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Eduardo Garcia, engineer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, retires at the command's Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, headquarters, after almost 40 years of federal civilian service. Col. Douglas Waddingham, director, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager for Space and Missile Defense, officiated the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Carrie David Campbell)
A charming visit to this imposing Jacobean mansion, not far from Cambridge. Shame that English Heritage do not allow photography in the main house, but you get the idea.
Landscaping by Capability Brown.
Virginia Defense Force personnel assigned to the Warrenton-based Echo Company, 11th Signal Battalion, 1st Regiment conduct training on the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability with the Virginia National Guard’s J6 Joint Communication Section March 5, 2022, at the VNG Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. As part of the training, Cpl. (Va.) Douglas Rumburg, Spc. (Va.) Jason Chan and Spc. (Va.) Ginger Gutting deployed and verified satellite connectivity required for the system to operate properly and also conducted function checks on the laptop computers included in the system. The JISCC provides an array of communications options including wireless and wired internet connectivity, radio connections for multiple frequencies, uplink to satellites, telephone service and many more communications capabilities. Read more about VDF communication capabilities at ngpa.us/1861. (Virginia Defense Force photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 (Va.) Jake Crocker)
The church of St Mary's, at Stowe Landscape, where Lancelot 'Capability' Brown married Bridget Wayet on 22nd November 1744
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.
Lancelot Brown (1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape gardener. He is remembered as "the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due", and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure.
Compton Verney House, the present mansion, was built by George Verney, twelfth Lord Willoughby de Broke in 1714. In 1780, the fourteenth Earl employed Robert Adam for the purpose of carrying out major extensions to the manor. The grounds were landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown who constructed two lakes almost a mile long from a number of smaller pools. The house was bought in 1993 in a run-down state by Littlewoods millionaire Sir Peter Moores, and restored into an art gallery capable of hosting international exhibitions.
On April 25, 2014, Dr. Rongping Mu, the director-general of Institute of Policy and Management of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the director of the CAS Center for Innovation and Development, provided an analysis on the evolution of the national innovation system in China, the innovation capacity of Chinese enterprises, the policy framework for firms’ innovation capability building, and the future trend of innovation management in enterprises.
Messer Building, Bad Soden/Ts, Hessia, Germany
Lens Capability Assessment. Distance to target approximately 170m.—Crop of main images, left shot at f/3.5 and right at approximately f/48.
Image shot using a Nikon D800 with Rokuoh Sha Hexar Ser IIa 20cm f/3.5 lens (s/n 3795) (originally from a SK-100 aerial camera), adapted for Nikon F mount using spacers, step-up rings (67-72, 62-67, 58-62, 55-58 and 52-55mm), a 62mm spacer tube, a M42 36–90mm focussing helicoid, M42 to M39 setp-down ring and a M39 to Nikon F adapter.— As part of the Antique Camera Simulator project.—Image shot wide open at f/3.5.—RAW to JPG processing in Nikon View NX2. NO adjustments of settings
© Dirk HR Spennemann 2014, All Rights Reserved
A rererdos is an altarpiece, screen or decoration behind the altar. St Michael's reredos is believed to have been carved by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721).
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"
[ThameHistory.net]
There's video too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLJu1syQu74
The Terrier armoured digger is the Army's most advanced engineering vehicle and it gives the Royal Engineers a state of the art capability that can be used to carry out a variety of tasks both in the UK and on future operations.
Despite weighing 30 tonnes, Terrier is an agile and versatile piece of equipment that can reach speeds of almost 50 mph.
It is fitted with five onboard cameras and thermal imaging technology, providing soldiers with a 360 degree surveillance capability that can be used day and night.
The technology used in Terrier is so advanced that the vehicle can be operated by remote control enabling soldiers to clear routes from a safe distance.
Able to transport up to 5,000kg of material, Terrier has a range of interchangeable equipment such as a forklift and rock hammer that makes it highly adaptable. The vehicle can also be equipped with a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun and smoke grenade launchers for use in combat.
