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16 Air Assault Brigade Practice Their Airborne Skills During Exercise Joint Warrior
Pathfinders from 16 Air Assault Brigade take part in Exercise Joint Warrior at West Freugh Airfield on April 16, 2012 in Starnraer, Scotland. The operation is taking place in South West Scotland between 15-21 April and focuses on a Theatre Entry operation into a notional country. The exercise will involve more than 1600 troops, and be supported by Apache, Chinook, and Royal Navy Sea King Helicopters from the Joint Helicopter Force. RAF Fast Jets and support aircraft, as well as several US and French aircraft will also support the exercise. This year the ABTF will be joined by a number of French personnel from 11 Parachute Brigade.
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Some of these Photos I have posted before, but I found these of a slightly better Resolution so thought I would post them as well.
The Mars Pathfinder conducted different investigations on the Martian soil using three scientific instruments. The lander contained a stereoscopic camera with spatial filters on an expandable pole called Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP), and the Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package (ASI /MET) which acts as a Mars meteorological station, collecting data about pressure, temperature, and winds. The MET structure included three windsocks mounted at three heights on a pole, the topmost at about one meter (yard) and generally registered winds from the West.
The Sojourner rover had a Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS), which was used to analyze the components of the rocks and soil. The rover also had two black-and-white cameras and a color one. These instruments could investigate the geology of the Martian surface from just a few millimeters to many hundreds of meters, the geochemistry and evolutionary history of the rocks and surface, the magnetic and mechanical properties of the land, as well as the magnetic properties of the dust, atmosphere and the rotational and orbital dynamics of the planet.
The landing site was an ancient flood plain in Mars's northern hemisphere called "Ares Vallis" ("the valley of Ares," the ancient Greek equivalent of the ancient Roman deity Mars) and is among the rockiest parts of Mars. Scientists chose it because they found it to be a relatively safe surface to land on and one that contained a wide variety of rocks deposited during a catastrophic flood. After the landing, at 19°08′N 33°13′W / 19.13°N 33.22°W / 19.13; -33.22Coordinates: 19°08′N 33°13′W / 19.13°N 33.22°W / 19.13; -33.22, succeeded, the landing site received the name The Carl Sagan Memorial Station in honor of the late astronomer and leader in the field of robotic spacecraft missions.
Mars Pathfinder entered the Martian atmosphere and landed using an innovative system involving an entry capsule, a supersonic parachute, followed by solid rockets and large airbags to cushion the impact.
Mars Pathfinder directly entered Mars atmosphere in a retrograde direction from a hyperbolic trajectory at 6.1 km/s using an atmospheric entry aeroshell (capsule) that was derived from the original Viking Mars lander design. The aeroshell consisted of a back shell and a specially designed ablative heatshield to slow to 370 m/s (830 MPH) where a supersonic disk-gap-band parachute was inflated to slow its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere to 68 m/s (about 160 MPH). The lander's on-board computer used redundant on-board accelerometers to determine the timing of the parachute inflation. Twenty seconds later the heatshield was pyrotechnically released. Another twenty seconds later the lander was separated and lowered from the backshell on a 20 m bridle (tether). When the lander reached 1.6 km above the surface, a radar was used by the on-board computer to determine altitude and descent velocity. This information was used by the computer to determine the precise timing of the landing events that followed.
Once the lander was 355 m above the ground, airbags were inflated in less than a second using three catalytically cooled solid rocket motors that served as gas generators. The airbags were made of 4 inter-connected multi-layer vectran bags that surrounded the tetrahedron lander. They were designed and tested to accommodate grazing angle impacts as high as 28 m/s. However, as the airbags were designed for no more than about 15 m/s vertical impacts, three solid retrorockets were mounted above the lander in the backshell. These were fired at 98 m above the ground. The lander's on-board computer estimated the best time to fire the rockets and cut the bridle so that the lander velocity would be reduced to about 0 m/s between 15 and 25 m above the ground. After 2.3 seconds, while the rockets were still firing, the lander cut the bridle loose about 21.5 m above the ground and fell to the ground. The rockets flew up and away with the backshell and parachute (they have since been sighted by orbital images). The lander impacted at 14 m/s and limited the impact to only 18 G of deceleration. The first bounce was 15.7 m high and continued bouncing for at least 15 additional bounces (accelerometer data recording did not continue through all of the bounces).
