Separate Operational Purpose Division

The Separate Operational Purpose Division or ODON, formerly called OMSDON (a.k.a. "Dzerzhinsky Division"), is a rapid deployment internal security division of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR and then the Russian Federation, today of the National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation. ODON () is an initialism for Отдельная дивизия оперативного назначения ("Otdel'naya diviziya operativnogo naznacheniya", ).
USSR.
The precursor to the ODON was the 1st Automobile Fighting Detachment of the VTsIK () which was created in February 1918. The detachment was tasked with guarding the members of the VTsIK and the Sovnarkom and providing them with passenger cars. After relocation of the government to Moscow in March 1918, it was assigned to guarding the Moscow Kremlin as the site of the government alongside the Red Latvian Riflemen, then the "Kremlin cadets" (). The detachment was renamed 1st Armored Car Detachment in 1919, and was transferred to VChK in 1921. At the peak of its strength, the detachment had over 400 troops.
In April 1921, VChK created the OSNAZ battalion which consisted of 1st Armored Car Detachment, three rifle platoons, a cavalry squadron, and various auxiliary units, with a total strength of some 1,100 men. VChK became OGPU in 1922, and the OSNAZ was renamed accordingly.
On 17 June 1924, the OSNAZ battalion, an OGPU rifle battalion and an OGPU rifle regiments formed the Special-Purpose Division (DON) of the OGPU Troops. The DON included 4 rifle regiments with an Armored Car detachment. In August 1926, the division was renamed Special-Purpose Division of the OGPU Troops. Throughout 1926, one more regiment and five more battalions joined the DON, raising its total strength to some 4,500 troops.
In 1929, the DON was reorganized as a full army division. In 1931, the Armoured Car detachment was reorganized into an armoured regiment. In 1934, OGPU was transferred to the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (the NKVD). The division fought on the front lines of the Winter War against Finland.
With the onset of World War II, parts of the division participated in the Battle of Moscow, the remaining unit guarded particularly important installations of the capital, patrolled the streets, and were involved in efforts to liquidate enemy infiltrator groups near the front and in the city.
Along with participation in hostilities, division elements in Moscow detained 485 enemy intelligence agents, 69,753 deserters, over 320,000 offenders of the established regime.
The division took part in the 1941 October Revolution Parade on Moscow's Red Square.
In the battle against German troops, the snipers of the 4 Cavalry Regiment (later four motorized infantry) distinguished themselves. On the first deployment of the two sniper Regiments in 1942, they killed 853 German soldiers and officers. In total, in 1942 sniper division has killed 6,440 German soldiers and officers.
The OMSDON units protected the Allied leaders during the Yalta conference.
In preparation for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an elite group of OMSDON troops was trained with special forces tactics; the core of this group later became the Vytyaz unit. The final USSR designation of the division was OMSDON (Independent Special-Purpose Motorized Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the MVD of the Soviet Union , ).
Russian Federation.
In 1994, the OMSDON was renamed as the Independent Operational Purpose Division or ODON. The unit has been once again named after on October 22, 2014, returning therefore to the full title of the Independent Medals of Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (). As always they form the first line of security during important events held in Russia, and represent the Internal Troops during the yearly Moscow Victory Parade and the Moscow November 7 Anniversary Parade (the latter because they attended that very October 1941 Revolution Day parade which was the only parade held in the midst of the Great Patriotic War).
With the formation of the National Guard of Russia, the ODON was officially, in April 2016, retitled as the Independent Orders of Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division of the National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation ().
Composition.
The division includes the following military units (as of 1 January 2013):
Therefore, the entire division employs more than ten thousand personnel, hundreds of armoured vehicles, and divisional artillery (mortars and anti-aircraft guns).
On the territory of the division are:


Coast Guard Base Boston

United States Coast Guard Base Boston is located in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to a number of cutters, including the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC-907), USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905), USCGC Flying Fish, USCGC Pendant, and USCGC Seneca (WMEC-906), along with other small fleet units. The small boat station located on the base was re-opened in 2003 after being closed in 1996. It is also home to Flotilla 5-3 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.


Linda L. Fagan

Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963) is a United States Coast Guard vice admiral currently serving as commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area. Before that, she was the Coast Guard Deputy for Operations, Policy, and Capabilities with prior terms as commander, First Coast Guard District and commander, Coast Guard Sector New York. Fagan is also the Coast Guard’s first Gold Ancient Trident, the officer with the longest service record in the Marine Safety Field. In April 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced her nomination as the next Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, succeeding Charles W. Ray. If confirmed, Fagan will be the first female Coast Guard four-star admiral.
Early life and education.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Fagan graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1985 with a B.S. degree in marine science. She later earned a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Washington in 2000 and an M.S. degree in national security strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in 2008.
Personal.
Fagan is the daughter of Jon Harley Keene and Loann Carol (Morris) Keene.


Selected Reserve

The Selected Reserve (also called SELRES, SR, or mistakenly Selective Reserve) are the members of a U.S. military Ready Reserve unit that are enrolled in the Ready Reserve program and the reserve unit that they are attached to. Selected Reserve members and units are considered to be in an active status.
When the term is applied to personnel, it is contrasted to the Full-time Reserve Unit Support (also called Full Time Support or FTS) members of the same reserve unit who are Active Duty. It is also contrasted to members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are not in active status.
Active Status.
Selected Reserve members are considered to be in Active status.
They are required to complete a specified number of drill periods per year by reporting to their reserve unit and completing the prescribed training. They are also required to complete a two-week period of job-specific training. Selected Reserve members receive pay and benefits and are issued the same DOD Geneva Conventions Identification Card that Active Duty service members receive. When deployed or in Initial Active Duty Training (IADT) they are temporarily placed in full Active Duty status for the duration of their deployment or training orders.
United States Army Reserve.
In the United States Army Reserve, the Selected Reserve (SR) is the component of the Reserve most readily available for call-up to active duty. (The other Reserve components are the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and the Retired Reserve.) The Selected Reserve is composed of Troop Program Units (TPUs), Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) Soldiers, and Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs). Selected Reserve soldiers are required to participate in military drills one weekend each month and two weeks of military training each year. In the event of an emergency, all members of the Selected Reserve and up to 30,000 members of the IRR can be mobilized.


