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Visited as part of an Open Day on 29 September 2018.
Construction started in 1877 as one of a series of defences to protect the strategically important docks at Chatham. After a few setbacks and delays, the fort was completed in 1892 and the finished construction was considerably smaller than the original plan. The only excavations to be dug were those of the ditch, from which the earth was used to cover the exposed structures inside the fort. The ditch was concrete lined and the final feature to be installed was the rare rolling drawbridge.
The fort was purely defensive, and was never armed (like most 'forts' of the time), but would have been armed and manned in the event of a national crisis. Ironically, by the time the series of fortifications were completed they were outdated and obsolete.
- 1877 construction started
- 1892 construction completed
- 1907 siege works exercise
- 1914 to 1919 transit barracks
- 1920 to 1933 storage
- 1938 conversion to Gun Operations Room
- 1945 to 1961 used for summer camps
- 1961 sold to Kent County Council
- 1990 sold to private individual. Museum and tea room
- 2001 resale and restoration
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israel - Yahalom Unit Exercise
Special unit of the Corps of Engineers, Yahalom, held a demonstration exercise at the urban warfare facility – 4th March 2012
Yahalom unit is the most elite unit of the Engineering Corps and one of the IDF's elite units. This is the professional body that provides a solution for operational purposes in sabotage, bomb disposal, dealing with the threat of tunnels and the like.
Photos: Ftian Ibrahim - IDF Spokesman Unit
Israeli Soldiers from the NAHAL Brigade during a large scale Field Training Exercise – May/June 2012
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Visited as part of an Open Day on 29 September 2018.
Construction started in 1877 as one of a series of defences to protect the strategically important docks at Chatham. After a few setbacks and delays, the fort was completed in 1892 and the finished construction was considerably smaller than the original plan. The only excavations to be dug were those of the ditch, from which the earth was used to cover the exposed structures inside the fort. The ditch was concrete lined and the final feature to be installed was the rare rolling drawbridge.
The fort was purely defensive, and was never armed (like most 'forts' of the time), but would have been armed and manned in the event of a national crisis. Ironically, by the time the series of fortifications were completed they were outdated and obsolete.
- 1877 construction started
- 1892 construction completed
- 1907 siege works exercise
- 1914 to 1919 transit barracks
- 1920 to 1933 storage
- 1938 conversion to Gun Operations Room
- 1945 to 1961 used for summer camps
- 1961 sold to Kent County Council
- 1990 sold to private individual. Museum and tea room
- 2001 resale and restoration
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
A remnant of WWII, a Pill Box looking across the North Sea towards Europe as defence against seaborne invasion.
The Israeli Defence Force troops before, during and just after the Military Campaign in Gaza January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region
Accession Number:spa.gr.em.1.8
This 44 page pamphlet was contains the Statement to Annual Conference 1984 by the National Executive Committee.
The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk
Grain Tower Battery was completed in 1855 and is similar in design to the earlier Napoleonic East Coast Martello towers. The tower is located in the Thames Estuary off Grain, and is reached by foot, via a causeway at low tide.
Originally the tower was intended to be armed with 3 smooth bore guns in open emplacements on the roof. It was rearmed in both World Wars and was altered to acommodate new guns. In 1914 a floating boom was put across the mouth of the River Medway, from Sheerness, to the Grain Tower. This boom was an anti invasion defence to stop enemy ships entering the river. The chain that anchored the boom to the tower still remains today, wrapped around its base. In 1912 two 4.7 QF (Quick Firing) guns were moved from the nearby Wing Battery to the tower. Then in 1940 twin 6 pounder QF guns were installed, the 2 storey barrack accomodation block was built, and the 4 storey observation tower was added. The battery was disarmed in the 50's and left to the elements. Currently the tower is up for sale, waiting for any potential buyer to purchase it.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
Israeli soldiers guard the site where a rocket launched from the nearby Gaza Strip landed in the southern Israeli Netiv Haasara Kibbutz on March 18, 2010. An Al-Qaeda-inspired militant group, the Ansar al-Sunna Brigade, claimed responsibility for firing a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, killing a Thani foreign worker.
Israeli Paratroopers from the 101 Battalion of the Parachute Brigade during a training exercise on the Golan Heights – 2012
Photo: Uri Bareket
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This mural, located in Hopewell Crescent, Belfast depicts the link between three of the main Loyalist paramilitaries: the Ulster Defence Union, the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Freedom Fighters. Augustus Andrew "Gusty" Spence Gusty Spence, a leader of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and leading loyalist politician in Northern Ireland who was one of the first UVF members to be convicted of murder, is shown on the right. What is notable about this mural is that no matter where the viewer stands in the square, the UFF gunman appears to "follow" them with his rifle. Also of note is the transcript on the smaller wall to the right which records a report of the manifesto for the proposed formation of the Ulster Defence Association, dated Friday, March 17th 1893, London.
Israeli soldiers from the Alpine Unit demonstrate their skills for the media on Mount Hermon, near the Israel-Syria border January 22, 2012. The Golan Heights form a strategic plateau between Israel and Syria of about 1, 200 square kilometers (460 square miles). Israel captured it in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move not recognized internationally.
The Israeli Defence Force troops before, during and just after the Military Campaign in Gaza January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
The Israeli Defence Force troops before, during and just after the Military Campaign in Gaza January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region
The "Herev" (Sword) Battalion, comprised of Druze, Jewish and Christian soldiers, are an elite unit specially trained in the Northern Command.
56 years ago, 30 Druze soldiers joined the ranks of the IDF – the first generation of official recruits. Since then 83% of Druze youth enlist to the IDF’s – more than the numbers of Jewish youth. The “Sword” (Herev) Battalion, comprised almost entirely of Druze soldiers, specializes in the Northern Command and is currently training in the Golan Heights.
Photos:Israel Defense Force
Israeli Soldiers from the NAHAL Brigade during a large scale Field Training Exercise – May/June 2012
Israeli Paratroopers during a demonstration of weapons and equipment for visiting Israeli School Children – 15th December 2011
Israeli Paratroopers from the 101 Battalion of the Parachute Brigade during a training exercise on the Golan Heights – 2012
Photo: Uri Bareket
The camera club met at Carats Cafe on Southwick Beach today. The beach and the sea were glistening but I became focused on what appeared to be old metal groynes. They look quite dangerous and certainly not providing any sea defence. So I looked up Southwick Beach groynes and there is an ongoing programme in place to replace the groynes and protect Shoreham Port, houses and businesses which are behind the beach.
Australian 19th Chief Engineer Works Corporal Mark Casey practices during a range safety shoot in Southern Afghanistan.
Deep Caption:
A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel has arrived in Afghanistan as part of a Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force.
Australia's contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), is a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years to work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
The Australian contingent will be preparing the camp, conducting planning for RTF construction and trade training projects, and setting up the logistics supply chain for when the main body arrives later in the year.
The majority of the task force is drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will undertake the majority of the RTF's construction activities. This includes skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.
The Australian protective force for the RTF is being provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, equipped with Bushmaster vehicles; the 5th/7th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (5/7 RAR), also with the Bushmaster; and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment with ASLAV light armoured vehicles. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.