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Fort Campbell celebrates the retirement of Command Sergeant Major Marvin L. Hill

Fort Campbell, KY Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne Division- It was a veritable Who’s Who that showed up at Fort Campbell on Friday to attend the retirement ceremony of Command Sergeant Major, Marvin L. Hill. During his long service Command Sergeant Major Hill made his mark on both the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, and the U.S. Army as a whole.
Gen. David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army Ret), the Former Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was on hand to commemorate his long service. Director Petraeus was introduced by Maj. Gen. James C. McConnell The commander of the 101st Airborne Division.

Hill chose Fort Campbell, home of the Screaming Eagles, as the backdrop for his retirement after serving the nation for more than three decades. Hill served as the division command sergeant major under Petraeus as they led the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in to Iraq in 2003. Petraeus would go on to command U.S. Central Command and NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; Hill would serve as the command sergeant major, or senior non-commissioned officer, in both assignments.

Maj. Gen. McConville called Command Sergeant Major Hill one of the greatest senior non-commissioned officers who ever served in the 101st Airborne Division, and spoke about the honor given to the hundred first Airborne Division of hosting Hills retirement ceremony.

“It is a great honor for the 101st Airborne Division (air assault) to have the privilege of hosting this retirement ceremony for command Sgt. Maj. Hill, who has done so much for our division, so much for our Army, and so much for our nation.”

After his remarks McConville turned the podium over to Gen. David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army Ret.)

“Holly and I are absolutely delighted to be here with you all to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this great Division, and most importantly to join you this morning and helping to honor the great Command Sergeant Major, Marvin L Hill and his wife Sharon, and his life of extraordinary service to our nation,” said Director Petraeus in his opening.

Petraeus then pointed out that Command Sergeant Major Hill served 18 years, over half of his 37 years in the U.S. Army Right here at Fort Campbell.

“Indeed up front, I think everyone here will agree that Command Sergeant Major Hill’s  service. Over the past decade. In particular, has earned him a truly distinguished place in our Army’s history. In my view in fact he has been the most valuable player of the All-Star team that is been comprised of our most senior non-commissioned officers combat leaders during that decade.”

He thanked Maj. Gen. McConville, for inviting him to participate in the retirement ceremony and the 101st Airborne Division review that would close out the 2012 Week of the Eagles celebration.

Petraeus recognized the contribution made by the senior non-commissioned officers in the Army, “It is well-known and widely recognized that one of the greatest strengths of Army if not the greatest strength is the core of non-commissioned officers who serve in the Army’s ranks. They have been our standard-bearers, and standard-enforcers. The individual and small unit training experts. The keepers of our traditions and culture. The continuity in our platoons, companies, and battalions.”

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2012/08/21/fort-campbell-celebrates-the-retirement-of-command-sergeant-major-marvin-l-hill/

Ohi reactors cleared for restart

Permission to restart the first two of Japan's idled fleet of nuclear power reactors has been given by the prime minister following approvals from local municipal and prefectural authorities. Units 3 and 4 of the Ohi plant are both expected to be back at full power by the end of next month.

After a meeting with trade and industry minister Yukio Edano and two other cabinet colleagues on 16 June, prime minister Yoshihiko Noda announced that the two units at Kansai Electric Power Company's (Kepco's) Ohi plant in Fukui prefecture have been given clearance to restart. The units have been off-line since entering a scheduled periodic inspection outage on 18 March 2011 and 22 July 2011, respectively.

In response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, the Japanese government ordered all of the country's nuclear plants to undergo two-phase 'stress tests' to verify their ability to withstand extreme events. The first phase of these tests must be carried out while the reactor is shut down for a scheduled outage. In normal operations, Japan's nuclear power plants are taken offline for safety inspections every 13-18 months. The final reactor to shut down for such inspections was Hokkaido Electric's Tomari 3, which began its outage on 5 May 2012. Since then, all units in the country's potential operating fleet of 44 have remained idle.

Under the first stage of stress tests utilities are required to examine the safety margin of important pieces of equipment in accordance with guidelines set by the country's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) and Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC). Analyses for this at Ohi 3 and 4 were presented to NISA in October and November last year respectively. A review by NISA was completed by mid-February this year, confirmed by the NSC in March. The results of these tests were subsequently approved by ministers in April. Although the final decision to restart the units lay with Noda and the other three ministers, approval from municipal and prefectural authorities has since been sought. Last week, the mayor of Ohi town, Shinobu Tokioka, gave his approval for the restart of the units, closely followed by approval from the governor of Fukui prefecture, Issei Nishikawa.

