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Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, command sergeant major, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord discusses the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability operations during a facilities visit with Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher M. Johnson, 196th IBDE, JPMRC command sergeant major, Maj. Joseph Weinburgh, 196th IBDE, operations officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Brzak, 25th Infantry Division, command sergeant major during JPMRC Rotation 16-01 Lightning Forge. The rotation ran from Jan. 31 – Feb. 9. Photo by Rodney Jackson, JPMRC-ITACSS communications specialist
Command Sgt. Maj. Tuileama Nua, Western Regional Medical Command command sergeant major and former Pacific Regional Medical Command command sergeant major, retired at Tripler Army Medical Center on the oceanside front lawn, April 27, 2012.
Tents, generators, and equipment at the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) camp on Ford Island, Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. The Defense Logistics Agency contracts for the equipment and the tents, and the Seabee teams provide the skilled capability and a proficiency to respond. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 24 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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Someone said it looked like a lunch truck, and maybe I should try to get a breakfast burrito, so of course I had to make up a menu...
Oakland Airport held its Triennial Full-Scale Emergency Exercise based on a hypothetical event. The exercise was held within an active ramp inside the Airport Operations Area. The Red Cross and other Oakland Air partners responded to the exercise call down. Red Cross responders were from Disaster Mental Health, Mass Care and External Relations, as well as the ERV (emergency response vehicle). Responders were at the simulated crash site, evacuation site, Emergency Operations Center and Incident Command Post.
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Lt. Col. Perry E. Jones assumed command of the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 91st Troop Command, from Lt. Col. Neal J. Edmonds in a traditional change of command ceremony held June 10 at the Virginia National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston. Col. Walt Mercer, commander of 91st Troop Command, presided over the exchange of unit colors between the outgoing and incoming commanders. Edmonds commanded the battalion for more than two years, including the battalion's deployment to Iraq as Task Force Punisher from April to December 2011. Under the command of Edmonds, the aviation battalion completed three separate self-deployments of 10 aircraft each to three different locations in Iraq, conducted more than 16,000 combat flight hours, flew more than 150 medical evacuation missions, and redeployed 42 aircraft and 520 Soldiers. Task Force Punisher was one of the last U.S. military aviation assets to depart Iraq in December 2011. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command Equal Employment Opportunity office participated in and supported the Read Across America program at a local elementary school here, March 2.
Soldiers participating in Equal Opportunity Leadership training course at Redstone Arsenal took a break from class to step into the classrooms of University Place Elementary school to read to youngsters.
The Pentagon 17 (see below for details about the camera) is equipped of a 1mm jack connector for the use of remote shutter release. This jack is generic and used on many other camera's (at least Ricoh camera's and Canon).
I found for 7€ a no-name device with a reference "RS-60E" (this is so far a Canon reference). The remote command reproduce the two-level contact of the shutter release and could blocked for long exposure in the B mode.
April 22, 2025
69004 Lyon
France.
About the camera Pentax 17:
Since last Christmas, it was on display in the middle of « reusable » cheap camera’s in the window of my local photography store. But this camera is not cheap and sold at 10-times the price of those « reusable » film camera’s. The Pentax 17 is a novel film camera released by Pentax (a brand belonging to Ricoh Imaging, Japan) in June 2024.
The history of « Pentax » name is still something worth to mention. After the WWII, in Dresden (that was heavily destroyed by the bombing of Feb. 13-15, 1945), Germany, The Zeiss Ikon company could not produce anymore the legendary original Contax (a high-reputation professional range-finder 35mm released in 30’s) camera that was taken by Russia and transferred to Kiev, Ukraine, in the USSR. However the brand name Contax survived and the German engineers designed something completely new within several years : the Contax S (S for « Spiegel mirror reflex ») that integrated a pentaprism for a full redressed reflex viewer observation. Zeiss Ikon Dresden registered to new trademarks derived from the words « Pentaprism » and « Contax » that were « Pentax » and « Pentacon ». If Pentacon became the new name of the company in Dresden, the trademark Pentax was bought by Asahi Optical Company in Japan, and became a formidable industrial and commercial success. Asahi Pentax, then Pentax alone, produced amazing quality camera’s including the legendary « Spotmatic » (a 35mm SLR) and stunning medium-format camera’s heavily used by professional photographers. Many of these camera’s of the past century are still operative and appreciated by film photography enthusiast’s.
