David
Fri March 21, 2003 6:14am
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Massive Ordnance Air Blas
The US Air Force has developed the 21,000-lb., or 95-hundred kilogram, satellite-guided Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bombs (MOAB) as a successor to the the 15,000-lb. "Daisy Cutters" used in Vietnam and Afghanistan. The Air Force is said to call MOABs (pronounced MOE-ab) the mother of all bombs. As with the earlier Daisy Cutter, these huge bombs are dropped out of the rear of the C-130 cargo plane.
Unlike the Daisy Cutter, the MOAB is released without the use of a parachute. As a result, the aircraft releasing the bomb can fly at higher altitudes, thus making it safer for US pilots. This replacement for the BLU-82 bomb uses more of the slurry of ammonium nitrate and powdered aluminum used in the BLU-82. Other reports indicate that the MOAB might use tritonal explosive as opposed to the gelled slurry explosive of the BLU-82.
Testing began at Eglin as part of an Air Force Research Lab Technology Demonstration Project.
Work on the program began in 2002 and was set for completion in 2003.
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David
Fri March 21, 2003 6:15am
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Massive Ordnance Air Blas
The US Air Force has developed the 21,000-lb., or 95-hundred kilogram, satellite-guided Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bombs (MOAB) as a successor to the the 15,000-lb. "Daisy Cutters" used in Vietnam and Afghanistan. The Air Force is said to call MOABs (pronounced MOE-ab) the mother of all bombs. As with the earlier Daisy Cutter, these huge bombs are dropped out of the rear of the C-130 cargo plane.
Unlike the Daisy Cutter, the MOAB is released without the use of a parachute. As a result, the aircraft releasing the bomb can fly at higher altitudes, thus making it safer for US pilots. This replacement for the BLU-82 bomb uses more of the slurry of ammonium nitrate and powdered aluminum used in the BLU-82. Other reports indicate that the MOAB might use tritonal explosive as opposed to the gelled slurry explosive of the BLU-82.
Testing began at Eglin as part of an Air Force Research Lab Technology Demonstration Project.
Work on the program began in 2002 and was set for completion in 2003.
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David
Mon March 24, 2003 8:52pm
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Collateral damage
Muhammed, whose mother was killed when a missile landed in a residential neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, killing three and wounding 23, waits outside the wall of the morgue at Baghdad's Al-Numan hospital for her body to be released for burial.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 7:54am
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The face of grief
Judy Childers, the mother of Marine 1st Lt. Therrel Shane Childers, cries on the shoulder of her son Sam Childers after funeral services for the fallen Marine on April 1 in Powell, Wyo. Lt. Childers was leading a platoon of riflemen in an assault on an oil pumping station in southern Iraq when he was killed on March 21, becoming the first U.S. combat casualty in the war in Iraq.
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David
Thu April 17, 2003 1:23pm
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Maternal Marine
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, A U.S. Marine with the 15th Expeditionary Unit holds a baby as the baby's mother attempts to pass through a checkpoint at the Saddam Hospital in An Nasiriyah on Wednesday.
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David
Thu April 17, 2003 1:36pm
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Medical battallion Chief
Thursday, April 3, 2003, Medical battallion Chief Hospital Corpsman David Jones from New York, serving with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds a newborn Iraqi baby in the town of Nassiriya April 2. Doctors supporting U.S. Marine combat operations in Iraq had to brush up their child delivery skills when a young Iraqi woman, Jamila Katham, was brought to their base and gave birth to a six-pound baby girl, U.S. Marine surgeons said. The baby, Katham's first child, has been named Rogenia. The mother and child, both said to be doing well, were given food, water and bandages and were later driven home in a U.S. military ambulance.
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David
Fri April 18, 2003 11:00am
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Patricia M. Roberts-Webb,
Tuesday, April 8, 2003, Patricia M. Roberts-Webb, right, the mother of slain U.S. Army Spc. Jamaal Rashard Addison, weeps during his funeral service at the Whites Chapel United Methodist Church in Conyers, Ga., on Monday. Addison was killed March 23 in Iraq.
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David
Sun January 4, 2004 12:31am
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Deep Submergence Rescue V
Function: Deep submergence rescue vehicle.
History: DSRVs were developed as a result of the USS Thresher submarine accident in 1963, when all hands were lost. At the time, submarine operating depths greatly exceeded the capabilities of rescue vessels. The Deep Submergence Systems Project contracted with Lockheed Missiles and Space, Co. to produce a deep diving rescue submarine, the first of which was launched in 1970.
Description: The primary mission of the DSRV is to provide a quick reaction, worldwide, all-weather capability to rescue personnel from submerged, disabled submarines (DISSUB) of the U.S. Navy or foreign navies at depths up to 2000 feet. The maximum operating depth is approximately 5000 feet. Mystic can be transported by truck, aircraft, surface ship, or on a mother submarine. For a rescue operation, it can dive, locate the DISSUB, and attach itself to the DISSUB's rescue seat. After the DSRV is properly attached to the submarine, the DISSUB's access hatches are opened and submarine personnel can directly the DSRV. The DSRV then detaches from the submarine and transfers the rescued personnel to the support ship.
