Branislav Belić (,  or ; 10 March 1932 – 17 July 2016) was a Serbian politician.

He was an Acting Mayor of Belgrade following the 2008 election. He served as an interim Chairman of the Assembly as the oldest member. Previously this seat, which is also a seat of the acting mayor, was held by Zoran Alimpić. Acting mayors were necessary in the period until the election of the new one, due to the death of the elected mayor Nenad Bogdanović. His term ended with election of Dragan Đilas.

He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and has worked in the legal profession as well as foreign trade. He was an elected councilor and president of the Municipal Assembly of Savski Venac and councilor of the City of Belgrade in several terms, and he was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia and member of the Assembly of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

He died on 17 July 2016 in Belgrade.

See also
 Mayor of Belgrade

References

External links
 Branislav Belić, Chairman of the Assembly biography

1932 births
2016 deaths
Mayors of Belgrade
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians


Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records in long distance and solo kitesurf crossings.

Born in Carmarthenshire, she made world headlines in 2002 when she was the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea, in a charity solo event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff.

She first became UK Women's champion in 2002, and won the PKRA World Championship at the final 2008 event in Essaouira, Morocco.

She is sponsored by Animal, BWSURF, SUSO and SDF.

Trophies

Results of Kitesurf 2009
Kitesurfing World Champion 2009

Master of the Ocean Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2008
World Champion Kitesurf Wave

World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Brazil - 1st

World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - France - 1st

World Cup KPWT - France - 1st

KPWT World Cup World Cup - Germany 1st

Results of kitesurf 2007
Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion

1st-Kitesurfing Wave Masters World Cup - Morocco

1st Kitesurfing World Cup - Portugal

Results of kitesurfing 2006
1st - World Cup KPWT Wave Masters - Portugal

First crossing of Kitesurf in Charité Solo-Canary Islands in Morocco.

X-Fest Boarder Kitesurf Cross - 1st Lady

Ladies British Kitesurfing Wave Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2005
Las Tres Islas (Quadrilateral Challenge of the Three Islands - 1st Lady

Red Bull Master of the Ocean Champion - Dominican Republic

Mondial Du Vent - International Kitesurfing Competition - 2nd Lady

Kitesurfing World Wave Champion - PKR - Brazil

Results of Kitesurf 2004
PKRA Kiteboarding Coupé du Monde - Belgium - 2nd Lady

Beach Surf Competition

British Kite Board Tour - 1st Lady

Jinx Jam Contest - Senegal Africa - 1st Lady

Results of Kitesurf 2003
British Kitesurfing Champion

British Kite-Board Tour Champion

Results of Kitesurf 2002
First person forever Kitesurf from Ireland to Wales, Solo for charity.

Results of Kitesurf 2001
British Kitesurfing Champion

Pro World Kite-board - Cornwall - 1st Lady

Windfest Contest Animal-Poole - 1st Lady

References

External links
Official website
Official Website of the PKRA World Kiteboarding Tour

1978 births
British kitesurfers
Female kitesurfers
Living people
People from Carmarthenshire
Welsh sportswomen


The 1983–84 New York Knicks season was the 38th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 47–35 record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. New York was led by small forward Bernard King, who averaged 26.3 points per game (PPG) in the regular season and 34.8 PPG in the playoffs. In early 1984, King scored 50 points in consecutive games, against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

In the opening round of the 1984 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks faced the Detroit Pistons. The teams split the first four games, as the Knicks won the first and third games. However, they were unable to clinch the series in Game 4, held in Madison Square Garden, their home arena. In the fifth and deciding game, held in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, the Knicks held a 106–98 lead with less than two minutes remaining when Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in a 94-second span. The game went into overtime, where New York won the game 127–123. King, despite playing with two dislocated fingers and the flu, scored 44 points in the game and 213 points in the series. His point total was the highest in NBA history by a player in a five-game series. After the Detroit series, the Knicks were matched with the Boston Celtics. In a seven-game series, the Celtics defeated New York.

Draft picks

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round and notable post-first-round picks.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| November 5, 1983
| @ Golden State
| L 100–102
|
|
|
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6
| November 8, 1983
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 8
| November 11, 1983
| San Diego
| W 116–95
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 4–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 11
| November 18, 1983
| @ Boston
| W 110–103
|
|
|
| Boston Garden
| 6–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 13
| November 22, 1983
| Boston
| W 117–113 (2OT)
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 8–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 16
| November 29, 1983
| San Antonio
| W 118–106
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 10–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 17
| November 30, 1983
| @ New Jersey
| W 113–104
|
|
|
| Brendan Byrne Arena
| 11–6

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 19
| December 3, 1983
| Houston
| W 117–101
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 13–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 21
| December 8, 1983
| @ Phoenix
| L 97–120
|
|
|
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 13–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 22
| December 9, 1983
| @ San Diego
| W 111–92
|
|
|
| San Diego Sports Arena
| 14–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 23
| December 11, 1983
| @ Los Angeles
| W 109–98
|
|
|
| The Forum
| 15–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 24
| December 13, 1983
| Boston
| L 100–102
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 15–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 26
| December 17, 1983
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 28
| December 25, 1983
| New Jersey
| W 112–110 (OT)
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 17–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 32
| January 3, 1984
| Los Angeles
| W 117–105
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 18–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 36
| January 13, 1984
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 38
| January 17, 1984
| New Jersey
| L 115–121
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 21–17
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 43
| January 31, 1984
| @ San Antonio
| W 117–113
|
|
|
| HemisFair Arena
| 25–18

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 44
| February 1, 1984
| @ Dallas
| W 105–98
|
|
|
| Reunion Arena
| 26–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 45
| February 4, 1984
| @ Houston
| W 103–95
|
|
|
| The Summit
| 27–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 46
| February 6, 1984
| Golden State
| W 116–94
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 28–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 47
| February 8, 1984
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 48
| February 10, 1984
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 52
| February 18, 1984
| New Jersey
| W 112–102
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 33–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 57
| February 25, 1984
| @ New Jersey
| L 104–117
|
|
|
| Brendan Byrne Arena
| 33–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 59
| February 29, 1984
| @ Boston
| W 102–98
|
|
|
| Boston Garden
| 35–24

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 61
| March 3, 1984
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 63
| March 10, 1984
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 64
| March 13, 1984
| Phoenix
| W 117–96
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 39–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 68
| March 22, 1984
| Boston
| L 100–108
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 41–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 70
| March 25, 1984
| @ New Jersey
| L 94–107
|
|
|
| Brendan Byrne Arena
| 42–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 71
| March 27, 1984
| Dallas
| W 97–88
|
|
|
| Madison Square Garden
| 43–28

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 80
| April 11, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 96–102
|
|
|
| Boston Garden
| 46–34

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 17
| @ Detroit
| W 94–93
| Bernard King (36)
| Bill Cartwright (11)
| Darrell Walker (7)
| Pontiac Silverdome14,127
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| April 19
| @ Detroit
| L 105–113
| Bernard King (46)
| Truck Robinson (11)
| Ray Williams (9)
| Pontiac Silverdome14,275
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 22
| Detroit
| W 120–113
| Bernard King (46)
| Bernard King (10)
| Rory Sparrow (10)
| Madison Square Garden16,354
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| April 25
| Detroit
| L 112–119
| Bernard King (41)
| Truck Robinson (12)
| Rory Sparrow (10)
| Madison Square Garden18,205
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 27
| @ Detroit
| W 127–123 (OT)
| Bernard King (44)
| Bernard King (12)
| Ray Williams (12)
| Joe Louis Arena21,208
| 3–2
|-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 29, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 92–110
| Bernard King (26)
| Truck Robinson (9)
| Rory Sparrow (6)
| Boston Garden14,890
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| May 2, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 102–116
| Bill Cartwright (25)
| Bill Cartwright (11)
| Rory Sparrow (5)
| Boston Garden14,890
| 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| May 4, 1984
| Boston
| W 100–92
| Bill Cartwright (25)
| King, Robinson (9)
| Rory Sparrow (10)
| Madison Square Garden19,591
| 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| May 6, 1984
| Boston
| W 118–113
| Bernard King (43)
| Truck Robinson (9)
| Ray Williams (9)
| Madison Square Garden15,840
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| May 9, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 99–121
| Bernard King (30)
| Bill Cartwright (10)
| Ray Williams (10)
| Boston Garden14,890
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 11, 1984
| Boston
| W 106–104
| Bernard King (44)
| Bill Cartwright (14)
| Rory Sparrow (11)
| Madison Square Garden19,591
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| May 13, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 104–121
| Bernard King (24)
| Truck Robinson (9)
| Ray Williams (7)
| Boston Garden14,890
| 3–4
|-

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records
Bernard King, All-NBA First Team
Darrell Walker, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

See also
1983–84 NBA season

References

New York Knicks seasons
New
New York Knicks
New York Knicks
1980s in Manhattan
Madison Square Garden


Limelight is a 2003 studio album by Marti Webb. The album was self-financed and co-produced by Webb with Gary Branch. It mainly features musicians that had been involved with The Magic of the Musicals tours throughout the 1990s and includes new recordings of Webb's most popular songs from previous albums.

Production
It was recorded at the JazzMouse Studios in East Berkshire.

