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Project Flat Top
Project Flat Top was a United States Army project during the Vietnam War to convert , a World War II-era seaplane tender, into a Theater (warfare), forward theater, offshore helicopter repair facility. Helicopters had been used during the Korean War to ferry wounded and supplies. Some US combat officers recognized the possibility of using armed helicopters to provide close air support. But other organizations and branches strenuously objected to allowing the Army to deliver ordnance via aircraft. The Army Staff in The Pentagon responded slowly to a study from the Army Aircraft Requirements Review Board chaired by Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant general (LTG) Gordon Byrom Rogers, Gordon B. Rogers that suggested adopting helicopters for use in a combat role. United States Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara bypassed Secretary of the Army Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. and directed LTG Hamilton H. Howze, the Army's first director of aviation, to conduct a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aft View Of USNS Corpus Christi Bay (T-ARVH-1) At Anchor Off Vung Tau, Vietnam, Circa 1967-1969
This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as ''fore'', ''aft'', ''astern'', ''aboard'', or ''topside''. Terms * Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the Mast (sailing)#Mizzen mast, mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast". * Aboard: onto or within a ship, or in a group. * Above: a higher deck of the ship. * Aft: toward or at the stern. To the purist, this is an adverb (e.g. "he walked aft"), with the adjective being "after" (e.g. "the after mooring cleat"), but that distinction is becoming blurred in some modern usage. * Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion. * Aground: resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor. * Ahull: with sails furled and helm lashed alee. * Alee: on or toward the lee (the downwind side). * Aloft: the stacks, masts, rigging, or other area above the highest solid structure. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
