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MISSION:
Protects ground forces and critical assets from attack by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); Cruise Missiles (CM); and Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM).
DESCRIPTION:
The IFPC Inc 2-I project is a ground-based weapon system that will acquire, track, engage, and defeat UAS, CM, and RAM. The System will provide 360-degree protection and will simultaneously engage threats arriving from different azimuths. A block acquisition approach will be used to provide this capability. The Block 1 System will consist of an existing interceptor, sensor, Command and Control (C2), and development of technical fire control and a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) to support the counter UAS and CM defense missions. The Block 2 System will develop interceptors, sensors, and technical fire control to support the counter RAM mission. The IFPC Inc 2-I System will be compatible with the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) C2 architecture. The IFPC Inc 2-I System will be transportable by Army common mobile platforms.
The system will defend fixed and semi-fixed assets including airbases, ports, C2 nodes, choke points, Forward Operating Bases, Forward Area Refueling Points, and Refuel On-the-Move points. It will have limited cross-country capability. The AIAMD Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Engagement Operations Center will provide C2, target hostile tracks from existing sensors on the network, defense planning, airspace control data, rules of engagement, air picture development, and classification of tracks.
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Temple Newsam is a 15th centuryTudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, famous as the birthplace of Lord Darnley, the ill-fated husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
The manor of Newsam was owned by the Knights Templar in the 12th century before the estate passed to the Darcy family, and Thomas, Lord Darcy built the first manor house here in about 1500. One wing of Darcy's original manor survives as the central block of the current house.
Darcy was executed for treason for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1537and his lands were seized by the crown. Henry VIII gave Newsam to the Countess of Lennox, and her son, Henry, Lord Darnley was born and raised here. After Darnley's murder, Elizabeth I seized the estate, and the house languished in a state of neglect until 1622 when it was purchased by Sir Arthur Ingram. Ingram tore down much of the earlier manor house and built two large new wings to form the basis of the house we see today.
In 1758 Charles, 9th Lord Irwin, married a rich heiress and used her money to transform the interior of Temple Newsam and fill it with a collection of fine art including Old Master works. They hired James Wyatt to build a grand staircase, and Capability Brown to create the landscape garden that surrounds the house.
The house was the home of the Ingram family for over 300 years until 1922 when Lord Halifax sold the park and house to Leeds Corporation for a nominal sum, placing covenants over them to ensure their preservation for the future. The house and estate are now owned by Leeds City Council and open to the public.
St Michael's was built in the c15th as the domestic chapel for Rycote Park manor house for its owner, Sir Richard Quatremaine. Quatremaine died without issue, and ownership transferred to the family of Sibil, Quatremaine's wife. In 1521 the manor house was passed over to Sir John Heron, Treasurer of the Household to both Henrys VII and VIII; it's probably during this time that the manor hourse was demolished and replaced by Rycote Palace. On Heron's death, the land passed over to his son, Giles, who was forced to sell it in 1539 to Sir John Williams (who was closer in favour to Henry). After Williams's death, the land passed into the Norreys family via Williams's son-in-law, Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys. On the 2nd Baron's death, the lands and title passed onto his nephew James Bertie, and remained in the family until the early c19th. During this time, the palace was rebuilt after a fire in 1745 and Lancelot Capability Brown (1716-1783) redeveloped the landscape in 1778. However, the manor was past its heyday, the house was sold off in lots early in the 1800s. A manor house (of sorts) remains, with the stables converted in the 1920s.
Perhaps the height of the palace was during the Tudor period, Henry VIII and Catherine Howard spent their honeymoon here; Henry's daughter Elizabeth visited Rycote on her way to her confinement at Woodstock (Williams being instructed to be her guard by Queen Mary I), Elizabeth would visit a further 5 times during her own reign.
Throughout all this time, the chapel remained alongside; slowly changed inside, shifting from Roman Catholic to High Anglican, extended and redecorated, always watching.
"...an old yew in the churchyard, said to have been brought from Palestine and planted in the coronation year of Stephen (1135), has easily outlived both them and their houses"
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The 501st Military Intelligence Brigade demonstrated its capabilities during a Korean-language only capability exercise for 160 intelligence professionals from the Republic of Korea military here Dec. 10.
For the Dragon Brigade, this CAPEX was unique because it was conducted in Hangul with the help of Korean linguists from the brigade’s four battalions: 3rd MI Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), 524th MI Battalion (Counter Intelligence and Human Intelligence), 532th MI Battalion (Operations and All-Source) and the 719th MI Battalion (Signals Intelligence).
The senior representatives at the CAPEX included ROK Air Force Brig. Gen. Park, Kyung-jong, 3rd Brigade Commander, Defense Intelligence Command and ROK Army Brig. Gen. Son, Ki-hwa, the Director of Intelligence Operations for the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff J-2.
Also participating were intelligence professionals from the Korea Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Command, Defense Security Command and the ROK Intelligence School.