"Shall We Dance" is a duet with Ronobir Lahiri, who was playing The King of Siam in a UK tour of The King and I opposite Webb, who played as Anna Leonowens, at the time of this album's recording. "Elaborate Lives" features harmony vocals by Robert Meadmore, who had appeared in one of The Magic of the Musicals tours with Webb.

Webb first performed the song "As Long As He Needs Me" as Nancy in Oliver! and "Stage Door John" when playing Susie Dean in the musical version of J. B. Priestley's The Good Companions. She had not previously recorded "As Long As He Needs Me".

Webb had previously recorded "Wind Beneath My Wings"  and "Ben" for album Encore (1985), "Take That Look Off Your Face" for album Tell Me on a Sunday (1980) and "Always There" for her album Always There (1986).

Release, marketing and promotion
The album was only made available through the London musical theatre merchandise shop Dress Circle and at the venues on Webb's tours.

Track listing

 "Hello, Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - from the musical The King and I
 "Limelight" (Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons)
 "As Long As He Needs Me" (Lionel Bart) - from the musical Oliver!
 "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar)
 "Ben" (Walter Scharf, Don Black)
 "Take That Look Off Your Face" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black) - from the musical Tell Me on a Sunday
 "Always There" (Simon May, Leslie Osbourne, Don Black) - Theme from Howard's Way
 "Stage Door John" André Previn, Johnny Mercer) - from the musical The Good Companions
 "With One Look" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton with contributions by Amy Powers) - from the musical Sunset Boulevard
 "Hush-A-Bye Mountain" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman) - from the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
 "Elaborate Lives" (Elton John, Tim Rice) - Duet with Robert Meadmore - from the musical Aida
 "Shall We Dance" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - Duet with Ronobir Lahiri - from the musical The King and I

Personnel

Musicians
Marti Webb - lead and backing vocals
Robert Meadmore - guest vocals
Ronobir Lahiri - guest vocals
Andy Read - piano, musical direction
Pete Kelly - keyboards
Gary Branch - woodwind, saxophones
Colin Hill - trombone, euphonium, bass trombone
Gavin Mallett - trumpet, flugelhorn
Justin Myers - bass guitar
Barry Cook - drums
James Turner - percussion
Pete Callard - guitars

Production credits

Producers - Marti Webb and Gary Branch
Vocal recording and mixing - Paul Fawcus

References

Marti Webb albums
2003 albums


Edwin Lascelles may refer to:
Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1713–1795), 18th century nobleman and MP
Edwin Lascelles (MP for Ripon) (1799–1865), 19th century MP


Class 89 may refer to:

British Rail Class 89
German Class 89 tank locomotives with an 0-6-0T wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and its successor administrations, comprising:
 Class 89.0: Prussian T 8
 Class 89.0II: Einheitslokomotive
 Class 89.1: Palatine T 3
 Class 89.2: Saxon V T
 Class 89.3-4: Württemberg T 3 and T 3 L
 Class 89.6-7: Bavarian D II, Bavarian R 3/3
 Class 89.8: DRG follow-on order of the  Bavarian R 3/3
 Class 89.9: various locomotives taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB period 1939–48)
 Class 89.10: various locomotives taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB period 1939–48) der Bauart Prussian T 8
 Class 89.11: PKP Class Tkh 29
 Class 89.25: locomotive taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.49:  Prussian T 3 locomotive taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) in 1949
 Class 89.59: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.60: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.61: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.62: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.63: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.64: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.65: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.66: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.70-75: Prussian T 3
 Class 89.75: Hafenbahn Bremen T 3.1
 Class 89.75: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.78: Prussian T 7
 Class 89.80: Mecklenburg T 3
 Class 89.81: Bavarian D V
 Class 89.81II: PKP Class TKh17
 Class 89.82: Saxon V T
 Class 89.82II: PKP Class TKh4
 Class 89.82: various locomotives taken over in 1949 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
 Class 89.830: Baden IX a
 Class 89.835: locomotive taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)


The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's football league in the U.S. Since 2016, the league has operated with three competitive levels: Pro, Division 2 and Division 3. The league is owned and operated by Jeff King and Lisa Gibbons King of Exeter, California. Lisa King is also a wide receiver for the WFA's, Cali War.

In addition to operating annual national championship seasons in the United States, the league also operates the WFA International program which organizes international competitions for its own Team United and Team World against each other and all-star teams from other nations. The program also supports international player exchanges and provides logistical support to women's tackle football leagues in Central and South America, Europe, and Africa.

League history
The Women's Football Alliance was established in 2009 and began its inaugural season with 36 teams. Many of the teams were already established teams from other leagues such as Women's Professional Football League, Independent Women's Football League and National Women's Football Association, while others began their inaugural season of play in the WFA.

2009
The first season of play ended with a championship game, which was played in the rebuilding (post-Katrina) city of New Orleans, Louisiana and was hosted by the New Orleans Blaze. The game was between the St. Louis Slam (American Conference – St. Louis, MO) and the West Michigan Mayhem (National Conference – Kalamazoo, MI). St. Louis became the first WFA National Champions with a final game score of 21–14. Additionally, there was an International Game played between the Aguilas Regias of Monterrey, Mexico and the hosting team, New Orleans Blaze. The Blaze won this game 12–0.

2010
The WFA grew in the second year (2010) to have over 40 teams competing for the national championship. The national championship for the 2010 season was accompanied by the first All-American game. The term All-American is used by the WFA to represent the best players at all positions from all WFA teams. The teams were chosen partly based on statistics and partly based on the vote of head coaches. The All-American game was played just before the championship game in Las Vegas, Nevada and was hosted by the Las Vegas Showgirlz. The All-American game was won by the American Conference. The second championship in the WFA would again come down to the last few plays and have a score differential of only four points. The Lone Star Mustangs (American Conference – Dallas/Fort Worth) defeated the Columbus Comets (National Conference – Columbus, Ohio) to become the second National Champions of the WFA by a score of 16–12.

2011
As the Women's Football Alliance prepared for the 2011 season, they were scheduled to have over 60 teams playing across the United States. They again grew due in part to new teams starting and in part due to established teams moving in from other leagues, most notably the New York Sharks, D.C. Divas, Chicago Force, Dallas Diamonds, and Kansas City Tribe. In the 2011 WFA championship, which was held in Bedford, Texas, the Boston Militia defeated the San Diego Surge 34–19 to claim the title.

2012
The WFA opened the season with 60 teams. The 2012 WFA National Championship game took place at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home stadium of the NFL franchise Pittsburgh Steelers; it was the first women's football championship game to be played in an NFL stadium. After losing the title game in the previous season, the San Diego Surge returned to win the 2012 championship 40–36 over the Chicago Force.

2013
The WFA opened the season with 50 teams. Running back Whitney Zelee (Boston Militia) made headlines in 2013 by becoming the league's first player to surpass 2,000 rushing yards in a football season, setting a league record of 2,128 yards. After losing the title game in the previous season, the Chicago Force returned to win the 2013 championship over the Dallas Diamonds 81–34 at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California.

2014
The WFA opened the season with 42 teams. The preseason was capped by the inaugural WFA International Bowl, in which the Mexican All-Stars defeated the Austin Outlaws in exhibition. The Boston Militia became the league's first two-time champion in 2014, winning 69–34 in a title rematch with the San Diego Surge at Lane Tech Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. During championship weekend, the league introduced a new mid-major bowl game: the Alliance Bowl. The Seattle Majestics of the American Conference faced the Indy Crash of the National Conference in a contest to "showcase of the depth of quality teams that exist in the Women's Football Alliance." The Indy Crash prevailed 26–12. This season was also notable for the introduction of Kenneth Massey Ratings into the league's playoffs system.

2015
The WFA opened the season with 40 teams, the fewest since the league was first established in 2009. The preseason concluded with the second WFA International Bowl Game Series, in which the Mexican All-Stars went 1–1, defeating the Tacoma Trauma before falling to the Seattle Majestics. On August 8, 2015, the D.C. Divas defeated the Dallas Elite 30–26 in the WFA National Championship game at Los Angeles (Calif.) Southwest College Stadium. The Central Cal War Angels beat the Atlanta Phoenix 28–8 in the Alliance Bowl, an invitational bowl game also held during championship weekend.

2016
WFA executives launched a new, tiered league structure consisting of three divisions, similar to that of NCAA Football. The league opened the season with 43 teams (11 in Division 1, 16 in Division 2, and 16 in Division 3). The WFA also announced the W Bowl as their new brand for the WFA National Championship game. With a 28–26 victory over the Dallas Elite, the D.C. Divas won the inaugural W Bowl  and their second national championship in as many years. The St. Louis Slam downed the Tampa Bay Inferno 38–7 to claim the Division 2 championship. The Acadiana Zydeco defeated the Richmond Black Widows 20–18 in the Division 3 title game. All three games were played at Joe P. Michaela Stadium in Imperial, Pa.

Allison Cahill of the Boston Renegades reached a new milestone in sports by becoming the first quarterback to attain 100 victories playing exclusively in women's football leagues.

2017
The league expanded to 65 teams (15 in Division 1, 19 in Division 2, and 31 in Division 3). On July 22, the Dallas Elite claimed the Division 1 National Championship, dubbed W Bowl II, with a 31–21 outcome against the Boston Renegades at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The St. Louis Slam repeated as Division 2 champions after a rematch in the title game against Tampa Bay finished 42–15. The Arkansas Wildcats beat the Orlando Anarchy 42–26 to claim the Division 3 trophy.