Noda said: "Now that we have won the understanding of the municipality in which the nuclear power plant is located, the restart of unit 3 and 4 of the Ohi nuclear power station by the four ministers shall be the final judgement by the government." However, he added, "The administration is committed to further carry forward the approaches to restore the public's trust in nuclear power administration and the safety regulation."

Noda said that his decision to grant permission for the restart was made in order to protect the livelihood of the Japanese people. That decision, he said, had been based on a "comprehensive, all-embracing evaluation." There had been concerns that Kepco's distribution region - one of Japan's most dense in terms of industry and population - would suffer from power shortages during the forthcoming hot summer months if the units were not restarted.

Edano commented, "There is no such thing as a perfect score when it comes to disaster prevention steps. But, based on what we learned from the Fukushima accident, those measures that need to be taken urgently have been addressed, and the level of safety [at the Ohi plant] has been considerably enhanced."

Kepco announced that it has already begun work to restart the two 1180 MWe pressurized water reactors. It expects unit 3 to be restarted in early July, while unit 4 will return to operation in mid- to late-July.

Further reactor restart approvals could soon follow.

Without its nuclear plants, Japan is having to turn to other sources of power. According to figures from the Japanese Atomic Industry Forum, the country faces a 12% shortage of electricity in summer 2012. Meanwhile additional fossil fuel imports are costing it about $40 billion, or $333 per person, per year while its carbon emissions have risen some 14% above 1990 levels.

Regulatory reform

The approval to restart Ohi 3 and 4 came the day after Japan's lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives, passed a bill to establish a new national nuclear regulatory body. The current regulator, NISA, falls under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which has previously promoted the use of nuclear energy.

Under the proposed arrangement, a new body called the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) will be created. This will be linked to the Ministry of Environment and will have its own independent staff of 500 and a budget of ¥50 billion (about $600 million) per year. Also coming under the remit of the Ministry of the Environment will be the Nuclear Safety Investigation Committee, which will review the effectiveness of the NRA and be responsible for the investigation of nuclear accidents.

The bill is expected to be approved by the upper house of parliament so that the new regulatory regime can be in place by September.

Researched and written
by World Nuclear News

Flame Malware Spreads through the Middle East

Written by Martin W. Lewis on May 28, 2012

In 2010, the Stuxnet worm made global headlines as it attacked the Iranian nuclear program. Described by the Wikipedia as “the first discovered malware that spies on and subverts industrial systems,” Stuxnet was identified by the Belarussian antivirus software vendor, VirusBlokAda. Currently, a vastly larger and more powerful malware program called Flame (or sKyWIper) is infecting computers in Iran and neighboring countries. Flame, recently identified by the Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab, is so sophisticated that it might have been present, undetected, for years. According to a recent article in Wired, Flame’s “complexity, the geographic scope of its infections and its behavior indicate strongly that a nation-state is behind Flame, rather than common cyber-criminals — marking it as yet another tool in the growing arsenal of cyberweaponry.” The Wired article goes on to state that Flame is “designed primarily to spy on the users of infected computers and steal data from them, including documents, recorded conversations and keystrokes. It also opens a backdoor to infected systems to allow the attackers to tweak the toolkit and add new functionality.” According to another recent article, Flame has hit at least 600 computer systems thus far.

Speculations about the origin of Flame focus mostly on Israel and the United States. The fact that it is so large— 20 megabytes—has led to some interesting observations. One commentator on the Wired site (Lan8) joked about “Bloatware for malware, I LOVE it! Probably written in Redmond [home of Microsoft]. I wonder if you get a trial version of Warcraft with it?” Yet the same observer goes on more seriously to speculate that:

 [I]t’s the American version of the Israeli Stuxnet/DuQu … It seems to me that all the various components that do all the nifty little spy tricks seems like an American approach to spying (“give me everything you’ve got on….”) rather than the lean mean spying machine that was Stuxnet/DuQu, a more targeted and specific Russian/Israeli approach to similar ends.