The Brigade Liaison Team gave the ROK intelligence professionals a welcome brief that explained the different missions the brigade executes on a daily basis in defense of the Republic of Korea.
Attendees were then broken into three groups and visited the equipment and capabilities static displays at the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion flight line, the Ground Component Command-Combined Analysis and Control Center and the Field Station Korea.
U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Shawn Cassatt
For more information on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys and living and working in Korea visit: USAG-Humphreys' official web site or check out our online videos.
CAPABILITY DEMO TAKES CROWD BY SURPRISE.
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Seated, hearing protection in place, evacuation directives issued, potential Army Recruits, families and friends, attending 9 BDE’s annual Smithfield Careers Day on Sunday 18 April 2010 at 3/9 LH (SAMR) Broadmeadows Road, Elizabeth Training Depot, Smithfield, failed to noticed the slow moving Light Cavalry Patrol entering the designated demonstration area. Without notice or any time to digest the situation, the crowd was abruptly startled by the crack of a simulated improvised roadside bomb. .
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With the threat of further mines still at hand and the lead Light Cavalry Patrol vehicle disabled, the remaining vehicles with their 10/27 RSAR Infantry soldiers, were forced to request the support, ironically, from the Engineers from 3 FD SQN to clear the road of any additional simulated mines. .
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To the crowd’s delight, the display continued with heavy radio traffic from a small Forward Observation Patrol, finally resulting in the detection of an enemy Observation Point. A request for Artillery support ensued and a four man team from 9 BDE’s 48 FD BTY provided suppressing fire to the target, denying the enemy the ability to further impact the patrols mission. .
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With Artillery Fire called in and the area eventually cleared, the scenario called for the Engineers and the Cavalry Patrol to withdraw and return to their base for refurbishment prior to continuing the simulated mission..
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A walk around Minterne Gardens in Dorset.
The garden walk is about 1 mile in a horseshoe shape.
You can take different paths on the last leg of the walk, we went on the upper path.
Trees
Information below from leaflet from Minterne Gardens:
The Minterne Valley, landscapped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th century, has been the home of the Churchill and Digby families for 350 years. The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams. They contain an important collection of Himalayan Rhodocdendrons and Azaleas, with Spring bulbs, Cherries, Maples and many fine and rare trees; the garden is noted for its Autumn colouring.
Of particular note are the large plants of Magnolia Campbellii which flower in March and April, together with a profusion of spring bulbs. Many flowering cherries were brought from Japan in 1920 and the Pieris Forrestii with their brilliant scarlet shoots, originally came from Wakehurst. A very fine collection of Davidia Involucrata (the pocket handkerchief tree) produce striking bracts in late May and early June, when the streams are lined with primulas, astilbes and other water plants.
170805-N-KB401-501 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2017) An F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as it sails through the Atlantic Ocean during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 5. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)
DPAC & UK Uncut protest against benefit cuts at DWP - 31.08.2012
Following their earlier joint protest that morning at the Euston headquarters of ATOS Origin - the French IT company which has sponsored the paralympics, despite its role in forcing tens of thousands of severely sick and disabled people off their life-saving benefits after declaring them "Fit for Work" following the seriously flawed Work Capability Assessment stipulated by the Dept. fo0r Work and Pensions (DWP), DPAC and UK Uncut activists descended on the Westminster headquarters of the DWP and protested outside.
Several activists managed to get inside the entrance foyer of the government building, which was the trigger for a short-but-overly-aggressive encounter with a large number of Territorial Support Group police who waded into the disabled and able-bodied protesters to force them away from the front of the building which houses the offices of Secretary for State for Work and Pensions Ian Duncan Smith and Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller.
During the quite unnecessary action against the peaceful protesters - several in wheelchairs - one disabled man was thrown out of his wheelchair to the ground, breaking his shoulder. Another man's motorised wheelchair was broken in the fracas, and one man was arrested.
Some of the protesters managed to speak to Maria Miller, MP, and told her to her facve how much misery and human despair her department's policies of demonisation of the disabled - portraying them publicly as workshy scroungers and benefits cheats, even though Disability Benefit fraud is extremely small, only 0.4% of the overall benefits budget, despite frequent, outrageous lies peddled by the DWP and minister Ian Duncan Smith as it behaves no better than the German government in the years running up to World War II as they turn the public against the very weakest, most vulnerable members of the British population, blaming disabled people for the country's economic misery - cause by corrupt bankers.
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Temple Newsam is a 15th centuryTudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, famous as the birthplace of Lord Darnley, the ill-fated husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
The manor of Newsam was owned by the Knights Templar in the 12th century before the estate passed to the Darcy family, and Thomas, Lord Darcy built the first manor house here in about 1500. One wing of Darcy's original manor survives as the central block of the current house.