2018
The league opened the season with 67 teams (9 in Division 1, 16 in Division 2, and 39 in Division 3). On July 28, the Boston Renegades won the Division 1 National Championship game  42–18 over the Los Angeles Warriors at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. The game was broadcast on ESPN3. The New York Sharks claimed the Division 2 title with a 27–21 victory over the Minnesota Vixen. In a rematch of the 2017 Division 3 championship game, the Orlando Anarchy defeated the Arkansas Wildcats 46–0.

2019
The league opened with 62 teams (6 in Division 1, 18 in Division 2, and 38 in Division 3). The Boston Renegades repeated as league champions, matching the feat first accomplished by the D.C. Divas (2015, 2016). On July 13, Boston beat the Cali War 52–24 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The game was broadcast on ESPN3. The St. Louis Slam won their third Division 2 title in four years by downing the Detroit Dark Angels 34–0. The Orlando Anarchy made their third consecutive trip to the Division 3 championship game but fell to the Nevada Storm 62–45.

2020
The 2020 season of the Women's Football Alliance was cancelled in its entirety due to health and safety concerns in regards to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Although regular season games were scheduled, none were played.

The WFA signed deals with Eleven Sports/FTF Next Sports Network to broadcast ten 'WFA Game of the Week' events and eight games from the 2019 season on its cable network, streaming channels and website. They also established partnerships with Secret, Xenith, Wilson, Glazier Clinics, and Florida State University Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching.

The WFA established the Women's Football Coaching Alliance (WFCA), and the 'WFA Gives Campaign'. The league also witnessed the release of two feature films focused on its players, "Born To Play," directed by Viridiana Lieberman, and "Open Field," directed by Kathy Kuras. "Born To Play" aired nationally on ESPN and internationally on ABC to widespread critical acclaim.

2021
In February, the WFA announced a five-year agreement with the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company for the league's championship games to be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. The league resumed play after a 2020 season lost to global pandemic. Scheduling challenges and safety concerns necessitated a delayed start (May instead of April) and a shortened season (6 regular season games instead of 8). The 2021 season opened with 49 teams (7 in Division 1, 12 in Division 2, and 30 in Division 3). On July 24, the Boston Renegades collected their third consecutive league title with a 42–26 victory over the Minnesota Vixen. The Nevada Storm defeated the Detroit Dark Angels 42–18 to win the Division 2 title. The Derby City Dynamite claimed the Division 3 crown with a 30–20 victory over the Arizona Outkast. All three championship games and the 2021 All-American game were broadcast on Next Level Sports television channel and FTF Next streaming channel.

2022
Heading into the 2022 season, the WFA rebranded Division 1 as the Pro Division and labeled the level as "WFA Pro." The league started the season with 59 teams: 11 in the Pro Division, 12 in Division 2, and 27 in Division 3. The league also added a developmental level that launched with nine teams.

The league's championship games again took place at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. On July 10, the Boston Renegades collected their fourth consecutive league title with a 32–12 victory over the Minnesota Vixen. On July 9, the Mile High Blaze defeated the Derby City Dynamite 21–20 to win the Division 2 title, and the Oklahoma City Lady Force claimed the Division 3 crown with a 25–0 victory over the Capital City Savages. The National Conference won the All-American Game 14–12.

For the first time, the WFA Pro National Championship Game was broadcast on ESPN2. AdeNation was the name sponsor for the championship game while Xenith sponsored the WFA All-American Game. The WFA also signed a multi-year licensing deal with Fathead  and brought back "The Road To Canton" television show for a second season. The 2023 season began April 22 with 14 teams.

WFA Teams

WFA Pro

Division 2

Division 3

Developmental

WFA PRO Championship Game results

WFA Division II Championship Game results

WFA Division III Championship Game results

Alliance Bowl results

Alliance Bowl Midwest Region results

See also
 American football in the United States
 Women's Football in the United States
 List of leagues of American football
 List of female American football players

References

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Sports leagues established in 2008
Professional sports leagues in the United States
Women's American football leagues
2008 establishments in the United States


Edwin Lascelles (1799 in Harewood – 25 April 1865 in Wighill Park, near Wetherby) was a British Conservative Party politician.  He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ripon from 1846 to 1857.

Lascelles was a younger son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood. He graduated B.C.L. from All Souls College, Oxford in 1826, and was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in the same year. Returned MP for Ripon without a contest in January 1846, he was re-elected in 1852 and retired in 1857.

He died suddenly, of apoplexy.

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1799 births
1865 deaths
Alumni of All Souls College, Oxford
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Edwin
UK MPs 1841–1847
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
Younger sons of earls


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (, MNE), is the Portuguese governmental department responsible for the formulation, coordination, and execution of the foreign policy. The Ministry has its headquarters in the Palácio das Necessidades, in Lisbon. Its current head is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho. There are three Secretaries of State which are part of the Ministry: Portuguese Communities; Internationalization; and Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

History

Although Portugal has a long history of diplomatic activity, dating back to the "Condado Portucalense" (County of Portugal), the first Secretariat of State dedicated to State Affairs was created by a decree issued by D. João IV, after the Portuguese Restoration, on 29 November 1643. This Secretariat of State was in charge of all affairs relating to negotiations (treaties, weddings and alliances), communication with foreign rulers in matters of peace and war, and with the sending of diplomatic agents abroad.

Later, in the reign of D. João V, the Public administration was reorganized, by a royal decree issued on 28 July 1736, which resulted in the creation of three Secretariats of State – the Kingdom's Interior Affairs, Navy and Overseas Domains, and Foreign Affairs and War – in replacement of the Secretariats of State created in 1643, namely the Secretariat of State, the Secretariat of Mercy and Expedient, and the Secretariat of Signature. Therefore, the existence of a Secretariat of State dedicated to Foreign Affairs dates from 1736, although it was only in 1738 that the first Secretary of State took office.

Foreign Affairs and War were kept in the same Secretariat, except for an ephemeral split from 6 January to 28 July 1801, until 1820, when an Ordinance of the Provisional Junta of the Government, issued on 27 September of that year, determined its separation in two distinct branches of the Public Administration. This separation was confirmed by the Legal Charter of 12 June 1822, which restructured the Secretariats of State, and established the Secretariat of State of Foreign Affairs.

Throughout time, the Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs was assigned, through the different diplomas that regulated its functioning, the competences that to this day belong to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since the mid 19th century, the designation "Ministry" began to be preferentially used instead of "Secretariat of State" to designate the governmental departments, thus leading to the establishment of the name "Ministry of Foreign Affairs", used to this day.

Mission

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formulates, coordinates, and executes the Portuguese foreign policy. The Ministry has the responsibility of ensuring the representation of the Portuguese State in other countries and international organizations, through its External Network of embassies, permanent missions, and consular posts. Therefore, the Ministry is responsible for Portugal's action abroad. During his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Durão Barroso summarized the role of the Ministry by describing it as "the expert on political issues, tough concomitantly a generalist is all issues – economic, cultural, or of other kinds – which in any way are relevant in the defense or the promotion of our interests in the international sphere".

According to its webpage, the Ministry has the following responsibilities: "protecting Portuguese citizens abroad, conducting international negotiations and international ties (agreements and treaties) of the Portuguese State, conducting and coordinating Portuguese participation in the process of European construction, and promotion of cooperative relations and friendship with the various international partners". Additionally, the MFA occasionally acts in articulation with other ministries, in specific international contexts, such as the deployment of Portuguese Armed Forces in the framework of the international missions in which Portugal takes part.

All matters regarding the MFA's external action in the area of Development Cooperation, or the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture are within the scope of Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P., which acts under the oversight and tutelage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Besides its External Network, the MFA has central services operating from the Palácio das Necessidades in Lisbon, whose function is to define Portugal's external policy in the bilateral and multilateral fields, in European affairs and in consular issues (including offices in Lisbon and in Porto established to assist and legally recognize documents to Portuguese citizens living abroad). The MFA's central services are also in charge of managing human resources and State Property.

Organisation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has competences over the following integrated services in the direct administration of the State, integrated organisms under indirect administration of the State, advisory bodies and other structures:

Central Services
 General Secretariat;
 Direction of the Cipher and IT services
 International Relations Fund, IP
 UNESCO National Commission
 State Protocol;
 General Department of Administration;
 Department of Legal Affairs;
 Diplomatic Institute;
 General Directorate for Foreign Policy;
 Interministerial Committee of Foreign Policy;
 Diplomatic and Consular General-Inspection;
 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
 National Commission for Human Rights
 Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P.;
 Interministerial Committee for Cooperation
 Advisory Council for the Portuguese Language and Culture
 Development Cooperation Forum
 Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities
 General Directorate for Consular Affairs and Portuguese Communities;
 Council of the Portuguese Communities
 Secretary of State for Internationalization
 Agency for Trade and Investment of Portugal, EPE

External peripheral services

 Embassies;
 Missions and permanent representations and temporary missions;
 Consular posts;

List of Foreign Affairs' office holders

The history of the Minister of Foreign Affairs position dates to 15 March 1830, with the establishment of the liberal Regency in Terceira Island, in the context of the Liberal Wars. In that same date Luís Mouzinho de Albuquerque was nominated as Minister and Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs. Currently, the position is occupied by António Costa, as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Headquarters

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently headquartered at the Necessidades Palace. The palace has hosted the ministry since May 1952, when it was transferred from its previous location, at the Terreiro do Paço, where it had been located since 1926. The Palace is composed by an architectural complex which includes a church, a convent and a royal palace, built between 1743 and 1752. This palace is an example of the joanine baroque architecture, with a visible Italian influence which characterized the architectural production under royal patronage, during the joanine period. The Palace has a complex blueprint, which is the natural consequence of the articulation of the distinct bodies which form the palace, and is spread around two square patios.

