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Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, trains with a SPECTRE Virtual Reality Trainer during a counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Course instructor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Meneely stands behind him. (Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney)
Rangers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, board an Air Force C-17 Globe Master and prepare for Airborne Operations during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 4 April 2013. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Connor Mendez)
Cadet Captain William Goodwin assumes command of the Cadet Basic Training Regiment, 20 July. His first official act as Commander of Task Force Zilinski was New Cadet Visitation Day.
(Photos by: John Pellino/ DPTMS VI)
Corporal Gérald Lafortune holds his position along side Slovanian Armed Forces members while conducting a simulated attack during EX ALLIED SPIRIT IV at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Training area in Hohenfels, Germany on January 30, 2016 during Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Corporal Nathan Moulton, Land Task Force Imagery, OP REASSURANCE
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Le caporal Gérald Lafortune maintient sa position aux côtés des membres des forces armées slovènes lors d’une attaque simulée au cours de l’exercice ALLIED SPIRIT IV, dans le secteur d’entraînement du Joint Multinational Readiness Center, à Hohenfels, en Allemagne, le 30 janvier 2016, dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE.
Photo : Caporal Nathan Moulton, Service d’imagerie de la Force opérationnelle terrestre, OP REASSURANCE
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Glam shots for each of the Kickstarter figures. Hit HissTank.com for lots of coverage and discussion on these guys!
by Troy Darr
Public Affairs Officer
Joint Task Force-East
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel joined together for two symbolic ceremonies Sept. 27 and 28 as exercise Lion Strike came to an end.
First, Joint Task Force-East celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a humanitarian project at a kindergarten in Mokren, Bulgaria. Eleven U.S. Navy personnel from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, otherwise known as SeaBees, finished an extensive renovation of the school during the exercise.
The children from the school, along with parents, teachers, school director, local officials and U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel, crowded the small courtyard during the ceremony.
"We say in the United States that the children are our future," said Army Lt. Col. Bruce Sones, commanding officer for JTF-E "Lion Strike".
"We hope through the efforts of those involved in this project that the improved environment created for teaching the children will contribute to the children's development as they grow and become leaders in your society."
The school director, Margarita Nicolova, thanked the SeaBees and then presented them with a picture painted by the children, a CD of Bulgarian folk music, a photo of the children and a glass vial filled with Bulgarian soil.
Of the soil, she said, "Wherever you go, you know you'll have a piece of Bulgaria with you."
The school children then sang several songs for the audience and the ribbon was cut. But, there was another surprise for the children, a HMMWV full of gifts. All of the soldiers, sailors and airmen participating in the exercise had contributed money to buy much-needed school supplies and educational toys for the school.
"We will maintain what you have done, and promise to continue with improvements," said Emil Enchev, mayor of Mokren. "Hopefully we will continue working together in the future."
The next day, all JTF-E "Lion Strike" participants, both U.S. and Bulgarian, came together again, this time to commemorate the end of the exercise during the closing ceremony.
During the ceremony Sones and Col. Biser Kalinov, chief of Training, Bulgarian Land Forces, presented certificates of achievement to 14 U.S. Soldiers and 16 Bulgarian soldiers for their efforts during the exercise.
"During this training, we had the opportunity to gain military experience from the leading force in NATO - the United States Military, and to show that while representing a small army, the Bulgarian officers, Non-commissioned officers and soldiers are honorable partners and excellent professionals," said Kalinov, who spoke first during the ceremony.
He was followed by Sones, who echoed Kalinov's feelings.
"This closing ceremony does not mark the end of a training opportunity or a farewell to relationships fostered," said Sones.
"In our minds, it marks the hopeful commencement of future training opportunities to be conducted between our nations."
"We can truly say the professionalism and generosity of the Bulgarian Land Forces is unrivaled," he continued.
"We know the strong relationship between the United States and Bulgaria, as demonstrated during this exercise, will continue to grow, and we look forward to training and serving with you in the years to come."
In 2010/2011, Langston & Tasker purchased foru double deckers, all Volvo Olympians. Odd man out in the four is P751 SWC, new to Dublin Bus as RV355 and more recently with Souls of Olney. It was seen in Buckingham on 21st March, 2014.
