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Near Betchworth, Surrey. A series of WW2 'pillboxes" is dotted along the River Mole and a mixed flock of Canada and Greylag geese grazes in the floodplain fields.
Located on the Moors of Northern England. Access is heavily restricted with one road in and out, guarded at all times, 3 lines of fencing and gates and sensors under the surrounding Moors to detect trespassers.
Nobody really knows what goes on here.
1:76 Scale. OO gauge, large model diorama, scratchbuilt.
The vehicles are post office and civil defence by Oxford Diecast.
Discovery Air Defence Services Inc
C-FGZT
Douglas A-4M Skyhawk 160040 (MSN 14542) to AMARC as 3A0550 May 11, 1989. To Argentina in 1995 as A-4AR C-929
Date: 17-SEP-2015
Time: 12:45LT
Type: Douglas A-4N Skyhawk
Owner/operator: Discovery Air Defence Services Inc
Registration: C-FGZT
C/n / msn: 14542
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA), Phoenix, AZ - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Training
Departure airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (KIWA)
Destination airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (KIWA)
Narrative:
The ex-military 1976 built A-4, engaged on military support tasks, experienced a wheels up landing at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA), Phoenix, Arizona. The drop tanks were damaged. A small fire ensued with the aircraft sustaining substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
When the war came to the Antarion IV, the factories became a significant target for heavy bombers of the enemy faction. As a result, each factory was upgraded to defend itself and ultimately the factories on Antarion IV became as heavily armed as the war machines they produced.
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This microscale vignette was created for the Eurobricks Micro Sci-Fi contest.
The 92nd Cadet Class, comprising 30 Army Cadets and 6 Cadets from the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), commenced training on 05 Oct 2015 and are currently in Stage 3 (Core) of their training. The Class recently completed their Operations Other Than War (OOTW) Field Assessment in the Slieve Blooms, Aughavannagh and Glen of Imaal areas from the 21st August to 2nd September.
The exercise was designed to develop and assess the Cadets’ competencies in the areas of leadership, planning, decision making and command and control over 13 days in a complex and dynamic counter-insurgency environment. Operating from Platoon level patrol harbours, the Cadets planned and led insertion marches, deliberate reconnaissance patrols, observation posts, ambushes and raids in order to bring about their success over the exercise insurgents.
The 2nd week of the exercise pitted the Cadets against each other in a free-play scenario. Both Platoons underwent separate insertions into the Aughavannagh area and immediately set about finding, fixing and destroying their opposite Platoon. This phase brought home the importance of key areas such as battlefield discipline, proper tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and the importance of building a clear picture of the battlefield and the activities of enemy forces. With each Platoon seeking mission success and the associated “bragging rights” every sense was more heightened, every patrol was more carefully planned and conducted and every piece of intelligence more carefully examined and analysed. The Free Play phase culminated with a carefully planned and skillfully executed ambush by one of the Platoons who employing deception, stealth and aggression had successfully drawn the other Platoon into their desired killing area.
Throughout the exercise the Cadets’ leadership potential was assessed under stressful and demanding conditions with the assistance of exercise troops from the 6th and 27th Infantry Battalions. The provision of highly trained, motivated and disciplined troops from these units was integral to the success of the exercise as it exposed the Cadets for the first time to leading soldiers across a spectrum of operations. They will undergo further assessment of their competencies in this area with the soldiers of the 28th Inf Bn during Platoon Field Assessment in November 2016.
The Cadets are currently preparing and looking forward to the intake of their junior class, the 93rd Cadet Class, on 26 September 2016 where they will play a key role in mentoring and aiding the socialisation of the newly inducted Cadets. Their own training continues over the coming months in the areas of academic studies, live fire tactical training, platoon level conventional tactics and a range management block of instruction culminating in their much awaited and anticipated commissioning in January 2017.
These concrete blocks seen at low tide on Lossiemouth West beach were part of wartime coastal defences erected during the second World War. They are reminders of less peaceful times and are to be found all along the beach at Moray. They provide a fascinating insight into how Britain hoped to defend itself in the event of a seaborne invasion during World War II. Covesea Skerries light is visible to the left of the picture!
Preparing for the future..?....12th/13th century Norman castle overlooks huge machines constructing a new 500 metre long sea defence wall at the village of Oystermouth at the western end of Swansea Bay,west Wales,UK.The project will also up-grade 1,000 metres of promenade used by tens of thousands of tourists and visitors to the picturesque former fishing village at the gateway to the Gower Peninsula.
Part Three of Ariel’s Defence done for my friends.
Belle is an endless list of perfection. She embodies all that is good and desirable, not just in women, but in all people. Ok, true, she is just a little bull-headed, however, that stubbornness is always over situations that she not only feels passionate about, but are wholly justified. Belle is not just intelligent, but wise. She genuinely cares about the world around her, wishing to see it grow and flourish. She is insightful and compassionate in her actions. She is a dreamer, but also a doer. She is different, not in that she’s odd, but in that she’s unique and truly herself, and brings out the uniqueness and best in those around her.
