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The Edgewood Chemical Biological Command Center is located in Edgewood, MD and is part of U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
The FV105 Sultan CVR(T) entered service in the early 1970’s as a direct replacement for the Saracen Command Vehicle as it offered increased speed and agility. FV105 Sultan 92 KB 20 was issued to 33 Royal Engineers Explosives Ordnance Disposal / Bomb Disposal Unit in the first Gulf war, in 1991. Being fitted with a higher roof than other Armoured Personnel Carrier variants gives it a more comfortable '‘office space’' inside which includes a large, vertical map board and desk along one side with a bench seat for three Personnel facing it, forward of this are provisions for a Radio Operator and the Vehicle Commander who sits on a seat which can be raised to give access to a pintle mounted General Purpose Machine Gun. The Driver sits forward of this position in a small compartment next to the engine bay. In 1992 the FV105 Sultan 92 KB 20 returned to the United Kingdom and the vehicle depot at Ludgershall, two years in 1994 it appeared for sale by the MoD, in 1999 she was added to the Norfolk Tank Museum.
ARMAMENT:
One 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun and two Smoke Dischargers fitted too the front of the vehicle.
ENGINE:
The Engine is a Jaguar J60 4.2 litre in-line 6 cylinder petrol coupled to a TN15X cross drive hot shift 7 speed gearbox, giving the FV105 Sultan a top speed in excess of 50mph. Although in later models a Cummins BTA 5.9 litre diesel engine was fitted.
SUSPENSION:
The suspension is of the torsion type and consists of five pairs of road wheels each side with the drive sprocket at the front and idler at the rear.
ROLE:
The FV105 Sultan Command Post CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) is kitted out with a variety of maps, radios and antenna masts, as well as an additional ''penthouse'' that extends from the rear of the vehicle when set up in a static position. The penthouse is basically a special frame tent that extends from the rear of the Sultan. The vehicle Crew can consist of up to six including the Driver, Commander, Radio Operator, Clerks and Staff members.
General characteristics:
▪︎Type: Armoured Command Vehicle
▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎In Service: 1970’s to 1990's
▪︎Manufactured By: Alvis Car Engineering Company
▪︎Mass: 8.214 long tons
▪︎Length: 15ft 10in
▪︎Width: 7ft 6in
▪︎Crew: 6 (Commander / Driver / Radio Operator / Clerks / Staff
▪︎Main Armament: 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun on pintle mount
▪︎Powerplant: Jaguar J60 4.2 litre in-line 6 cylinder petrol / Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190hp
▪︎Transmission: TN15X 7 speed hot shift gearbox
▪︎Operational Range: 280 miles
▪︎Maximum Speed: 50mph
▪︎Gradient: 60%
▪︎Side Slope: 30%
▪︎Vertical Step: 18in
▪︎Trench: 6ft
▪︎Fording: 3ft.
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Warrior Country leaders host the Area I Command Information Exchange at Camp Casey's Warriors Club July 28. These quarterly meetings have replaced the traditional town hall that tended to brief what services are provided by the garrison while the CIE format is designed to address high-impact issues like the eventual closing of Casey Elementary School, availability of school bus monitors and changes to command sponsorship. The next Command Information Exchange is scheduled for Oct. 29 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Warriors Club.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2010) - Marines embark a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Two (HMM-262) on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, commanded by Capt. Troy Hart, is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl)
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Task Force ODIN held a ceremony, June 14, 2016, to transition commanders from U.S. Army Col. Prescott R. Farris to U.S. Army Col. Mark A. Colbrook, held at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bannister, U.S. Forces Afghanistan commander, officiated the transfer of command responsibility.
U.S. Army Capt. Alan C. Causey (middle) with Ghost Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment passes on a guidon during a change of command ceremony Dec. 11, 2012 at Rose Barracks, Germany. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Edwards/released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 04, 2011) - Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit set positions on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown after fast roping from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for a visit, board, search and seizure drill. Germantown is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by CM2 Spencer Mickler)
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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Dec. 5, 2010) - U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members clean leaves from the streets surrounding Komatsu JASDF base during a community volunteer event, Dec. 5, 2010. Members of both forces are participating in the bilateral exercise, Keen Sword. During Keen Sword 2011, units from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps conduct training with their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts at military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)
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Command Module “Kitty Hawk”
The Apollo 14 Command Module, Kitty Hawk, is on display at the Apollo Saturn 5 Center at Kennedy Space Center.
