he would also see much of the war's brutality during his deployment with the elite 3 squadron sas.efinitely a buzz of elitism, 'cause it is the best thing you could do for your career, to go to that unit, especially when you're a lower rank and you're actually gonna get to do a lotta hands-on stuff. you definitely feel confident with these guys. i never once felt like i was going out and i was unprotected. i never felt like i--we weren't gonna get through it. mark: it was braden chapman's job to find taliban targets by intercepting and tracking their communications. braden: if we were going out on a mission where we were chasing a mobile phone target, then i would be with either myself, or the other signals intelligence operator. we'd be with the teams, and we'd be going in close and tracking that phone. often, when they hear the helicopters coming in, they would actually turn their mobiles phonesff. mark: within days of deploying with the sas in afghanistan, braden chapman got a sense of what was to come during a conversation with one of the squadron's senior soldiers. braden: i w

they sent us to different places, even squadron after squadron. i was in the 8th squadron, but to we never smiled was speedy. a shell is where you mixed with those ukrainians who weren't trained in the west virginia. no, that was it was designed to keep it. we'll adopt for them. yes, yes, we were mixed. around 30 of us joined my squadron. from what i understood. they sent us to a squadron that suffered heavy losses. faith that is to proportion globally as a machine you. how did those trained in england get along with those left without this opportunity? the c o will ensure that there was models, there were no conflicts with your company now conflicts. and between those trained simply and with the business of lower conflicts between ourselves sorted, there were polemics about who was higher up. people threatened each other, or somebody wouldn't like the other person pointing at them. well, why are you doing this? i'll cut your finger off or for example, conflicts along the lines of, i put a vase somewhere and you put it somewhere else. why in the c

during the first year of war on american squadrons made wide sweeps.ts were convoys from the west indies to europe. commodore rodgers with the frigates president and congress, the frigate united states under decatur, bainbridge with the constitution and scoop of war hornet all set out to strike the british merchant fleet. deployment of these american naval squadrons devoted the britishka fleet in northern american watterson blockading united states ports to escorting merchant men in seeking out our commerce raiders. off new jersey july 17 and 18, 1812, in 1 of the most dramatic incidents of the war, a british squadron including the frigates moving south from halifax almost captured the constitution. the captain by skillful narrowly escaped. escape. and a dead calm with no help from the sales, anchors repeatedly carried ahead in ships boats, drop and the constitution hauled up to them. resourceful saved the day. a month later on august 19, while out in the north atlantic, the constitution made her most famous fight. she again cited the gary geer, this t

during the first year of war american squadrons made wide sweeps. the west indies to europe. commodore rogers with the president and congress united states under decatur bainbridge with the constitution all set out to strike the british merchant fleets in. the forward of the squadrons diverted to british fleets in northern american waters from blockading the united states ports to escorting merchant men and seeking out our commerce. after giorgi july 17 of 18, 1812 and 1 of the most dramatic incidents of the war a british squadron concluded lubricants, moving south from halifax almost captured the constitution. by skillful catching narrowly escaped in a dead calm with no help from the sales, anchors were repeatedly carried ahead and ships boats, dropped in the constitution hauled off to them. resourcefulness saved the day. just a month later in august 19, while out in the north atlanta the constitution made her most famous fights. she again cited, this time alone. but whether cage he approached thega path close or he could por out a raking broadside

july 17 and 181812 and 1 of the most traumatic incidents of the war a british squadron including therickett gary and shannon moving south almost captured the constitution. >> the captain isaac narrowly escaped in a denton bomb with no help anchors were repeatedly carried ahead and ship boats dropped and the constitution hauled up to them. resources save the day. just a month later on august 19 while out in the north atlantic the constitution made the most famous fight they cited the air this time alone. the weather gauge approach under gary ayres where he could pull out, but the english captain fired his guns and brought his other side to the constitution. he hired many of the gary ayres shop but did not penetrate. the constitution both sides were made of iron old ironsides the bakers turned away but the constitution came on i side-by-side they ran in a square but she lost and it dragged in the water like a rather. the american forced the british, and another brent site. it caught in ironside down came gary ayres the ships wrenched apart. so the gary air laid in the sea the gun muzzl