United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion

The United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion community consists of Naval Officers and Enlisted members who are specially trained to run and maintain the nuclear reactors that power the submarines and aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Operating more than 80 nuclear-powered ships, the United States Navy is currently the largest naval force in the world.
History.
The United States Navy first began research into the applications of nuclear power in 1946 at the Manhattan Project's nuclear power-focused laboratory to develop a nuclear power plant. Eight men were assigned to the project. One of these men was Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who is known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy.”
Submarines.
The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , was launched and commissioned in 1954. The development of the nuclear-powered submarine greatly increased capabilities; the duration a sub could remain underwater was now limited only by food supply. By using power generated from the reactor, air was able to be continually recycled and water was able to be distilled from seawater. The nuclear-powered sub could also reach and maintain much higher speeds than its predecessors.
Shortly after the USS "Nautilus", the was commissioned. The reactor engine in the USS "Seawolf" was a liquid metal-cooled (sodium) reactor. This proved to be a more difficult reactor to maintain and was eventually replaced with a pressurized-water reactor, the same design used in the USS "Nautilus".
The first production run of nuclear submarines was the , which was followed by the . The "Skipjack" was designed with a more advanced teardrop hull that provided greater hydrodynamics, which allowed the submarines to achieve higher speeds while producing less noise.
Today, the United States Navy operates four different classes of submarine: the , , and es.
The United States has a total of 70 submarines on active duty as of 2018. All are nuclear-powered. There are 18 "Ohio" class, 14 "Virginia" class, 3 "Seawolf" class and 35 "Los Angeles" class.
Aircraft carriers.
Shortly to follow in utilizing nuclear technology was the aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1961, the USS "Enterprise" was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
The first production class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the . Ten "Nimitz"-class aircraft carriers in total were produced with all remaining in active duty. This class of aircraft carrier is currently intended to be replaced with the . The "Gerald R. Ford"-class aircraft carriers are still in production, with three currently being produced. There are plans to produce an additional seven vessels.
The United States to this day has a total of 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and controls the largest carrier fleet in the world.
Cruisers.
For almost 40 years, the US Navy had nuclear powered cruisers as a part of its fleet, beginning in 1961 with the commissioning of and ending in 1998 with the decommissioning of . The Navy had a total nine nuclear cruisers spread across five different classes. The Navy found they were too costly to maintain and eventually stopped producing them. "Long Beach" was equipped with a C1W cruiser reactor while the other eight ships were equipped with D2G destroyer reactors.
Nuclear equipment.
Power generation.
All of the Navy's submarines and aircraft carriers are propelled by nuclear power. In order for this to happen, each ship essentially contains a small nuclear power plant. The power generated by this reactor is created through nuclear fission. During the process of nuclear fission, there are two products of significant importance in the reactor: heat and radiation. The heat is generated from the breaking down of the fuel source (uranium). Uranium creates heat through a self-sustaining reaction as it is bombarded by free neutrons created during fission and then reabsorbed to continue the reaction. The heat generated from the reaction heats water in the steam generator. Due to the pressurization of the system, the water that cools the reactor does not boil, but creates a media to transfer the heat to the steam plants to create steam. As steam is produced, it is forced through a series of pipes and past different turbines, causing the turbine to spin and generate electrical power or propel the ship. The steam is then cooled and converted back to water, which is then sent back to the steam generator and the process is repeated.
Environmental impact.
Nuclear reactors create energy through fission, as opposed to burning fuel. Because of this, no greenhouse gases are produced in the energy creation process. Nuclear energy is completely self-contained and produces no airborne by-products. The waste created through nuclear power is contained in the reactor and is disposed of when the vessel is decommissioned or the reactor is replaced.
Unlike nuclear power plants that have to have spent fuel rods removed from their reactors every 18 to 24 months, the nuclear reactors powering the submarines and aircraft carriers of the United States Navy remain fully operational until they are decommissioned. When the reactors powering the ships of the Navy are decommissioned, all the nuclear waste is disposed of at once.
Safety record.
, and since the first US nuclear-powered submarine (USS "Nautilus"), the United States Navy had logged over 6,200 "reactor years" with no radiological accidents.
However, on 22 May 1978 on , a valve was mistakenly opened releasing up to 100 US gallons of radioactive water into a drydock at Puget Sound naval base. The leak was fully contained and there was no personnel irradiation.
Nuclear propulsion career types.
In order to safely operate the fleet of nuclear-powered vessels, the U.S. Navy recruits and trains the men and women who serve in the Navy Nuclear Propulsion community.
There are careers for Officers, requiring a minimum of a college degree, and there are Enlisted careers requiring a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
Officers.
Because of the rigorous training that Navy Nuclear Officers undergo, only a select group of individuals are given the opportunity to lead a crew and command this technologically advanced equipment. Careers as an Officer in Navy Nuclear Propulsion include:
Submarine officers.
They oversee the day-to-day operations on board a submarine. They ensure that all systems run smoothly, including the nuclear reactor and nuclear propulsion system, weapons systems, and atmosphere control and fire control systems. They are also responsible for driving the vessel and charting its position and operating communications and intelligence equipment.
Surface warfare officers (nuclear).
Nuclear Surface Warfare Officers oversee the day-to-day operations of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and conventional war ships, managing everything from communications and navigation to armament capabilities and tactical deployment. Nuclear Surface Warfare Officers are in charge of numerous shipboard operations and activities, from the engineering plant to the bridge. They have the responsibility of ensuring that Sailors in their division maintain and operate the ship's complex systems.
Naval reactors engineers.
Naval Reactors (NR) is a government office that has responsibility for all shipboard nuclear power plants, shore-based prototypes and nuclear propulsion support facilities for the Navy. Naval Reactors Engineers assume responsibility for key technical work in a variety of facilities, including:
Naval Nuclear Power School instructors.
Naval Nuclear Power School Instructors train the future Navy Nuclear community through a technologically advanced curriculum that is taught with a sole purpose in mind: to prepare Navy Enlisted Sailors and Officers attending Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, SC, for their work in the nuclear power field. They provide detailed knowledge of how to work the key aspects of a pressurized-water Navy nuclear power plant, which include:
Navy Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) Program.
For current undergraduate students who meet the high academic standards and prerequisite background, especially those pursuing majors such as mathematics, engineering, physics or chemistry, the NUPOC program provides money to eligible candidates to complete their undergraduate or graduate degree as well as a regular monthly income while in school. The pay amount varies based on location, but is usually in the range of $4000–5500 per month. There is also a one-time $15,000 bonus for getting accepted for Submarine, Surface, and Naval Reactors Engineer positions. After obtaining their degree, individuals earn a commission in the Navy and pursue one of the Officer career paths in Navy Nuclear Propulsion.
While in NUPOC, students have no special uniforms, classes, or obligations day-to-day. They must, however, refrain from drug use and pass a physical fitness test every six months. Students in NUPOC are considered "Active Duty" and paid at the E-6 or E-7 paygrade. As such, time spent completing a degree accrues for purposes of Naval Retirement and VA benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Basic qualifications.
The NUPOC program is open to both men and women. Depending on career focus, the eligibility requirements have minor variances. There are criteria that one must meet regardless of the focus. Candidates must:
Education: Candidates must be graduates or students of an accredited college or university in the United States or a United States territory holding or pursuing a BA, BS or MS (preferably majoring in mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry or another technical area) and must have:
Enlisted.
Members of the Navy Nuclear community operate, control and maintain the components that power Navy aircraft carriers and submarines. This could involve doing anything from operating nuclear propulsion plant machinery to controlling auxiliary equipment that supports Naval reactors to maintaining the electronic equipment used to send and receive messages, detect enemy planes and ships, and determine target distances.
Machinist's Mates (MM) operate and maintain steam turbines and reduction gears used for ship propulsion and auxiliary machinery such as turbogenerators, pumps and oil purifiers. They also maintain auxiliary machinery outside of main machinery spaces, such as electrohydraulic steering engines and elevators, refrigeration plants, air conditioning systems and desalinization plants. They may also operate and maintain compressed gas-producing plants. Nuclear-trained Enlisted Sailors perform duties in nuclear propulsion plants operating reactor controls and propulsion and power generation systems.
Electrician's Mates (EM) are responsible for the operation of a ship's electrical power generation systems, lighting systems, electrical equipment and electrical appliances. The duties include installation, operation, adjustment, routine maintenance, inspection, test and repair of electrical equipment. EMs also perform maintenance and repair of related electronic equipment.
Electronics Technicians (ET) in the nuclear field are normally assigned to Reactor Control division. They are responsible for maintenance, repair and operation of equipment that is closely related to the nuclear reactor and reactor safety.
Qualifications.
To be eligible for any Nuclear Operations career, a candidate must first be selected for nuclear training by scoring above the minimum requirements on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and must:


Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the principal and volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard. The SLAVF is made up of part-time officers and soldiers. They are paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their regular equivalents. This is in contrast to the Regular Army Reserve, which comprises people who have a mobilization obligation following their service in the regular army. Administration and recruitment of reserve personal is carried out by the Volunteer Force Headquarters in Shalawa, Kosgama. The head of the SLAVF is the Commandant of the Volunteer Force.
History.
The SLAVF was founded in 1861 when the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers were created.
Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers.
The second phase in the employment of non-British military personnel commenced in 1861 after an ordinance authorized the creation of Volunteer Corps. This move addressed the disbanding of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment in 1874. The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was originally administered as a single unit. However over the years various sections of the volunteers grew large enough to become independent. The different units that emerged from the Volunteer Force were:
Ceylon Defence Force.
In 1910 the name of the military was changed to the Ceylon Defence Force (CDF). It continued to grow throughout the early 20th century. The CDF saw active service when a contingent of the Ceylon Mounted Infantry (CMI) in 1900, and a contingent of Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps (CPRC) in 1902, took part in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Their services were recognized by presentation, in 1902, of a color to the CMI, and a presentation in 1904, of a Banner to the CPRC. In 1922, the CDF was honored by the presentation of the King's and Regimental colors to the Ceylon Light Infantry (CLI).
During the First World War, many volunteers from the Defence Force traveled to England and joined the British Army, and many were killed in action. One of them mentioned by Arthur Conan Doyle was Private Jacotine of the CLI, who was the last man left alive in his unit at the Battle of Lys, and who fought for 20 minutes before he was killed.
In 1939, the CDF was mobilized and an enormous expansion took place that required raising new units such as the Post and Telegraph Signals, the Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps, the Ceylon Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps, the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the Ceylon Corps of Military Police, the Ceylon Signals Corps and the Colombo Town Guard Unit, which had been previously disbanded, but was re-formed to meet military requirements. During the Second World War Britain assumed direct control over the Armed Forces of Ceylon.
Ceylon Volunteer Force.
Following the formation of the Army in 1949, the CDF became the nucleus of the Ceylon Army and all volunteer units of the CDF—which was the majority—became the Ceylon Volunteer Force (CVF). Many Second World War veterans were serving in the CVF at the time and in the post-Independence years, the CVF played an important role while a new regular army was forming. During this time the CVF was mobilized repeatedly to counter riots and strikes.
1962 attempted military coup.
In 1962, senior officers CVF were implicated in a failed attempted coup. The government arrested and prosecuted the Commandant, Deputy Commandant, four volunteer battalion commanding officers and junior officers including the staff officer, CVF HQ. Following the attempted coup, the two regular and three volunteer battalions suspected to be involved were disbanded along with the CVF headquarters. The functions of the CVF headquarters were transferred to the Army headquarters. Till 1962, volunteer regiments and battalion recruited officers and other ranks directly through sponsorships or applications. This process was discontinued with the Army headquarters undertaking recruitment and training centrally and allocations based on vacancies in each unit. Weekend training and annual training camps were reduced. Volunteer personal were further subjected to scrutinisation in the internal security reviews in 1970.
Counter-insurgency operations.
In 1971, there was a general mobilization with the start of the 1971 Insurrection undertaking counter-insurgency operations. With the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War, the volunteer force expanded along with the regular force and since 1993 remained mobilized throughout the war and after. The volunteer force prove to be a means of recruiting officers and other ranks that could not be otherwise be recruited into the regular force, due to age and qualification restrictions. Volunteer units played a vital role in Sri Lankan civil war in battles such as the Weli Oya, Kokavil and in the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection sustaining many casualties.
Cadet Corps.
Since the formation of the first cadet platoon with students of the Royal College, Colombo which was attached to the Ceylon Light Infantry, the Cadet Battalion came under the Ceylon Defence Force. From 1949 the Ceylon Cadet Corps with its cadet battalions came under the Volunteer Force until 1988 when the National Cadet Corps was formed as a separate entity under the provisions of the Mobilization and Supplementary Forces Act, No. 40 of 1985.
Current units.
The SLAVF consists of about 50,000 volunteer combat officers and other ranks attached to various units and regiments of the Sri Lanka Army.
Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Sri Lanka Artillery
Sri Lanka Engineers
Sri Lanka Signals Corps
Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Gemunu Watch
Gajaba Regiment
Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
Engineer Services Regiment
Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps
Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps
Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
Sri Lanka Rifle Corps
Sri Lanka National Guard
Volunteer Force Training School
Training.
SLAVF focuses on basic training for commissioned officers and other ranks, which is shorter in duration to the counter parts in the regular force and followed up with annual refresher training camps. Potential officers are mostly recruited between the ages of 18 and 26 years (regular force its 18 and 22 years) as officers cadets, who follow the Volunteer Commissioning Course (Volunteer Officer Cadet Intake) at the Sri Lanka Military Academy. The Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS) conducts shorted commissioning courses for direct entry and commissioning from other ranks selected as probationary officer. With the exception of commissioning from other ranks, all potential volunteer officers need to be processionals, employed as executive grades in public/private sector or have an private income of Rs.500,000 per year. Recruit training for other ranks takes place at regimental training battalions and units. VFTS conducts advance training programs such as staff and command courses for junior and senior volunteer officers.
General of the Volunteer Force of the Army.
Three former members of the volunteer force have been awarded the honorary rank of a General of the Volunteer Force of the Army.


