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A definitive ranking of the US military’s worst animal projects Caitlin O'Brien March 9 Spc. Beruk Nessibu mounts Kyle, the camel, Dec. 19, to enjoy his very first camel ride at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (SFC Debra Richardson) Animal-human collaboration is an interesting facet of military history. The U.S. Navy has trained bottlenose dolphins and sea lions as part of its Marine Mammal Program. These slippery sea critters are able to locate mines and retrieve missing equipment more successfully than human divers, thanks to the dolphins’ sonar and sea lions’ eyesight. Forget robots ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA This home, located at 705 Georgia St., was built in the 1870s and is regarded as a prized architectural example of the era. (Courtesy photo) Vallejo, Benicia part of Visit California history tour VALLEJO — Vallejo became California’s first capital in 1850, and Benicia, which also served as the capital, is described as a “hidden jewel.” For those reasons alone, Visit California included Vallejo and Benicia in its latest suggested historical tour stops in the state. “Head to its historic district Old Town, where you can wander past homes dating back to the...

The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War, involved 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory, which would eventually make up all or part of the states of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. Much of this terrain was extremely dry, desert landscape alien to the European-Americans who hugged the temperate East. The only desert most Americans knew about was in the Bible. Which seems to be where the camels, the ships of the desert, came in. Biblical deserts equaled camels. So why shouldn’t American desert equal the same thing? Scholar Vi...

After the liberation of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Sagat Singh was given the responsibility to stay in the newly formed country to maintain peace and security. JAIPUR: Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, one of the best corps commanders in India’s military history, had many accomplishments, but the finest among those was the liberation of Bangladesh. Born on July14,1919 in Bikaner state of erstwhile Rajputana, Sagat belonged to a family of soldiers. His father fought in WWI from the famous Camel Corps of Bikaner Risala. After passing out from Indian Military Academy in 1941, Sagat took par...