Production of film camera’s vanished progressively in the mid 2000’s, as digital camera’s became of better quality and finally of generalized appliances in photography. The Pentax 17 was introduced to the market in June 2024, it was a big surprise for all the film photography lovers. Seeing a newly engineered brand-new film camera was a sort of renaissance of the film photography today of a growing interest worldwide.
The camera is a « half-frame » format on the traditional double-perforated 35mm film giving 17x24mm photograms. This format was not as popular as to classical 24x36mm (full-frame) format of most of the 35mm camera’s. However famous and quality half-frame camera’s were produced in the past including, the long series of Olympus Pen for example. Then, the Pentax 17 immediately attracted the attention of experimented film photographers and camera collectors, probably more than the officially targeted customers of the younger generations. Less than a year after, the future of the Pentax 17 and the film photography project of Pentax is questioned today. The chef-engineer who conducted the project in Ricoh company recently left and the marketing of Pentax 17 is now a question.
This finally decided me to buy an exemplary from my local shop and to discover this strange machine. The camera is of course guaranteed, even with a there-year extension after the camera registration on the Pentax website. The whole ergonomic is clearly derived from classical past 35mm camera’s with a fully mechanical film advance and rewind, a collimated Albada viewer, no digital display at all, only levers, barrels, crank and wheels… However inside is a automatic electronic exposure system with flash, the focusing is manual but the electronic mechanism moves the whole optical group with a micro motor.
The lens is a Cooke triplet 1:3.5 f=25mm equivalent to a 37mm of a 24x36mm format. The Cooke triplet is a photographic lens designed and patented in 1893 by Dennis Taylor who was employed as chief engineer by T. Cooke & Sons of York. It was the first lens system that allowed the elimination of most of the optical distortion or aberration at the outer edge of the image. It likely for this reason that the lens is unscripted curiously « Traditional » on the front lens ring… It is known that a Cooke triplet lens could give surprisingly good results with only three separated optical elements. The Cooke Triplet is still widely used in inexpensive cameras, including variations using aspheric elements, particularly in cell-phone cameras. The Cooke triplet consists of three separated lenses positioned at the finite distance. It is often considered that the triplet is one of the most important discoveries in the field of photographic objectives
The lens receives 40.5mm diameter thread filters that I use for my Zorki / Leningrad lenses Jupiter-8 2/50mm, Jupiter-11 4/135mm and Jupiter-12 2.8/35mm. The metal shade hood Minolta D42KA could mounted on the filter but I have to check is there is vignette induced.
The camera size is close to the original dimensions of a thread-mount Leica (called also the original Barnack Leica) which are, in a way, a sort of « Gold » size in the 35mm camera’s. I compared with my Zorki 1D year 1954 that is a straight reproduction of the Leica Iic. The upper deck of Pentax 17 is designed very clearly as a classical 35mm and we even find the original logo of Asahi Optical Company. The rewind crank is also a revival of past design seen on old Pentax SLR as my year-1971 Spotmatic SP in this seres of pictures.
The Pentax 17 is very light (about 300g) compared to those old ancestors that weight easily the double or the triple. It is then an effortless camera to carry. The Pentax 17 fits in the small ThinkTank bag (called « Mirorless Mover 5 ») that I recently bought to safely carry a film back of my Hasselblad or my Bronica 6X6 camera’s. In this tiny bag, the camera is protected for the element and vibrations due to cycling for instance.
For the first film, I loaded a Washi-X 100 ISO color film that is probably a Kodak Aerocolor film based on a Kodak Ektar formula coated on a maskless PET (polyester teraphtalate) base, spooled by the French film company Washi. This will give normally 72 views and I just exposed 44 in 2 days both during a bicycle tour and a photowalk. I’ll do the rest for testing all the functions of the Pentax 17 soon.
My final idea of this first approach of the 2024 Pentax 17 is a very interesting camera for film camera lovers but will it seduce the potential customers who discover film photography?
Reference
analoguewonderland.co.uk/blogs/film-photography-blog/pent...