Sumber :
http://geocurrents.info/news-map/flame-malware-spreads-through-the-middle-east

Crashed Sukhoi Superjet flight data recorder found

By: Mavis Toh Singapore

Search teams have recovered the flight data recorder of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia on 9 May.

The recorder has been passed to Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, says Mardjono Siswosuwarno, the case's chief investigator. He could not say when it was found.

"Investigations will start immediately in Indonesia," he adds.

The aircraft's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was recovered earlier on 15 May.

Although there was damage to the casing of the CVR, its memory chip was intact, another NTSC official tells Flightglobal.

"There is 20 minutes of recording and it's being analysed in Indonesia. We've finished downloading it and three translators are trying to verify the information," he adds.

The Sukhoi Superjet was on its second demonstration flight of the day when the incident happened. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 14:33 local time, 12 minutes after take-off from Jakarta's Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport.

Before that, the aircraft had requested to descend to 6,000ft (1,828m) and to do a 360 degree orbit right rotation in the training area of Atang Sanjaya, Indonesia's transport minister revealed in parliament this week.

Sumber :
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/crashed-sukhoi-superjet-flight-data-recorder-found-372501/
http://foto.vivanews.com/read/6925/82949-black-box-sukhoi-ditemukan-kopasus_1

Iran to Unveil Home-Made Cobra Chopper

TEHRAN (FNA) - The Iranian Army plans to unveil and put into operation Iran's first home-made Cobra chopper in special wargames of the Army's Airborne unit in the near future, a senior commander announced on Wednesday. Speaking to FNA, Lieutenant Commander of the Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said that the unit would unveil the national military chopper in the special airborne exercises to be held in the near future.

As regards the capabilities of the national chopper, the commander stated, "The chopper is an advanced generation of Model 209, or Cobra, choppers which is also equipped with different types of home-made caliber guns, rockets and missiles."

"All the phases of designing and manufacturing of the chopper have been done inside the country and the helicopter enjoys some capabilities which make it preferable to Apache Choppers," Heidari said. The commander further announced that different types of anti-chopper and anti-armor weapons will be tested in the wargames.

Iran has taken wide strides in designing and manufacturing different types of light, semi-heavy and heavy weapons, military tools and equipment. Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.

Credit: courtesy FARS

Sumber : http://worldwide-defence.blogspot.com/2012/05/iran-to-unveil-home-made-cobra-chopper.html

Superjet 100 Wreckage Found at Mount Salak - Indonesia HQ

JAKARTA, May 10 (RIA Novosti)

The wreckage of Russia’s missing Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) has been found at Mount Salak, the Indonesian rescue headquarters reported on Thursday.

Preliminarily, the plane has been discovered at 06.42.61.3 S 106.44.41.2 Е, a headquarters spokesman told RIA Novosti. There have been no reports of possible survivors.

Russian blogger Sergei Dolya, who is in Jakarta, confirmed in his Twitter microblog citing Indonesian authorities that the plane has been detected at the site with those coordinates.

The jet disappeared from radar screens during a demonstration flight near Jakarta on Wednesday with 48 people, mainly foreigners, on board. Indonesian authorities suggested the airplane may have been hijacked or crashed into a mountain in poor visibility.

A search operation is underway.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has established a commission to investigate the incident with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, the government press service reported earlier on Thursday.

The Industry and Trade Ministry’s Yury Slyusar will head the commission, which also comprises Russian Foreign Ministry and United Aircraft Corporation officials.

On Wednesday, the SSJ 100 carried out two demonstration flights in the Indonesian capital as the manufacturer said Pakistan’s Air Indus has shown an interest in purchasing eight SSJ 100s.

The SSJ 100 arrived in Jakarta as part of a demonstration tour of six Asian countries. It has been to Myanmar, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and after Indonesia was due to visit Laos and Vietnam.

The United Aircraft Corporation said in February Russia will export 10 SSJ 100 airplanes in 2012. The planes are to be delivered to Mexico, Indonesia, and Laos in the second half of the year.

So far, only one plane has been exported and that was to Armenia.

Another 10 SSJ 100s will be delivered to domestic airlines Aeroflot and Armavia.

The Superjet 100 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Sukhoi in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell. The aircraft is capable of carrying up to 100 passengers for up to 4,500 kilometers.

In early February SSJ 100 received the Type Certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Sukhoi has received over 200 firm orders for Superjet 100 airliners so far.