The Palace, located in Largo do Rilvas, in the parish of Estrela (Prazeres), in Lisbon, has a long and rich history, having been, in different moments of its history, a small chapel, a convent, a palace used to host foreign dignitaries, the Royal Residence and a National Republican Guard Barracks, before eventually being occupied by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which remains in the Palace to this day.

The role of the palace as the Royal Residence, mainly during the 19th century, and the early 20th century, meant that the palace witnessed several key historic events of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy, from the meeting of the Constituent Cortes in 1820, which led to the approval of the first Portuguese Constitution, to the events of the 5 October 1910, when the Monarchy was overthrown, and the Palace was briefly bombarded by troops supporting the republican cause. Throughout this period, several works of art were gathered by the Portuguese Royal Family in the palace, several of which were taken by the King Manuel II to his exile, while a significant number of the remaining collections were transferred to the museums of the Palácio da Ajuda and the Palácio da Pena.

In fact, the historical significance of the palace contributes to grant this monument a unique character with an undeniable value to Portugal, constituting the Palace a unique reference, perfectly suited to the functions of external representation, which are inherent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Indeed, the relevance of the Palace to Portuguese Foreign Policy is evidenced by the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is often referred simply as "Necessidades", a term that is also occasionally used to refer to the Portuguese Foreign Policy, in general.

Diplomatic missions

The diplomatic network of Portugal consists of 133 diplomatic missions, which are divided between 76 embassies, 48 consulates, and 9 permanent representations or permanent missions. This does not include consular sections that operate within embassies. From all embassies, 29 are located in Europe, 18 in Africa, 16 in Asia, 12 in America and 1 in Oceania. Portugal also has 216 honorary consulates, of which 82 are in America (26 in Brazil alone), 68 in Europe, 40 in Asia, 31 in Africa and 5 in Oceania.

See also
 List of ministers of foreign affairs (Portugal)

References

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Foreign Affairs
Ministries established in 1801


Georgievski () is a Macedonian-language surname, meaning son of Georgi. Notable people with the surname include:

Daniel Georgievski
Ljubčo Georgievski
Slavčo Georgievski

See also
Georgiyevsky (disambiguation)
Đorđević
Georgiev
George (surname)
George (given name)

Macedonian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames


The Lalibela Cross is a large, elaborately decorated processional cross variation of the Ethiopian-Eritrean cross, considered one of Ethiopian most precious religious and historical heirlooms.  It is held by the Bet Medhane Alem, the House of the Redeemer of the World, a 12th-century rock-cut church in Lalibela.  A priest may rub believers with the cross to bless them or heal them. The style of the cross was common in its time and those of this style are often simply referred to today as "Lalibela crosses".

The cross is thought to date to the 12th century.  It is around  long and weighs around .  It is made from one piece of metal, either gold, or bronze and gold.  The central cross has an elongated descending arm and flared ends surrounded by an elaborately ornamented encircling band.  Like many Ethiopian processional crosses, the bottom of the cross is supported by "Adam's arms", a motif that realistically or abstractly portrays the arms of Adam.  On processional crosses they are draped with brightly colored pieces of cloth for festive occasions.

The cross was stolen in March 1997, but located in Belgium in 1999, when a dealer in Addis Ababa sold it to a Belgian collector for US$25,000.  After the collector's money was returned and it was agreed that no further legal action would be taken, the cross was returned to Ethiopia in 2001.

References

"A holy cross and the necessity for international conventions", Jos van Beurden, Illicit Antiquities Research Centre, in Culture Without Context, Issue 9, Autumn 2001
"Ethiopia's Rock of Ages, Balm of the Faithful", New York Times, 2 August 2001

Ethiopian culture
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Gold objects
Processional crosses
Ethiopian art
12th-century works


Karen Paterson (born 18 May 1982) is a Scottish retired tennis player. She is now known as Karen Lamb.

Between the years 1998 and 2007 she won a total of seven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 369 in singles (achieved on 3 October 2005) and No. 220 as a doubles player (achieved on 6 August 2007). She coached British junior, Steph Cornish and currently coaches another British player, Jocelyn Rae.

As a singles competitor, she never managed to qualify for any of the four Grand Slam tournaments although she did compete in the Wimbledon doubles competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, she and Rebecca Llewellyn were beaten by the No. 2 seeds, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs, and in 2007 she and Melanie South lost to Janette Husárová and Meghann Shaughnessy, the No. 7 seeds.

Career

1998–2000
Paterson's first professional tournament came in September 1998 when she attempted to qualify for a $25k tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland where she reached the second round of qualifying. Over the rest of the year she attempted to qualify for three more ITF events in Great Britain but was unsuccessful each time. She finished 1998 without a world ranking.

She also spent 1999 attempting to qualify for lower-level ITF tournaments with limited success; falling in qualifying four times and the first round of main draws four times (once as a lucky loser). She again finished the year without a world ranking.

The 2000 season was spent falling in qualifying a total of eight times and once in the second round of a $10k tournament in Glasgow. She finished the season with a ranking of world No. 1178.

2001–2002
Up until March of 2001, Paterson failed to progress past the qualifying stages of tournaments when she reached the semi-finals of a $10k tournament in Chandigarh, India beating a young Sania Mirza along the way. Paterson spent the rest of the year competing on the ITF circuit and, as a result, her year-end ranking had risen to No. 644.

Paterson did not manage to progress past the second round of any ITF tournament during 2002 and as a result her year-end ranking fell to world No. 708.

2003
In January, Paterson reached the semifinals of a $10k tournament in Tipton as a lucky loser and in May she was a quarterfinalist in another $10k event, this one in Edinburgh. She teamed up with Emily Webley-Smith in June and they were given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the Wimbledon doubles tournament. They were beaten 6–2, 6–3 by Jill Craybas and Vanessa Webb. Paterson reached the semifinals in Felixstowe and the quarterfinals in Pontevedra (both $10k) in July and the next month she reached the first ITF final of her career in Wrexham. She was beaten by Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets, 6–0, 6–3. October saw her reach the quarterfinals of a $25k event in Jersey where she lost to Sybille Bammer. Akgul Amanmuradova defeated Paterson, 6–2, 7–5, in the semifinals of a $10k event in Pune in November. Her year-end ranking was world No. 416.

2004
A promising start to 2004 saw Paterson reach the quarterfinals of a $10k in Kingston upon Hull, however, she only managed to win two of her next eleven matches, and these two wins both came in the qualifying stages of tournaments. Nevertheless, she received a wild card into the qualifying draw for the DFS Classic in June where she lost to Roberta Vinci in round one of qualifying. Following this she reached the semifinals of Felixstowe $10k and two weeks later, the quarterfinals of Pontevedra ($25k). She spent the rest of the year competing on the ITF circuit and reached two more semi-finals: the first in a $10k in Manchester and the second in Glasgow, a $25k event where she again lost to Sybille Bammer. Paterson finished the year ranked world No. 448.

2005
Paterson again started the year well, reaching the final in her first tournament of 2005 in Grenoble ($10k). Mervana Jugić-Salkić beat her 6–3, 6–1 in the final. Paterson again experienced a slight lull up until June when she was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the DFS Classic for the second year running. She was defeated by Milagros Sequera in the first round of qualifying before being given a wild card into the qualifying draw for Wimbledon where she was again defeated in the first stage of the qualifying event, this time by Adriana Serra Zanetti. In August she reached two ITF quarterfinals in Hampstead and Amarante, Portugal, both $10k tournaments. A young Dominika Cibulková was Paterson's conqueror, 6–1, 6–2 in Amarante. She followed this up with a run to the second $10k final of her career (this one in Nottingham) where she lost a three-set battle with compatriot Anne Keothavong, 6–1, 6–7, 4–6. In late September, Paterson had the best result in a $50k of her career when she reached the quarterfinals in Batumi before losing to Ana Timotić. Nevertheless, this result was good enough to take her to a career-high ranking of No. 369 in the world. October saw her team up with Anne Keothavong to reach the doubles quarterfinal of a Tier-III event in Quebec City by battling to defeat Lauren Barnikow and Vilmarie Castellvi, 6–7, 7–6, 7–5. She and Keothavong were beaten by Marion Bartoli and María Emilia Salerni, 6–1, 6–3 in the quarterfinals. Her year-end ranking for singles was world No. 408.

2006
In January, Paterson reached the semifinals of her first $10k ITF tournament of the year in Hull and in March she reached the semifinals of yet another $10k, following this one up with a run to the quarterfinals of another $10k event in Bath, Somerset. She again received a wild card into the qualifying draw for Wimbledon but again failed to win a match, falling at the first hurdle to Margit Rüütel. In August, Paterson reached the quarterfinals in London ($10k) where she lost to Anna Fitzpatrick however she and Jane O'Donoghue joined forces to win the doubles title at this event. Paterson then headed to a $10k event in Mollerusa where she beat Yera Campos Molina 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the title. This was the first singles title of Paterson's career. After this, she reached one more $10k semifinal and a $25k quarterfinal and finished the year with a world ranking of No. 433.