From me and all my friends, we send out love and best wishes to you this Christmas!
Ariel~
A member of Ukraine's territorial defence force with Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle at a position in the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, Thursday 28 April.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the fourth week of September, 2016.
On a rare trip down to the Harbour area, just to check out progress here. Throughout the summer, this is where the heavy-duty engineering works have been taking place.
This is a section of the flood protection scheme that I have pretty much ignored -- it's inconvenient for me to access, and others cover it much better.
Check out 'Turgidson'.
Walking back along the newly constructed walkway adjacent to Seapoint Court, and looking upriver towards the town of Bray with the 'Fran O'Toole bridge' in immediate view.
Bray: Fran O’Toole Bridge:
On 31 July 1975, five members of the Miami Showband were travelling by minibus back to Dublin from a gig in Banbridge, County Down.
At the townland of Buskhill, outside of Newry, they were stopped at a bogus military checkpoint by gunmen dressed in British Army uniform, who ordered them to get out and line up by the roadside.
They were members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). Two of them had hidden a time bomb on the minibus, but it exploded prematurely and killed them.
The remaining gunmen then opened fire on the band members, killing Fran O'Toole, Brian McCoy and Tony Geraghty and wounding Des Lee and Stephen Travers.
On Saturday 4 July, Bray Bridge was renamed the Fran O'Toole Bridge.
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Bray Bridge, Main Street, Bray, County Wicklow :
Three-arch stone built road bridge over the Dargle or Bray River, built in 1855-56. The bridge is in dressed granite, with round-ended piers rising into panelled pilasters and a string course just above the level of the arches.
The arches themselves are segmental, whilst the parapets have rounded coping. Branching off to the north-east of the bridge a smaller single-arch dry bridge, carrying the Ravenswell Road over a grass-covered laneway which leads down to the riverbank itself.
This smaller bridge is in granite rubble with a segmental arch with dressed granite voussoirs, and rounded coping to the parapets.
(Description: National Inventory of Architectural heritage)
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A four-arch Bray Bridge was constructed in 1666, but this collapsed in 1741 and was replaced by a new bridge within the same year.
The 1741 bridge was replaced in 1856 by a new three-arch bridge designed by Mr Henry Brett.
The bridge was built by David Edge, and it bore his name.
The bridge was renamed on 5th July 2015 in honour of Bray resident Fran O'Toole, who was the lead singer with the Miami showband.
Three members of the showband were killed outside Newry in 1976, including Fran O'Toole.
The Railway Bridge downstream was built in 1853, a year prior to the opening of the railway between Dublin and Bray.
The railway company had to narrow the channel of the river and build a small shipping dock.
Between Bray Bridge and the Railway Bridge there was a wooden footbridge linking Ravenswell Road and the Seapoint Road, this bridge was built at the time of the railway coming to Bray.
It closed in 1870 and was removed shortly afterwards.
"The Little Book of Bray and Enniskerry" by Brian White.
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It’s popular belief that they were anti-submarine defences but in reality they were defences against small boats, the water even at high tide is far too shallow for a submarine.
Estonian Sailors practice VBSS and Vessel protection duties on-board Estonian Naval Vessels 25th May 2016
Estonian Soldiers during their final mission readiness exercise in the vicinity of ̃ before deploying to Iraq as part of ESTGUARD-4, which is part of the NATO Iraq Mission.
Photos: Estonian Defence Force
Pictured is a trooper from the Blues and Royals at Horse Guards...The Blues and Royals were formed in 1969 from an amalgamation of the Royal Horse Guards, which was known as "the Blues" or "the Oxford Blues", and the Royal Dragoons, which was known as "the Royals"...As a result of the Options for Change Review in 1991, the Blues and Royals formed a union for operational purposes with the Life Guards as the Household Cavalry Regiment.
However, they each maintain their regimental identity, with distinct uniforms and traditions, and their own colonel. The Blues and Royals currently has two reconnaissance squadrons in Windsor, which are part of the Household Cavalry Regiment, and a mounted squadron in London as part of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment...Instead of being known as the Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons, the regiment is known as the Blues and Royals and is therefore the only regiment in the British Army to be officially known by their nickname as opposed to their full name...On ceremonial occasions, the Blues and Royals wear a blue tunic (inherited from the Royal Horse Guards, also known as "the Blues"), a metal cuirass, and a matching helmet with a red plume worn unbound, and against popular belief the regiment's farriers wear a red plume like the rest of the regiment but do not wear the metal cuirass. In addition, the Blues and Royals wear their chin strap under their chin, as opposed to the Life Guards, who wear it below their lower lip.
On service dress, the Blues and Royals wear a blue lanyard on the left shoulder, as well as a Sam Browne belt containing a whistle. In most dress orders, the Waterloo Eagle is worn on the left arm as part of dress traditions.
The Blues and Royals, as part of the Household Division, does not use the Order of the Bath Star for its officer rank 'pips,' but rather the Order of the Garter Star.
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