General Characteristics, DSRV
Builders:
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, CA
Power Plant:
Electric motors, silver/zinc batteries,
1 shaft, 15 shaft horsepower, 4 thrusters, 7.5 horsepower
Length, Overall:
49 feet (14.94 meters)
Beam:
8 feet (2.44 meters)
Displacement:
38 long tons (38.61 metric tons)
Speed:
4 kts (4.6 mph, 7.40 kph)
Maximum Operating Depth:
5,000 feet (1524 meters)
Crew:
2 pilots, 2 rescue personnel and capacity for 24 passengers
Sonar:
Deep submergence obstacle avoidance sonar (DSOAS): 27 kHz, (8,000 yard range)
Downward looking sonar (DLS): Sonar for hatch mating 500 kHz (600 ft. range)
Altitude/depth sonar(A/D): 24 kHz SONAR 0-5,000 ft. range)
UQC, 8 kHz, Voice and CW (ATM 504)
Directional listening hydrophone tuned to 3.5 kHz
Side looking sonar (installed for alternate mission), 1 ft. resolution, 183 kHz; maximum range 1200 ft. either side (2400 ft. total)
Equipment:
One gripper/cutter designed to clear debris from hatch; capable of cutting steel cable and lifting 1000 lbs.
Ships:
Mystic (DSRV-1) deployed 1970
Avalon (DSRV-2) deployed 1971
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David
Wed October 6, 2004 11:20pm
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Medal for the Mothers or
Medal for the Mothers or Widows of the Fallen
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David
Thu October 7, 2004 5:41am
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Order of Mother Heroine
Order of Mother Heroine
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David
Thu October 7, 2004 12:12pm
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Medaglia di Madri e Vedov
Medaglia di Madri e Vedove Dei Caduti (Medal for Mothers and Widows of the Fallen.) This medal was instituted on 24 May 1919 as a token of national gratitude.
The obverse has an allegorical design showing a woman offering a laurel wreath to a dying soldier while another woman stands in the background. The reverse is completely filled with the text IL FIGLI / CHE TI NACQVE / DAL DOLORE / TI RINASCE "O BEATA" / NELLA GLORIA / E IL VIVO EROE / "PIENA DI GRAZIA " / E TECO (the son which was born out of you in pain, is reborn to you, o blessed one, full of glory and he lives as a hero. With gratitude).
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David
Mon July 25, 2005 11:30am
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Netherlands American Ceme
The World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only cemetery in the Netherlands. It lies in the village of Margraten six miles east of Maastricht. Maastricht can be reached by train from Paris (Gare du Nord) via Liege, any city in Holland or from Germany via Aachen. Bus service to the cemetery runs from the Maastricht Railroad Station. The Maastricht Airport is five miles to the north. Taxicabs are available. The cemetery's site has a rich historical background, lying near the famous Cologne-Boulogne highway, originally built by the Romans and used by Caesar during his campaign in that area. The highway was also used by Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, and Kaiser Wilhelm II. In May 1940, Hitler's legions advanced over the route of the old Roman highway, overwhelming the Low Countries. In September 1944, German troops once more used the highway for the withdrawal from the countries occupied for four years.
The tall memorial tower can be seen before reaching the cemetery which covers sixty-five acres. From the cemetery entrance the visitor approaches through the Court of Honor with its pool reflecting the chapel tower. The visitors' building is on the right and the museum with its three engraved operations maps describing the achievements of the American Armed Forces in the area during World War II is on the left. At the base of the tower facing the reflecting pool is a statue representing the grieving mother of her lost son.
The walls on either side of the Court of Honor contain the Tablets of the Missing on which are recorded the names of 1,723 American Missing who gave their lives in the service of their country and who rest in unknown graves.
Beyond the chapel and tower is the burial area which is divided into sixteen plots. Here rest 8,301 American Dead, most of whom lost their lives nearby. Their headstones are set in long curves. A wide tree-lined mall leads to the flag staff which crowns the crest.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitors? Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
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David
Sun August 7, 2005 3:18am
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Hidatsa mother
Hidatsa mother
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David
Sun August 7, 2005 4:32am
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John Ross
1790-1866
John Ross was a chief of the Cherokees from 1828 to 1866. His father was white and his mother was white and Cherokee. It was during the presidency of Andrew Jackson that the effort to move the Cherokee from their eastern homeland to Indian Territory, now called Oklahoma began in earnest.
Chief Ross tried to resist the pressure by appealing to the courts but to no avail. In the winter of 1838 Chief Ross was forced to lead his people to Indian Territory. Thousands of Cherokee died along the way. This journey was called the "Trail of Tears".
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tdeane
Tue February 28, 2006 6:09pm
Rating: 10
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Me and Mom at family wedd
At my Mother-In-Law's wedding back in August my Mom and I got stopped outside the chapel and got a photo taken!
Don't know if you notice how much weight I put on after June's surgery of sucking down pain pills and steroids! I'm slowly working that weight off!!! Sheesh! Still have that "lean" in this picture from ankle stuff...thank God, that's gone now!
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