Facts about El Marino

Marine Fighter Squadron (VMA) 231 with AV-8B Harrier
A Marine with Marine Fighter Squadron (VMA) 231 inspects an AV-8B Harrier prior to flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge. Marine Corps roles working with the AV-8B include Aircraft Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Communications Technicians

Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced) with MH-53E Super Stallion
An MH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced) lifts an M777 Howitzer off the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York. The MH-53E is a variant of the CH-53E Super Stallion, which is used for both long-range insertion missions and rapid resupply; learn more about Marine Corps aircraft at http://bit.ly/GR5bM1

Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, make their way towards a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-261) (Reinforced) prior to conducting a simulated air field seizure as part of a Realistic Urban Training (RUT) exercise.

Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) (Reinforced) with MV-22B Osprey
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies near Mount Etna, Italy earlier this month.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced) with CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter
A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Essex. The Sea Stallion can carry enough combat-loaded Marines to lead an assault or a humanitarian operation; see a 360-degree view of the CH-53E and learn more at http://bit.ly/H6nP07.

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to take off from the flight deck of USS Denver.

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 with MV-22 Osprey
An MV-22 Osprey whips up a storm as it prepares to land aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 provided flight operations for 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion's jump operations training, including low-level static line and high altitude, low opening (HALO) jumps.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) with AH-1Z Super Cobra
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) pilots flying an AH-1Z Super Cobra approach the USS Makin Island, currently deployed to the Arabian Sea.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (HMM-268) Reinforced with CH-53E Super Stallion
Marines perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 268 Reinforced, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.

Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA 311) with AV-8B Harrier
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA 311) lands on the flight deck of the USS Essex. The pilots of VMA 311, part of the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), were conducting night carrier landing qualifications in preparation for their certification exercise.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) with CH-53D Sea Stallion
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) discharges flares during a routine flight operation; Marine pilots utilize flares to ensure crew safety and safeguard the aircraft during poor visibility weather.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) with CH-53E Super Stallions
Two CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH-464) take off from the USS Iwo Jima. The Super Stallion is the largest US military helicopter.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 (HMM-764) with CH-46E Sea Knight
Marine Corps Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 (HMM-764) flew CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters into the Grand Canyon in December during OPERATION HAVASUPAI to conduct training operations in the area and bring the Toys For Tots program to children of the Havasupai tribe.

Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) with CH-46 Sea Knight
A Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) CH-46 Sea Knight sits on the Pentagon helicopter landing pad in Washington, DC. HMX-1 is responsible for the transportation of the President of the United States, Vice President, Cabinet members, and other VIPs.

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion
One Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion helps another out of a canal while on patrol last month during Operation Highland Thunder in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, where they swept for insurgent weapons and drug caches.

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), which is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, conduct insertion exercises into a combat rubber raiding craft from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.

A Marine Corps scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) hides in bushes during a stalking exercise in Malaysia late last month during KILAT EAGLE, a training exercise between the 11th MEU and Malaysian soldiers.

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departs the well deck of the USS New Orleans while providing support for maritime security operations in the Middle East.

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines use noncommissioned officers' (NCO) swords to practice close order drill movements aboard the USS Pearl Harbor. Close order drill instills discipline and teamwork in Marines.

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
Sailors prepare two Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets for takeoff on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu earlier this month during IRON FIST 2012, a training exercise between the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Japaness Ground Self Defense Force.

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies near Mount Etna, Italy earlier this month.

24th MEU
Marines with 24th MEU fire an M-240B machine gun at a floating target from the flight deck of the USS Gunston Hall. The 24th MEU was aboard the U.S. Navy ship completing their Certification Exercise (CERTEX), a series of missions intended to evaluate and certify the unit for an upcoming deployment.

An AV-8B Harrier II with the 24th MEU takes off during COMPUTEX, an amphibious operations and crisis response training exercise. 22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds.

Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, make their way towards a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-261) (Reinforced) prior to conducting a simulated air field seizure as part of a Realistic Urban Training (RUT) exercise.

A Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) hovercraft transports Marines and tactical vehicles with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) push off the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga in combat rubber raiding crafts during a night exercise. A MEU, made up of approximately 2,200 Marines, maintains a constant state of readiness, able to plan and launch a mission within six hours

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides security for his squad as they fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fires an AT-4, an 84mm anti-tank weapon, as fellow Marines lay down fire support during combined arms live fire training during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2012.