Mykola Balan

Mykola Ivanovych Balan () is a Ukrainian military official, Lieutenant General, a commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.
Biography.
Balan is a native of western Ukraine who in 1992 graduated the Saratov Higher Military Command School of the Red Banner of Feliks Dzerzhinsky of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. In 2003 he also graduated the Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the Border Troops of Ukraine. Balan graduated with honors from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
In 2010 was appointed as a chief officer of the Crimean territorial command of the Internal Troops of Ukraine.
Since 2014 he became among the leading commanding officers as a deputy commander of the newly revived National Guard in place of Internal Troops.
On 14 June 2019 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mykola Balan commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.


Job Tate

Job Tate (born December 12, 1979) is a US Navy Seabee and American Republican politician. From 2015 to 2017, he represented the Rutland-Windsor-1 district as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Tate serves as a heavy equipment operator and explosives expert with the United States Naval Construction Battalions (known as the Seabees). On April 7, 2017, he resigned his seat in the Legislature for a yearlong overseas deployment. Governor Phil Scott appointed former Vermont Retail and Grocers Association President Jim Harrison to the vacated position.
Political career.
Tate sponsored a bill during the 2017 legislative session to establish a tuition waiver program for the members of the Vermont National Guard. Vermont is the only state in the New England region that does not offer tuition assistance for higher education to its National Guard members.
As a legislator, he advocated for gun rights, for parental consent relating to mental health counseling for minors, and against sanctuary state policies in Vermont. Tate was the only Republican legislator who did not endorse Phil Scott in the 2016 gubernatorial Republican primary election. The American Conservative Union awarded him an 85% lifetime average rating (2015–2016).
Personal life.
Tate is married to Lisa and they have two children.


Life company

A Life Company (, but usually written in its definite form; "Livkompaniet") is a Swedish military term of several centuries' standing. It is the first company of a regiment in the Swedish Army. Before the 17th century, the term referred to the company that was controlled directly by the regimental commander.
The Life Guards regiment consists, in part, of a life company. The 130-man company's official name is "Livkompaniet" and is tasked with ceremonial and guard duties at the Swedish royal residences. Additionally, men from the company staff the IBSS unit of the Life Guards, which defends the Cavalry Barracks ("Kavallerikasern)."


Ground Training Competition

The Ground Training Competition, or The Royal Air Squadron Trophy Competition was created in 1998 as a way for CCF (RAF) sections to contest the Royal Air Squadron Trophy.
The regional and national stages.
Every CCF(RAF) section that can field a full team is eligible to partake in the Royal Air Squadron Trophy Competition. The TEST (Training, Evaluation & Support Teams) Officers & SNCOs from each area tailor the composition of their regional competition to meet local needs. In general, however, teams of 13 cadets drawn from all age groups compete in a round robin of activities that include: RAF Knowledge (13 Cadets), Drill and Uniform (13 Cadets), Command Task (8 Cadets), Shooting (5 Cadets), Aircraft Recognition (7 Cadets) and First Aid (4 Cadets). The first, second and third placed teams from each of the five regions qualify for the national finals, held at RAF Halton in Spring each year.
Royal Air Squadron Day.
The first, second and third place teams are invited to attend the Royal Air Squadron Day which is usually held in June or July each year at the Shuttleworth Collection. During the day cadets may be offered flights in aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Squadron members. The cadets also attend a formal parade, where the Captains of the three teams receive the Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation Medals for CCF Achievement along with the presentation of The Air Squadron Trophy to the first placed team.
Requirements for entry.
Each team will comprise one Team Captain (Cadet Corporal or above) and 12 other cadets, who should ideally represent a wide cross-section of age groups within the parent CCF(RAF) Section. The Team Captains role is to manage the team, to give the orders in the Drill competition and, if he or she wishes, to take part in events. A RAFAC officer should accompany the teams.