Darcy was executed for treason for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1537and his lands were seized by the crown. Henry VIII gave Newsam to the Countess of Lennox, and her son, Henry, Lord Darnley was born and raised here. After Darnley's murder, Elizabeth I seized the estate, and the house languished in a state of neglect until 1622 when it was purchased by Sir Arthur Ingram. Ingram tore down much of the earlier manor house and built two large new wings to form the basis of the house we see today.
In 1758 Charles, 9th Lord Irwin, married a rich heiress and used her money to transform the interior of Temple Newsam and fill it with a collection of fine art including Old Master works. They hired James Wyatt to build a grand staircase, and Capability Brown to create the landscape garden that surrounds the house.
The house was the home of the Ingram family for over 300 years until 1922 when Lord Halifax sold the park and house to Leeds Corporation for a nominal sum, placing covenants over them to ensure their preservation for the future. The house and estate are now owned by Leeds City Council and open to the public.
14th June 2017 VIPs from many NATO nations attended the DV Day for exercise Noble Jump in Romania. The exercise involves more than 4,000 troops from eight nations. It’s designed to test NATO’s spearhead force which can deploy within 48 hours. Mediacentrum Defensie
Info: MCD@mindef.nl
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Croome is an 18th century landscape park, garden and mansion house in South Worcestershire, landscaped by Capability Brown. This is one of the park buildings, recently restored by the National Trust. Designed by Brown and built 1754-57.
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team move towards UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to guide 119A3 Howitzer cannons into firing positions June 18, 2017 during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. This air assault gun raid tested cannon crew members from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in executing a fire mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Arjenis Nunez)
SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 3, 2020) Sailors await the landing of an MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) onboard the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) for landing. New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
Virginia National Guard aviation crews assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division conduct air movement training with Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment and Arkansas National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1036th Engineer Company, 875th Engineer Battalion July 18, 2019, during the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Read more about the XCTC at go.usa.gov/xyPx6. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
Biometric Enabling Capability (BEC) using an Enterprise System-of-Systems service-oriented architecture, will serve as DoD’s authoritative biometric repository, enabling multimodal matching, storing, and sharing in support of identity superiority across the Department, Federal Agencies, and International Partners. DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (DoD ABIS), a quick reaction capability, will transition into BEC Increment 0 upon receiving a Full Deployment Decision (FDD). BEC is a product by Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems.
Read more on page 46 of the 2013 U.S. Army Weapon Systems Handbook: armyalt.va.newsmemory.com/wsh.php.
Andrew Nicholson looks serene as Armada clears Capability's South during the cross-country phase of Burghley Horse Trials 2010.
A large banner hangs off the railings of the High Court which reads "Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!".
DPAC, Mental Health Resistance Network & WinVisible vigil at High Court supporting judicial review of Work Capability Assessment (WCA) London - 08.07.2014
Disabled activists representing Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), the Mental Health Resistance Network (MHRN) and WinVisible (Women With Invisible Disabilities held a dignified vigil on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice to show support for the judicial review taking place this week intended to make the Dept. for Work and Pensions (DWP) prove to the court that they are abiding by a previous court order that they make reasonable adjustments to the Work Capability Assessment testing process to make it fit for purpose and to abide by the Equalities Act 2010.
A previous judicial review had ruled that the WCA was clearly biased against people with mental health disabilities, and great harm has been done to many people as the DWP has refused to take into consideration any medical evidence or evidence crucial to any understanding of how a claimant's mental illness affects their daily lives and their ability to work. This cruel process has put people with mental health problems at a substantial disadvantage. The testing process has caused a great deal of distress, anxiety and fear, and there is clear evidence that there has been a significant number of suicides by claimants going through the Work Capability Assessment process, run up till now by disgraced French IT firm ATOS.
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From the sand dunes of Essaouira to the peaks of the Atlas Mountains, the all-new Range Rover demonstrates its full breadth of capability in Morocco.
The house was built in the 1750s for the Coventry family and designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and assisted by Sanderson Miller. Much of the interior work was undertaken by Robert Adam. Brown also landscaped the grounds and designed the estate church.
Purchased by the 1st Earl of Shelburne (1705–1761) in the mid 18th century, Bowood House and Gardens have been improved by successive generations up to the present day. Many famous architects and garden designers have been employed, including Henry Keene, Robert and James Adam, ‘Capability’ Brown, C.R. Cockerell and Sir Charles Barry.
A visitor to Bowood today will see fine 18th-century architecture and splendid interiors: the Adam Orangery, the Chapel and Library by C.R. Cockerell, the New Hall, the Sculpture Gallery and the Laboratory where Dr Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774. There is also a series of exhibition rooms with a wealth of fine furniture, costumes, pocelain, jewellery and paintings on display. Outside, the house is surrounded by ‘Capability’ Brown’s stunning park; there are magnificent formal gardens, a ‘Picturesque’ rockwork garden; and the renowned pinetum and arboretum
The first house at Bowood was built c.1725, on the site of a hunting lodge in the former Royal Forest of Chippenham. The house and park were bought by the 1st Earl in 1754, who employed architect Henry Keene to extend the house, including an imposing portico, and to build an extensive E-shaped service wing behind it.