Key features and specifications
* Half-frame image capture (17 x 24mm)
* 37mm (equiv.) FOV F3.5 lens
* Zone focusing system with 6 zones
* Circular leaf shutter (F3.5-16)
* Built-in flash (6m/20ft at ISO100)
* Optical tunnel viewfinder with frame lines
* Exposure from 1/350 sec to 4 sec (+ Bulb)
* Supports films from ISO 50 to ISO 3200
Specifically the lens has:
1. HD coating, which maintains high performance of the lens, by using this PENTAX multi-coating. This also enables high contrast and high definition right to the edges.
2. SP coating (Super Protect) which helps to repel water and oil from the lens.
The fact that the focusing on the Pentax 17 is electronic i.e. the lens only moves when you half-press the shutter gives me faith that autofocus was already considered in the R&D stage.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Nichols, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) talks with 1st Signal Brigade personnel about Army Cyber careers during a visit with the brigade in the Republic of Korea, Sept. 21, 2023. Nichols was joined by ARCYBER Director of Talent Management Marilyn Brown (right of Nichols) and Deputy Director of Talent Management Lt. Col. Joe Huitt (at center). Learn more about Army Cyber career, internship and fellowship opportunities, and get information on job openings, career fair events and how to apply at www.army.mil/armycyber#org-army-cyber-careers. Learn more about 1st Signal Brigade at 8tharmy.korea.army.mil/1sig/about.asp (Photo by Sgt. Shawnee P. Vercammen)
(Left to right) Sgt. 1st Class Hector Gonzalez, Col. Jay Gilhooly, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Darlington pose as Gonzalez receives his certificate of appreciation for competing in the 80th Training Command 2017 Instructor of the Year competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Oct. 22, 2017.
120726-N-CS800-005 SASEBO, Japan (July 26, 2012) – Lieutenant Commander Patrick Sullivan, Commanding Officer, USS AVENGER (MCM 1), addresses the crew and introduces members of the AVE Family Readiness Group during the USS AVENGER (MCM 1) Command Picnic. (U.S. Navy photo by ENS Anthony Newvall.)
En 1919, le Canadien Pacifique commande aux architectes montréalais Edward et William Sutherland Maxwell de doubler la capacité du Château Frontenac. La solution préconisée par les architectes, étant donné le peu de terrain disponible si l’on veut préserver la terrasse et les jardins des Gouverneurs, était la démolition de l’aile de service de Bruce Price et l’érection d’une tour centrale composée de dix-sept étages, une nouvelle aile de service ainsi qu’une autre aile le long de la rue Saint-Louis. La tour centrale, point final de l’ensemble architectural du Château, fut dessinée en relation avec toutes les ailes existantes et inspirée de l’architecture des châteaux français de la Loire et de la tour de Trinity Church de Boston conçue par H. H. Richardson. L’aile Saint-Louis, les cours intérieures et la tour centrale complétaient à merveille la construction de Bruce Price. L’hôtel comptait désormais six cent cinquante-huit chambres. Des vingt suites du Château, seize seront ajoutées dans la tour aux quatre de Bruce Price dans l’aile Riverview. Edward Maxwell visita dix-sept villes d’Angleterre et autant en France, profitant de son séjour à Paris pour emprunter des pièces du Musée National afin d’en exécuter des reproductions, ceci grâce à son amitié avec Viollet-le-Duc, alors directeur des monuments historiques de France. Maxwell s’assura le concours d’artistes tels que Paul Beau qui réalisera de magnifiques pièces en laiton et cuivre martelé et George Hill, l’un des sculpteurs les plus en vue du Canada. Les vitraux étaient très en vogue à l’époque et l’on en retrouve qui sont dessinés par William S. Maxwell dans plusieurs salles publiques de l’hôtel. Des médaillons réalisés par C.W. Kelsey ornaient les grandes fenêtres des halls, représentant les bateaux de grands découvreurs tels que Christophe Colomb, Sébastien Cabot et Jacques Cartier.
Depuis 2011, le Château Frontenac est la propriété de la société immobilière Ivanhoé Cambridge, une filiale de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
«Le Château Frontenac» (France Gagnon-Pratte et Éric Etter)
Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch., Commander, Installation Management Command, will host a flag uncasing ceremony for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Oct. 5, 2010 at 10 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, Under Secretary of the United States Army, will be the guest speaker.