2007
2007 could not have begun better for Paterson as she won her first ITF tournament of the season in Sunderland by beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final in straight sets. She then went to Hull ($10k) and reached the quarterfinals (beating Suarez Navarro again in the second round). In February, Suarez Navarro managed to get some revenge by beating Paterson in the final round of qualifying for a $25k event in Tipton. Despite this, Paterson went on to reach the quarterfinals in Montechoro, another $10k. In June, Paterson was given wild cards into the qualifying events for the DFS Classic, the AEGON International, and Wimbledon where she was unable to win a match each time. She played her last professional match in August 2007 when she lost in the quarterfinals of a $10k tournament in London to Martina Babáková, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6.

ITF finals

Singles (2–3)

Doubles (5–5)

References

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Living people
British female tennis players
Scottish female tennis players
Scottish tennis coaches
Sportspeople from Edinburgh


Live from Austin, TX is a live album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 2007. It was recorded during a 1989 taping of the television show Austin City Limits.

Track listing
All songs by Guy Clark unless otherwise noted.
 "Texas 1947" – 3:24
 "L.A. Freeway (Pack Up All Your Dishes)" – 4:27
 "The Carpenter" – 3:26
 "Old Friends" (Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson) – 3:52
 "Come From the Heart" (Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:05
 "I'm All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad" (Clark, Leigh) – 2:39
 "Randall Knife" – 4:28
 "Immigrant Eyes" (Clark, Murrah) – 4:41
 "Desperados Waiting for a Train" – 4:40
 "The Last Gunfighter Ballad" – 2:56
 "New Cut Road" – 4:14
 "Better Days" – 3:20
 "Homegrown Tomatoes" – 4:53
 "To Live Is to Fly" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:51
 "Texas Cookin'" – 4:07

Personnel
Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle
Edgar Meyer – bass

Production notes
Jerry Tubb – mastering
Chet Himes – mixing
Lee Myers Jr. – engineer
David Hough – engineer
Scott Newton – photography
Sue Meyer – design

References

Guy Clark albums
2007 live albums
New West Records live albums
Austin City Limits


Fairfield is a district of Buxton in the High Peak of Derbyshire. The historic medieval village of Fairfield was centred around a village green.

Location
Fairfield is located on the A6 road half a mile to the north east of Buxton's town centre, 340m above sea level. Fairfield is at the head of the narrow dry gorge of Cunningdale, which is part of the Wye Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

History
The name Fairfield derives from the Germanic  meaning 'fair open land', because of its good volcanic soil for pasture. Cistercian monks and Benedictine nuns founded monastic granges at Fairfield in the early 1200s AD (Nunsfield Farm still exists). In the 13th century Fairfield (being north of the River Wye) was within the Royal Forest of Peak, a hunting ground for the king. Fairfield was a chapelry in the parish of Hope (whereas Buxton was in the Bakewell parish). Fairfield and Buxton shared a medieval corn mill on the Wye in Mill Dale, where Ashwood Park is now. Fairfield became a town in its own right, complete with town council. The township covered the land north of the River Wye, including The Park and Devonshire Park, until 1859 when a boundary change moved them into Buxton town. Fairfield remained an urban sanitary district until 1894 and in 1917 it became part of Buxton Urban District. In 1811, 1821 and 183 1, the chapelry of Fairfield returned a population of 482 inhabitants in the national censuses.

The first chapel was built in Fairfield between 1240 and 1255. Fairfield Church was built in c.1595 and was demolished in 1838 to be replaced by the present St. Peter's (Church of England). Lying just north of the 'Green', the church was built in 1839, designed by William Swan, the village schoolmaster. St Peter's is a Grade II listed building. John Wesley visited Fairfleld in September 1784. Fairfield Wesleyan chapel on Waterswallows Road was built in 1868, replacing the first Methodist chapel which was erected in 1844. After 1887 it was used as the Fairfield Local Board Town Hall.

The Bull's Head pub on Fairfield Road replaced the previous one which was demolished in 1903.

George Kitchen, the Everton, West Ham United and Southampton goalkeeper, was born in Fairfield in 1876. He died in 1965.

Fairfield Common
Fairfield Common was established centuries ago as common grazing land. It was originally known as The Barms Common. Buxton Racecourse was laid out on the common in the early 1800s. From 1821 horse racing and cock fighting meetings were held each year in June. The Duke of Devonshire commissioned a grandstand building which stood in the 1830s. In 1835 The Commercial Directory for Derbyshire wrote that an "excellent round course has been formed where horse races take place". Buxton racecourse closed in 1840 and the grandstand was pulled down. Buxton and High Peak Golf Club was founded in 1887, after a nine-hole course was laid out on Fairfield Common in 1886. The course was extended to 18 holes in 1893. The 9th par 5 hole is called Standside, which refers to where the grandstand once stood.

Fairfield Halt railway station was open between 1907 and 1939. It was built on the Buxton to Manchester line, to serve the Buxton Golf Club.

The Roman road between Aquae Arnemetiae (Roman Buxton) and Melandra fort (near Glossop) runs along the western wall of Fairfield Common.

See also
Listed buildings in Fairfield, Derbyshire

References

Villages in Derbyshire
Buxton


The 563rd Rescue Group is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.  The group also controls the rescue squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.  It is assigned to the 355th Wing.  The group directs flying operations dedicated to personnel recovery and is part of Air Combat Command.  The group was activated under its current designation at Davis-Monthan in 2003 to command rescue units in the western United States.

The group was first activated during World War II as the 3rd Emergency Rescue Squadron at Keesler Field, Mississippi.  After training on the Gulf Coast, the squadron moved to the Southwest Pacific Theater in the fall of 1944, and served in combat until the surrender of Japan, earning a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.  After the war, the squadron moved to Japan, where it became part of the occupation forces, and was located there when the Korean War began.  It again served in combat, expanding to become the 3rd Air Rescue Group in 1952, and earning two Distinguished Unit Citations and two Korean Presidential Unit Citations during the war.  The group was inactivated in 1957, when Air Rescue Service eliminated its groups and assigned its squadrons directly to its regional rescue centers.

The group was organized again at Tan Son Nhut Airport in 1966 as the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group, to command United States Air Force rescue units engaged in the War in Vietnam.  It participated in every campaign after 1966, winning an additional four Presidential Unit Citations, an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device and two Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm during combat in Southeast Asia.  When the United States withdrew from Vietnam, the group moved its headquarters to Thailand and, after participating in the evacuations of Phnom Penh and Saigon, was inactivated there in 1976.

Mission
The 563rd Rescue Group directs flying operations dedicated to personnel recovery and is part of Air Combat Command. The group is responsible for training, readiness, and operations of one Lockheed HC-130J Combat King squadron, two Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk squadrons, two "Guardian Angel" squadrons, and an operations support squadron.

Units
  The 48th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan, and the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, are "Guardian Angel" squadrons that train, equip and employ pararescuemen (commonly known as "PJs"), combat rescue officers, and supporting personnel worldwide. During combat rescue operations, they use various fixed and rotary wing aircraft for insertion and extraction.  The squadrons provide survivor contact, treatment, and extraction during combat rescue operations. They provide combat and humanitarian search, rescue, and medical assistance.
 The 55th Rescue Squadron operates the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk and deploys combat rescue forces worldwide. It employs its helicopter and aircrews in hostile environments to recover downed aircrew and isolated personnel during day, night, or marginal weather conditions. The squadron also conducts civil search and rescue, disaster relief, international aid, emergency medical evacuation, and counter-drug activities.
 The 66th Rescue Squadron is a geographically separated unit of the group located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and also operates the HH-60G Pave Hawk.  Its mission is similar to the 55th Rescue Squadron.  The squadron also meets HH-60G logistical and maintenance support requirements for the USAF Weapons School and Air Combat Command directed operational test missions.
 The 79th Rescue Squadron operates the HC-130J Combat King II and provides combat rescue forces to theater commanders worldwide. It conducts helicopter air refueling, airdrop, and landing of pararescue personnel on unimproved runways, and equipment to recover combat personnel. Its crews fly low-level operations and perform these missions day or night.
 The 563rd Operations Support Squadron supports the training and employment of the 563rd Rescue Group's six combat and support squadrons. It provides support functions, including weapons and tactics, current operations, intelligence, training, life support, and mobility.  It manages programmed flying hours to insure that operational and training requirements are met within parameters set by higher headquarters. It is also responsible for implementing contingency and theater war plans.

History

World War II and occupation of Japan

World War II

The unit was first activated at Gulfport Army Air Field, Mississippi in February 1944 as the 3rdEmergancy Rescue Squadron, a Consolidated OA-10 Catalina unit. As with most Army Air Forces rescue units, especially those deploying to the Pacific, the unit was organized primarily for water recovery of downed aircrews. A number of the squadron's cadre had already received training from the United States Navy with the Catalina at Naval Air Station Pensacola.  The unit continued its training at Keesler Field, Mississippi in April.  On 18 May the ground echelon departed for the Southwest Pacific Theater, while the air echelon continued training at Keesler.  The ground echelon arrived at Oakland Army Base, California on 20 May 1944 to ship out for Australia on the , arriving at Archerfield Airport near Brisbane, Australia on 17 June.  It moved to Oro Bay Airfield, New Guinea three days later, and moved forward to Mokmer Airfield on Biak in the Netherlands East Indies on 2 September 1944.