Soon after his father’s death, the 2nd Earl (1737–1805) commissioned the Adam Brothers to decorate the important rooms and to screen the service courts with a grand orangery. An Adam mausoleum for the 1st Earl was also constructed in the park. At the same time, ‘Capability’ Brown was employed to remove the earlier semi-formal gardens and create an open, gentle landscape, with a sinuous lake and belts of trees, all typical of his style. A ha-ha was constructed near the house and a ‘pleasure ground’, for interesting trees and shrubs, was formed behind the house.
In the 1770s, the two parts of the house at Bowood (the ‘Big House’ and the ‘Little house’) were joined together by the building of an enormous drawing room. During the following decade, a ‘Picturesque’ rockwork garden, with a beautiful cascade, grottoes and a hermit’s cave, was formed at the head of the lake.
The 2nd Earl, Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783, was created Marquess of Lansdowne for negotiating peace with America after the War of Independence. He furnished Bowood and his London Home, Lansdowne House, with superb collections of paintings, furniture and Classical sculpture.
His father having died deeply in debt, the 2nd Marquess (1765–1809) stayed away from Bowood after the contents were sold. It was the 3rd Marquess (1780–1863), Chancellor of the Exchequer at 25, who restored the house, commissioning C.R.Cockerell to design the chapel and alter the library, and Sir Charles Barry to build the clock tower. The famous terrace gardens also date to this period as do the pinetum and arboretum in the Pleasure Grounds and the first planting of rhododendrons.
A distinguished statesman, the 3rd Marquess served in the House of Lords under eight prime ministers, and formed another great collection of paintings and sculpture, rivalling those of his father. A number of these works are seen at Bowood today.
The 4th Marquess (1816–1866) married Emily de Flahault, granddaughter of Prince Talleyrand and daughter of the Comte de Flahault who was Napoleon’s aide de camp; and it was through this connection that the fascinating Napoleonic Collection at Bowood came into the family. The 4th Marquess was responsible for having the small Doric Temple removed from the Pleasure Grounds to the far side of the lake [illus].
When the 5th Marquess (1845–1927) succeeded, the family fortunes were again in decline. He became Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India. On his return to Bowood in 1894, the Big House was used only for entertaining and the family lived in the Little House. The situation remained unchanged during the life of the 6th Marquess (1872–1936) and up until the Second World War.
Both the 7th Marquess and his brother were killed in action in 1944, the title and property passing to their cousin. During the War, the Big House was occupied by a school, then by the RAF. Afterwards, it was left empty, and by 1955 it was so dilapidated that the 8th Marquess decided to demolish it, employing architect F. Sortain Samuels to convert the Little House into a more comfortable home.
The grounds have been developed over the years to become one of the special glories of Bowood, encompassing almost every phase of English garden design from the early Georgian period onwards. The present Marquis of Lansdowne opened the house and gardens to the public in 1975. He has maintained and improved Bowood’s many magnificent features over the last 30 years, initiating major replanting schemes and introducing new plantings, such as the daffodils in Lake Field and the tree ferns in the Rhododendron Walks.
The park remains much as ‘Capability’ Brown intended, with a fine lake, gently sloping lawns and drifts of trees. The late 18th century ‘Picturesque’ rockwork valley remains below the lake dam, incorporating the cascade and caves. Closer to the house are the great 19th-century Italianate terraces: originally lying in the angle between the Big and Little Houses, they now form the south front to the house.
Temple Newsam is a 15th centuryTudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, famous as the birthplace of Lord Darnley, the ill-fated husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
The manor of Newsam was owned by the Knights Templar in the 12th century before the estate passed to the Darcy family, and Thomas, Lord Darcy built the first manor house here in about 1500. One wing of Darcy's original manor survives as the central block of the current house.
Darcy was executed for treason for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1537and his lands were seized by the crown. Henry VIII gave Newsam to the Countess of Lennox, and her son, Henry, Lord Darnley was born and raised here. After Darnley's murder, Elizabeth I seized the estate, and the house languished in a state of neglect until 1622 when it was purchased by Sir Arthur Ingram. Ingram tore down much of the earlier manor house and built two large new wings to form the basis of the house we see today.
In 1758 Charles, 9th Lord Irwin, married a rich heiress and used her money to transform the interior of Temple Newsam and fill it with a collection of fine art including Old Master works. They hired James Wyatt to build a grand staircase, and Capability Brown to create the landscape garden that surrounds the house.
The house was the home of the Ingram family for over 300 years until 1922 when Lord Halifax sold the park and house to Leeds Corporation for a nominal sum, placing covenants over them to ensure their preservation for the future. The house and estate are now owned by Leeds City Council and open to the public.