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to take off from the flight deck of USS Denver.

1st Marine Logistics Group
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group perform a training exercise with an MV-22 Osprey that allowed both the landing support specialists on the ground and the pilots in the air to prepare for night support operations.

3rd Marine Division
With the mountains surrounding Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan as a backdrop, smoke trails from an M777 howitzer after being fired by Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of exercises designed to maintain combat readiness.

http://www.marines.com/operating-forces/first-to-fight

Comparison between C-295 and CN-235

Specifications (C-295M)

The EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft manufactured by Airbus Military facilities in the San Pablo Airport, in Seville, Spain. The C-295 is in service with the Armed Forces of 14 countries. As of 4 August 2011, 85 C295s have been contracted and 75 are in service, one was lost in accident.

General characteristics
Crew: Two
Capacity: 71 troops
Payload: 9,250 kg (20,392 lbs)
Length: 24.50 m (80 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 25.81 m (84 ft 8 in)
Height: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 59 m² (634.8 ft²)
Loaded weight: 9,250 kg (20,392 lbs)
Max. takeoff weight: 23,200 kg (51,146 lbs)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G Hamilton Standard 586-F (six bladed), 1,972 kW (2,645 hp) each
 
Performance
Maximum speed: 576 km/h (311 knots, 358 mph)
Cruise speed: 480 km/h (260 knots, 300 mph)
Range: 4,300 km (2,600 mi) 2,300 nmi; (with 4,550 kilograms (10,000 lb) payload)
Range with full payload: 1,333 km (828 mi; 720 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,220 km (3,240 mi; 2,820 nmi)
Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
Takeoff run: 670 m (2,200 ft)
Landing run: 320 m (1,050 ft)

CN-235, Multi-Purpose Transport Aircraft

The Airtech CN-235 is a twin-engined medium-range multi-purpose transport aircraft developed jointly by the Spanish manufacturer CASA (EADS CASA) and the Indonesian manufacturer IPTN, marketed by the joint-venture company Airtech.

General characteristics
Crew: Two
Capacity: 44 troops
Payload: 5,950 kg (13,120 lb)
Length: 21,35 m (70,0 ft)
Wingspan: 25,81 m (84,7 f)
Height: 8,18 m (26,8 ft)
Wing area: 59,1 m² (636 ft²)
Loaded weight: 
Empty weight: 8.600 kg (18.960 lbs)
Max. takeoff weight: 16.500 kg (36.376 lbs)
Powerplant: 2 x Turboprop Engines General Electric CT7-9C (four bladed), 1305 kW (1750 shp) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 509 km/h (317 mph)
Cruise speed: 459 km/h (248 knots, 285 mph)
Range: 2,871 km (1,7184 mi) 1,550 nmi; (with ... payload)
Range with full payload: ... km (... mi; ... nmi)
Ferry range: ... km (... mi; ... nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,144 m (30,000 ft)
Takeoff run: 400 m (1,325 ft)
Landing run: 375 m (1,240 ft)

Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295
http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_cn235_en.php
http://www.hankrueter.com/freelance/c295/specifications.html
Our conclusion :
CN-235 can carry 1 platoon
C-295 can carry 2 platoons
C-130 can cary 3 platoons or 1 company

15 Tips to Improveing Your Travel Photography

1. Ambil foto dalam segala cuaca. Jangan terburu-buru kecewa bila awan emndung datang. Dalam kondisi seperti ini anda memiliki dua pilihan. Pertama, ambil foto dengan porsi awan sekecil mungkin dan konsentrasi pada detail lain pada lingkungan. Yang kedua, tetap ambil foto lanskap  lengkap dengan awan. Lalu berikan sentuhan digital untuk mengangkat detail pada awan.
2. Cari frame di sekitar anda
3. Rekam detail
4. Komposisi yang tepat
5. Format panorama
6. Foto tulisan atau papan informasi
7. Abadikan produk lokal
8. Don't forget with travel mate (Jangan lupakan teman seperjalanan)
9. Local people (Penduduk setempat)
10. Gunakan waktu secara efektif
11. Kartu pos. Betul, foto perjalanan sebaiknya mirip dengan foto-foto indah pada akrtu pos. Tanpa hal tersebut, foto liburan anda terasa kurang lengkap. Biasanya foto pada akrtu pos kental dengan langit atau laut yang berwarna "biru sebiru-birunya". Namun ini tidak mengandung arti bahwa anda harus mengolahnya dengan PaintShop hingga berkesan over saturation. Bila anda sering melihat kartu pos bertema Hawaii, foto di bawah ini memberikan yang sama.
12. Use different focal length (Gunakan focal length yang berbeda)
13. Set your camera in standy by position (set kamera dalam posisi siaga)
14. Gunakan waktu di siang hari. Anda bisa memotret lampu jalan yang sama di siang ahri, namun efeknya terasa berbeda saat diambil menjelang matahari terbenam. Saat difoto pada siang ahri, warna yang terekam begitu banyak sementara menjelang sunset, foto yang dihasilkan tampak lebih sederhana namun lebih menonjol. Letakkan lampu jalanan, atap dan matahari pada komposisi yang indah.
15. Efektifkan shutter speed, ISO dan fitur peredam getaran