The entire entry, descent and landing (EDL) process was completed in 4 minutes.
Once the lander stopped rolling, the airbags deflated and retracted toward the lander using four winches mounted on the lander "petals". Designed to right itself from any initial orientation, the lander happened to roll right side up onto its base petal. 74 minutes after landing, the petals were deployed with Sojourner rover and the solar panels attached on the inside.
The lander arrived at night at 2:56:55 Mars local solar time (16:56:55 UTC) on July 4, 1997. The lander had to wait until sunrise to send its first digital signals and images to Earth. The landing site was located at 19.30° north latitude and 33.52° west longitude in Ares Vallis, only 19 kilometres southwest of the center of the 200 km wide landing site ellipse. During Sol 1 –or martian days– the lander took pictures and made some metereologic measurements. Once the data was received, the engineers realized that one of the airbags hadn't fully deflated and could be a problem for the forthcoming traverse of Sojourner's descent ramp. To solve the problem, they sent commands to the lander to raise one of its petals and perform additional retraction to flatten the airbag. The procedure was a success and on Sol 2, Sojourner was released, stood up and backed down one of two ramps.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Virginia
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Late Arrival into Greenock one hour down
With the early March daylight just about gone , Vroon Offshore Services Multi-Purpose Offshore Vessel VOS Pathfinder has just arrived in James Watt Dock at Greenock albeit 55 minutes down from the Morecombe Bay Gas Fields at 1755hrs (due ETA 1700hrs). She immediately launched one of her daughter craft (to the right) for safety reasons. The purpose of her visit was for drydocking.
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed in 2008 Pasajes Spain
by Astilleros Zamakona
British-flagged 1,433grt
IMO 9366079
First Name & Unchanged
Members of the Florida and Wisconsin National Guards establish a drop zone during the Pathfinder Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Candidates of the Patrol Pathfinder course wait to be hoisted into a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter during a training scenario in Victoria, British Columbia on 24 August, 2021.
Please credit: Cpl Thomas Lee, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des candidats du cours d’éclaireurs-patrouilleurs attendent d’être hélitreuillés à bord d’un hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone lors d’un scénario d’entraînement, à Victoria, en Colombie Britannique, le 24 août 2021.
Photo : Cpl Thomas Lee, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Soldiers sling load a HMMWV during the Pathfinder Course, Feb. 14, 2017, in the Grafenwoehr Training Area. The Pathfinder Course prepares Soldiers to establish day and night landing zones for cargo drops, and provide air traffic control and navigational assistance to rotary and fixed wing aircrafts.
Soldiers prepare for sling load operations of a HMMWV during the Pathfinder Course, Feb. 14, 2017, in the Grafenwoehr Training Area. The Pathfinder Course prepares Soldiers to establish day and night landing zones for cargo drops, and provide air traffic control and navigational assistance to rotary and fixed wing aircrafts.
Ron Whitehead, International Pathfinder Camporee director, welcomes Pathfinders to the 2019 camporee in Oshkosh, Wis.
Photo by: Anthony White/NPUC Gleaner/GleanerNow.com
Members of the Florida and Wisconsin National Guards help establish a dropzone for supplies during the Pathfinder Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
A candidate of the Patrol Pathfinder course steers his parachute toward a landing zone in the training area of Garrison Petawawa on September 10, 2015, Petawawa, Ontario.
Photo: Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Un stagiaire participant au cours sur les opérations d’éclaireurs-patrouilleurs dirige son parachute vers une zone d’atterrissage dans le secteur d’entraînement de la garnison Petawawa, le 10 septembre 2015, à Petawawa, en Ontario.
Photo : Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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Candidates of the Patrol Pathfinder course board a CH-146 Griffon helicopter in the training area of Garrison Petawawa on September 10, 2015.
Photo: Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Des stagiaires participant au cours sur les opérations d’éclaireurs-patrouilleurs montent à bord d’un hélicoptère CH-146 Griffon, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la garnison Petawawa, le 10 septembre 2015.