From the sand dunes of Essaouira to the peaks of the Atlas Mountains, the all-new Range Rover demonstrates its full breadth of capability in Morocco.
Georgia Army National Guard Capt. Jeremiah Stafford, commander of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment provides feedback on the platoon operations order of 1st Lt. Davon Dennis and Staff Sgt. Justice Bailey on June 14, 2017. The 121st and other units of the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are conducting an eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation in partnership with the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga. (Photo by Capt. William Carraway)
The 501st Military Intelligence Brigade demonstrated its capabilities during a Korean-language only capability exercise for 160 intelligence professionals from the Republic of Korea military here Dec. 10.
For the Dragon Brigade, this CAPEX was unique because it was conducted in Hangul with the help of Korean linguists from the brigade’s four battalions: 3rd MI Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), 524th MI Battalion (Counter Intelligence and Human Intelligence), 532th MI Battalion (Operations and All-Source) and the 719th MI Battalion (Signals Intelligence).
The senior representatives at the CAPEX included ROK Air Force Brig. Gen. Park, Kyung-jong, 3rd Brigade Commander, Defense Intelligence Command and ROK Army Brig. Gen. Son, Ki-hwa, the Director of Intelligence Operations for the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff J-2.
Also participating were intelligence professionals from the Korea Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Command, Defense Security Command and the ROK Intelligence School.
The Brigade Liaison Team gave the ROK intelligence professionals a welcome brief that explained the different missions the brigade executes on a daily basis in defense of the Republic of Korea.
Attendees were then broken into three groups and visited the equipment and capabilities static displays at the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion flight line, the Ground Component Command-Combined Analysis and Control Center and the Field Station Korea.
U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Shawn Cassatt
For more information on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys and living and working in Korea visit: USAG-Humphreys' official web site or check out our online videos.
The Fort Knox energy team demonstrated during an Energy Security Project ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday the installation’s capability to operate independently of external power sources using natural gas from beneath the post’s surface – a first for a U.S. military installation.
The project was originally conceived to address mission readiness issues experienced in 2009 when an ice storm left Fort Knox and much of Kentucky without power for several consecutive days.
The harvesting of renewable methane gas on post in recent years and the installation’s six new energy substations that include gas generators now allow Fort Knox to continue 100 percent of its operations if power from the external utility provider is cut off. The post’s 3.7 megawatts of solar arrays and 6 million square feet of building space that is heated and cooled using geothermal energy has allowed the post to reduce its dependency on using other power sources, such as gas, as well.
“We’re giving back gold to the taxpayers,” said Garrison Commander Col. T.J. Edwards. “Our (Directorate of Public Works) estimates that we will save about $8 million per year from peak shaving.”
Peak shaving des-cribes another primary purpose of the Energy Security Project – switching to Fort Knox-produced power when energy demand strains the off-post energy utility, which is also when costs to purchase energy are at its highest. Com- bined with the savings achieved through geothermal heating and cooling, Fort Knox’s annual energy utility bill is projected to be $18 million less.
“Our energy team is special,” said Edwards. “We’ve won nine conse- cutive Secretary of the Army energy awards. But we don’t sit on our laurels. We’re constantly getting after it, asking how do we get better.”
Katherine Ham-mack, the assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, addressed the criticality for installations to maintain operating capability at all times.
“Energy security underwrites our unique ability to rapidly de- ploy, employ and sustain military forces around the globe, she
said. “And it’s for that
reason the Army is moving toward building resilience into our installations.”
Fort Knox’s ability to achieve this “resilience” was credited by the secretary and garrison commander as a result of Fort Knox Director-ate of Public Works, contracting command and legal officials working to establish partnerships with third parties whose expertise is in the energy field. As an example, Edwards singled out Brandon Marcum, an engineer and Harshaw Trane subcontractor for Nolin RECC, as a central figure in creating and developing the concept that became the Energy Security Project.
“We have authorities to work with third parties, leveraging core competency, capability and funding to enable us to meet our mission,” said Hammack. “The private sector partners have stepped up to help the Army in meeting our mission requirements.”
Nolin RECC staff gave the audience of about 150 area and military leaders, Fort Knox employees and area community members an inside look at its energy security bunker through a live video stream. Attendees were told how all of the systems function to achieve energy independence and peak shave. The built-in redundancies to prevent power failure – such as an off-site energy security bunker and the multiple, secured substations – were touted as well during the demonstration.
The formal celebration of the occasion involved a unique twist. Dignitaries and Army leaders didn’t cut a ribbon, they unplugged a ribbon. The ribbon was an LED cord, and when it was unplugged in the middle, the side connected to the Fort Knox power source stayed lit, symbolizing Fort Knox’s energy independence.
“Kentucky is very proud of the efforts here,” said Dave Thompson, Kentucky Commission on Mili-tary Affairs executive director. “We see Fort Knox as a growing in- stallation with undeniable potential for the future. Job well done.”