Sumber : 15 Tip Membuat Foto Perjalanan Lebih baik

Visa Agreement

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 59 TAHUN 2005 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERJANJIAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK RAKYAT CHINA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 6 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH FEDERASI RUSIA TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA KUNJUNGAN SINGKAT BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR SHORT-TERM VISITS OF THE HOLDERS DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 60 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH FEDERAL AUSTRIA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 64 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH FEDERASI BRASIL MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA UNTUK PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL OR SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 18 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK TUNISIA TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 37 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK PARAGUAY MENGENAI PEMBEBASAB VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIK OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIK OF PARAGUAY ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 38 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK AZERBAIJAN MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 49 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PENGESAHAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRILANKA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTS (PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK DEMOKRATIK SOSIALIS SRILANKA TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 43 TAHUN 2010 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK SLOVAKIA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 44 TAHUN 2010 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK BULGARIA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 13 TAHUN 2011 TENTANG PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH FEDERAL SWISS MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BERSAMA BAGI PEMEGANG PASSPORT DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL ON MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 95 TAHUN 2011  tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK ISLAM PAKISTAN MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN ON VISA EXEPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE/OFFICIAL PASSPORT)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 11 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK RAKYAT BANGLADESH MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE/OFFICIAL PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 32 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK ARGENTINA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL OR SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 40 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK SLOVENIA MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 56 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN DEWAN KEMENTERIAN BOSNIA DAN HERZEGOVINA TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 57 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK BELARUS TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK ATAU PASPOR DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC OR OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 58 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK SURINAME MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)


PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 65 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH PERSATUAN EMIRAT ARAB MENGENAI PEMBEBASAN VISA BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK, DINAS DAN KHUSUS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDER OF DIPLOMATIC, SERVICE AND SPECIAL PASSPORTS)

PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 66 TAHUN 2012 tentang PENGESAHAN PERSETUJUAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA DAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK MAKEDONIA TENTANG PEMBEBASAN VISA KUNJUNGAN SINGKAT BAGI PEMEGANG PASPOR DIPLOMATIK DAN DINAS (AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC INDONESIAAND THE GOVERMENT OF REPUBLIC MACEDONIA ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS)

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Schengen Visa

A Schengen Visa is required by non-EEA nationals wishing to enter the EU for short-term stays not involving employment or self-employed activity.

With offices in the UK, Global Visas is can easily organise Schengen visas through our fully qualified consultants. Our team is qualified to organise all types of visa, including popular choices such as Canada visas or Australia visas.

European Schengen visas, effective from 1995 and named after the Luxembourg village where the original agreement was signed a decade earlier, are designed to facilitate the free and open movement of visitors through Europe.

In practice the Schengen Agreement functions in a similar way to a UK visa, often referred to variously as a UK tourist visa or UK travel visa in that it allows people to enter and leave participating countries for a limited period, after which they must return to their country of residence.

At present, the following countries participate in the scheme. It is worth noting that the United Kingdom and the Republic or Ireland are not currently signatories.

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland

Countries not yet Schengen Area members:

* Bulgaria
* Cyrpus
* Liechtenstein
* Romania
* Serbia

As a specialist immigration consultancy Global Visas can help you to obtain a Schengen visit visa or any other immigration service you may require.

Our immigration consultants can provide immigration lawyer expertise and can manage your visa application at every stage from your initial enquiry through to a comprehensive package of on arrival services.

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