Photo : Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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This photograph is from the pathfinder rally day in Brisbane, 2012. It was a rainy day but still amazing. This uniform is from the “Friends” class, they are the beginner class. The yellow means that they have yet to complete their levels.
A CH-146 Griffon helicopter takes off from the training area of Garrison Petawawa during the Canadian Patrol Pathfinder course on September 10, 2015 in Petawawa, Ontario.
Photo: Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Un hélicoptère CH-146 Griffon décolle du secteur d’entraînement de la garnison Petawawa dans le cadre d’un cours sur les opérations d’éclaireurs patrouilleurs, le 10 septembre 2015, à Petawawa, en Ontario.
Photo : Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by Army aviators with the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, approaches Geronimo Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 28, 2020. Battlefield Airmen with the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Army pathfinders with the 4th Quartermaster Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and supported by Army aviators, conducted airborne training to maintain operational readiness. The focus on readiness demonstrates the installation’s resiliency and posture for the future throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)
The Matchbox year has come to an end with its Case M mix and yet pretty much all UK retailers are still on batches from 2023 which explains why so many collectors are extremely frustrated! Technically this years Case L and M have been seen at some Poundland stores and The Entertainer but you'll be hard pressed to find any!
Like virtually every batch this year I've had to source Case M from Jcar in America and thankfully have had the opportunity in doing so without paying the usual horrendous postage costs. Their 1985 Nissan Pathfinder is a new release and hits right at the heart of 80's Japanese nostalgia proving very crisp in execution and tidy amounts of detailing.
Mint and boxed.
Members of the Florida and Wisconsin National Guards pose in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the Pathfinder Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
DRS Class 37 No. 37059 runs into Ely station at the head of Pathfinder Tours 'Norfolk Explorer' on 8th July 2015; the charter train, 1Z40 0612 Bristol Parkway-Dereham, had earlier arrived behind classmates Nos. 37607 & 37612 for reversal in Ely's reception Siding; No. 37059 had previously run light engine from Norwich to attach onto the rear of the charter and then haul it forward from Ely to Wymondham. Copyright John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
A candidate of the Patrol Pathfinder course lands in the training area of Garrison Petawawa on September 10, 2015 in Petawawa, Ontario.
Photo: Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Un stagiaire participant au cours sur les opérations d’éclaireurs-patrouilleurs atterrit dans le secteur d’entraînement de la garnison Petawawa, le 10 septembre 2015, à Petawawa, en Ontario.
Photo : Sgt Jean-Francois Lauzé, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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A Pathfinder passes the time by playing with a soccer bag at the 2019 Chosen International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh. Wis.
Photo by: Anthony White/NPUC Gleaner/GleanerNow.com
Riley pathfinder pre production body styling development buck/model,one of three Riley factory built models made,only one other known to still exist,it is fairly large at just under 4ft long,it is a significant piece of Riley motoring history and should really be in a museum,it is in remarkably good condition for its age just missing a couple of rear lenses,there are some age related scuffs etc...an opportunity to buy a little piece of Riley history...perfect as a display item for the Riley pathfinder enthusiast or a classic car dealers showroom.
For sale on eBay 18 December 2016
The first proper session of my Nikon D750 and 70-200mm f/4 lens (as opposed to taking photos of reluctant cats and dogs at home!). 7th December 2014.
Members of the Florida and Wisconsin National Guards inflate a balloon to determine wind drift over a dropzone during the Pathfinder Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
1st Lt. Thomas Ashlock of the Florida Army National Guard's 221st EOD unit assists his team in establishing a dropzone during the Pathfinder Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
U.S. Army Pathfinder badge (bottom, right badge) is sewn on the uniform of an instructor during the Pathfinder course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
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Had a nice chat with CodeBastard Redgrave, the creator of this memorial in Second Life to all the recently laid-off Linden Lab employees. Kind of jarring to see my old avatar's name on a headstone, but then I realized it was her way of putting a very human face on 100+ "jobs lost." Thank you for the kind thoughts and actions, CB.
My Pathfinder Linden account has been transformed into Pathfinder Lester. www.flickr.com/photos/pathfinderlinden/4863739028/