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An intact and well preserved heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) battery to the south west of Lavernock Point, South Wales. The battery was scheduled in 1995 and is "of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of World War II anti-aircraft and coastal defence practices."
It is often incorrectly described as Lavernock Fort, this anti-aircraft battery dates form the Second World War, while the coastal artillery fort, operational from 1870, is now almost completely obscured by the holiday park which now sits on the site. See my other album with images of what remains of the fort.
There were four heavy gun positions, in two pairs, each would have held a 3.7in quick firing (QF) gun. Two of the positions are the standard pattern reinforced concrete, octaganal in shape, with six ready use ammunition lockers. The remaining two positions were of simpler earth bank construction. The front (sea facing) walls of the emplacements have been fitted with steel doors to allow for depressed firing of the guns in an anti-ship role.
References are made to a 40mm Bofors gun being on site but I don't think this had a fixed position and may have either been sited on one of the 3.7in positions or in the mobile role been deployed on its road carriage.
A sunken magazine for bulk ammunition storage is between the two concrete positions, surrounded by a blast wall. Inside there are five bays that would have stockpiled ammunition to resupply the guns above.
The command post is the most interesting of the structures. Semi-sunken, the seven room building would have served as the command and control centre fo the battery as well as a rest area for the crews when not manning the guns.
There are a few bays on the outside of the command post which would have mounted equipment such as a range finder, height finder, and other instrumentation.
All structures have been recently secured and access isn't possible with the exception of the command post where a panel has been removed and it's possible get inside.
Deep under Liverpool city centre, Western Approaches Command was a major operational command of the Royal Navy during World War II.
The command was responsible for the safety of British shipping in the Western Approaches, a rectangular area of the Atlantic ocean lying on the western coast of Great Britain.
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A change of command ceremony for the 1st Cavalry Division was conducted Oct. 3 on Cooper Field. The division said farewell to Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson, III and Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice Jackson, while welcoming Maj. Gen. Paul T. Calvert and Command Sgt. Maj. Shane E. Pospisil.
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 15, 2011) - The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) steams opposite the RFS Varyag, a Russian Federation Navy Slava class cruiser, during a pass and review ceremony during the closing of exercise Pacific Eagle. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Jason W. Orender)
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Western command autographs from the team that played against manchester united on 16/10/1956.
Note that bobby charlton plkayed for the western command team
CAN THO, Vietnam (May, 09, 2010) - Tech.Sgt. Rick Wolfe, Master Sgt. Jeff Ruckman, Master Sgt. John Swearingin and Staff Sgt. Airman Michael Zamora walk from the village medical clinic at Tan Thoi Elementary School in Vietnam to get the tools they'll need to start engineering assistance in support of Operation Pacific Angel 10-2. The engineers will help provide civic assistance in cooperation with members of the Vietnam military May 10-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Timothy Lundberg)
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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Aug. 7, 2012) - Religious Programs Specialist 2nd Class Dafnee Poerier plays catch with a local Cambodian girl during a community service (COMSERV) engagement as part of Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12). The COMSERV event was used to build lasting relationships between the people of Cambodia and the service members deployed with the PP12 team. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Stephen M. Votaw)
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SEISAL, Timor-Leste (Oct. 17, 2009) - U.S. Marines teach a member of the Timor-Leste armed forces how to properly operate a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2009. The U.S. Marines, Lance Cpl. Derek Crawford (left) and Lance Cpl. Joseph Frigo, are with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/4. Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trained with their Timor-Leste counterparts during MAREX, which is focused on promoting theater cooperation through civic action projects and military interaction. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Preston Reed)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2012) - Landing craft air cushion 10 exits the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during well deck operations.. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHR ARG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the BHR ARG and 31st MEU's capabilities of doing certain missions such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations or non-combatant evacuation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Michael Russell)
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Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey S. Hartless becomes U.S. Army Installation Management Command's newest senior enlisted advisor. Hartless replaces Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, who is retiring after 32 years of service. (photos by Olivia Mendoza)
CAN THO, Vietnam (May, 12, 2010) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Marquez (left) and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cary Abernathy, and Senior Airman Aaron Walsen, civil engineers with the engineering civil assistance program for Pacific Angel 2010, make final measurements before installing sheet metal that will act as a rain shield for the Tan Toi Village Elementry School medical clinic in Can Tho, Vietnam, during the mission. Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian and civic assistance operation conducted in the Pacific area of responsibility to support U.S. Pacific Command's capacity-building efforts. More than 50 U.S. military members are working alongside the Vietnamese military, non-governmental organizations and civil health personnel in medical and engineering efforts during the mission scheduled through May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Timothy Lundberg)
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The Grafenwoehr Garrison and The Joint Multinational Training Command celebrate Earth Day 2011!
The Grafenwoehr DPW Environmental Division and the Operations and Maintenance Branch, The Bundesforst Grafenwoehr, The JMTC Integrated Training Management Office and local environmentally friendly firms
and organizations introduced local Grafenwoehr residents and their children to the outstanding.
Green Earth-Friendly programs available locally sponsored by the military community as well as those promoted their German neighbors in the German surrounding Grafenwoehr and Vilseck.
One of the most enthusiastic attendants of the event was Colonel Avanulas R. Smiley, the Grafenwoehr Community Commander.
Photo credits: JMTC Grafenwoehr and the Grafenwoehr Community Public Affairs Office pool
Blue Command Wolf is watching...something.
