy of our great heroes of the past, and to help win a world for our tomorrow that is peaceful, prosperous, clean and with a bright future for our children – a world that is worth defending and worth fighting for!

And as the men of Easy will always say: WE STAND ALONE TOGETHER!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE FALLEN AND THE HEROES AND VETERANS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE FROM 1939-1945!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR WORLD AGAINST FASCISM, NAZISM AND IMPERIALISM IN THE FIELDS OF BATTLE, THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS, AND IN THE HOME FRONT!

LONG LIVE THE VICTORIOUS ALLIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE, THE MEDITERRANEAN, THE ATLANTIC AND IN NORTHERN AFRICA!

LONG LIVE THE EVER-VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE FREE WORLD AND ALL OUR SERVING ACTIVE AND RESERVE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND VETERANS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF ALL THE COMBATANT ALLIED COUNTRIES THAT HELPED WIN THIS GREAT WAR AGAINST FASCISM AND NAZISM, AS WELL AS ALL OUR ACTIVE AND RESERVE SERVICE PERSONNEL, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND VETERANS OF THE POLICE, FIREFIGHTING, FORESTRY, BORDER CONTROL, CUSTOMS AND RESCUE SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE HEROES, FALLEN AND VETERANS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION AND TO THE GLORIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS IT MADE TO THE NATION IT HAS ALWAYS SWORN TO DEFEND!

LONG LIVE THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND VETERANS OF THE NAVAL AVIATION SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD!

LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE AND NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE GREAT VICTORY OVER THE FORCES OF FASCISM!

LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS 108TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF NAVAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA AND HER UNIFORMED SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA, DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND GUARANTEE OF A FUTURE WORTHY OF OUR GENERATIONS TO COME!

And to the entire HBO War Fandom, especially the fans of Band of Brothers, who will celebrate for all time this day of victory over Nazi Germany:

LONG LIVE EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AND NOW 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT), XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY… THE “BAND OF BROTHERS”!

CURRAHEE! AIR ASSAULT! ARMY STRONG!

A HAPPY VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY AND HAPPY 108TH BIRTHDAY TO NAVAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

HOOOAH! HOOYAH!

2355h, May 8, 2019, the 243rd year of the United States of America, the 244th year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 125th of the International Olympic Committee, the 123rd of the Olympic Games, the 101st since the conclusion of the First World War, the 80th of the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, the 78th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 73rd since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 72nd of the United States Armed Forces and the 52nd of the modern Canadian Armed Forces.

Semper Fortis

JOHN EMMANUEL RAMOS-HENDERSON

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(Requiem for a Soldier) (Honor by Hans Zimmer)

(Slavsya from Mikhail Glinka’s A Life for the Tsar)

(Victory Day by Lev Leshenko)

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British and US helicopters operate together in the Swift Response 2022 Exercise

Diego Alves By Diego Alves 05/23/22 - 1:00 PM in Helicopters, Military

British and American helicopters have demonstrated their abilities by working together in the Swift Response Exercise. Aviation Task Force 1 of the Joint Helicopter Command (ATF-1), which commands the attack, reconnaissance and support helicopters in the British Army's global response force, is flying in support of the main multinational exercise in North Macedonia.

The British Army issued a press release:

“The Apache attack helicopters of the 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (AAC), 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team and the Chinook support helicopters of the 18 Squadron of the RAF are working alongside the Chinook and Blackhawk support helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade of the U.S. Army, known as the Wolfes Task Force In the exercise, mountains more than 2,000 m high and dusty soil create challenging flight conditions, while the ground team is working on the field at Advanced Weapons and Refueling Points (FARP), the military equivalent of a Formula 1 pit stop.

British and French paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower they can use during the demanding shooting training in the hills of North Macedonia.