For more information about Fort Knox’s energy initiatives, read Capt. Jo Smoke’s story in the March 26 edition of The Gold Standard, titled “The Army’s only green island: 20 years of energy investments pay off,” which can be found at bit.ly/1FY4MT5. To learn more about the Energy Security Project visit youtu.be/CxNH7m0cdfw.
Photo By Renee Rhodes Fort Knox Photo
A pleasant walk in Ickworth Park, Horringer, Nr Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
A National Trust Property
The Park - The extensive 1,800 acres of wooded parkland, created in part by 'Capability' Brown, is a living landscape rich in plant, animal, and bird life. Some parts cultivated and grazed, yet much can be explored and enjoyed.
The Gardens - The gardens surrounding the house were created in the first half of the 19th century by the First Marquess of Bristol. Those in the formal Italian style to the south of the house feature the Gold and Silver Gardens, a Victorian Stumpery and the Temple Rose Garden. A raised terrace walk separates the south garden from the park.
Beyond the church (recently reopened) are the remnants of an 18th-century garden created by the First Earl. His summerhouse (circa.1703) and ornamental canal still survive. The kitchen garden, protected by high brick walls, which was until 2013 a vineyard, is now being reinstated to its original use as a kitchen garden, to provide vegetables etc for the restaurant. Part of the walled garden is used as an allotment and is tended by Ickworth Park Primary School, the children aided by parents and teachers grow vegetables to take back to school for lunches, or to sell to the restaurant in the west wing at Ickworth.
From the sand dunes of Essaouira to the peaks of the Atlas Mountains, the all-new Range Rover demonstrates its full breadth of capability in Morocco.
This magnificent informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner, Arthur G. Soames. The original four lakes form the centrepiece. There are dramatic shows of daffodils and bluebells in spring, and the rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular in early summer. Autumn brings stunning colours from the many rare trees and shrubs, and winter walks can be enjoyed in this garden for all seasons. Visitors can now also explore South Park, 107 hectares (265 acres) of historic parkland, with stunning views.
This has been a turning point in the history of the Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast (HQ MNC NE). With the successful completion of the exercise „Brilliant Capability 2016”, the Corps – Custodian of Regional Security – has become operationally capable to assume command of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, also referred to as the “spearhead force”. I strongly believe that our team effort will provide tremendous value to NATO. – said Lieutenant General Manfred Hofmann, the Corps Commander, on the occasion of the Distinguished Visitors Day, which took place in Szczecin, 2nd June.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Kelly, prime power technician at Army Capability Manager for Strategic Missile Defense, recites the oath of office during his promotion at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, headquarters, April 5, 2022. (U.S. Army photos by Ayumi Davis)
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Pickett-based Detachment 1, Delta Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct flight operations with the RQ-7B V2 Shadow unmanned aerial system July 20, 2019, during eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 at Fort Pickett, Virginia.. The detachment provides the 116th IBCT commander with tactical-level reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, battle damage assessment and communication relay capabilities. Read more about XCTC at go.usa.gov/xyPx6. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Saul Rosa)
A walk around Minterne Gardens in Dorset.
The garden walk is about 1 mile in a horseshoe shape.
You can take different paths on the last leg of the walk, we went on the upper path.
Trees
Information below from leaflet from Minterne Gardens:
The Minterne Valley, landscapped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th century, has been the home of the Churchill and Digby families for 350 years. The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams. They contain an important collection of Himalayan Rhodocdendrons and Azaleas, with Spring bulbs, Cherries, Maples and many fine and rare trees; the garden is noted for its Autumn colouring.
Of particular note are the large plants of Magnolia Campbellii which flower in March and April, together with a profusion of spring bulbs. Many flowering cherries were brought from Japan in 1920 and the Pieris Forrestii with their brilliant scarlet shoots, originally came from Wakehurst. A very fine collection of Davidia Involucrata (the pocket handkerchief tree) produce striking bracts in late May and early June, when the streams are lined with primulas, astilbes and other water plants.
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These are the grounds at Compton Verney, landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown from 1768-1774.
To see Compton Verney from the air click here: www.flickr.com/photos/blondieshighlights/1846967776/in/ph...
Ugbrooke House
Ugbrooke House is a stately home in the parish of Chudleigh, Devon, England, situated in a valley between Exeter and Newton Abbot.
It dates back over 900 years, having featured in the Domesday Book. Before the Reformation the land belonged to the Church and the house was occupied by Precentors to the Bishop of Exeter. It has been the seat of the Clifford family for over four hundred years, and the owners have held the title Baron Clifford of Chudleigh since 1672.
The 9th Baron Clifford was an aide-de-camp to Edward VII and entertained royalty, both Edward VII and George V, at Ugbrooke Park.