and one of the most dramatic incidents of the war a british squadron, including the frigate carrier and shannon moving south from halifax, almost captured the constitutional captain icicle by skillful catching narrowly escaped in a dead with no help from the sailors, anchors were repeatedly carried ahead in ships. boats dropped and the constitution hauled up to them resourceful on to save the day. just a month later on 19, while out in the north atlantic, the constitution made her most famous fight, she again cited bulgaria this time alone. how the weather gauge the approach to pass close under galileo stern or he could pull out a raging right side. but the english captain baker's fired all his starboard guns and wawrinka brought his other to the constitution. he fired a point broadside many of the carriers shot did not. the constitution's oxide scene of iron old ironside bakers turned away, but constitution came on side by side. they ran in square step to bulgaria and lost amazon missed it. dragged in the water like a rudder, turning her to starboard and the american force, the pretty

at coningsby you have the quick reaction alert squadron who have alert squadron who have to be up inoment's notice. what sort of weather impacts do they look out for? we have to be aware of what the weather conditions are, not only here at coningsby but across all of the uk and into europe as well, so we'd be particularly concerned about thunderstorms, if any areas were particularly cloudy, which might make it very difficult for us to intercept any other aircraft. but it's notjust modern—day aircraft in operation here at coningsby, it's also home to the battle of britain memorial flight. these priceless artefacts are kept in airworthy condition and can be seen in the skies above all sorts of events over the summer months, keeping their rich history alive. and here we are in the hangar of the battle of britain memorial flight. behind me, just one of only two operational lancaster bombers in the entire world. it is here with other aircraft and in charge of them all is squadron leader mark sugden. thank you very much for having us here. it's an amazing, amazing site. we were with the st

that contact between the forecaster and the squadrons and pilots is crucial? yes.lue to the forecast they can get from the website or from anywhere else by briefing the pilots so we showed them the satellite images and the charts that are made elsewhere in headquarters and we make our own product and show them those as well. more to come from coningsby later when i speak to pilots of aircraft new and old to see how heat and extreme weather effects operations. that new record of 40.3 is a significant moment in weather history. but every temperature reading, every weather observation plays its part in our understanding of how the climate is changing and that is why i am here at the national meteorological archive in exeter. it is home to daily uk weather reports from 1860 up to the present day, among a vast collection of data that makes up one of the most comprehensive meteorological collections in the world. i am joined by mike, a climate information scientist here at the met office, and we are amongst this huge collection of historical data. looking at the oldest w

squadron leader george "johnny" johnson, was in the 617 squadron, which destroyed key dams in germanyny�* johnson flew in one of these in arguably the most famous operation in world war ii. he was a dambuster, a member of 617 squadron who dropped bouncing bombs from their lancaster aircraft. he was just 21 years old. i feel privileged and honoured to have been able to take part in that raid, one which i shall never forget. johnnyjohnson was the bomb aimer on his lancaster and he would lie flat on its stomach in the front of the aircraft here. on the night of the raid, once they were over the target, he wasn't happy with the approach so he asked his pilot to go round again and again, leading to some anxious comments from the rest of the crew. dave rodger in the rear turret, after about the sixth or seventh dummy run said, "won't somebody get that bomb out of here?" to me, to not do it properly was a waste of time, so on the tenth run, we were down at 30 feet and i said, "bomb gone". "thank christ!", came from the rear turret. his squadron�*s exploits were immortalised on film — a barel