Wetlina

Wetlina (, "Vetlyna") is a village with a population of 307 (in 2004) located in south-eastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, near the border with Slovakia. It is near the entrance to Bieszczady National Park and is situated along the Wetlinka river.
History.
Vetlyna was first mentioned as a populated village in the year 1580, organized under Wallachian Law. In 1880 there were 115 homes listed in the local census. The majority of the population ascribed to the Greek Catholic faith.
Boykos montagnards were the primary inhabitants of the area until 1945. Following battles between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the People's Army of Poland, the area was completely depopulated. It was resettled during the 1950s and 1960s with forestry workers and Franciscan Friars.
On June 7, 1946, the Polish Army entered the village under operation named "Vistula." "Operation Vistula" was set forth to purge partisans from the region. The partisans had been living in the forests and mountains, and continued to harass and agitate the Poland authorities in their fight for political autonomy. It was believed that the villagers were supporting the partisans with food and supplies. The Poland Army gave the residents one hour to pack up their belongings, loaded them on trucks and deported ("resettled") the residents to distant villages in northern Poland and Ukraine. The Army set fire to all the citizens remaining possessions, including houses, barns and haystacks. They wanted nothing to remain for the partisans. Several citizens died in the deportation and only two or three families from the village were allowed to resettle in the same place. No one was allowed to resettle in the area until 1958, at which time, the Poland government allowed only ethnic Polish to settle in the region.
The foundations of the largest Cerkiew (Eastern Rite Church), Church of Christ the King (Greek Catholic) in the area is found in the village. The church was destroyed by fire in 1946 and the foundation dynamited by the Polish Army in 1950. Adjacent to the ruins, the Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Church was built in the early 1980s.
Population.
The population of the area and the village for the years 1881-2004 is listed below.
Geography and Location.
The village is located near the source (springs) of the Weltinka river, a primary tributary of the Solinka river. South and west of the village are the Sękowa (1022 m) and Paprotna (1193 m) mountain peaks. East of the village are the range peaks of Połonina Wetlińska, with a maximum elevation of 1253 m.
Tourism.
Wetlina is shares in the tourism of the Bieszczady Mountain area. Trips to L'viv, festivals, and hiking are popular activities.
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Master gunnery sergeant

Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) is the 9th and highest enlisted grade in the United States Marine Corps. Master Gunnery Sergeants are senior staff non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) with the pay grade of E-9, equivalent to Sergeants Major and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (though the latter is a single unique billet in the Corps, and is senior to all enlisted ranks).
Master Gunnery Sergeants are sometimes referred to by the nicknames "Master Guns" or "Master Gunny". These nicknames are considered unacceptable in formal or ceremonial situations and, at the rank holder's discretion, may also be unacceptable for use by lower-ranking Marines.
The Master Gunnery Sergeant insignia consists of a bursting bomb centered vertically between three chevrons and four rockers.
History.
The grade was derived from another grade unique to the United States Marine Corps, the Gunnery Sergeant, and has been in use (though not continuously) since the time of the Spanish–American War (April 25 – August 12, 1898).
Establishment of the grade in its current form and pay grade occurred during a sweeping reorganization of grades in 1958 and 1959. The grade was included, along with the grade of Master Sergeant, in a new career path for the pay grades of E-8 and E-9 which allowed senior SNCO billets to be filled by occupational specialists. This move was designed to officially acknowledge the ever-increasing complexity of modern warfare, while still keeping the First Sergeant and Sergeant Major career paths with their historic command emphasis intact. (During and prior to World War II, this was reversed; the Sergeant Major at the time was an administrative position while the Master Gunnery Sergeant was part of the S-3 section and enforced discipline.)
Modern role.
Master Gunnery Sergeants (MGySgts) with an infantry Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) serve in the billet of operations chief, as the senior staff non-commissioned officer in the operations section of an infantry battalion, or higher level (e.g., MEU, infantry regiment, MEB, Marine division, or MEF) headquarters. MGySgts with a non-infantry (e.g., artillery, tank, communications, logistics) MOS typically serve as either the operations chief of their MOS type battalion/regiment (e.g., artillery battalion/regiment, tank battalion) or as the section chief/NCOIC in their MOS related staff section (e.g., communications, logistics) at the regimental/Marine Aircraft Group, or higher level, headquarters. Master Gunnery Sergeants with the Military Police MOS serve in the billet of Provost Sergeant in the Provost Marshal's Office.
Master Gunnery Sergeants with an aviation maintenance MOS serve in the billet of maintenance NCOIC/chief in the aircraft maintenance department of a Marine aircraft squadron or in maintenance-related billets at the Marine Air Group (MAG) or Marine Air Wing (MAW) level. For example, there are four aviation-related MGySgt billets (aircraft maintenance NCOIC, aviation supply NCOIC, avionics NCOIC, and aviation ordnance NCOIC) in the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) organic to each Marine Aircraft Group (MAG).
In their annual performance evaluations, called "fitness reports", eligible Gunnery Sergeants indicate whether they wish to be considered for promotion to Master Sergeant or First Sergeant, and thus whether they enter the promotional track for Master Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant Major. Once promoted, the promotional track is usually permanent, with lateral movement between the two programs very uncommon.
One of the major differences between the two E-9 ranks is that Master Gunnery Sergeants retain an occupational field-related MOS, while Sergeants Major receive a new MOS to reflect their specific command-related focus. This reinforces the Master Gunnery Sergeant's role as a provider of military leadership, technical acumen, and mastery of their MOS. It is also important to note that while a Sergeant Major and a Master Gunnery Sergeant have different duties and responsibilities, a Master Gunnery Sergeant can (and often does) assume the duties of a Sergeant Major. The reverse is rarely possible.