Terrier replaces the Combat Engineer Tractor (CET), providing mobility support (obstacle and route clearance), counter-mobility (digging of anti-tank ditches and other obstacles) and survivability (digging of trenches and Armoured Fighting Vehicle slots). Terrier is faster, more mobile and has more effective armour and mine protection than the CET.
Terrier is operated by a crew of two, or may be operated remotely in particularly hazardous environments. It can tow a trailer carrying fascines, track way and the Python minefield breaching system. This super digger can also be used to clear scattered mines, remove or enhance obstacles and establish routes while keeping pace with other armoured vehicles such as Challenger 2 and the Warrior.
Tankfest by World of Tanks - 24.-25.6.2016
The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK
Worlds biggest and best live display of historic armour, living history, and much more at the Home of the Tank - The Tank Museum, Bovington, United Kingdom.
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Communications capability was the primary focus for more than 50 Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade during their two-week annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. In an elaborate configuration of tents, generators and specialized trailers, Maryland National Guard Soldiers set up classified and non-classified computer networks, switches, and routers all in a field environment.
Eduardo Garcia, engineer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, retires at the command's Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, headquarters, after almost 40 years of federal civilian service. Col. Douglas Waddingham, director, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager for Space and Missile Defense, officiated the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Carrie David Campbell)
Claremont estate
The first house on the Claremont estate was built in 1708 by Sir John Vanbrugh, the Restoration playwright and architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, for his own use. This "very small box", as he described it, stood on the level ground in front of the present mansion. At the same time, he built the stables and the walled gardens, also probably White Cottage, which is now the Sixth Form Centre of Claremont Fan Court School.
In 1714, he sold the house to the wealthy Whig politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Earl of Clare, who later became Duke of Newcastle and served twice as Prime Minister. The earl commissioned Vanbrugh to add two great wings to the house and to build a fortress-like turret on an adjoining knoll. From this so-called "prospect-house", or belvedere, he and his guests could admire the views of the Surrey countryside as they took refreshments and played hazard, a popular dice game.
In the clear eighteenth-century air it was apparently possible to see Windsor Castle and St Paul's Cathedral. The Earl of Clare named his country seat Clare-mount, later contracted to Claremont. The two lodges at the Copsem Lane entrance were added at this time.
Landscape garden
Main article: Claremont Landscape Garden
Claremont landscape garden is one of the earliest surviving gardens of its kind of landscape design, the English Landscape Garden — still featuring its original 18th century layout. The extensive landscaped grounds of Claremont represents the work of some of the best known landscape gardeners, Charles Bridgeman, Capability Brown, William Kent (with Thomas Greening) and Sir John Vanbrugh.[2]
Work on the gardens began around 1715 and, by 1727, they were described as "the noblest of any in Europe". Within the grounds, overlooking the lake, is an unusual turfed amphitheatre.
A feature in the grounds is the Belvedere Tower, designed by Vanbrugh for the Duke of Newcastle. The tower is unusual in that, what appear to be windows, are actually bricks painted black and white. It is now owned by Claremont Fan Court School, which is situated alongside the gardens.
In 1949, the landscape garden was donated to the National Trust for stewardship and protection. A restoration programme was launched in 1975 following a significant donation by the Slater Foundation. The garden is Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3]
Capability Brown's mansion, built for Lord Clive of India
The Duke of Newcastle died in 1768 and, in 1769, his widow sold the estate to Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, founder of Britain's Indian Empire. Although the great house was then little more than fifty years old, it was aesthetically and politically out of fashion. Lord Clive decided to demolish the house and commissioned Capability Brown to build the present Palladian mansion on higher and dryer ground. Brown, more accomplished as a landscape designer than an architect, took on his future son-in-law Henry Holland as a junior partner owing to the scale of the project. John Soane (later Sir John Soane) was employed in Holland's office at this time and worked on the project as a draftsman and junior designer.[4] Holland's interiors for Claremont owe much to the contemporary work of Robert Adam.