Task Force Phoenix Soldiers had long journeys to the locations they will be operating out of during their deployment to the Middle East. Here they get a little help from the U.S. Air Force. First Lt. Christopher Tinklenberg, from B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), tries to get some rest in an Air Force C-130 cargo plane en route to his duty station in the Middle East. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class William Pace)
Stadtschloss City Palace
Main entrance of the City Palace
(further pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
View from the south tower of the Cathedral of Fulda
The baroque Stadtschloss City Palace was built in 1706-1714 by Johann Dietzenhofer as residence of the prince-abbots of Fulda and later the prince-bishops.
Architectural History
The first predecessor of the Fulda City Palace was a Abtsburg (abbot castle) that at the beginning of the 14th Century was built. Later on the castle was at the beginning of the 17th Century rebuilt into a palace resort, which was converted and expanded in the last quarter of the same century into a Renaissance chateau. This plant was by Johann Dietzenhofer at beginning of the 18th Century rebuilt in the Baroque style. When it was remodeled into a Kurprinzenresidenz (electoral prince residence) at beginning of the 19th Century, the castle was partially rebuilt in the style of late Classicism.
Abbot castle
Heertor (army gate) on the city side of the City Palace, from it one went by at the Abtsburg, out of the city to get to the "High Street" Frankfurt -Leipzig
The first predecessor of the Fulda city palace was a town castle, which was first mentioned as a new castle at the end of the term of office of Prince Abbot Henry V of Weilnau. The exact construction of the castle is not known, there are even only few traditions allowing conclusions to its floor plan.
Henry V probably took a quarrel with his Convention on the distribution of the monastery revenue as a reason to build his residence outside the monastery new. The monastery dean, who had already taken over many tasks within the abbot of the monastery, took over the former Abtswohnung (abbot residence) in a monastery on the site of today Domdechanei (cathedral deanery). Henry V chose for the castle a strategic location between the monastery and the town. He also paid attention to a location on a hill in order to defend the new castle easily. The castle represented the increased power of the abbots, it served therefore to represent and for a better defense.
After excavations between 1979 to 1982 in what is now the main courtyard and the ground below the present central building you know that the southwestern part of the rectangular fortress was located on today's Court of Honor. There one found grave retaining walls, the basement of a southern round tower (probably the keep) and fragments of the battlements and the grave bridge. The castle was a bastion according to existing sources, which simultaneously served the city's defense as the circular wall of the castle in the north at the same time was the city wall. Towards to the city the castle was securised with a circular wall, the above already mentioned tower and a moat.
Not later than in the 16th Century, the castle was secured to the southwest towards the city with three fortifications, and as an additional defense served a bailey. The castle had in the northwest a second gate in the city wall (Heertor), through which the access to the castle was secured without you needed to enter the city. The only known pictorial representation of this castle is available on a woodcut from 1550. On this the Ostvedute (east vedute) of the city is represented, one also recognizes the northeastern flank of the castle .
Palace buildings
First Castle
Garden front of the City Palace. The square base of the castle tower still stems from the Abtsburg, the octagonal upper part dates from the Renaissance castle
The increase in power and the related increased need for representation of the abbot was then at the beginning of the 17th Century probably the cause for the conversion of the residence to a palace.
Between 1607 and 1612 the castle was converted into a four-winged castle involving a few buildings of the old castle. So the Palas of Abtsburg with its foundations is still contained in the central projection of the present castle. The appearance of the by Winter built castle can only by three drawings (of 1669, 1704 and 1705) and the above-mentioned excavations being elicited. Accordingly, the four unequal three-story wings were in its interior forming an irregular rectangular courtyard. With two circular stair towers the transition of the side wings to the main wing was created, whose roof was higher than the other tracts. The building was kept architecturally simple. One exception was the gable decorations on the narrow sides and the outer facade of the main wing. It was flanked by two towers, and in its center was a terrace-like stem with gate entrance. In the two-story risalit above the gate entrance there was probably the chancel of the chapel. It had gables, as they were common in secular buildings, but laterally two pointed arch tracery windows were mounted, as they were common in religious buildings.