Gordon Stronach

Frank Gordon Stronach was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of London, Ontario from 1961 to 1968.
Stronach, a retired 26-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was serving as police chief in the suburban London Township, which was slated for annexation into the city on January 1, 1961. He ran for mayor in the 1960 municipal election after being unable to negotiate a position with the London Police Service, into which the township force was to be amalgamated. He won over incumbent mayor Allan Johnston by a narrow margin of just 174 votes, triggering a recount which confirmed his victory.
Johnston ran against Stronach again in the 1962 municipal election, which Stronach won by a wider 4,900-vote margin. In the 1964 election, Stronach was returned over two candidates including a 21-year-old University of Western Ontario student; in the 1966 election, he won reelection to a three-year term by acclamation.
He ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate for London South in the 1967 provincial election, but lost to incumbent MPP John White.
He died in office on January 1, 1968, and was succeeded as mayor by Herbert McClure in a council vote on January 8.


Ntaoleng Peacock

Ntaoleng Patricia Peacock (born 2 February 1978) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly since May 2019. Peacock is a member of the African National Congress.
Parliamentary career.
Peacock is a member of the African National Congress. She was selected to represent the party in the National Assembly of South Africa following the general election held on 8 May 2019. She was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 22 May 2019. On 27 June, she received her committee assignment.


