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Noble Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Noble Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,863 people in the township.

Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
 * Salem Township - north
 * Logan Township - northeast
 * Moulton Township - east
 * Washington Township - southeast corner
 * Saint Marys Township - south
 * Jefferson Township, Mercer County - southwest
 * Center Township, Mercer County - west

Parts of the city of St. Marys are located in southern Noble Township.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of Noble Township is 79.8 sqkm, of which 79.4 sqkm is land and 0.4 sqkm, or 0.49%, is water. It is crossed by the St. Marys River, a tributary of the Maumee River.

Name and history
Statewide, other Noble Townships are located in Defiance and Noble counties.

Before the creation of Auglaize County in 1848, Noble Township and the southern part of neighboring Salem Township were part of what was then Wayne Township in Mercer County. When the county was formed, the name of the township was changed to Noble Township as there was already a Wayne Township, one that had originally been a part of Allen County. The newly formed township was named in honor of Elisha Noble, an early local settler who served as county commissioner for Mercer and Auglaize counties.

Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services
The majority of the township is in the Saint Marys City School District with a small western portion being in the Parkway Local School District.

The entire township is served by the Saint Marys (45885) post office.

The major highway in Noble Township is U.S. Route 33, which traverses the southern part of the township.

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Mark V Special Operations Craft

The Mark V SOC (Special Operations Craft) was a marine security, patrol and special forces insertion boat used by the United States Navy and manufactured by VT Halter Marine Inc (Gulfport, Mississippi). It was introduced into service with the US Navy SEALs in 1995. It was removed from service in 2013.

It is commonly referred to as the "Mark V.1 Patrol Boat" in official U.S. Navy documents.

Origins
The development of the Mark V SOC was very fast-paced, taking only 18 months from the initiation of the program to the actual delivery of the first boat on September 4, 1995. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Contracting Directorate and a dedicated Program Management team executed this effort in record time, specifically because USSOCOM was given Agency level contracting authority. The contract was fulfilled when the full operational capability was met in 1999. In all, 20 Mk V SOC units were delivered to USSOCOM at a unit cost of $3.7 million.

The Mark V SOC deployment was less smooth. Problems included instances of the windshield and entire pilothouse assembly collapsing upon wave impact. However, these issues have been resolved and the Mark V SOC has greatly improved maritime special operations capabilities.

The original Mk V SOC was designed to address the lack of any specifically conceived SEAL insertion craft. Prior to the Mk V SOC, SEALs traveled on any form of surface transport available, often resorting to taping lawn furniture to the available craft's deck. The original Mk V competition included three different designs, one Kevlar composite monohull, one aluminum monohull, and one aluminum catamaran hull; the aluminum monohull won. The Mk V SOC specifically incorporated a modular shock mitigation seating design to minimize injury.

Experience gained during training and operational usage showed the aluminum monohull transmitted the impact with the water to the craft's occupants more readily than a composite hull. Even after modifications such as the addition of shock-absorbing seats, the boats are capable of generating up to 20 Gs of force while slamming across waves. This led to many cases of bruises, sprained ankles, chipped teeth, and back, neck, and joint injuries. These injuries necessitated a replacement.

Redesign
On 11 January 2008 the U.S. Navy unveiled an experimental version of the Mark V Special Operations Craft, designated the Mk V.1, designed to reduce the number of injuries sustained by sailors and SEALs during the operation of the aluminum version of the vessel. Nicknamed the MAKO, the vessel was developed by a subsidiary of Hodgdon Yachts, in collaboration with the University of Maine's Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center. It features a hull made of layers of carbon fiber, a foam core, and an outer layer of Kevlar for additional strength. It was constructed and launched at the Hodgdon Yachts' East Boothbay facility. The MAKO is lighter than the current Mk V. The Office of Naval Research funded the prototype "to compare the properties of composite construction with aluminum" versions of the same craft. The tests did not suggest continuing the vessel with a composite structure. Instead, the decision was to retire the Mark V in 2013 in favor of its replacements.

The Mark V was replaced in 2015 by several craft: the Combatant-Craft Assault (CCA), Combatant Craft Medium (CCM MK1), and Combat-Craft Heavy (CCH MK1) SEALION (SEAL Insertion, Observation and Neutralization).

Missions
The Mark V's primary mission is medium range insertion and extraction platform for Special Operations Forces (primarily SEAL combat swimmers) in a low to medium threat environment. The secondary mission is limited Coastal Patrol and Interdiction, specifically limited duration patrol and low to medium threat coastal interdiction. The typical Mark V SOC mission duration is 12 hours.

For example, in 2003, in one of the first actions of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Mark V SOCs operating out of Kuwait disembarked at least two platoons of Navy SEALs to capture Iraqi offshore oil terminals.

Capabilities
The Mark V has the capacity to carry sixteen fully equipped SEALs to missions 500 mi away from where they are based. They ride on seats that are designed for maximum comfort and shock mitigation in high seas or heavy maneuvering, and allows occupants to either stand or sit. With a beam of $17 1/2$ feet, the craft has enough room to carry four Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts with six outboard motors (2 spares) and fuel, to deploy forces from a clandestine distance. The ramp on the stern allows SEAL teams to ride their CRRCs right up the stern of the boat, for fast extraction and insertion.

To support the SOF missions in a medium to low threat environment, the Mk Vs are outfitted with five gun mounts for small caliber weapons supporting any combination of: M-2 .50 cal heavy machine guns, M240 or the M60 7.62 mm machine guns or Mk19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers. Together these provide 360 degrees of firing coverage. To defend against aircraft, the craft has a station for firing the Stinger Man-portable Air Defense System (MANPADS). Later improvements include mounting stations for GAU-17 Miniguns, MK 95 Twin .50 cal machine gun, MK 38 chain gun and Mk48 25 mm guns. Personal small arms of the crew and passengers can also be used to defend the craft.