but after the appearance of the english squadron on the road.ent workers suspended active operations, waiting for how the british sailors would behave, and the nationalist government of estonia, seeing their salvation in the arriving english ships decided to give estonia completely to the uk how do we know about this? here is a petition document accepted by the estonian government on december 27, 1918 at a closed meeting and handed on december 29, 1918, by a special delegation to admiral synchror. in it, in particular , it was said that we ask the government of his majesty to occupy and take under their military protectorate the territory of the republic of estonia, subordinating to their high command all the military forces that have already been created, as well as those that will be created in the future. what answer did official london give? this can be judged by the following fact already on january 7, 1919, that is, literally 9 days after the submission of the petition, the estonian armed forces went on the offensive in northern estonia an

the men of 617 squadron were responsible. george "johnny" johnson was just 21 years old.e part in that raid, one which i shall never forget. johnnyjohnson was the bomb aimer on his lancaster and he would lie flat on his stomach in the front of the aircraft here. on the night of the raid, once they were over the target, he wasn't happy with the approach, so he asked his pilot to go round again and again. dave rodger in the rear turret, after about the sixth or seventh dummy run said, "won't somebody get that bomb out of here?" to me, to not do it properly was a waste of time, so on the tenth run, we were down at 30 feet and i said, "bomb gone". "thank christ!", came from the rear turret. to be flying at night, at 60 feet in mountainous terrain, to drop an ingenious weapon that had never been used before — it's genuinely the stuff of legends. are you a member. of the 617 squadron? yes, indeed. and to many people he was a fine legend. and to many people he was a flying legend. wow. johnnyjohnson said he'd had a very lucky life, living to 101, when many of his friends didn't

a couple also work with a squadron link in sixes ; uh, this pair he gets up.ing the wingman or the leader, trying to cover the guns, the double-barreled thirty-millimeter is waiting for the helicopter will arrive with search rescuers forces, each is confident in his comrade. we are all here from the very beginning and have already united very strongly during this period. during the flight, we try to keep under the blood and set a goal for ourselves that we are doing the right thing, because these are our people who are currently on the territory of donbass, kherson, zaporozhye region. we are one people. actually, we all went to the army in order to serve our motherland to protect our people, so no one's hand will ever waver before the task. the pilots are in a hurry to debrief. report in the performance of the task. find out the results of combat work, then a short rest and again into the sky, before the plane had time to cool down , immediately prepare for the next flight. they must be seasoned to replenish the kit so that at any moment the garlic can rise in

from what i understood, they sent us to a squadron that suffered heavy losses over c o. o did those trained in england get along with the others? there were no conflicts, no conflicts. and between those trained, there were conflicts between ourselves. tell me about that. but there were polemics about who was higher up. maybe somebody wanted to present himself in a better way. people threatened each other, threatens. yes. why? because o fights and somebody wouldn't like the other person pointing at something. why are you doing this? i'll cut off your finger. like, what do you mean didn't like that, the other person pointing at something or, for example, conflicts along the lines of i put a vase somewhere and you put it somewhere else. why? and the conflict rage is on of such disputes. over little things happen maybe because the people are at war. it wasn't long until the time came to put the skills learned to the test. and the very 1st combat encounter revealed that the reality of when the dorm bass is drastically different from the grill site, simulations that shift cur

squadron leader georgejohnson, known asjohnny, was a bomb—aimer in the squadron which destroyed key damshe raf�*s 617 squadron, but they will be forever known as the dambusters. and among them, 22—year—old george leonard johnson. his mates just called him johnny. machine guns fire. their daring mission was famously recreated for the big screen. in 1943, they dropped their bouncing bombs to attack german dams... nice work, skipper. ..and hit the country's industrial heartland. it was a thrilling experience, no other way to describe it. 0ur briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager and for years rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. he met local people who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed during operation chastise, as well as 53 ofjohnny's comrades from bomber command. i'm luc