The squadron's air echelon continued training at Keesler until 5 July 1944, when it flew to the Sacramento Air Depot, California, arriving the following day.  It moved to Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Field, California on 15 August, and arrived at Archerfield Airport on 1 September 1944.  It was finally reunited with the ground echelon at Mokmer on 29 September 1944.

The squadron's first combat mission was flown on 21 September 1944, when it picked up two downed Navy fliers. In November 1944, the squadron began operating from the Philippines.  Initially the Army was unable to support its OA-10s, and for several months, they were supported by the Navy's seaplane tenders,  and .  This support continued even after the arrival of the squadron's ground echelon. During the last four months of the war, the squadron began to operate Boeing SB-17 Dumbos, which were equipped with a 27-foot long life boat with survival equipment that could be dropped to downed aircrews, in addition to its Catalinas.  This permitted the rescue of crews who were downed in seas that were too high for the Catalinas to land and pick them up. The Dumbos would frequently accompany strike aircraft, orbiting off the coast during the attack, so as to be in position to accompany distressed aircraft on the return flight.  If needed, the life boat, whose engines gave it a range of 500 miles, could be dropped to crews that ditched or bailed out of their aircraft. The squadron also provided courier service, carried supplies and messages, evacuated allied prisoners and wounded personnel, and occasionally provided reconnaissance.

The squadron's flights frequently operated at bases separated from the squadron headquarters.  For example, in the last month of the war, August 1945, squadron flights or detachments were located at Mindoro, Floridablanca Airfield and Laoag on Luzon, and on Ie Shima near Okinawa.  During its eleven months of operating in the Pacific, it was credited with rescuing 325 persons.

Occupation of Japan
The squadron was one of the first American military units to move to Japan after VJ Day.  Elements of the unit were at Atsugi Airfield in September 1945, and the squadron headquarters joined them in October.  Although the squadron became part of the occupation forces, its personnel did not, and by early 1946, only one qualified Catalina pilot was assigned to the unit.  It was not until the summer of 1946 that regular Army Air Forces officers and soldiers were assigned in sufficient strength for the squadron to resume operations.  Squadron flights were located at Atsugi, Chitose Air Base, Itazuke Air Base and Itami Air Base in Japan and at Kimpo Air Base in Korea.

From 1946 through 1950, the squadron, called the 3rd Rescue Squadron after 1948, provided rescue capabilities in Japan. Its primary mission was to intercept distressed aircraft and escort them over the Japanese Home Islands and the adjacent waters. Experience in the China Burma India Theater had demonstrated the need for land rescue capabilities using helicopters and light planes. In response, the squadron added Sikorsky R-6 helicopters and Stinson L-5 Sentinels to its inventory in 1947. In 1949, Air Rescue Service, which had been formed and assigned to Air Transport Command in 1946 to control rescue units in the United States and along that command's overseas routes, took over command of rescue units in the Pacific, although they remained attached to Far East Air Forces units for operational control.

Korean War

Deployment of elements to Korea
Following the North Korean invasion of South Korea on 25 June 1950, the squadron deployed two L-5 Sentinels and one Douglas SC-47 Skytrain to Pusan West Air Base to perform search and rescue missions.  These were replaced a week later by Sikorsky H-5 helicopters. By late August, a squadron representative was stationed with the Joint Operations Center to coordinate rescue operations.  Three months later, this single officer expanded into a Rescue Control Center, under the command of the squadron's deputy commander, and was also known as "3rd Air Rescue Squadron in Korea."

Operations in Korea
Combat operations in Korea, and the changing tactical situation there, soon added the missions of rescuing aircrew downed behind enemy lines, and evacuating wounded personnel with the squadron's helicopters. The squadron's first rescue of a downed pilot behind enemy lines occurred on 4 September, when a North American F-51 Mustang pilot of the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron was rescued by a squadron helicopter. Initially, because of the aircraft available to the unit, now called the 3rd Air Rescue Squadron, efforts were limited to short range missions.  The squadron's H-5 helicopters could operate from Korea's many rice paddies, sometimes escorted by the unit's L-5 Sentinels, which also flew aeromedical evacuation missions from small unprepared fields.  Because of the limited resources of the squadron, it was augmented by crews and aircraft of the 2nd Air Rescue Squadron at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The augmentation by the 2nd was particularly in the form of Boeing SB-29 Superdumbos, which operated offshore from strike areas, much as the SB-17 Dumbos had during World War II.

The squadron's Boeing SB-17 Dumbos and SC-47 Skytrains were used in the search role, with the C-47 "Gooneybirds" being commandeered on occasion to fly critical supply missions.  Early in the war, both these planes began to be replaced by SB-29 Superdumbos. When the war began, Air Rescue Service's newest plane, the Grumman SA-16 Albatross amphibian, was not on the strength of any unit in the Pacific.  To remedy this, a detachment of four Albatrosses from the 5th Rescue Squadron at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado was dispatched in July 1950 to augment the 3rd Squadron.  By November, the squadron began to receive its own SA-16s, and it was fully equipped by the following March. In March 1951, the squadron received a YH-19 test model of the Sikorsky helicopter to evaluate in combat. Replacement of the H-5s by the Sikorsky H-19 greatly extended the range of the squadron's rotary wing elements.

The squadron's helicopters frequently flew wounded soldiers to Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units, typically stationing one H-5 and one L-5 with each MASH. In December 1951, the squadron successfully evacuated troops to a Navy hospital ship sailing off the Korean coast. Dr. Elmer Henderson, a former chairman of the American Medical Association, credited the drop in the mortality rate for wounded soldiers to half that experienced during World War II to their quick evacuation by rescue helicopters. Over 7,000 casualties were evacuated by the 3rd during the war. Squadron elements operated out of Paengnyong-do and Cho-do islands off the coast of North Korea, enabling its limited range helicopters to rescue aircrew far behind enemy lines.

Associated in part with these forward locations, the squadron assumed a secondary mission of special operations.  Shortly after the arrival of the YH-19, it was used to extract "United Nations personnel" (most likely Korean guerillas) from behind enemy lines.  During November 1950, squadron SB-17s dropped a number of agents near the Chinese border, along with radio equipment, to provide intelligence data on enemy components.  In April 1951, the unit recovered components of a MiG-15 that had crashed near Sinanju for study by military intelligence.

Squadron to group

While still flying combat missions, in November 1952, the squadron was expanded, becoming the 3rd Air Rescue Group.  Each of the squadron's flights was replaced by a newly-activated squadron, assigned to the new group:

 A Flight at Johnson Air Base, Japan was replaced by the 36th Air Rescue Squadron
 B Flight at Komaki Air Base, Japan was replaced by the 37th Air Rescue Squadron
 C Flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan was replaced by the 38th Air Rescue Squadron
 D Flight at Ashiya Air Base, Japan was replaced by the 39th Air Rescue Squadron

At the same time, Detachment 1 of the squadron at Seoul, Korea was expanded into the 2157th Air Rescue Squadron

The group was credited with rescuing almost 10,000 United Nations personnel during the Korean War, including almost 1,000 combat saves from behind enemy lines, and 200 water rescues.  Its actions earned the unit a Distinguished Unit Citation and two Korean Presidential Unit Citations.

Following the war, the group returned to providing rescue capability in Japan.  As Air Rescue Service shrank from a peak of 50 squadrons in 1954, the 37th Squadron was inactivated in May 1955. During 1955, the group replaced its SB-29s with Douglas SC-54 Skymasters.  The SC-54 carried four 40-man inflatable rafts that were safer to drop than the single wooden boat carried by the SB-29. In 1957, group headquarters and the 38th Squadron were inactivated, and the 36th and 39th Squadrons were transferred to the 2nd Air Rescue Group. By 1961 Air Rescue Service would have only eleven squadrons assigned.

Vietnam War

Buildup of rescue forces
Coordination of USAF rescue operations in Southeast Asia had begun with the establishment of Detachment 3, Pacific Air Rescue Center, which was replaced in July 1965 by the 38th Air Rescue Squadron, with rescue detachments at several bases in South Vietnam and Thailand.  The squadron also manned the Joint Search and Rescue Center at Tan Son Nhut Airport, which operated through regional rescue coordination centers at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam and Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base. The Joint Center also directed Seventh Fleet rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Rising aircraft losses in late 1965 led to the expansion of Air Force rescue assets in Southeast Asia.  The group was reactivated as the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group, with Detachment 1 at Da Nang, and Detachment 2 at Udorn, manning the regional rescue centers.  The 38th Squadron became responsible for local base rescue detachments at bases in Vietnam and Thailand, using Kaman HH-43 Huskies. The 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron was established at Da Nang, and was responsible for rescue missions in North Vietnam, Laos and for Air Force rescue efforts in the Gulf of Tonkin. It used Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giants for combat rescue, and Lockheed HC-130s as command and control aircraft to coordinate rescue operations. It was also assigned HU-16s for long range water rescue over the Gulf of Tonkin. Later, the HC-130s at Da Nang and Udorn were combined to form the group's third squadron, the 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron.