Renaissance Castle
Copper engraving of the Renaissance castle
As Abbot Bernard Gustav von Baden-Durlach in 1671 took office, he yet planned a year later the extension of the residence. He began the construction of a new two-story wing on the west side of the four-winged construction. However, this wing was only completed in 1681-1683, as Abbot Placidus von Droste the construction finished with plans of his own.
The goal was to build a presumably closed facade towards the animal or pleasure garden. Accordding to a drawing of 1705 this side tract, in the direction of the garden, was subordinated under the four-winged construction. The western tower was in this facade now placed in the middle.
Baroque castle
Prince Hall, nowadays boardroom of the City Council
Orangery
A further extension began in 1706 under Prince-Abbot Adalbert I of Schleifras who commissioned Johann Dietzenhofer with the planning of the new palace. According to existing sources, Dietzenhofer designed thereby his first secular building. The foundation stone was laid on 26 March 1708. To the four-winged building was set another new wing, which was oriented towards the city. Thus, the Court of Honor was created, further on he rebuilt the rest of the castle in the style of Baroque. Since Dietzenhofer went back to Bamberg in 1711, it is likely that this work was largely completed at this time. Until 1713 the renovation work at the central section and in the north wings were finished. The interior work went on till the late of 1714. These included in particular the work on the main staircase and the stairways in the main courtyard (Ehrenhof), which were built by Hans Georg Mainwolff, former foreman of Dientzenhofer. The death of the abbot in 1714 had the consequence that the construction was halted for four years. In 1719 the work was completed, because yet in 1720 many artists were present for the interior of the castle.
The system now consisted of the three-storey wing and cross wing with its two to the east built-on, in the roof area lower wings. These side wings were joined by the slightly narrower and two-story buildings of the stables who completed the courtyard to the outside. In the northern wing the tower of the Renaissance castle remained. The main wing run over the entire width of the system and dominated the palace architecturally with its steep and high hipped roof and the little protruding central projection.
In the West formed two the main wing built-on two-story side wings the main courtyard, which was completed towards the Tuesday market by pillars and in between set grids. In the middle the pillars and the grids were towards the front gate vaulted to the inside. The facades have been kept simple, and the windows showed a narrow, profiled framing. They were doubly cranked in the upper corners and finished with trapezoidal keystones at lintel.
Kurprinzenresidenz (electoral prince residence)
The baroque building remained as described above largely. When Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse the Principality took over, he had 1817 and 1818 the wings on the residence garden remodelled in late Classicist style. He commissioned with that the Oberhofbaumeister (lord court architect) Johann Conrad Bromeis. The castle was the residence of the prince-elector.
Current usage
Today, parts of the City Palace do serve as the seat of the city government.
Many of the historic rooms can also be visited and are still almost in its original state. Moreover is a large number of works of art exhibited (including paintings, stucco, porcelain). A special room is the Hall of Mirrors (also known as house of mirrors): The former dressing room of the prince-abbot is packed with hundreds of small and large mirrors.
A friend of mine is engaged in refurbishing, renewing a former home of hers. Throwing out the old and bringing in the new with a flourish. I visited for a while yesterday...wandering through the old farm house, trying to document the works in progress. It's a bit daunting to realize the amount of work to be done, but then at the same time it's overwhelming to take in what she has accomplished already.
And as you can see, she's adept at multi-tasking.
:)
Members of Camp Black Horse and their Afghan National Army counterparts distributed over 500 bags of school supplies collected by Operation Outreach, a soldier run humanitarian organization. Lt. Col. Kevin Daniels, Col. Andy Hall and ANA Maj. Gen. Quadem Sha personally handed out the supplies to students that were present.
Read more: www.gadod.net/index.php/news/ga-dod/current-stories/570
Story and photos by: Capt. Jacqueline Wren, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard
Wicomico County Task Force Honda Pilot on a traffic stop backed up by a Salisbury Police Dept Chevrolet Caprice on Business Route 50 near Booth Street in Salisbury, Maryland.
Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose is waved off by family members on the shore at Plymouth, Devon.
The vessel was deploying for anti-piracy operations to the Gulf of Aden.
South West Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose deploys to the Horn of Africa and Somali Basin today on counter-piracy operations.