are you a member. of the 617 squadron? yes, indeed. and to many people he was a fine legend. and to many people he was a flying legend. wow. johnnyjohnson said he'd had a very lucky life, living to 101, when many of his friends didn't make it much past 21. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it is already well below freezing right across the country. one or two coastal areas perhaps just above. here are the main points, snow showers, icy stretches and of course those frosts are going to continue. snow showers continuing especially over scotland, we've had that for a few days. some snow and even hail showers on the north sea coasts. when showers occur we might have icy patches. these are the early morning temperatures in city centres meaning that in rural spots it will be quite a bit colder. over the next few suite think the lowest it will get will be around —10. last night it was —8.9 in cumbria. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine but in the south—east it maybe a bit cloudy before the sun develops. briefly temperatures reaching around four, 5 degrees but in t

the authorities will already call we were given a week from moscow, if we don’t manage to send a squadronying hussars here. well, you've been doing this for a long time. if anyone has any questions, i'll take care of everything. main event what did the english trading company do in moscow, this company simultaneously conducted an intelligence function in the interests of the english queen, which demanded great britain from its allies, the obligation of persia to continue the war with russia, the requirements of england why are british curators behind all the separatists in russia? share power somewhere underneath couponing, by the way, not even with money, but with a direct threat and fears and which regions do the british most want to tear away from russia passed no less than the south of russia in the interests of england, including crimea, a new film from the documentary series england-russia, deceit, without love today at zero 20 on ntv admirals a new season from monday at 20:00 on ntv we have more than 1.000 combos. try them all now. more profitable big special combo with a discount

career veterans will often talk about how during the cold war, the air force had 29 squadrons squadrons in europe alone. the active component today is 32 total. 32 across the air force active. in the old days he had 29 just stationing in europe. today the u.s. army has two brigades, a stryker brigade infantry brigade terminally based in europe. a far cry from the level of u.s. presence back in the cold war. the same thing. dramatic drawdown on the korean peninsula. minimal footprint in japan, all things considered compared to the cold war. when the 1990's occurred, we brought everybody back home. we maintained a token presence abroad in these other regions. 9/11 happens. now it is counterterrorism, counterinsurgency. primarily in afghanistan and iraq. we focused operational presence there but did not build up in these locations in the world. history has a way of coming back. russia may be performing poorly, but look at the expenditure of munitions, equipment, manpower, the casualties, people pouring into that theater. when we think about from a u.s. perspective and our ability to suppor

elect a self less man like george squadron . squadron leader george squadron.eorge johnny johnston . the johnny johnston. the distinguished flying medal. i knew who i'd stand beside . knew who i'd stand beside. here's the thing. we're being constant . good to see our own constant. good to see our own species . constant. good to see our own species. human constant. good to see our own species . human race constant. good to see our own species. human race as constant. good to see our own species . human race as the species. human race as the source of . all else. i say we source of. all else. i say we are not the technocrats and authoritarians to treat us like lab rats. it's time we all go up on our hind and remember what we are truly of . that's my opinion. are truly of. that's my opinion. of course . and you. you're free of course. and you. you're free to disagree. keep your tweets and emails coming throughout the show. you can email gbviews@gbnews.uk and you tweet me as well at gb news. i'll try to get to your comments later. the show . what do you think ? the

elect a self less man like george squadron . squadron leader george squadron.eorge johnny johnston . the johnny johnston. the distinguished flying medal. i knew who i'd stand beside . knew who i'd stand beside. here's the thing. we're being constant . good to see our own constant. good to see our own species . constant. good to see our own species. human constant. good to see our own species . human race constant. good to see our own species. human race as constant. good to see our own species . human race as the species. human race as the source of . all else. i say we source of. all else. i say we are not the technocrats and authoritarians to treat us like lab rats. it's time we all go up on our hind and remember what we are truly of . that's my opinion. are truly of. that's my opinion. of course . and you. you're free of course. and you. you're free to disagree. keep your tweets and emails coming throughout the show. you can email gbviews@gbnews.uk and you tweet me as well at gb news. i'll try to get to your comments later. the show . what do you think ? the

