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1949 newspaper recruiting advertisement for Company F, 111th ACR. The 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light) was constituted on 19 August 1949 as a unit of the California National Guard after a request from the state of California to form an armored cavalry regiment was approved by the National Guard Bureau. [1]
The colors yellow and green are used for Armor. The horse's head and lance symbolize Cavalry and medieval armor, respectively. The gauntlet represents the shock action of armor and the ability to deliver a decisive blow. Background; The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 139th Tank Battalion on 28 February 1956.
Division soldiers direct traffic away from an area of South Central Los Angeles burning during the Watts riots.. After its return from the Korean War, the 40th Infantry Division was reorganized on 1 July 1954 as the 40th Armored Division.
A camp in Golden Gate Park under military control in 1906. Troop C of cavalry, the first unit on the Central Coast region of the National Guard of California, a state militia, [6]: 1–2 [7] was organized on 5 August 1895.
During the re-opening of the NTC in 1980, the OPFOR consisted of re-activation of the 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, "The Polar Bears," from the 7th Infantry Division, based in Fort Ord, California, and the 1st Battalion, 73rd Armor. Once the US Army turned to regimental units in 1985, the OPFOR was redesignated the 177th Armored Brigade (SEP).
Two versions of the vest are available, known as the "land" and "maritime" versions. The vest consists of front and rear panels with pockets for BALCS or SPEAR-cut soft armor panels and standard-issue SAPI (Small Arms Protective Insert) plates. This gives the wearer up to NIJ Level IV protection on the front and back and Level IIIA protection ...
Ceradyne was founded in 1967 [3] and in late 2004, the company added new product lines by acquiring ESK Ceramics of Kempten, Germany. [4]In addition to producing ceramic components for industrial processes such as silicon foundries and ceramic fuel pellets for nuclear reactors, Ceradyne researched and produced varieties of ballistic armour for both personnel and vehicles. [5]
The Scars of Velious was released on December 5, 2000. The expansion is directed toward characters which have achieved high experience levels (levels 35 and up), [4] providing additional powerful monsters to fight and a number of zones meant to be used by large groups of players.