The house, now a Grade I listed building, was remodelled by Robert Adam, while the grounds were redesigned by Capability Brown in 1761.The grounds featured what were possibly the earliest plantings of the European White Elm Ulmus laevis in the UK.The gardens are now Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[4] The house and gardens are open to the public for a limited number of days each summer.
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, of Chudleigh in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Thomas Clifford. The title was created as "Clifford of Chudleigh" rather than simply "Clifford" to differentiate it from several other Clifford Baronies previously created for members of this ancient family, including the Barony of de Clifford (1299), which is extant but now held by a branch line of the Russell family, having inherited through several female lines.
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh is the major surviving male representative of the ancient Norman family which later took the name de Clifford which arrived in England during the Norman Conquest of 1066, feudal barons of Clifford, first seated in England at Clifford Castle in Herefordshire, created Baron de Clifford by writ in 1299. The family seat is Ugbrooke Park, near Chudleigh, Devon.
Notable members of this branch of the Clifford family include antiquarian Arthur Clifford (grandson of the 3rd Baron), Victoria Cross recipient Sir Henry Hugh Clifford (son of the 7th Baron), Catholic clergyman William Clifford (son of the 7th Baron) and colonial administrators Sir Bede Clifford (son of the 10th Baron) and Sir Hugh Clifford (grandson of the 7th Baron). The family is also related to the notable recusant Weld family, of Lulworth Castle, through the 7th Baron's marriage to the daughter of Cardinal Thomas Weld.
Barons Clifford of Chudleigh (1672)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673)
Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1663–1730)
Hugh Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1700–1732)
Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1726–1783)
Hugh Edward Henry Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1756–1793)
Charles Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1759–1831)
Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1790–1858)
Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1819–1880)
Lewis Henry Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1851–1916)
William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1858–1943)
Charles Oswald Hugh Clifford, 11th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1887–1962)
Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1889–1964)
Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1916–1988)
Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (b. 1948)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Alexander Thomas Hugh Clifford (b. 1985)
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Left to right: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană ; Ben Wallace (UK Secretary of State for Defence); Sébastien Lecornu (Minister Armed Forces, France); Christine Lambrecht (Minister of Defence, Germany); Spiros Lambridis (NATO Permanent Representative, Greece); Francesco M. Talò (NATO Permanent Representative, Italy); Kajsa Ollongren (Minister of Defence, The Netherlands); Stacy A. Cummings (General Manager NSPA)
Despite their capability for intergalactic mileages, the 240-series wagons aren't as common as you think they'd be. This is a 'Torslanda' perhaps a special edition, hence the alloys. Glaswegian registration and looks like it really should be on the scrapheap - but I'll wager it still starts on the first turn every day no matter what the weather is like. This is how cars should be treated.
Listing Text
NORTH CRAY ROAD
1.
5005
(west side)
North Cray
TQ 47 SE 4/14 Five Arch Bridge
II
2.
250 yds north-north-west of Church of St James. Circa 1781. Much rebuilt
5-arched footbridge, incorporating weir on north side. Round arches, graded
in size ; curved parapet with ends curving outwards. Now largely of yellow
brick, but with red brick on each side; courses of flint below stone band;
stone parapet much replaced in cement. The bridge linked the 2 former estates
of North Cray Place and Foots Cray Place, as part of Lancelot Brown's landscaping
of both parks. (See Dorothy Stroud's 'Lancelot Brown').
English/Anglais
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Uppark Camp, Kingston, Jamaica
Members of Task Force (TF) Jamaica and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) take part in the flag raising ceremony at the Canadian compound at the JDF Air Wing, August 23, 2011. The Canadian contingent, deployed on Operation (Op) JAGUAR, reached Full Operational Capability (FOC) on this date, providing round-the-clock coverage to requests from the JDF for search and rescue (SAR) and humanitarian assistance.
Operation JAGUAR is Canada's contribution of military aviation and search-and-rescue (SAR) capability to support the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and to conduct essential training for Canadian Forces search-and-rescue teams.
Task Force (TF) Jamaica is responsible for flying life-saving missions such SAR and medical evacuations in support of JDF operations.
The SAR teams deployed with TF Jamaica will also conduct training activities required to ensure the long-term availability of SAR aircrew for operations in Canada.
Deploying in August, the aircraft and personnel of TF Jamaica will return to Canada when the JDF search-and-rescue capability is sufficiently developed to meet the operational requirement.
Photo by: Corporal Roxanne Shewchuk, Imagery Section Valcartier
© 2011 DND-MDN Canada
FRENCH/FRANÇAIS
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Camp Uppark, Kingston (Jamaïque)
Des membres de la Force opérationnelle (FO) en Jamaïque et de la Force de défense de la Jamaïque (FDJ) participent à la cérémonie de levée du drapeau au campement canadien de l’Escadre aérienne de la FDJ, le 23 août 2011. Le contingent canadien, en déploiement dans le cadre de l’opération Jaguar, atteignait ce jour‑là sa capacité opérationnelle totale (COT). Il devenait ainsi capable de répondre, vingt‑quatre heures par jour, aux demandes de la FDJ en matière de recherche et sauvetage (SAR) et d’aide humanitaire.