at around two a powerful explosion in mariupol and you talked about it , after which part of the squadron of these k52s and other russian helicopters took off from mariupol in the direction of berdyansk. i understand that at a high altitude releasing these thermal traps so that they were not shot down, you know exactly where and what kind of attack it was was it a strike and why did the russian aircraft leave mariupol ? well, it was a strike on some sort of air force that was located there in mariupol . there was no air force there, but it was, er, hmm , another in another cluster of military techniques and why the endowings went to such a high altitude. this is of course a question, but yes, we have seen these heat traps. that is, they are such good omens and in fact explosions are heard and yesterday there was an explosion in the city both day and night. it is very difficult for us to confirm that it is actually from the ground, because it is located in the very guarded part of the city, it is impossible, let's say, to get together, but something is constantly happening in yesterday's e

so if it will be at least two squadrons first, then it will already be a powerful squadron, it is 12lanes, then it will already be a powerful such boost to our armor capability because that these planes can use a wide range of weapons - it's for ground and air targets and long-range and modern ones, so we already have harm anti -radar missiles, so some of them have been adapted to our fighters, they work with them every day, but their characteristics will grow much more of the same missiles harm when they will be launched already from an aviation platform such as the f-16 therefore it is possible to really have this platform as this aircraft has gone through several stages of deep modernization so i think it would be it is very useful and we need it as soon as possible. it is a multi-purpose aircraft, so it can be a bomber, a fighter-attack aircraft, yes , well. in our soviet system, it is the su-25 attack aircraft, the su-24m bomber, and the su-27 and mig-29 fighters. in fact, every body needs to maintain all all the planes, it is necessary to give them a lot of trouble, because we

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they were the raf�*s 617 squadron, but they will be forever known as the dambusters.amously recreated for the big screen. in 1943 they dropped their bouncing bombs to attack german dams and hit the country's industrial heartland. it was a thrilling experience. no other way to describe it. 0ur briefing was to fly across the dam to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager. and for years he rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. he met locals who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed, as well as 53 ofjohnny's comrades from bomber command. i am lucky, yes, to still be alive. i'm lucky i had the right crew in the right place at the right time. and i feel privileged and honoured to have taken part in that raid. i think it was a great raid. i think it was a tribute to all those who took part, particularly

squadron leader georgejohnson 101. squadron leader george johnson was 101.go round again and again, leading to some anxious comments from the rest of the crew. dave rodger in the rear turret, after about the sixth or seventh dummy run said, "won�*t somebody get that bomb out of here?" to me, to not do it properly was a waste of time, so on the tenth run, we were down at 30 feet and i said, "bomb gone". "thank christ!", came from the rear turret. his squadron�*s exploits were immortalised on film — a barely believable but true story of an operation to destroy german dams by skimming bombs off the water below. we're in shock and awe at what they achieved, to be flying at night, at 60 feet in mountainous terrain, to drop an ingenious weapon that had never been used before, it's genuinely the stuff of legends. are you a member. of the 617 squadron? yes, indeed. are you? one of the originals. wow! and that status was often reflected as he met young people throughout his life. in 2017, the queen awarded him an mbe. she said "nice to see the dambusters are still ar

squadron leader georgejohnson, known asjohnny, was a bomb—aimer in the squadron which destroyed key damsf�*s 617 squadron, but they will be forever known as the dambusters. and among them, 22—year—old george leonard johnson. his mates just called him johnny. machine guns fire. their daring mission was famously recreated for the big screen. in 19a3, they dropped their bouncing bombs to attack german dams... nice work, skipper. ..and hit the country's industrial heartland. it was a thrilling experience, no other way to describe it. our briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager and for years rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. he met local people who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed during operation chastise, as well as 53 ofjohnny�*s comrades from bomber command. i'm lucky,