Improved equipment

The capabilities of the "off the shelf" rescue helicopters assigned to it limited the group's effectiveness.  The HH-43 could not hover at higher altitudes, and the HH-3 needed to stage from forward bases in Laos to provide rescue coverage for North Vietnam.  This deficiency was partially remedied by the addition of air refueling capability to the HH-3s.  Within a few months after the first combat refueling in June 1967, in flight refueling became standard, but staging bases in Laos continued to be used.  In addition to extending the range of the group's refuelable helicopters, air refueling permitted them to dump fuel when needed to lighten the aircraft, and to enable it to hover for rescues at high altitudes, knowing that it would be able to connect with a tanker after the rescue attempt and on-load sufficient fuel to return to its home base.

In parallel with the introduction of the HC-130H air refueling aircraft, in the spring of 1967, the group implemented Operation High Drink, which enabled the HH-3s to take on fuel from virtually any Navy ship operating in the Gulf of Tonkin, either landing on larger ships, or hovering alongside smaller ones.  Combined with the Jolly Green Giant's ability to land on water, this permitted the withdrawal of the HU-16 amphibians, which flew their last combat rescue sortie on 30 September 1967.

In the fall of 1967, the group received its first Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, which were stationed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base.  These helicopters improved capabilities over Laos and North Vietnam, since they were faster, could hover at altitudes up to 6,500 ft pressure altitude and were armed with three GAU-28/A 7.62mm miniguns.  Because of their larger size, HH-53s also carried a second pararescue specialist.  However, despite the improved capability provided by the BUFF (as it was called by crewmembers), the unit's night rescue capability remained very limited and night rescue attempts were rarely successful. In March 1968, expanded rescue missions over Laos and North Vietnam led to the formation of a second squadron at Udorn, the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron.

Reductions in rescue operations
Reductions in the size of the group began in December 1969, when the local base rescue detachment at Binh Thuy Air Base was discontinued.  Closure of these detachments continued through 1970 as bases were closed or transferred to the Army or the Vietnamese Air Force.  The closure of Tuy Hoa Air Base required the group's 39th Squadron to move to Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in the fall of 1970.  By July 1971 reductions in local base rescue reached the point where the 38th Squadron was inactivated and the few remaining detachments were transferred directly to the group.  That same month, the 40th Squadron moved to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, to better support the campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, where air strikes had been concentrated since the bombing halt above the 20th parallel.

Although the group did not directly participate in the Son Tay Raid in November 1970, when the Joint Contingency Task Force arrived in theater, it used seven HH-53s from the group's 40th Squadron, and two HH-3s from the 37th Squadron.

In March 1972, the HC-130Ps of the 39th Squadron left Vietnam for Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.  Shortly after its arrival there, the squadron was inactivated, and its planes were temporarily absorbed by the Korat local base rescue detachment.  However, in July, the 56th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron was activated to manage these aircraft. By late in the year, withdrawals in connection with the cease fire had resulted in the withdrawal of almost all rescue forces from Vietnam.  The 37th Squadron at Da Nang Air Base was inactivated in November, and its remaining assets were absorbed by the 40th Squadron. The group moved with Seventh Air Force to Nakhon Phanom, and the existing Joint Rescue Centers were replaced by a single one located with group headquarters. Rescue operations continued in Laos and Cambodia, but the group also began to participate in training exercises.

1975: Eagle Pull, Frequent Wind and the Mayaguez incident
On 3 April 1975, group forces were placed on alert for the possible implementation of Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Americans from Phnom Penh, as Khmer Rouge forces surrounded Cambodia's capital.  A group helicopter flew a United States Marine Corps command element into Phnom Penh to assume control of the evacuation.  On 12 April, the group's helicopters positioned for evacuation, and flew a combat control team to the beleaguered city.  After Marine helicopters had evacuated civilians, two group helicopters returned to the landing zone to extract the combat control team and remaining security forces.  One HH-53 was hit by ground fire and badly damaged, but was able to return to base for an emergency landing.

As conditions in Southeast Asia continued to deteriorate, Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, was implemented at the end of the month.  The group placed rescue helicopters on alert at bases in Thailand and aboard .  On 29 April, the two helicopters aboard Midway accompanied Marine CH-53s on three missions to evacuate people at the Defense Attaché Compound. The last flight carried as many as 97 refugees aboard one of the aircraft. By the end of the last mission, both Super Jollys were out of commission, having flown the group's last mission in Vietnam.

On 12 May, Khmer Rouge forces seized the , a U.S. merchant ship.  The group initially flew two of its HH-53s to transport Security Policemen from Nakhon Phanom for use as a possible rescue force.  On 15 May, group HH-53s again joined CH-53s of other units in transporting a Marine assault force from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield to the island where the Mayaguez had been run aground.  After offloading their Marines on the , the Jolly Greens headed for one of the CH-53s, Knife 21, which had been shot down after offloading its Marines.  Although the crew was rescued, one of the pararescuemen on the Jolly was lost in the effort.  The Jollys then escorted another CH-53, which had been struck while attempting to land its Marines.  As the attempt to extract the Marines from Koh Tang Island began, additional HH-53s transported a relief force of Marines for additional security.  Evacuation efforts continued under heavy enemy fire throughout the afternoon and evening in the Air Force's last combat operation in Southeast Asia.

In October 1975, the 56th Squadron was inactivated, and its remaining HC-130s absorbed by the 40th Squadron.  As the United States continued its withdrawal from Southeast Asia, the Rescue Coordination Center was shut down on 15 December 1975, and the group and the 40th Squadron were inactivated at the end of January 1976. The group was credited with 3,681 saves during the war, including 2,632 combat saves.

Reactivation
Since reactivating in 2003 as the 563rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the group has deployed airmen and aircraft almost annually in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.  It has conducted humanitarian operations during Hurricane Katrina (which included evacuation support along the Gulf Coast), Hurricane Rita, and other hurricanes, and has supported NASA during launch and recovery of the space shuttle. 48th Rescue Squadron recovery teams have saved hundreds of lives in combat and noncombat situations.  Previously assigned as a geographically separated unit of the 347th Rescue Wing and later of the 23rd Wing, both at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, the 563rd was later reassigned to the 355th Fighter Wing, later the 355th Wing, collocated at Davis-Monthan.

Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Air Force Cross
Three members of the group received the second highest award for heroism awarded by the United States military.  After a later review, one of these awards was upgraded to the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor.

During June 1951, Lt John J. Najarian landed his SA-16 amphibian in the Taedong River, which was not only shallow, but filled with floating debris, while low-hanging high-tension power lines ran over the river, to rescue a Mustang pilot, who had bailed out of his plane at twilight.  Assisted by covering flights of Mustangs to suppress enemy flak, Lt Najarian was able to make the difficult night landing, pick up the pilot and take off successfully.  For this mission, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger of the group's 38th Squadron was the first enlisted man to be awarded the Air Force Cross.  Flying as a parajumper, or PJ, on an HH-43 sent to extract an Army unit caught in a Viet Cong ambush on 7 March 1966, he descended to assist with hoisting soldiers up to the helicopter.  When the Pedro (radio call sign for the tasked helicopter) had been loaded with all the wounded soldiers it could hold, Airman Pitsenbarger elected to remain behind to render aid to the remaining soldiers, all of whom were wounded.  When a second HH-43 arrived on the scene, its PJ descended and found that the Viet Cong had killed Airman Pitsenbarger and the remaining soldiers. On 8 December 2000, following a review, Airman Pitsenbarger's Air Force Cross was upgraded to an award of the Medal of Honor, and he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Airman First Class Duane D. Hackney, a PJ with the 37th Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross for actions on 13 March 1967 in a rescue operation for two Marine helicopters, a Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave that had been shot down, and a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight that had crashed while attempting to aid the first Marine chopper, when it reported that enemy forces were closing in on the crash site.  Airman Hackney made multiple trips to the ground while exposed to enemy fire, loading as many Marines on his HH-3's Stokes litter as possible each trip.  The HH-3 was struck by enemy fire, losing hydraulic pressure, and forcing the pilot to head for an emergency landing field.  Airman Hackney continued to tend to the wounded on board, even after being rendered temporarily unconscious from a bullet that had struck his helmet.

Lineage
The lineage of the 563rd Rescue Group from organization to today:

 Constituted as the 3rd Emergency Rescue Squadron on 14 February 1944
 Activated on 15 February 1944
 Redesignated 3rd Rescue Squadron on 28 January 1948
 Redesignated 3rd Air Rescue Squadron on 10 August 1950
 Redesignated 3rd Air Rescue Group on 14 November 1952
 Inactivated on 18 June 1957
 Redesignated 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group and activated on 14 December 1965 (not organized)
 Organized on 8 January 1966
 Inactivated on 31 January 1976
 Redesignated 563rd Rescue Group on 29 July 2003
 Activated on 1 October 2003

Assignments
Assignments of the 563rd Rescue Group from organization to today:

 Army Air Forces Training Command, 15 February 1944
 Eastern Technical Training Command, 4 March 1944
 Thirteenth Air Force, 28 July 1944
 Fifth Air Force, 17 August 1944 (under operational control of V Bomber Command, 26 August – 2 October 1944)
 5276th Rescue Composite Group (Provisional), 2 October 1944
 5th Emergency Rescue Group, 16 March 1945
 V Bomber Command, 21 November 1945
 314th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946
 Fifth Air Force, 6 June 1946
 Air Rescue Service, 1 May 1949 – 18 June 1957 (attached to Fifth Air Force, 1 May 1949, 314th Air Division, 18 May 1951, Japanese Air Defense Force, 14 November 1952, Far East Air Forces, 1 August 1954 – 18 June 1957)
 Military Air Transport Service, 14 December 1965 (not organized)
 Military Airlift Command, 1 January 1966 (not organized)
 Pacific Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center (later 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing, 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing), 8 January 1966 – 31 January 1976
 347th Rescue Wing, 1 October 2003
 23rd Wing, 1 October 2006
 355th Fighter Wing (later 355th Wing), 1 October 2018 – present

