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10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
Afghan National Police Capt. Safat Ullah Sangee, Panjshir Operations Coordination Center-Provincial, teaches a map and compass reading techniques class July 13. This class was the second day of Sangee’s three-day course at the Rokha Police Headquarters. Some of the things Sangee taught included how to use a protractor with a map, give grid coordinates, find grid coordinates, identify terrain features and measure distance between points. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jason Smith, PRT Panjshir Public Affairs)
Cadets from 3rd Regiment Advanced Camp, study together prior to the land navigation written exam, at Fort Knox, Ky., June 7, 2019. The Cadets were given a map, coordinates, and a protractor to find points on the map for the exam. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
Cadet Jovanah Graham, Fayetteville State University, uses her protractor on her map during the land navigation practical exam for Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 11, 2023. Land navigation training teaches Cadets how to use a map, compass and other techniques to navigate through various terrains. | Photo by Madelyn Guinn, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantryman Capt. Edward Blyth, a native of Yorktown, Va., assigned to D Company 3rd Battalion (Airborne) 509th Infantry Regiment, inspects his protractor before drawing a map and compass during the day land navigation portion of Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
A Cadet uses a protractor during his map reading exam on Ft. Knox, KY Tuesday, June 13. Photo by Lindsey Crown
Afghan National Police Capt. Safat Ullah Sangee, Panjshir Operations Coordination Center-Provincial, teaches a map and compass reading techniques class July 13. This class was the second day of Sangee’s three-day course at the Rokha Police Headquarters. Some of the things Sangee taught included how to use a protractor with a map, give grid coordinates, find grid coordinates, identify terrain features and measure distance between points. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jason Smith, PRT Panjshir Public Affairs)
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
A Cadet from 4th Regiment Advanced Camp studies a compass during the Day Land Navigation exercise, Fort Knox, Ky., Jun. 14, 2019. Cadets were given a map of the training site, coordinates, a compass, and a protractor to find their way to the points. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, CST Public Affairs Office
Cadets of 2nd Regiment, Basic Camp, participate in Land Navigation training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 18, 2022. The Cadets worked in groups to locate at least one out of two points using only a map, compass, protractor and pencil. | Photo by Julia Galli, CST Public Affairs Office
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
Tech. Sgt. Jarod Bomberger watches while Senior Airman Daniel West plots their course on the map, Oct. 26, at Camp Bullis, Texas. Bomberger and West are going through land-navigation training and must successfully use a map, compass, and a protractor to reach several points more than 1,000 meters apart. Land navigation is one of many subjects covered in the Combat Leadership Course.
3rd Combat Camera Squadron
Photo by Jonathan Snyder
Date Taken:10.26.2010
Location:SAN ANTONIO, TX, US
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
10th Regiment, Advanced Camp completes the Land Navigation Course during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 16, 2022. Cadets are given a map, protractor, compass, and must find points on the Land Navigation course without the use of GPS devices. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office
A Cadet from 4th Regiment Advanced Camp plots points on a map to find points during the Day Land Navigation exercise, Fort Knox, Ky., Jun 14, 2019. Cadets were given a map of the training site, coordinates, a compass, and a protractor to find their way to the points. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, CST Public Affairs Office
Enrique Castrejon
Collage, ink, pencil on paper.
15"x20"
2008
Measured in inches
Scale 1/8" = 1/8"
Angle Degrees Equation:
(360˚- X˚= Y˚)
N. Teotico Collection
Enrique Castrejon: Artist Statement 2013
Images of beauty, queer bodies, HIV, war, death, destruction and tragic current events are elements that inspire my work. I linearly dissect and cut appropriated images found in variety of eclectic media sources such as newspapers, magazines, advertisements and photographs, art books, Sotheby’s auction catalogs, porn, personal photos and online sources into smaller identifiable geometric shapes. I investigate and describe what I see through measurements. I transform this selected graphic imagery into quantified drawings mapped by measuring distances between points (x inches), at times calculating the varied angle degrees created within the shapes (360˚-A˚= B˚), and/or written data related to the image of each shape. The distances around the shapes are measured in inches and their corresponding degree angles are calculated with a protractor and calculator. These precise measurements abstract the image interfering and altering its fixed meaning, creating other possible interpretations through this linear dissection. The final results are written around the shapes creating an intricate explosive web of verifiable units. This repetitive and meditative process allows me to map out the drawing and reveal the invisible mathematical language found in everything. Also, in creating these fragmented and measured drawings from the cut up parts of the whole and reconfigured, I challenge our perceptions of what is real, forcing us to think critically about information that is constantly bombarding our everyday lives through images selected in directed advertisements, pop-culture sources, editorials and news stories found in printed and online media.
