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The Cactus Air Force was the ensemble of Allied air power assigned to the island of Guadalcanal from August 1942 until December 1942 during the most heavily contested phases of the Guadalcanal Campaign, particularly those operating from Henderson Field. The name is based on "Cactus", the Allied code name for the island.
Cactus re-emerged in June 2006, in New York City: a radio broadcast on The Radiochick Show and their first show since 1972 at B.B. King's Blues Club in Times Square on June 3. This show was a warm up for the gig which sparked the reunion, an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Norje , Sweden on June 9.
A new Torpedo Squadron 8 was established in 1943 as part of the new Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8). It was assigned to the newly commissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid at Norfolk in November 1943. After training in the Caribbean Sea , VT-8 left Intrepid at Pearl Harbor in January 1944. [ 2 ]
He also was a president and board chairman of the Air Force Association and as a Director of the United States Air Force Academy. [33] In 2000, he served as a consultant on the popular computer game Combat Flight Simulator 2 by Microsoft. [42] A complete listing of Foss's affiliations and honors is given at The Joe Foss Institute. [43]
Cactus is the debut studio album by American rock band Cactus, [2] released on July 1, 1970, by Atco Records. The eight tracks consist of six original songs written by the band, plus covers of Mose Allison 's version of blues standard " Parchman Farm ", and Willie Dixon 's " You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover ". [ 3 ]
It should only contain pages that are Cactus (American band) albums or lists of Cactus (American band) albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Cactus (American band) albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
He would become commander of the Cactus Air Force on November 7, 1942 [2] and lead the men through the lowest point in the campaign until he turned the command over to Brigadier General Francis P. Mulcahy on December 26, 1942.
Cactus V is the fifth album by American rock supergroup Cactus released in 2006.. Cactus re-emerged in May 2006 in New York City. A radio broadcast on The Radiochick Show, and their first show since 1972 at B.B. King's Blues Club in Times Square on June 3.