Sharon Carter

Sharon Carter (also known as Agent 13) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a secret agent, an ex-field agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. under Nick Fury, and a love interest of Captain America/Steve Rogers.
In the original comic book continuity, Sharon was the younger sister of Peggy Carter, the possible wartime love interest of Captain America. She was later retconned as Peggy's grand-niece because of the unaging nature of comic book characters.
Emily VanCamp portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ' (2014) and ' (2016) and returned to play the role in the Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (2021).
Publication history.
Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, Carter first appeared in "Tales of Suspense" #75 (cover-date March 1966).
Carter was apparently killed in "Captain America" #233. She was revived in issue #444 by writer Mark Waid, who commented, "The reason she works so well with Cap is because she's a complete cynic and he's a complete idealist".
Sharon Carter appeared as a supporting character in the 2010-2013 "Secret Avengers" series, from issue #1 (July 2010) through issue #21 (March 2012).
Fictional character biography.
Sharon was born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of two wealthy Virginians, Harrison and Amanda Carter. She grew up with the stories of her aunt (Margaret "Peggy" Carter) who was a freedom fighter with the French Resistance during World War II.
Inspired by her aunt's adventures, Sharon joins the international security agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and is assigned the code name Agent 13. By this time, Steve Rogers, the patriotic hero known as Captain America, had been revived from suspended animation, and during one of Sharon's earliest missions, he comes to her aid when she is under attack by a mercenary known as Batroc the Leaper. The two of them cross paths often, teaming up on missions against A.I.M., HYDRA, Red Skull, and many others.
Sharon and Rogers eventually fall in love, and she becomes one of the first to know his secret identity. The dangerous nature of Sharon's work strains their relationship, and Rogers wants Sharon to give up her life as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
While working as a S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison with the New York Police Department, Sharon investigates and infiltrates a white supremacist terrorist organization known as the National Force. During one of the National Force's battles with street criminals in Harlem, the National Guard is sent in. Under the effects of a mind-altering gas, Sharon apparently activates a self-destruct device in her National Force uniform and dies. Rogers is shown the event on videotape.
It is later revealed that Sharon's death was faked so she could go on a top secret mission for S.H.I.E.L.D. The mission did not go well, and Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Executive Director, believed her to have been killed in action; Captain America was not informed of the true circumstances of her "death".
Return.
Sharon is not dead, but has been left behind in enemy territory, a captive of the dictator Tap-Kwai. Escaping, she spends several years working as a mercenary, until she encounters a group of Neo-Nazi extremists known as the Kubecult. Learning that they plan to use the Cosmic Cube to return Adolf Hitler to life, Sharon joins forces with the villainous Red Skull to stop them, but they also need Captain America.
At this point, Rogers is suffering health problems: the Super-Soldier serum that gave him his abilities is breaking down, and he has fallen into a coma. The Red Skull is currently occupying a cloned body of Rogers himself, and a transfusion of the Skull's blood, which contains an uncontaminated Super-Soldier formula, restores and revives Rogers. Rogers is shocked to find Sharon alive.
Over the course of the mission to topple the cult he learns that her years out in the cold have made her grimmer and more ruthless, and the two of them do not renew their relationship when Sharon rejoins S.H.I.E.L.D. A romantic tension still exists: Sharon teases him about his naïveté, such as when he lets a family of squatters stay in his apartment. The two battle the Red Skull, who possesses a cosmic cube that can do whatever he wishes. Sharon and Captain America argue about killing the Skull, with Sharon urging Rogers to use an energy-based shield that she has given him. Sharon tries and fails to kill the Red Skull, but he is soon defeated through trickery. The energy shield is lost in the time-stream.
Soon afterwards, Sharon assists Captain America in several cases where patriotic Americans go on violent rampages under the influence of a supernatural entity named Nightmare, who has found a way to influence this dimension through the 'American dream.' Sharon and Cap battle many patriotic people, including a temporarily insane U.S. Agent, and ultimately Sharon has to face down a Captain America under the influence of Nightmare.
21st century.
In the absence of Nick Fury, Sharon serves a brief term as Executive Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. She returns to field work, reporting directly to the new Executive Director, Maria Hill, as a liaison officer specifically assigned to support and report on Captain America's activities. While investigating the whereabouts of Jack Monroe, she is abducted by the Winter Soldier and used as bait to lure Captain America into a trap set by General Aleksander Lukin. She and Captain America later resume their relationship while on a field mission investigating the activities of the Winter Soldier.
During the "Civil War" storyline, Sharon is initially a supporter of the Superhuman Registration Act, but she is averse to actually aiding in the capture of her lover, Captain America, who is the leader of the "Secret Avengers" opposed to the Act. At the same time, she is an unknowing pawn of the Red Skull and his associate Doctor Faustus. She later comes into contact with Nick Fury's underground organization, even as she is reassigned to the S.H.I.E.L.D. task force charged with locating Fury. She switches her allegiance to Captain America, citing the death of Goliath as the primary reason; it is unclear how much of this is the result of Faustus's influence.
In a follow-up, a sniper shoots Steve Rogers in the shoulder while he walks up the steps to the Federal Court. In the ensuing crowd chaos, Rogers is shot three times in the abdomen with a pistol, and later appears to die of his injuries. It is later revealed that the plan was orchestrated by the Red Skull; the sniper was Crossbones, and Sharon Carter shot Rogers in the abdomen while under a hypnotic suggestion by Dr. Faustus.
Sharon is still under the influence of Doctor Faustus, who uses her to disable Black Widow and Falcon before she joins the Red Skull's organization as a minion. She is apparently pregnant with Rogers's child, but she loses the baby during a fight with the Red Skull's daughter, Sin, during one of several attempts to escape. Later, Sharon says that she, not Sin, stabbed her womb and caused the miscarriage, to keep the Red Skull from getting his hands on anything of hers. Doctor Faustus makes her forget ever being pregnant, and he also gives her the tools to escape. Sharon frees herself, killing Aleksander Lukin in the process (and narrowly missing killing the Red Skull himself), before being found by Black Widow and the Falcon. Iron Man and Falcon decide to tell her about her pregnancy at a later date, after sufficient recovery time. As a result, Sharon decided to leave S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sharon Carter is featured in the storyline "," where she learns that she killed Captain America and plans to figure out a way to revive him. Unfortunately, Norman Osborn also plans to revive Captain America, so that he can complete the Red Skull's plan to transfer his consciousness into Steve's body and have him lead the Avengers to increase his popularity. He frames Sharon as an accomplice in Rogers' murder and threatens to kill the second Captain America if she doesn't turn herself in, which she does. She is brought to Latveria, where she is attached to a machine to bring Rogers back, but with the Red Skull controlling his body. Mr. Fantastic determines that Sharon has chronal tracers in her blood meant to pull Steve to her. She surrenders to Norman Osborn in order to save the life of Bucky (who had already escaped, unbeknownst to her), and she is delivered to the Red Skull and Dr. Doom, who use her to retrieve Steve, with the Skull's mind in control. Sharon ultimately escapes with the help of Henry Pym, and uses the Red Skull's own ship to blow him up. Reconciling with Steve (who was able to assert control over his body), they take some time off at her Virginia estate.
Sharon was a member of an Avengers team, and the Secret Avengers, in Ed Brubaker's series of the same name.
Sharon appeared to sacrifice herself to stop Arnim Zola's massive flying fortress from invading Earth but she is alive in Zola's captivity and she is found by Falcon and Jet Black.
When Sharon Carter and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrest Tomoe and her Biohack Ninjas, she meets Riri Williams who helped Pepper Potts defeat them.
During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Sharon Carter is on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier at the time when Captain America, whose history was rewritten by Red Skull's clone using the powers of Kobik to make him a Hydra sleeper agent, reveals his association with Hydra as the Hydra Helicarrier rams into the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that Sharon Carter is on as Doctor Faustus arrests her. Sharon Carter pretends to be brainwashed by Doctor Faustus, but incapacitates him by spiking his tea with a non-lethal toxin.
Sharon Carter later forms the Daughters of Liberty, who work to clear Captain America's name after he is framed for the death of Thunderbolt Ross.
Powers and abilities.
Sharon is a trained martial artist and extremely adept at various fighting techniques. She is highly trained in espionage, weapons, firearms and computers.
Other versions.
In the alternate future of the "Earth X" miniseries, Sharon Carter has fallen victim to Hydra, a squid-based alien life form that absorbs minds and people to expand.
Sharon Carter is introduced into the Marvel Mangaverse continuity as the supposed orchestrator of the destruction of almost the entire superhuman population in the Marvel Mangaverse. It turns out that she has been under mind control. She becomes the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. when Nick Fury supposedly dies.
In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Carter is also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., but is much closer to the environment of Ultimate Spider-Man. She often appears as one of a pair of wise-cracking S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, the other one is the Ultimate Jimmy Woo. She can display humor at times, but mostly keeps her mouth shut in public. As seen in "Ultimate Spider-Man" #46, she is a practicing Christian and has strong morals, which lead her to want S.H.I.E.L.D. to destroy individuals such as Otto Octavius rather than 'lock them away for poking'. Carter and Woo survive the Super-Villains escape that occurs in "Ultimate Six." Carter is seen next in the Silver Sable arc and Woo in the Hobgoblin arc. Carter is later involved with the Clone Saga arc, telling the people evacuated from Peter Parker's neighborhood that all is well, and Agent Woo is later seen in the Death of a Goblin arc, letting Carol Danvers know about the Goblin's most recent murder. In a 2008 storyline, Carter is the acting head of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She asks the Fantastic Four to investigate a confusing situation at Project Pegasus.
Sharon Carter and Steve Rogers have a daughter named Sharon Rogers. Created as part of Captain America's 75th anniversary, she is from an alternate timeline where she now serves as Captain America.


Combat Logistics Regiment 37

Combat Logistics Regiment 37 (formerly Headquarters Regiment), 3rd MLG is a logistics regiment of the United States Marine Corps. It is part of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan.
Mission.
Provide command and control, administration, communications, food services, and services support to the Marine Logistics Group (MLG) Command Element (CE).
History.
This unit was formerly known as Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG) but officially changed its designation to Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) on October 20, 2006. The unit changed its designation on September 30, 2014 to Headquarters Regiment, 3rd MLG; but was then redesignated back to Combat Logistics Regiment 37 on November 4, 2018.