Enrique Castrejon lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Currently, a solo exhibition of his work, Axiom of Solitude: Investigations & Meditations, is on view at Bermudez Projects Downtown from September 28th to November 26th, 2013. Castrejon’s work is also traveling nationally in a group exhibition called Out of Rubble, organized and curated by Susanne Slavick, that looks at how artists have “reacted to the wake of war – its realities and representations.” Castrejon was also a featured artist and panelist on a KPCC 89.3 radio program, Air Talk with Larry Mantel on the topic of Chicano Art & Pacific Standard Time exhibit with participating artists and panelists Gronk, Patissi Valdez and Sonia Romero.
Asian Pied Starling/ Pied Myna
The pied myna or Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are usually found in small groups mainly on the plains and low foothills. They are often seen within cities and villages although they are not as bold as the common myna. They produce a range of calls made up of liquid notes. Several slight plumage variations exist in the populations and about five subspecies are named.
The species has been included in the genus Sturnus and Sturnopastor in the past but recent studies do not support its inclusion within Sturnus leading to the reinstatement of an older genus name Gracupica. It has been claimed that the species name "contra" is derived from an Indian name for it, although this has not been traced subsequently.
Heads of subspecies G. c. contra (top), G. c. superciliaris (middle), and G. c. jalla (bottom); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890
The nominate subspecies (based on the species description given by Linnaeus in 1758) is found mainly along the Gangetic plains extending south into Andhra Pradesh and east to Bangladesh. The population in northeastern India (Sadiya to Tirap and the Naga Hills) was named as sordida (originally Sturnus contra sordidus) by Sidney Dillon Ripley in 1950. This form differs from the Indian form in having reduced streaking on the shoulders and nape. The populations in Manipur south to Myanmar and east to Yunnan have the white extending over the eye and are included in the subspecies superciliaris first described by Edward Blyth in 1863. The subspecies in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia is included in floweri ( Sharpe, 1897) while jalla described by Horsfield in 1821 is found on Sumatra, Java and Bali.
This myna is strikingly marked in black and white and has a yellowish bill with a reddish bill base. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The upper body, throat and breast are black while the cheek, lores, wing coverts and rump are contrastingly white. The sexes are similar in plumage but young birds have dark brown in place of black. The subspecies vary slightly in plumage, extent of streaking of the feathers and in measurements.
The flight is slow and butterfly-like on round wings.
Leucistic individuals have been recorded.
The species is found mainly in the plains but in the foothills up to about 700m above sea level. They are found mainly in areas with access to open water. Their main distribution in India is in the Gangetic plains but extending south to the Krishna River. Their range is increasing, with populations establishing more recently in Pakistan, Rajkot, and Bombay (since 1953), possibly aided by trade in caged birds and accidental escape. Their westerward spread in India particularly in parts of Rajasthan has been aided by changes in irrigation and farming patterns, and the spread into Sumatra has been aided by deforestation. The species has also established itself in Dubai, UAE.
The habitat is lowland open areas with scattered trees near water, often near human habitation. This species is often seen at sewage farms and refuse tips.
These starlings are usual found in small groups, foraging mainly on the ground but perching on trees and buildings. Birds in a group call frequently with a wide repertoire that includes whistles, trills, buzzes, clicks, and warbling calls. Young birds taken into captivity have been trained to imitate tunes of other birds.
Both sexes sing. They forage in fields, lawns and on open ground feeding on grains, fruit, insects, earthworms and molluscs usually taken from the ground. Like many other starlings, they often use a prying or gaping action, piercing soil and then opening apart the bill to dislodge hidden food. The strong protractor muscles allow them to part a mat of grass and their eyes are positioned to obtain a binocular view of the space between the parted beak. They often feed in grazing land or among cattle.