L’opération Jaguar est la contribution de l’aviation militaire et de la capa
A walk around Minterne Gardens in Dorset.
The garden walk is about 1 mile in a horseshoe shape.
You can take different paths on the last leg of the walk, we went on the upper path.
Signs around the gardens.
Information below from leaflet from Minterne Gardens:
The Minterne Valley, landscapped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th century, has been the home of the Churchill and Digby families for 350 years. The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams. They contain an important collection of Himalayan Rhodocdendrons and Azaleas, with Spring bulbs, Cherries, Maples and many fine and rare trees; the garden is noted for its Autumn colouring.
Of particular note are the large plants of Magnolia Campbellii which flower in March and April, together with a profusion of spring bulbs. Many flowering cherries were brought from Japan in 1920 and the Pieris Forrestii with their brilliant scarlet shoots, originally came from Wakehurst. A very fine collection of Davidia Involucrata (the pocket handkerchief tree) produce striking bracts in late May and early June, when the streams are lined with primulas, astilbes and other water plants.
A placard hanging on the ornate fence outside the High Court reads "Sick and disabled people say no to ATOS & ESA welfare reforms".
DPAC, Mental Health Resistance Network & WinVisible vigil at High Court supporting judicial review of Work Capability Assessment (WCA) London - 08.07.2014
Disabled activists representing Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), the Mental Health Resistance Network (MHRN) and WinVisible (Women With Invisible Disabilities held a dignified vigil on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice to show support for the judicial review taking place this week intended to make the Dept. for Work and Pensions (DWP) prove to the court that they are abiding by a previous court order that they make reasonable adjustments to the Work Capability Assessment testing process to make it fit for purpose and to abide by the Equalities Act 2010.
A previous judicial review had ruled that the WCA was clearly biased against people with mental health disabilities, and great harm has been done to many people as the DWP has refused to take into consideration any medical evidence or evidence crucial to any understanding of how a claimant's mental illness affects their daily lives and their ability to work. This cruel process has put people with mental health problems at a substantial disadvantage. The testing process has caused a great deal of distress, anxiety and fear, and there is clear evidence that there has been a significant number of suicides by claimants going through the Work Capability Assessment process, run up till now by disgraced French IT firm ATOS.
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This magnificent informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner, Arthur G. Soames. The original four lakes form the centrepiece. There are dramatic shows of daffodils and bluebells in spring, and the rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular in early summer. Autumn brings stunning colours from the many rare trees and shrubs, and winter walks can be enjoyed in this garden for all seasons. Visitors can now also explore South Park, 107 hectares (265 acres) of historic parkland, with stunning views.
This is a photograph that I took as a quick test of some new equipment, without many expectations for the image itself. The equipment gave my iPhone camera a modest optical telephoto capability by combining a tripod, a pair of binoculars (x16 magnification), and a clever mount called a "Snapzoom" to hold the camera in place against the eyepiece of the binoculars.
The conditions were far from optimum for astrophotography, but the equipment test was a success given what I was trying to achieve with it. When I set out to obtain a better image of the Moon with this combination, I would do the following ...
- Wait for a full Moon.
- Take the photo at night with a dark sky.
- Take multiple shots and stack the images.
- Refine the method that I used for focusing the light onto the camera sensor.
In this test image, several prominent features of the Lunar landscape are clear. Note that this image is presented in the orientation that it can be seen with the naked eye, and that it was obtained in the southern hemisphere.
From top to bottom ...
Mare Humorum - Sea of Moisture (24.4° S 38.6° W 389 km)
Oceanus Procellarum - Ocean of Storms (18.4° N 57.4° W 2568 km)
Mare Imbrium Sea of Showers (32.8° N 15.6° W 1123 km)
From top to bottom ...
Byrgius Crater - White
Grimaldi Crater - Black
Kepler Crater - White
Aristarchus Crater - White
Lunar Features
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_features
Snapzoom Mobile Camera Mount
Nikon ACULON A211 16x50 Binoculars
www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/Nikon-Products/Binoculars/ACU...
MeFoto Tripod
Barton, ACT, Australia.
iPhone 5 - Photographs taken with the camera on an iPhone 5.
PureShot - A series of 3 photos taken with different exposures.
MobileHDR - Images combined into a single HDR image.
Snapseed - HDR filter applied. Overall and Selective lighting adjustments carried out. Image cropped to square format.
Big Photo - Image re-sized to 2448 x 2448 pixels.
Filterstorm - Noise Reduction filter applied.
ExifEditor - EXIF data from one of the original photographs transferred to the final image.
(Filed as 201406??_iPadMiniRetina ??? PureShot-MobileHDR-Snapseed-BigPhoto-Filterstorm-ExifEditor.JPG)