A key activity was the shooting exercise with combined weapons. Protected by the Apaches, Chinooks and Blackhawks landed soldiers from the 2nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Regiment, with the Apaches providing fire support from their 30 mm cannons and Chinooks from their 7.62 mm miniguns and machine guns. ”

ATF-1 commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alex Harris, said:

“What we are delivering in Swift Response is incredibly challenging. We deploy helicopters and everything we need to operate them thousands of kilometers across Europe to establish an austere location, quickly build a relationship with another unit with different procedures and equipment, and now we are planning and carrying out complex airstrikes on missions together. Being able to do this is proof of the quality of our soldiers - their skills, physical and mental robustness - and they are taking the chance to go out and do their job."

U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters fly over during the NATO exercise 'Swift Response 22' at the Krivolak Army Training Camp. Photo by EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

American Warrant Officer Daniel Thompson, HH-60 Blackhawk pilot said:

"I've been flying with British doctors and our role is to evacuate the victims, both in the exercise scenario and if there is any real situation. Together with the British, we have attack helicopters, heavy cargo and medical evacuation that form a very powerful team, where each of us has brought different experiences. I first served with the British in Afghanistan in 2003 and we worked very well together. This training aims to further build trust between us, so that we can be ready to respond to any global contingencies."

The Swift Response Exercise is carried out with more than 3,000 soldiers from eight NATO countries in North Macedonia under the command of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, with about 2,000 British soldiers and aviators participating.

Tags: Boeing Ah-64E ApacheBoeing CH-47F ChinookSwift Response ExerciseNATO - North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationRoyal ArmySikorsky UH-60M Black HawkUS Army - U.S ARMY

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THE CHINOOK

The Chinook is an extremely capable and highly versatile support helicopter that can be operated from land bases or ships into a diverse range of environments, from the Arctic to the desert or jungle. The aircraft may be armed and is fitted with a suite of self-defence equipment allowing it to operate across the battlespace. Chinooks are primarily used for trooping, resupply and battlefield casualty evacuation (casevac).

With its triple-hook external load system, internal cargo winch, roller conveyor fit and large reserves of power, the aircraft can lift a wide variety of complex underslung or internal freight, including vehicles. It can carry up to 55 troops or up to approximately 10 tonnes of mixed cargo. Secondary roles include search and rescue (SAR), and supporting a wide variety of specialist tasks, including the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) commitment. A Chinook crew comprises two pilots and two crewmen, supplemented by specialists dependent upon mission requirements.

A Royal Air Force Chinook, from RAF Odiham, inserts troops from 40 Commando Royal Marines onto a mountain peak in the Mojave Desert during Exercise Black Alligator. Exercise Black Alligator has demonstrated UK Defence interoperability between RAF Chinook Crews, Army Air Corps Apaches and Royal Marine ground troops, whilst working in demanding, austere conditions in the Californian desert. All three forces worked out of Camp Wilson, at United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centre in Twenty Nine Palms. SAC Nicholas Egan is an RAF Photographer currently based at ACSSU Photo Operations, RAF Halton. After joining the RAF in 2011, he has previously served at Aldergrove Flying Station in Northern Ireland, and RAF Odiham before moving to his current post in February 2017.

CAPABILITY In addition to its traditional warfighting roles, the Chinook’s lifting capability is held at readiness under the MACA commitment to respond to emergencies in the UK; in recent years these have included resupplying snowbound farmers in Northern Ireland and moving tons of aggregate to help reconstruct flood defences damaged by winter storms. In August 2019, a Chinook was instrumental in securing a dam on the Toddbrook Reservoir after it became structurally unsound following heavy rain.

Pictured is a Challenger 2 MBT and Chinook Helicopter on the Salisbury Plain Training Area. Army Reservists from the Royal Wessex Yeomanry and regular soldiers from The Royal Tank Regiment and personnel from the RAF worked together to coordinate the delivery of their new Wolf Scout Land Rovers by air with the vehicles under-slung from the giant Chinook aircraft. For many it will be the first time that they will have worked with the RAF in this way. Like all of the training they do, it is about preparing them to do it for real whilst deployed on operations in support of the Regular Army.