The breeding season in India is spread from March to September. With the onset of breeding, the sizes of flocks decline and birds pair up. Courtship involves calling, fluffing of the feathers and head bobbing. The nest is a loose mass of straw formed into a dome with an entrance on the side and placed in a large tree (often banyan, mango, jackfruit, rosewood) or sometimes on man-made structures, often close to human habitation. Several pairs will breed in the same vicinity. The usual clutch is made up of about four to six glossy blue eggs. Each egg is laid with a day in between and incubation begins only after the third or fourth egg is laid. The eggs hatch after 14 to 15 days. The young are brooded for two weeks, the female staying at the nest during the night. Both parents feed the chicks until they fledge and leave after three weeks. More than one brood may be raised in a season.
An instance of interspecific feeding, where an adult of a common myna fed a young pied myna has been reported.
These mynas form communal roosts at night and jointly defend nesting areas.
The ability of these mynas to mimic human voices made them popular as cagebirds. The Sema Nagas will not eat this bird as they believe it is the reincarnation of a human. They are considered to be generally beneficial because they eat many insects.
Cadet Jackson Boyett, from Auburn University, uses his map and protractor to carefully plan out his route before he begins his land navigation at Fort Knox, June 7, 2019. |
There isn't any 21-Piece models today, 21st. July. Instead, I post the diagrams and hope that this series would be continue by anyone who is interested. Basically, the module itself is just a Kite Base with one reverse fold. Theoretically, an infinite number of modules is possible, simply by changing the angle of that reverse fold.
The diagrams on first page is for the 8-Piece model. The angle that needs to be changed for n number of modules is on step 2. The rest of the folding are the same. For cosmetic purpose, I have included step 5 to reveal some of the reverse side of the paper. This can be skipped if you are using Chiyogami papers with repeating patterns or squares cut from flyers.
The photo diagram is just an example of locating an odd angle by using a protractor. I have included a table to show the angles for 5 to 25 modules assemblies. For more modules, the formula to obtain the angle is simply, 360 divided by n, where n represents the number of modules. Example, for a 36-Piece model, 360 divided by 36 = 10 degrees.
Many thanks to Andrey Hechuev's 8-Piece New-Found Hope Star which has inspired me to come up with this Expandable Pinwheel Series.
These diagrams are also posted at my website, hosted by Nick Robinson and kindly sponsored by Dennis Walker. Click on "Diagrams" and then scroll down to select under "Modular" -
Cadets from 10th Regiment, Advanced Camp, completed their land navigation qualification at Fort Knox, Ky., July 28, 2023. Armed with a compass, protractor, pencil, map, and a list of coordinates, the Cadets set out, fueled by determination, to find each of their points in under 4 hours. | Photo by Rosalita Mitchell, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
Cadets from 3rd Regiment Advanced Camp, study together prior to the land navigation written exam, at Fort Knox, Ky., June 7, 2019. The Cadets were given a map, coordinates, and a protractor to find points on the map for the exam. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, CST Public Affairs Office
A seemingly odd application for an asbestos cement board whereby an angle measurement scale has been imprinted. Panel measures approx. 12-inches x 18-inches x 1/4-inch thickness; made by Macalaster Bicknell Corp. on Cambridge, Massachusetts.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
Collage, glue, graphite and ink on paper.
9" x 12"
2012
Enrique Castrejon
Measured in inches.
Scale 1/8" =1/8"
Enrique Castrejon: Artist Statement
I linearly dissect and cut appropriated images found in variety of eclectic media sources such as newspapers, magazines, advertisements and photographs, art books, Sotheby’s auction catalogs, porn, personal photos and online sources into smaller identifiable geometric shapes. I investigate and describe what I see through measurements. I transform this selected graphic imagery into quantified drawings mapped by measuring distances between points (x inches), at times calculating the varied angle degrees created within the shapes (360˚-A˚= B˚), and/or written data related to the image of each shape. The distances around the shapes are measured in inches and their corresponding degree angles are calculated with a protractor and calculator. These precise measurements abstract the image interfering and altering its fixed meaning, creating other possible interpretations through this linear dissection. The final results are written around the shapes creating an intricate explosive web of verifiable units. This repetitive and meditative process allows me to map out the drawing and reveal the invisible mathematical language found in everything. Also, in creating these fragmented and measured drawings from the cut up parts of the whole and reconfigured, I challenge our perceptions of what is real, forcing us to think critically about information that is constantly bombarding our everyday lives through images selected in directed advertisements, pop-culture sources, editorials and news stories found in printed and online media.