Jimmy D. Long

Jimmy Dale Long Sr. (October 6, 1931 – August 9, 2016) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 23 (Winn and Natchitoches parishes) from 1968 until 2000. He was the "dean" of the Louisiana House when he returned to private life. A recognized authority on educational policy, for sixteen years, he chaired the House Education Committee. Shreveport "The ShreveportTimes" named Long "One of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century in North Louisiana." He was a member of the Long political dynasty.
Background.
Long was born in Winnfield in Winn Parish, to Ruben Ray Long (1900–1966) and the former Ruby Smith (1906–1984). He was the third of eight sons. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Jefferson Long (1861–1948) and the former Mary Ella Wright (1864–1902). Gillis William Long (1923–1985), a former U.S. representative from the defunct Eighth Congressional District, was also a paternal grandson of Thomas Jefferson Long and hence Jimmy Long's third cousin.
Long attended public schools and graduated from Winnfield High School. One of his classmates was his distant cousin Floyd W. Smith Jr. (1932–2010), whose mother was a Long. Smith would enter local politics and became the mayor of Pineville in northern Rapides Parish in 1966.
After high school, Long enrolled at Northwestern State University (at the time "State College") in Natchitoches, where he majored in government. He served in the United States Navy from 1948–1955. He made his living as a grocery store owner and a cattle farmer. He is married to the former Dorothy Griffin (born 1934). Their son, Jimmy D. Long Jr. (born 1964), is an attorney in Natchitoches, who specializes in estate planning.
Point man on education.
In the legislature, Long developed a close working relationship with state Senator Cecil J. Picard of Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana, who was then the chairman of the Senate Education Committee. In 1996, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education appointed Picard as the state education superintendent. Long was called upon to deliver a eulogy at Picard's funeral in 2007.
As the chairman of the House Education Committee, Long also worked with then NSU President Robert A. Alost to establish the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts and the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated honors college in the arts and sciences. Long also assisted NSU in the development of innovative programs and was instrumental in the appropriation of funding for the institution.
Long was a member of the Southern Regional Education Board and served as Louisiana's delegate to the Education Commission of the States.
During his legislative tenure, Long was cited by the Louisiana press corps as being among the "most effective" of all legislators. He has been a member of the board of directors of the NSU Foundation, and he has received honorary memberships in the Blue Key International Honor Society and Graduate 'N' Club. Long was inducted into the NSU Hall of Distinction.
In 2003, Long was among the inductees into the NSU Hall of Distinguished Educators, being given the "Friend of Education" honor. In 2004, Long and the former State Senator Leopold Caspari of Natchitoches were selected as co-recipients of the President's Distinguished Service Award from NSU. The then university President Randall J. Webb said that he was "honored to recognize both of these exceptional men. Each of them played a significant role in the growth and development of Northwestern State University. [They] understood the importance of education to the state of Louisiana. They also set an example by giving of themselves through public service."
Long's fellow honoree Caspari, termed "the father of the Normal," was instrumental in the founding of the teacher's college which became NSU and the placement of the school in Natchitoches. A native of France, he immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Cloutierville in south Natchitoches Parish. A farmer and businessman, he moved to Natchitoches in 1858. Caspari, who served for some three decades in both the Louisiana House and Senate, is honored by the naming of Caspari Hall and Caspari Street on the NSU campus.
Jimmy and Dorothy Long reside in Natchitoches. He is a Southern Baptist. In 2004, Long contributed to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Neely Kennedy, the Louisiana state treasurer, who since switched to Republican affiliation and lost his bid for the United States Senate in 2008.
Defeat in 1999.
In 1963, Long ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana House, having been defeated by the Natchitoches dentist, Dr. Ray Tarver in the Democratic primary. In 1967, Long unseated Tarver in the primary and thereafter, he won seven consecutive elections, often with minor opposition. However, he was surprisingly defeated for a ninth term in the House in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary by his fellow Democrat, Thomas Taylor Townsend, who is a nephew and law partner of former Democratic State Senator Donald G. Kelly of Natchitoches. Long received 7,447 votes (49 percent) to Townsend's 7,643 (51 percent). The defeat was stunning in that Long had been unopposed in 1995 but had faced competition in 1991. Long was among the last members of his political family to have held public office in Louisiana. Taylor Townsend in turn was reelected in 2003. Two years after his defeat, Long was appointed by Republican Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster Jr. to the University of Louisiana board. The board members themselves named him chairman.
During his last term in the House, one of Long's colleagues was his cousin, Mike Smith, the area state senator from Winnfield.
In 2000, Long was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.
After he left the legislature, Long served on the 16-member University of Louisiana System board until his term expired on December 31, 2012. He was not reappointed by then Governor Bobby Jindal.
A Republican Long.
Gerald Long, a younger brother of Jimmy Long, was elected as a Republican to the Louisiana State Senate (District 31) in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. Long defeated Democrat Taylor Townsend, who had ended his brother's House career eight years earlier. The Louisiana Prolife Alliance endorsed Gerald Long in the race. Prolife spokesman Dan Richey, himself a former state senator, said the group opposed Townsend because of his past support of human cloning. Gerald Long is one of the few members of the legendary Long family to have made the plunge from Democrat to Republican affiliation. He is also the first Republican to represent traditionally Democratic Natchitoches Parish in the legislature since Reconstruction. He succeeded his Democratic cousin, Mike Smith, who was term-limited in the 2007 election.
Republican Rick Nowlin of Natchitoches defeated former Natchitoches Mayor Joe Sampite (), a Democrat, in the November 17, 2007, general election for the historically Democratic District 23 House seat vacated by Taylor Townsend and formerly held by Jimmy Long. Nowlin overpowered Sampite, 4,609 (55 percent) to 3,766 (45 percent) in a low-turnout election. In the primary Nowlin had also led Sampite, 4,849 (35 percent) to 4,598 (33 percent). Nowlin was unseated in District 23 in 2011 but later named president of Natchitoches Parish.
The 2007 legislative elections marked the first time in modern history that Natchitoches would be represented by Republicans in both chambers of the state legislature.
Death and legacy.
Long died at the age of eighty-four on August 9, 2016 when his car was struck by another vehicle while Long was leaving his driveway.
In 2017, state Senator Francis C. Thompson of Delhi introduced legislation to name the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Long's honor. As the chairman of the House Education Committee, Long was among those instrumental in the establishment of the institution. After strong support in the state Senate, the renaming legislation passed the House Education Committee despite some opposition from alumni who object in part to the school having such a lengthy name.


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