The ship is leaving her homeport of HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, this afternoon to join a NATO lead task group engaged in counter-piracy in the region. The Type 23 frigate will also be employed in general maritime security operations while ready for any other crisis response tasking that may be required at any time.
The ship’s crew also comprises a team of Royal Marines having exercised their full range of counter-piracy capabilities using HMS Montrose’s Lynx helicopter and fast rigid inflatable boats. Images taken by LA(PHOT) Dan hooper on 09/08/10.
Photographer: LA(Phot) Dan Hooper
From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Guardian, flies over areas along the storm-damaged coast of New York on a mission from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to Floyd Bennett Field, NY, Nov. 4, 2012. The helicopter is assisting with the movement of the National Urban Search and Rescue task force teams from JB MDL to storm damaged areas in New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/Released) 621st Contingency Response Wing
Nato's 26 member states unanimously agreed earlier this year to send a naval task force on a look-and-learn mission around the coast of the African continent.
The visit to Cape Town this week by the powerful Standing Nato Maritime Group 1 task force represents the first move by the organisation, outside its traditional areas of operation.
The Nato ships, docked at the V&A Waterfront, will leave Cape Town on Monday to begin an extensive three-day programme of exercises with the South African Navy.
Reunited with ex Brighton Buses Dennis Dominator East Lancs 17 (OAP 17W) at Langston & Tasker, Steeple Claydon, on 6th January, 1997.
By Troy Darr
Public Affairs Officer
Joint Task Force-East
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel joined together for two symbolic ceremonies Sept. 27 and 28 as exercise Lion Strike came to an end.
First, Joint Task Force-East celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a humanitarian project at a kindergarten in Mokren, Bulgaria. Eleven U.S. Navy personnel from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, otherwise known as SeaBees, finished an extensive renovation of the school during the exercise.
The children from the school, along with parents, teachers, school director, local officials and U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel, crowded the small courtyard during the ceremony.
"We say in the United States that the children are our future," said Army Lt. Col. Bruce Sones, commanding officer for JTF-E "Lion Strike".
"We hope through the efforts of those involved in this project that the improved environment created for teaching the children will contribute to the children's development as they grow and become leaders in your society."
The school director, Margarita Nicolova, thanked the SeaBees and then presented them with a picture painted by the children, a CD of Bulgarian folk music, a photo of the children and a glass vial filled with Bulgarian soil.
Of the soil, she said, "Wherever you go, you know you'll have a piece of Bulgaria with you."
The school children then sang several songs for the audience and the ribbon was cut. But, there was another surprise for the children, a HMMWV full of gifts. All of the soldiers, sailors and airmen participating in the exercise had contributed money to buy much-needed school supplies and educational toys for the school.
"We will maintain what you have done, and promise to continue with improvements," said Emil Enchev, mayor of Mokren. "Hopefully we will continue working together in the future."
The next day, all JTF-E "Lion Strike" participants, both U.S. and Bulgarian, came together again, this time to commemorate the end of the exercise during the closing ceremony.
During the ceremony Sones and Col. Biser Kalinov, chief of Training, Bulgarian Land Forces, presented certificates of achievement to 14 U.S. Soldiers and 16 Bulgarian soldiers for their efforts during the exercise.
"During this training, we had the opportunity to gain military experience from the leading force in NATO - the United States Military, and to show that while representing a small army, the Bulgarian officers, Non-commissioned officers and soldiers are honorable partners and excellent professionals," said Kalinov, who spoke first during the ceremony.
He was followed by Sones, who echoed Kalinov's feelings.
"This closing ceremony does not mark the end of a training opportunity or a farewell to relationships fostered," said Sones.
"In our minds, it marks the hopeful commencement of future training opportunities to be conducted between our nations."
"We can truly say the professionalism and generosity of the Bulgarian Land Forces is unrivaled," he continued.
"We know the strong relationship between the United States and Bulgaria, as demonstrated during this exercise, will continue to grow, and we look forward to training and serving with you in the years to come."
Cadets go through the process of using their radios to call in medical evacuation as part of the Individual Task Test at Fort Knox, Ky. July 13, 2019. The Basic Camp Individual Task Test is used to check Cadets abilities with tasks that they will have to call upon in their futures as Army officers. | Photo by Jacob Hempen, CST Public Affairs Office