A casualty is tended to onboard a MERT Chinook helicopter following an engagement with the enemy in Afghanistan. The Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) is made up of two teams based in ‘Main Operating Base Bastion’, they are responsible for extracting casualties from anywhere within Helmand Province. The MERT consists of a doctor, an emergency department nurse and two paramedics. In addition four Royal Air Force Regiment gunners provide armed protection when they land and leave the helicopter to collect the casualty

The current operational Chinook fleet comprises Mk 4, Mk 5, Mk 6 and Mk 6A aircraft, fitted with digital glass cockpits to a common standard. The Mk 6 was acquired as a UK-specific variant of the CH-47F and also introduced a Digital Automatic Flight Control System (DAFCS, pronounced “daffics”), greatly enhancing handling and safety, particularly when operating in recirculating dust or snow conditions. The Chinook HC.Mk 5 results from upgrade of the extended-range Mk 3, or “fat tank” aircraft, which carries double the fuel load of a standard Chinook. The earlier Mk 4 Chinooks are being further upgraded to Mk 6A standard with the addition of DAFCS; the final aircraft is expected to be completed early in 2021.

Chinooks land on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the newest aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy today (Friday 2nd February 2018) embarked two chinooks. The Chinooks which will be joined by Merlin helicopters later next week will take part in various flying serials as part of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s sea trials. On Friday 2nd February 2018, HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed from her home port in HMNB Portsmouth to continue her sea trials. On completion of her trials, she will take on US F35 B Lightning aircraft for trials later this year when she visits the United States.

The type will continue to play a key role in UK Defence activity, with the Chinook Sustainment Programme aiming to build on the platform’s success, recapitalising existing airframes and extending the capability out to 2040. In 2018, the US State Department approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of 16 extended range Chinooks to the UK, a deal which may yet see the RAF fleet expand or replace some of its earliest airframes.

Pictured are members of the Grenadier Guards armed with SA-80’s taking part in Exercise Noble Jump 17. A US Army Chinook takes off behind them. A joint Air Assault exercise with the American 1st Battalion, 3 Aviation Regiment, 12 Combat Aviation Brigade. The troops practised joint operations and interoperability. Exercise Noble Jump 17 is a logistical challenge that tests the ability of all the participants to deliver a fighting force to wherever it is needed. All movements were controlled by NATO’s Multi-National Division South East HQ, based in Bucharest. The VJTF is kept on short notice to move and is able to deploy a powerful well-trained force within days. This year, it is being led by the UK’s 20 Armoured Brigade. Overseeing the VJTF’s training at Cincu was a combination of Joint Force Command Naples, Multi-National division South East and the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.

US Army Loadmaster aboard a US Army Chinook helicopter during Exercise Noble Jump 17

BASED AT

RAF Odiham, RAF Benson

FLYING WITH

27 Squadron, 28 Squadron, 7 Squadron, Chinook Display Team Falcons

SPECIFICATIONS BOEING CHINOOK HC.MK 6: • Powerplant: two Honeywell T55-L-714A turboshaft engines, each rated at 4,168shp maximum continuous power • Length: 98ft 10½in (30.14m) • Height (rotors turning): 18ft 11in (5.77m) • Rotor diameter (each): 60ft (18.29m) • Maximum cruising speed: 160kt (296km/h) • Maximum density altitude: 15,000ft • Payload: up to 55 troops or around 22,000lb (10,000kg) of freight • Armament: two 7.62mm M134 Miniguns and one 7.62mm M60D machine gun

Chinook display team begins training at RAF Odiham

Parachute Regiment (4 Para) boarding a Chinook HC4 during Exercise Vortex Warrior in the USA

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Crestview Soldier Killed Serving in Afghanistan By Press Release | Posted: Thu 3:06 PM, Oct 02, 2014 | Updated: Thu 6:19 PM, Oct 02, 2014

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Tarrant Weathers was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th SFG (A) when he died as a result of a gunshot wound he sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan, Sept. 30, 2014.

"From the beginning of his time with 7th Group, Sgt. Weathers was the consummate teammate," said Col. Robert Kirila, Deputy Commander for the 7th SFG (A). "As a Special Forces medical sergeant, Weathers was critical to the wellbeing of his team and those he mentored. The group mourns the loss of such a great leader and we will support his family in every way possible."