The ceremony represents the presence of the installation management community and the assumption of the command's authority in San Antonio. The installation management community includes the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Headquarters and two major subordinate commands: U.S. Army Environmental Command and the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command.
IMCOM temporarily occupies leased space in northeastern San Antonio until the new IMCOM Headquarters Building on Fort Sam Houston is completed in October 2011.
Uncasing the flag exemplifies how IMCOM, headquartered in "Military City USA," is transforming to make Army installations the Army's Home.
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.
To learn more about the move to San Antonio, visit here:
www.army.mil/-news/2010/10/06/46153-headquarters-imcom-mo...
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JAIPUR- Lt. Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, GOC-in-C, South Western Command (R) at martyrs memorial, to mark Golden Jubilee of 1965 India-Pakistan War, in Jaipur on Wednesday
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
Ashland, Nebraska
February 8, 2020
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Command of the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade was passed from Col. Scott Fitzgerald to Col. Loren Traugutt in a COVID-19 modified ceremony held in Hangar 3 on Libby Army Airfield June 19, 2020. Maj. Gen. Laura Potter, commander of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence was the reviewing officer. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Command Sgt. Maj. John Keller relinquished responsibility of the 2-13th Aviation Regiment to Command Sgt. Maj. Pedro Lopez in a ceremony in the Nicka Hall Hangar here Jan. 17, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
302nd Brigade Support Battalion's 'Change of Command' ceremony took place on Camp Casey June 10 as outgoing battalion commander, LTC David Rogers, was replaced by incoming battalion commander, LTC Anthony McQueen. (Photo by U.S. Army)
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial, located on Piccadilly near Hyde Park Corner, was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the memorial on 28 June 2012.
CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON - North Little Rock, ARK. The 39th Infantry Brigade of the Arkansas Army National Guard conducted a Change-of-Command ceremony on Saturday, December 7th, 2019. The outgoing commander, Colonel Cary A. Shillcutt hands off the Brigade Colors to the incoming commander, Colonel Johnathan M. Stubbs, in a ceremony that was steeped in honored tradition and widely attended by family, friends, current and past members of the unit, members of the community, as well as Soldiers and Airmen throughout the Arkansas National Guard.
(Arkansas National Guard Photos by Lt. Col. Brian Mason / released)
Col. John M. Scott assumed command of U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I from Col. Hank Dodge during a ceremony at Camp Red Cloud's fitness center July 13, 2012. Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Hatfield assumed responsibility for USAG Red Cloud and Area I from Command Sgt. Maj. Nidal Saeed during the same ceremony. - U.S. Army photo by Sgt 1st Class Jeff Troth
The US Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) serves as the sole provider for the Department of Defense in military packaging and preservation training. DAC assumed packaging training mission from the School of Military Packaging Technology in FY09. This specific training provides students with proper capabilities for preserving and packaging DOD assets.
NEWPORT, R.I. -- The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) holds a commencement ceremony for the College of Naval Command and Staff and the College of Naval Warfare 2024 graduating classes June 14, 2024, on board Naval Station Newport. The ceremony, presided over by NWC President Rear Admiral Pete Garvin, saw 332 students from in-resident senior-level leadership and intermediate-level leadership courses graduate, including 93 international students. Also included were 462 students having completed coursework through NWC’s College of Distance Education (CDE) programs, 90 of whom attended the graduation in person. Graduates represented all branches of the U.S. armed forces, more than 30 federal agencies and departments, and 58 partner and allied nations. Adm. Scott Swift, U.S. Pacific Fleet (retired), gave the commencement address. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active-duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni. Since creating a program for international officers in 1956, the college has more than 4,500 international alumni from 137 countries worldwide. Approximately 10 percent of these alumni have become chief of their country’s respective navy. Today, NWC continues to deliver excellence in education, research, and outreach, informing today’s decision-makers and educating tomorrow’s leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by YN2 Jay Zebelian/Released)
An M9 pistol and ammunition are ready for 514th Air Mobility Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen during pistol qualification at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 16, 2018. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
United States Army Garrison, Camp Red Cloud, Headquarters, Headquarters Company conducts a Change of Command ceremony as Cpt. Jason L. Howell relinquishes his duties as the commander to Cpt. Matthew D. Ellison.
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial, located on Piccadilly near Hyde Park Corner, was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the memorial on 28 June 2012.