The Apollo 14 Command Module, nicknamed “Kitty Hawk,” was recovered from a successful Pacific Ocean splashdown on February 9, 1971. The lunar landing mission began with a successful launch on January 31, 1971. Mission Commander Alan Shepard and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell landed the Lunar Module “Antares” in the Fra Mauro region of the moon, the original goal of the aborted Apollo 13 mission, four and one-half days after launch. During nine hours of lunar exploration, the astronauts used a two-wheeled cart for transporting equipment, collected 96 pounds of lunar material, and set up lunar surface experiments.
The Apollo 14 Command module (CM 110), with most of the internal instruments, panels, controls and couches removed by NASA for reuse, was declared surplus and transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1974.
•Astronaut(s): Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar Dean Mitchell, Stuart A. Roosa
•Manufacturer: North American Rockwell
•Credit Line: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
•Materials: Aluminum alloy, stainless steel, and titanium structures. Outer shell—stainless steel honeycomb between stainless steel sheets. Crew compartment inner shell—aluminum honeycomb between aluminum alloy sheets. Epoxy-resin ablative heat shield covers outside.
•Dimensions:
•Overall: 127 in. tall × 154 in. diameter (322.58 × 391.16cm)
•Country of Origin: United States of America
•Type: Spacecraft-Manned
•Inventory Number: A19750212000
•Display Status: This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is on loan to the Kennedy Space Center.
KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait--Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) gathered together aboard the Army Logistical Support Vessel 05, Major General Charles P Gross, to congratulate newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lawrence Claflin during a promotion ceremony held here Nov. 22. Claflin is the support operations sea mobility branch chief for the 143d ESC and has served in the Army watercraft field for over 25 years.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Ian B. Shay, Public Affairs NCO and Spc. Aaron Ellerman, Public Affairs Specialist, 143d ESC
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Sept. 20, 2011) - Sailors from USS Defender (MCM 2) participate in a music class with students at the Bangladesh Ashar Alo School and Rehabilitation Center in Chittagong. Sailors from USS Defender visited the school during a community service project (COMSVC) part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT Bangladesh 2011 marks the first time the Bangladesh navy has participated in the exercise series. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Lowell Whitman)
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Lt. Col. Kim Jong-wook, Commander of the Republic of Korea Army Support Group that oversees KATUSA Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army in Area I, relinquishes command during a formal ceremony Dec. 16 in the Camp Red Cloud Physical Fitness Center on Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu. Kim was replaced by Lt. Col. Lee Il-soo. Kim held the position for 36 months and moves to a new
assignment. KATUSA Soldiers in Area I are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I. Among those attending were Warrior Country senior leaders, including Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, and Col. Jack Haefner, Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I. Music was performed by a South Korean army band. - U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Noh Ha-kyung
BLUE BEACH, Okinawa (Sept. 28, 2010) - Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 departs the beach to return to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). The LCAC delivered Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and their equipment ashore for a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) exercise. Harpers Ferry, currently at sea in the western Pacific Ocean, is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and reports to Commander, Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet, Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, headquartered in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin)
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj Joseph Vickers, Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the N.C. National Guard is presented with a retirement ceremony at the Joint Forces Headquarters, Raleigh, NC, May 5, 2017. Military retirement ceremonies offer friends, colleagues and others to thank the retiring veteran for his services and sacrifice. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Wayne Becton)
Closeup of the pilot of a CT-115 Hawk advanced trainer jet during the Aero 150 practice day.
I'm really glad I could rent a 100-400mm (600mm equiv.) lens for this event. I wish I could afford the Fuji Tele, but alas. Last airshow at this location I found that a 300mm (450mm equiv) wasn't enough to get closeups and 400mm work beautifully!
KADENA Air Base, Japan (Mar. 7, 2010 - Volunteers cheer on American and Okinawan runners participating in the Okinawa Marathon at Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 250 Team Kadena volunteers offered encouragement and refreshments along the roughly 1.5-mile long Kadena portion of the 26.2-mile marathon. The marathon course ran through nine different cities, towns and villages in central Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
This patch is used by the United States Army's 3rd Transportation Command. It was authorized in 1969.
Col. John Epperly takes command of the Staunton-based 116th Brigade Combat Team from Col. Blake Ortner in a traditional change of command ceremony held June 17 at Fort A. P. Hill. Brig. Gen. William R. Phillips, II, the Virginia Army National Guard land component commander, presided over the exchange of unit colors that represented the transfer of command. Ortner commanded the 116th BCT since June 2009, including the brigade headquarters deployment to Afghanistan from July 2011 to January 2012. Epperly served as the rear detachment brigade commander for the remaining units still serving in Virginia during the headquarter's deployment. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Rebecca Petrie, 116th Brigade Combat Team)
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Photos taken March 17 of the U.S. Army Materiel Command's new building at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
U.S. Army Photo by Kelley Dewitt, AMC Public Affairs.