Enrique Castrejon lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Castrejon’s work is also traveling nationally in a group exhibition called Out of Rubble, organized and curated by Susanne Slavick, that looks at how artists have “reacted to the wake of war – its realities and representations.” Castrejon was also a featured artist and panelist on a KPCC 89.3 radio program, Air Talk with Larry Mantel on the topic of Chicano Art & Pacific Standard Time exhibit with participating artists and panelists Gronk, Patissi Valdez and Sonia Romero.
DoITPoMS, University of Cambridge
The colours in the image are the result of birefringence and relate to the residual strain in the polystyrene. The pattern of strain is indicative of the flow of material during the injection process and it highlights a 'weld line' where two distinct flows of material meet. The weld line is a common point of failure because there is limited intermixing of the two fronts during the time allowed.
System
Polystyrene (PS)
Composition
Not specified
Reaction
Processing
Polystyrene was injected into a mould from a single point and has flowed round the component to meet at a noticeable 'weld line'
Applications
Polystyrene is hard and inexpensive and its use is very widespread. CD cases and clear plastic cups are common examples. Domestic appliance casings are also typically made from PS
Sample preparation
Technique
Cross-polarised light microscopy
Contributor
J A Curran
Organisation
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Ayah Ismail, a Cadet from Pennsylvania State University, uses her protractor and compass to plot points during the Buddy Land Navigation event at Fort Knox, Ky., on July 12, 2021. Cadets were challenged to find two randomly assigned points and return to Cadre in two hours to test their knowledge of Land Navigation. | Photo by Oscar Fuentes, CST Public Affairs Office.
This weekend is the Texas Sales Tax Holiday.
The law exempts most clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100 from sales tax. The exemption applies to all sales on qualifying items made during the weekend. Purchases can be made online, by mail, by phone and also on layaway plans.
Below is an example of items and clothing that qualify for the sales tax holiday:
Pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, crayons, chalk, pencil sharpeners, erasers, pencil boxes, backpacks, messenger bags, lunch boxes, protractors, tape, school supply boxes, loose leaf paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, construction paper, poster board, legal pads, composition books, notebooks, index cards and boxes, glue, paste, glue sticks, compasses, binders, calculators, folders, rulers, and scissors.
Clothing items under $100 each including, caps and hats, jogging apparel, sweatsuits, neckwear, ties, shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, underclothes, suits, dresses, slacks, jeans, pants, trousers, shorts, jackets, coats, swimwear, hosiery, baby clothes, belts, gloves, diapers, pajamas, raincoats and ponchos, robes, shoes, sandals, slippers, cowboy and hiking boots, and socks.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition began in earnest today as 12 Soldiers from the 143d ESC and the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion demonstrated their physical power and mental might to complete a gauntlet of Soldier skills.
Dawn had yet to illuminate the lakes and trees blanketing Camp Blanding, Fla., when the Soldiers endured an Physical Fitness Test directed by Army Reserve drill sergeants from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Infantry Regiment (Initial Entry Training) out of Jacksonville, Fla. After completing pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, the competitors had less than hour to eat, clean, change uniforms, don rucksacks and step into a van bound for Camp Blanding’s live fire ranges.
The 143d ESC cadre and A-2/485 drill sergeants managed the ranges that tested the each competitor’s competency with the M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol and M203 Grenade Launcher—all while wearing a gas mask. The Soldiers were then ferried deep into Camp Blanding’s dense forest. The troops applied their land navigation skills to physically locate three distant points on a map using only a compass and protractor.
As the hot, dry day relinquished control to a cold, moonless night, the competitors returned to the field with weapons in hands and night vision goggles over their eyes. Muzzle flashes pierced the darkness as the competitors attempted to eliminate their artificially illuminated targets.
The exhausted yet enthusiastic dozen returned then to their barracks to clean weapons, write an essay and prepare for another grueling day that begins with a 10-mile road march.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC, and Spc. Aaron Barnes, 321st MI BN
Background from dumpster rescued New Jersey hydrology and topo map, with Chinese New Years wrapping paper, tree napkin, eraser carved tissue, clip art protractor, scavenged postage stamp, and rescued British Bird Guide book for the water fowl.