Lord Clive, by now a rich Nabob, is reputed to have spent over £100,000 on rebuilding the house and the complete remodelling of the celebrated pleasure ground. However, Lord Clive ended up never living at the property, as he died in 1774—the year that the house was completed. The estate then passed through a rapid succession of owners; first being sold "for not more than one third of what the house and alterations had cost"[5] to Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, and then to George Carpenter, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell, and finally to Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford.[6]
A large map entitled "Claremont Palace", situated in what is called "Clive's room" inside the mansion, shows the mansion and its surrounding grounds; giving a detailed overview of the campus. The map likely dates back to the 1860s, when the mansion was frequently occupied by Queen Victoria (thus it having been christened "palace"). However, the exact date is still unknown. The relief in Claremont's front pediment is of Clive's coat of arms impaled with that of Maskelyne, his wife's family.
Strategic Airlift Capability - SAC 01 arriving Sola Airport the day before Sola Airshow 2024.
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) - 50208
Line Number - F-207
Aircraft Type - Built as Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Test Registration - 08-0001
Production Site - Long Beach (LGB)
Airframe Status - Active
Communications capability was the primary focus for more than 50 Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade during their two-week annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. In an elaborate configuration of tents, generators and specialized trailers, Maryland National Guard Soldiers set up classified and non-classified computer networks, switches, and routers all in a field environment.
Pictures of the demolition of the former Motown Records Headquarters located at the Donovan Building.
Our mayor couldn't stand the broken windows and marred facade so he got it to be torn down for 15 or so spaces for the Super Bowl. What's sad is that this historic building designed by Albert Kahn is in great condition, and they left everything inside, lobby details, motown papers, marble, etc.
Part of one of the mostly concealed Verney monuments that remain in the disused chapel at Compton Verney.
Compton Verney's Chapel was built in 1772 by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to replace the medieval church that stood by the lake nearby. It has not been used for services since the Verney family left in 1921.
Inside the rectangular room has plaster decoration influenced by Robert Adam's work. The main items of interest are the Verney monuments including a large centrally placed tomb with effigies of Sir Richard & wife by Nicholas Stone c1630. However given the long term disuse of the building most of the monuments have been boxed in for protection. They will remain hidden until funding is found to restore and re-open the chapel as part of the visitor attraction here,
The 16th century glass once contained here was sold in the 1920s and is now in New York. Nobody seems to know what's become of the brasses. They may still be there under all the clutter that the building's mothballed state has generated.
Compton Verney House stands in a beautiful setting overlooking a lake. The grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown who also built the chapel.
The House itself is largely the work of Robert Adam, who in the 1760s who added extra ranges to an existing west range of 1714,
From the early 20th century the house passed through various owners, and after requisitioning in World War II was never lived in again, and thus remained in a state of disuse, slowly falling apart, until rescued and converted into a highly successful art gallery in the 1990s.
www.comptonverney.org.uk/?page=home
The house is now almost fully restored and in use. The chapel however remains closed and awaits proper restoration.
A team from the 193rd Special Operations Wing's Regional Support Group's 271st Combat Communications Squadron brought their Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) trailer to Texas part of the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. The equipment allows for civilian first responders to communicate with military assets on the ground. Approximately 200 Pennsylvania Guardsmen with a variety of skills and assets, including aviation, maintenance and transportation, continue to provide aide to the affected areas in Texas. (US Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Schwartz)
SAC 01 NATO Strategic Airlift Capability Boeing C-17A Globemaster III - cn F-207 take- off @TRD/ENVA 02.03.18
On April 25, 2014, Dr. Rongping Mu, the director-general of Institute of Policy and Management of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the director of the CAS Center for Innovation and Development, provided an analysis on the evolution of the national innovation system in China, the innovation capacity of Chinese enterprises, the policy framework for firms’ innovation capability building, and the future trend of innovation management in enterprises.