Weathers, a native of Crestview, Fla., joined the Army in January 2003 and attended basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He then attended advanced individual training at Fort Eustis, Va., and graduated as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., and assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Weathers deployed twice with the 101st CAB, first to Iraq in 2005 as a crew chief and to Afghanistan in 2008 as a Flight Engineer.

Weathers volunteered for Special Forces in 2010, graduating as a Special Forces medical sergeant and earning his Green Beret. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion of the 7th SFG (A) in 2012 and then to the group's 2nd Battalion in 2014.

Weathers' awards and decorations include the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, the Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the NATO Medal.

Weathers was also the recipient of the Special Forces Tab, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Aviator Badge and the Parachutist Badge.

He is survived by his parents, Michael and Jere Weathers of Pollock, La., and a brother, Dusten and sister, Carrie.

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Jesus Christ😱😱👉"Another problem is that Arlington Memorial Bridge, which spans the Potomac River and connects Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, might not be able to hold the weight."

The closest Abrams tanks appeared to be a 350-mile drive away at the 150th Cavalry Regiment, a unit of the West Virginia National Guard in Bluefield, W.Va.

CLUELESS IDIOT🤣😂🤣 "Mr. Trump said that “brand-new Abrams tanks” and “brand-new Sherman tanks” would be on display on Thursday. The M1 Abrams tank was used during the Persian Gulf war of 1991 and is still currently in use by the military. The M4 Sherman was used by the United States during World War II and the Korean War, and is no longer in active service."

Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4

By Michael D. Shear, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and John Ismay | Published July 1, 2019 | New York Times | Posted July 1, 2019 |

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the Pentagon would put military tanks on display on Thursday in Washington as part of his plans to turn the annual Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital into a salute to the country’s military prowess.

The tanks will join an airborne display of the nation’s firepower, including a flight of Air Force One over Washington and a performance by the Navy’s Blue Angels jets. Mr. Trump, who is to speak at the celebration, has requested that the chiefs for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines stand next to him as aircraft from each of their services fly overhead and their respective hymns play on loudspeakers.

“It’ll be like no other — it’ll be special, and I hope a lot of people come,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We have some incredible equipment, military equipment, on display — brand-new. And we’re very proud of it.”

Mr. Trump’s Fourth of July homage to the military sets up a cultural clash between the Republican president and a mostly Democratic city that has for decades celebrated America’s independence with almost no public participation by presidents of either party. The City Council for the District of Columbia, which was not happy with Mr. Trump’s decision, posted on Twitterthat “we have said it before, and we’ll say it again: Tanks, but no tanks.”

The president’s decision also reflects the divide between Mr. Trump and the forces at his command. Top military officials have expressed deep concern about letting the armed forces be used by the president to advance a political agenda, and earlier resisted his efforts for a military parade on Veterans Day.

Pentagon officials have long been reluctant to parade tanks, missiles and other weapons through the nation’s capital like the authoritarian leaders of North Korea and China. They say the United States, which has the world’s most powerful military and spends more on defense than the seven next largest military spenders combined — China, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Russia, Britain and Germany — does not need to broadcast its strength.

But Mr. Trump believes that the inclusion of tanks and other weapons in the July 4 celebration, which was first reported by The Washington Post, would help to transform the capital city’s annual event into the kind of military celebration he has long wanted.

After watching the Bastille Day parade in 2017 in Paris, Mr. Trump said that “we may do something like that on July 4 in Washington down Pennsylvania Avenue.” He later raised the idea of a military parade on Veterans Day, but abandoned it in the face of public opposition from city officials, private dissent from the Pentagon and a price tag of more than $90 million.

It was not clear how much the use of the military would cost on July 4.

Mr. Trump said that “brand-new Abrams tanks” and “brand-new Sherman tanks” would be on display on Thursday. The M1 Abrams tank was used during the Persian Gulf war of 1991 and is still currently in use by the military. The M4 Sherman was used by the United States during World War II and the Korean War, and is no longer in active service.