Col. James A. Zollar takes command of the Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute from Col. Thomas L. Morgan, III, June 26, 2016, in a traditional change of command ceremony at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Walter L. Mercer, the Virginia National Guard’s Assistant Adjutant General – Army, presided over the exchange of unit colors that represented the transfer of command from Morgan to Zollar. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait--Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) gathered together aboard the Army Logistical Support Vessel 05, Major General Charles P Gross, to congratulate newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lawrence Claflin during a promotion ceremony held here Nov. 22. Claflin is the support operations sea mobility branch chief for the 143d ESC and has served in the Army watercraft field for over 25 years.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Ian B. Shay, Public Affairs NCO and Spc. Aaron Ellerman, Public Affairs Specialist, 143d ESC
Navy Capt. Eric Johnson passed command of the Joint Interoperability Test Command to Navy Capt. Shawn Roberts in a ceremony with Navy bells and whistles and a little bit of Army flair at the Joint Interoperability Test Command headquarters on Fort Huachuca, July 19, 2018. Vice Admiral Nancy Norton, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, was the presiding officer. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
U.S. Army Installation Management Command Organizational Day Festivities
Soldiers, Civilian employees and their Families took a break from their normal, busy work schedules to participate in team building activities and celebrate the recent transition of the IMCOM headquarters to San Antonio, Texas.
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 12, 2010) - Royal Thai Sailors explain their uniform insignia to QM3 (SW) Mason Wood while transiting the Gulf of Thailand en route to CARAT Thailand 2010. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Cutright)
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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Oct. 27, 2010) -- Col. John Dolan, 8th Fighter Wing commander, shakes hands with Gunsan City officials after the New Horizons ribbon-cutting ceremony here Oct. 27, 2010. The event marked the lifting of the fifty-year-old three-mile restriction surrounding Kunsan Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
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CHANTHABURI, Kingdom of Thailand (Feb. 3, 2011) - Thai Special Col. Chanchai Romyen, left, commander of the Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force, meets with U.S. Marines and sailors here during an opening conference at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, for the medical, dental, veterinarian civic actions programs portion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kris B. Daberkoe)
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Employees are honored by Gen. Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command's commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, Army Materiel Command's command sergeant major, for their individual contributions to the U.S. Army Materiel Command during AMC's global town hall, Nov. 25. U.S. Army Photo by Doug Brewster.
Command Sgt. Maj. Melissa A. Judkins assumes duties as the Installation Management Command, Command Sergeant Major Nov. 29, 2016, during a Change of Responsibility ceremony at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Judkins previously served as the IMCOM Central Region Command Sergeant Major and succeeds Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Hartless who passed the unit's colors, which symbolizes command, to Lt. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, commanding general for IMCOM, who then passed the colors to Judkins, giving her the authority of command and formal recognition as IMCOM's Command Sergeant Major. (U.S. Army photo by Jessica Ryan)
REAM, Cambodia (October 30, 2010) - Sailors assigned to USS Crommelin (FFG 37) and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces play soccer at a sports day event during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2010. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Tross)
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HONOLULU (Oct. 16, 2010) – Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Hesch, performs “God Bless the USA” following the recognition of eight wounded warriors and service members who served in individual augmentee assignments during halftime ceremonies at Aloha Stadium. The Honolulu community honored eight wounded warrior service members during the University of Hawaii and University of Nevada college football game. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight)
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Alaska National Guardsmen, family and friends gathered to witness Col. Jeffery Roach, 38th Troop Command commander, transfer command to Lt. Col. Wayne Don at a ceremony on Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, August 7, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mike Risinger)
On 18 July 2017, LISA Pathfinder was shut down after being placed in a safe disposal orbit. The final command was sent from ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre, at 19:57 CEST that evening. That day, scientists, mission controllers and the mission's management team gathered at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany, for a presentation on the successes of the mission prior to the shut-down.
NRC staff members are #OnTheJob with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) staff members touring the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Carderock facilities, where ship and submarine research and development are done for NAVSEA. This partnership explores how 3D printing might be used to create parts for nuclear reactor.
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DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 12, 2010) - Crypotlogic Technician 3rd Class Manuel Dominguez, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), practices basic English phrases with young children at a Da Nang primary school during a community service project. McCain is on a scheduled port visit to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Mike Morley)
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The 20th Support Command, (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosives) hailed its incoming commander while bidding farewell to the outgoing during a change of command ceremony at McBride Parade Field July 2, 2008. Read more...
Master Sgt. Lawrence D. Henry, military equal opportunity adviser/program manager, is promoted at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, headquarters on May 8, 2023. (photos by Cecil Longino)
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Feb. 28, 2011) - Eighth Army is honing its warfighting skills in South Korea Feb. 28 - March 10 during exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 2011. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)
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