Components
 Operational Squadrons
Operational squadrons of the 563rd Rescue Group from 1952 to today:
 33rd Air Rescue Squadron: 20 September 1955 – 18 June 1957
 36th Air Rescue Squadron: 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957
 37th Air Rescue Squadron (later 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron): 14 November 1952 – 8 May 1955; 8 January 1966 – 20 August 1972
 38th Air Rescue Squadron (later, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron): 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957; 8 January 1966 – 1 July 1972
 39th Air Rescue Squadron (later, 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron): 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957; 18 January 1967 – 30 April 1972
 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron: 18 March 1968 – 20 August 1972
 48th Rescue Squadron: 1 October 2003 – present
 55th Rescue Squadron: 1 October 2003 – present
 56th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron: 8 July – 20 August 1972
 58th Rescue Squadron: 1 October 2003 – present
 60th Air Rescue Squadron: 8 April 1956 – 18 June 1957
 66th Rescue Squadron: 1 October 2003 – present
 79th Rescue Squadron: 1 October 2003 – present
 2157th Air Rescue Squadron: 1 March 1953 – 8 April 1956

 Maintenance Squadrons
 563rd Maintenance Squadron: 1 October 2003 – c. 2005
 763rd Maintenance Squadron: 1 October 2003 – c. 2005

 Detachments
 Detachment F, 14 September 1950 – 22 June 1951
 Detachment 1, 22 June 1951 – 1 March 1953
 Detachment 1, 8 January 1966 – 15 December 1966
 Detachment 2, 8 January 1966 – 15 December 1966

Stations
Stations of the 563rd Rescue Group from organization to today:

 Gulfport Army Air Field, Mississippi, 15 February 1944
 Keesler Field, Mississippi, 1 April 1944 – May/July 1944
 Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Netherlands East Indies, September 1944
 Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 3 November 1944
 Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 1 April 1945
 Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 21 May 1945
 Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 15 September 1945
 Atsugi Airfield, Japan, 6 October 1945
 Nagoya Airfield, Japan, 17 June 1946
 Yokota Air Base, Japan, 15 July 1947
 Johnson Air Base, Japan, 1 April 1950
 Nagoya Air Base (later Nagoya Air Station; Moriyama Air Station), Japan, 9 December 1953 – 18 June 1957
 Tan Son Nhut Airport, South Vietnam, 8 January 1966
 Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 15 February 1973
 U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, Thailand, 15 September 1975 – 31 January 1976
 Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 October 2003 – present

Aircraft
Aircraft of the 563rd Rescue Group from organization to today:

 Consolidated OA-10 Catalina, 1944–1947
 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1945–1957
 Boeing SB-17 Dumbo, 1945–1957
 Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1945–1957
 Douglas SC-47 Skytrain, 1945–1957
 Stinson L-5 Sentinel, 1947–1957
 Sikorsky R-6 (later H-6), 1947–1949
 Sikorsky H-5, 1948–1954
 Boeing SB-29 Superdumbo 1949–1955
 Grumman SA-16 (later HU-16) Albatross, 1950–1957, 1966–1967
 Sikorsky H-19, 1951–1957
 Sikorsky SH-19, 1951–1957
 Douglas SC-54 Skymaster, 1956–1957
 Kaman HH-43 Huskie, 1966–1975
 Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant, 1966–1970
 Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, 1967–1975
 Bell UH-1N Twin Huey, 1975
 Lockheed HC-130 Hercules, 1966–present
 Sikorsky HH-60G Pavehawk, 2003–present

Awards and campaigns

See also

 List of United States Air Force Groups
 List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons
 B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces
 List of B-29 Superfortress operators
 List of C-47 Skytrain operators
 List of C-130 Hercules operators

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

 AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits  Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 June 1971

 Further reading

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External links

Military units and formations in Arizona
Rescue groups of the United States Air Force


Vojislav Mihailović (; born 3 September 1951) is a Serbian politician who was the mayor of Belgrade from 1999 to 2000 and the president of the Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS) since 3 January 2022. He is a grandson of Dragoljub Mihailović, a Yugoslav Serb general and military leader from World War II.

A long-time member of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), he left the party in 2005 after a party split, becoming one of the founders and co-president of the Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement (SDPO). In 2014, he joined the Serbian People's Party (SNP), left it in 2016, and then in 2018 he joined POKS.

Early life and private career
Mihailović was born on 3 September 1951 in Belgrade, in the PR Serbia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. He finished primary school in Belgrade and then graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade in 1980.

After finishing his studies, he worked as a lawyer, and later he founded a private business. He used to be a co-owner of a company that imports Pampers diapers.

Political career

SPO (1993–2005)
He joined the monarchist Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) headed by Vuk Drašković in 1993, and a year later, he was named a member of the party presidency. He was elected MP in the 1993 parliamentary elections, elected vice president of the National Assembly and later re-elected to both positions in the 1997 parliamentary elections.

When Zoran Đinđić was removed from office as the mayor of Belgrade at the initiative of SPO and help from the then ruling Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) in late 1997, the office was vacant for more than a year, with Milan Božić serving as the acting mayor. Following the vacancy period, Mihailović was elected Mayor of Belgrade on 22 January 1999. Mihailović ran as SPO candidate for President of Federal Republic Yugoslavia in the 2000 Yugoslav general elections, winning 2.95% of the popular vote. Following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević, Mihailović was succeeded as mayor by Milan St. Protić.

Mihailović was once again elected MP in the 2003 parliamentary election, and later the vice president of the National Assembly. He served as the acting president of Serbia for one day, from 3 to 4 March 2004. In December 2004, Mihailović, along with Veroljub Stevanović and other SPO high-ranking members, published a letter, accusing the party leadership for "misapproriating 136,000 euros from the state budget, while some local party boards did not have funds for utilities and telephone bills". Danica Drašković, the wife of SPO leader Vuk Drašković, responded by accusing the then prime minister of Serbia, Vojislav Koštunica, and the director of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA), Rade Bulatović, for being behind the letter and sued the signatories of the letter for defamation. In March 2005, Mihailović announced that he was leaving SPO.

SDPO (2005–2010)
In May 2005, Mihailović, along with Veroljub Stevanović, founded the centre-right Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement (SDPO), while he and Stevanović were elected co-presidents of the newly formed party. Nine SPO MP's joined SDPO following a party split. In the 2007 parliamentary election, SDPO participated in a coalition with New Serbia (NS) and Democratic Party of Serbia, with SDPO gaining two seats and Mihailović being elected MP once again. In late 2007, the president of Together for Kragujevac, also the co-president of the SDPO, signed a coalition agreement with the leader of G17 Plus, Mlađan Dinkić, which Mihailović opposed. SDPO did not participate in the 2008 parliamentary election and the party dissolved in 2010.

SNP (2014–2016)
In December 2014, Mihailović spoke at the founding assembly of the Serbian People's Party (SNP) headed by Nenad Popović, and became a member of the SNP presidency. During his speech at the founding assembly of SNO, Mihailović stated that "SNP will strive to preserve the identity of Serbs in the region, the ties between the motherland and the diaspora".

POKS (2018–present)
In 2018, Mihailović joined the Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia, another break-away faction of SPO. He was the party's ballot carrier in the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, however, POKS only won 0.53% of the popular vote and failed to pass the electoral threshold. He was later named member of the party presidency and elected vice president of POKS.

In December 2021, conflict arose between the president of POKS, Žika Gojković, and Mihailović. On 23 December 2021, it was reported that the POKS presidency, led by Mihailović, had met to remove Gojković from the office of president, on the grounds that his four-year term had expired in October. POKS official Miloš Parandilović stated that the aforementioned meeting had been "illegitimately convened by a group of party officials seeking to carry out a coup" and that Gojković was still the legitimate president. Mihailović's faction announced on 28 December that Gojković and his prominent ally Mirko Čikiriz had been expelled from the party. Mihailović's faction held an assembly in Belgrade on 3 January 2022 and elected Mihailović as president of POKS. Shortly after, Mihailović was recognized as legitimate president by POKS's coalition partner, the Democratic Party of Serbia and its leader Miloš Jovanović and Mihailović was announced as the National Democratic Alternative (NADA) coalition's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade in the upcoming 2022 Belgrade City Assembly election. Due to Gojković still legally representing the POKS leadership, Mihailović had to register under the "For the Kingdom of Serbia" organization for the 2022 elections.

On 10 November 2022, he was sworn in as vice president of the National Assembly.

Personal life
Vojislav Mihailović is a grandson of Draža Mihailović, leader of the royalist Chetniks during the World War II, and has led the political rehabilitation process of his grandfather until the High Court in Belgrade rehabilitated him and restored his civil rights in 2015. At the time of Mihailović's birth, his father, Branko, was a prisoner on Goli Otok.

He is married and has two children.

References

1951 births
Living people
Serbian Renewal Movement politicians
Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement politicians
Serbian monarchists
Mayors of Belgrade
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
Presidents of Serbia within Yugoslavia
Serbian People's Party (2014) politicians
Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)