“You’ve got to be pretty careful with the tanks because the roads have a tendency not to like to carry heavy tanks,” Mr. Trump said, acknowledging the damage that such heavy vehicles could do to Washington’s transportation network. “So we have to put them in certain areas.”

The president did not say where those areas would be.

Pentagon officials declined to comment on Monday as they wrestled with how to accommodate the president’s tank request only a few days before the event. Among the logistical concerns was how to transport tanks that weigh more than 60 tons into the popular downtown area where tourists gather to see the monuments. Moving and guarding the tanks would require staffing at a time when many troops are at home for the holiday.

Another problem is that Arlington Memorial Bridge, which spans the Potomac River and connects Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, might not be able to hold the weight.

It was also unclear on Monday where the tanks would come from.

The closest Abrams tanks appeared to be a 350-mile drive away at the 150th Cavalry Regiment, a unit of the West Virginia National Guard in Bluefield, W.Va. If the military wanted to use assets under federal control, it would most likely have to bring tanks from the Marines’ 2nd Tank Battalion at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

Either way, the tanks would have to be transported by rail or flatbed truck.

Mr. Trump is scheduled to deliver his Fourth of July speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, becoming the first president in decades to participate in the annual Independence Day event. Mr. Trump announced the speech via tweet in February.

“We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4,” he wrote. “It will be called ‘A Salute To America’ and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite President, me!”

Critics of the president say his involvement amounts to a partisan hijacking of the Fourth of July event for his own political purposes.

“He’s taking an American — a national — holiday and making it about himself. And that is fundamentally wrong,” said Representative Gerald E. Connolly, Democrat of Virginia, whose constituents live a short drive from downtown Washington.

Mr. Connolly said that some of his constituents who normally celebrate in Washington may choose to attend parades and fireworks in other parts of the metropolitan area this year.

Washingtonian Magazine offered some suggestions in an article titled, “Avoid Trump’s Fireworks This Fourth of July and Celebrate in These Small Towns Instead.” Among the options it offered: marching bands, pie-eating contests and weenie roasts in a half-dozen cities well outside Washington.

But supporters of the president scoffed at the idea that Mr. Trump’s involvement is a reason for concern. Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker and vocal Trump booster, said the president should have the right to celebrate the Fourth of July as he sees fit.

“What kind of idiot do you have to be to complain that the president wants to celebrate the founding of our country?” Mr. Gingrich said, adding that he supports the idea of having tanks and other military vehicles at the celebration to honor the country’s military.

“Other than the fact they have to pay to fix the streets, who cares?” Mr. Gingrich said.

Washington has hosted a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall for decades, often bringing musicians and other entertainers for a performance at the Capitol before a fireworks display over the Washington Monument. This year’s celebration will include a longer fireworks show after two companies offered their services for free, a donation that officials said is worth about $750,000.

A parade down Constitution Avenue takes place in the afternoon and will include marching bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military units, giant balloons and drill teams, according to the Interior Department, which oversees the events.

This year’s concert will be hosted by John Stamos, who starred in ABC’s “Full House” sitcom. The entertainment will include the singer Carole King, who will be joined by the cast of the Broadway musical “Beautiful.” And Big Bird, Elmo and Grover — of “Sesame Street” fame — will also perform, officials said.

Last week, Ms. King tweeted a cartoonto say that she was not performing at Mr. Trump’s event. “To be clear — I am appearing in ‘A Capitol Fourth,’” the cartoon said, adding, “I am not participating in T’s political rally.”

The Federal Aviation Administration said that it would suspend normal operations at Reagan National Airport during the president’s remarks and the flyovers by the military aircraft. It will also close the airspace over the capital during the fireworks displays.

Such airspace closures, which disrupt normal flight operations, happen occasionally, officials said. A similar closure took place when historic planes took part in a flyover of the National Mall in 2015.

City officials said traffic on the roads in Washington is likely to be snarled throughout the day because of numerous road closures.

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