Originally a rather rare limited edition, Blue here saw a rerelease recently. That's a good thing, as it's a very fetching shade of...well, blue.
I added the shiny pilot.
The Kirkwood Award and the Army Commendation Medal are awarded to Capt. Daniel A. DeFlaviis during a change of command ceremony, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Delaware City, Del. (US Army Photo by Sgt. Lori Bilyou, 101 PAD)
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
Army LTC Luzilda Restrepo takes command of the Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska from outgoing battalion commander LTC Thomas R. Boland during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 18, 2019. Family, friends, and colleagues attended the ceremony that was presided by COL John C. Brookie, the commander of the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade.
WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa (Nov. 13, 2011) – White Beach Festival attendees walk to and from the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182). White Beach Festival is a two-day, open-base event sponsored by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Casey H. Kyhl)
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Members of the Joint Sustainment Command Afghanistan gathered together for a transfer of authority ceremony marking the official transfer of authority for the JSC-A to the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from the 184th ESC. JSC-A’s mission is to provide logistics and sustainment capabilities for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. There Ceremony was hosted by the 4th Battalion of the 401st Army Field Support Battalion, a unit in the command headquartered at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Photo by J. Elise Van Pool.
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers representing 32 states compete in this year's 200th Military Police Command's Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Blanding, Florida, Feb. 8-11. The competitors participated in areflex fire event, Feb. 10. The winning noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldiers will move on the U.S. Army Reserve Command competition in May. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Audrey Ann Hayes)
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Rear Adm. Paul Thomas provides remarks during a change-of-command ceremony at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi, May 4, 2018. The change-of-command signifies a total transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability for the command. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Wargo.
This patch is used by the United States Army's 13th Sustainment Command.
Over the years this unit has had several designations:
13th Support Brigade (1966-1975)
13th Corps Support Command (1975-1980)
13th Support Command (1980-1989)
13th Corps Support Command (1989-2006)
13th Sustainment Command (2006-current)
U.S. Army Installation Management Command Organizational Day Festivities
Soldiers, Civilian employees and their Families took a break from their normal, busy work schedules to participate in team building activities and celebrate the recent transition of the IMCOM headquarters to San Antonio, Texas.
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Our mission is to provide standardized, effective and efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Families and Civilians for an Army and Nation engaged in persistent conflict.
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Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier and Family well-being and readiness.
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Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee assumed leadership of the Royal Canadian Navy from Vice-Admiral Craig Baines, during the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change of Command, at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax, NJ Jetty, on 30 May 2022. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, presided over the ceremony. Photo by Mona Ghiz, MARLANT Public Affairs. 20220530HSX0311D256 © 2022 DND-MDN Canada
The close proximity of Cambridgeshire and East Anglia to the industrial heart of Germany led to the development of numerous air fields for medium and heavy bombers, as well as fighter, cargo, and airborne support aircraft, arriving from the United States to work with RAF Bomber Command in the strategic bombing campaign against the Axis Powers.
The last major glass installed in the cathedral was the Royal Air Force memorial window towards the west end of the north choir aisle, designed by Liddall Armitage for Powell & Sons and installed in 1955. Four scenes of bombers along the bottom, including one rising over the cathedral, are surmounted by the badges of 2, 3, 8 and 100 RAF Groups, and above them an airman and a ground crew member flanking St Michael and St George.
Further west still are two panels, the last to be installed in the choir aisles, remembering Ely's RAF hospital, which closed in 1992 and became the Princess of Wales Hospital.
Beneath these windows lie the Bomber Command Books of Remembrance.
Further west still are two panels, the last to be installed in the choir aisles, remembering Ely's RAF hospital, which closed in 1992 and became the Princess of Wales Hospital.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – USACE South Pacific Division Deputy Commander Col. Eric McFadden leads outgoing Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon, incoming District Commander Lt. Col. James Booth, and acting Deputy District Engineer Mike Goodrich in the District’s formal change of command ceremony, May 12, 2016. Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, public affairs.
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Maj. Gen. Robert Walters relinquished command of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence to Maj. Gen. Laura Potter in a ceremony on Brown Parade Field July 19, 2019. The ceremony was hosted by Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, commanding general of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Île d'Aix, Charente Maritime, France.
L'Empereur Napoléon Ier séjourna dans cette maison du 8 au 15 juillet 1815 avant de se rendre aux Anglais et de quitter la France définitivement.
Le fronton triangulaire de la façade sommé d'un grand aigle aux ailes déployées, porte une plaque de marbre gravée de l'inscription suivante, qui daterait du Second Empire : « À la mémoire de notre immortel Empereur, Napoléon Ier, 15 juillet 1815. Tout fut sublime en lui, sa gloire et ses revers. Et son nom respecté plane sur l'Univers. »
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
This patch is used by the United States Army's 21st Sustainment Command.
Over the years this unit has had several designations:
1st Support Brigade (1966-1976)
21st Support Command (1976-2007)
21st Sustainment Command (2007-current)
The United States Army Garrison Fort Buchanan held its Change of Command May 31, 2017 at its recently inaugurated Soldier's Plaza.
U.S. Air Force Major General Denise Donnell, left, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, receives the flag of the New York Air Guard from Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson, the outgoing senior enlisted leader for the 5,880-Airman force, during change of responsibility ceremonies at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Friday, March 10, 2023. Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hewson, right, is replacing Richardson, a resident of Schuylerville, who is moving into the position of command chief for the 1st Air Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by William Albrecht)