The Mark V has many special features, besides its weapons, that make it more survivable while delivering sailors to their missions. Its angular design and low silhouette reduces its radar signature making it harder to spot and detect. Its V-hull design gives it good handling qualities in rough water as well as speed and shallow draft (four feet when cruising on-step). Its twin MTU 12-cylinder TE94 Diesel engines give it power and reliability and, coupled with the two K50S water jets, provides fast acceleration for operations near shore or in shallow waters as well as cutting down on the rooster tail effect that can make fast boats easier to see and track.

Mark V SOC Detachment
The Mark V SOC will normally operate in a two craft detachment with a Mobile Support Team. The operational detachment—the basic Mark V SOC operating system—consists of:
 * two Mark V special operations craft, each with a crew of five special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (also known as SWCCs);
 * two Mark V SOC transporters, each with an M916A1E1 prime mover
 * four M1097 HMMWVs with S250 shelters,
 * two M1083 5-ton trucks for the 90-day containerized deployment support package (spare part, repair parts, consumables, etc.)
 * one five-ton forklift;
 * an eight-man maintenance support team, that provides technical assistance and maintenance support during mission turnaround.

A Mark V SOC detachment is deployable on two USAF C-5 Galaxy aircraft to a theater of operations within 48 hours of notification and is prepared to commence operations within 24 hours after arriving at a forward staging location. The detachment can also be delivered in-theater by well-deck- or flight-deck-equipped surface ships with appropriate crane and deck space capabilities, and, if appropriate, under their own power. A detachment is also transportable by road.

The Mark V SOC is operated by Naval Special Warfare Group THREE (formerly known as Special Boat Squadron ONE) and Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR (formerly known as Special Boat Squadron TWO) on the east and west coasts. Twelve Mark Vs are assigned to NSWG-3, Coronado, California, and eight to NSWG-4, Little Creek, Virginia.

Mark V Waterfront Operations Support Facility
Located at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California is a facility to house operational maintenance, training and administrative functions for 12 Mark V SOC. The North Island location was designed to allow rapid mobilization and transport of these vessel worldwide. The facility provides non-depot level maintenance of rolling stock and depot level maintenance of the Mark V SOC. In addition to maintenance and supply/spare parts warehousing facilities, on-site administration and training facilities with classrooms and briefing areas were provided.

Final design includes a new 115' by 37' U-shaped, reinforced concrete pier, 60' long concrete floating docks to berth five vessels, and a gangway. The pier was designed to support the combined load of a 50-ton Mark V and a 70-ton marine travel lift used to lift the vessels out of the water and transport them to the maintenance facility.

The Support Facility building is Bldg 816 on Naval Air Station North Island, next to the Undersea Rescue Command compound. The project as executed does not seem to have included the dock and pier where shown in the planning documents. The facility is still is use, now apparently supporting CCM and other NSW craft.

Foreign use
In 2009, the Kuwait Naval Force signed a $61.6-million contract with United States Marine, Inc. of Gulfport, MS for the design and construction of ten Mark V patrol boats under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for coastal interdiction, and special operations for delivery by June 2013.

On 9 July 2013, Congress was notified of a request from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces to purchase 30 Mark V patrol boats, along with associated equipment, parts, training, and logistical support for $1.2 billion. The boats' mission is to protect maritime infrastructure in Saudi littoral waters. They will be used primarily to patrol and interdict intruders in Saudi territorial seas, and recognized economic exclusion zones.

Four boats were delivered to Greece via the Excess Defense Articles programme on 6 April 2020 and are currently in use by the Underwater Demolition Command of the Hellenic Navy.These boats will receive Spike ER launchers as part of a deal between the Hellenic government and Rafael.

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Creelsboro, Kentucky

Creelsboro is a historic town in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. The declining town was thriving some sixteen years before Russell County was formed. It was named for Elijah Creel, an early settler.

Creelsboro was a trade center along the Cumberland River in the 19th century although its population was only about 50. It was once the busiest river port on the river between Nashville, Tennessee, and Burnside, Kentucky. The town hosted a bank, a school, three stores and an inn for steam boat passengers.

Construction of modern highways in the 1930s took commercial traffic away from steamboats and Creelsboro lost its primary revenue stream.

Creelsboro's current population is involved in agriculture. Visitors access the Cumberland River for trout fishing and view Rockhouse natural arch five miles downstream from town and through which the ancient Cumberland River once flowed.

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Frogman (disambiguation)

A frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver, particularly in military and other combat-type operations.

Frogman may also refer to

In diving

 * Frogman Corps (Denmark), from the Royal Danish Navy
 * Russian commando frogmen, from the Russian Navy
 * French commando frogmen, from the French Navy
 * British commando frogmen, from the Royal Navy
 * Casio G-Shock Frogman, a model of wristwatch by Casio
 * a tradename used by Siebe Gorman for a brand of diver's drysuit in the 1960s and perhaps earlier
 * a tradename used by Spearfisherman (company) for a brand of diver's drysuit made in 1945 and perhaps earlier

Fiction

 * The Frogmen (1951 film), a 1951 movie about World War II United States Underwater Demolition Teams
 * Frogman (Oz character), a man-size talking frog in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series
 * In the Marvel Comics universe:
 * Frog-Man, a superhero associated with Spider-Man
 * Frog-Man (Ani-Men), a supervillain
 * Leap-Frog (comics), also known as Frog-Man, a supervillain
 * frog-like monsters made out of men in the Hellboy comic by Mike Mignola;
 * Frogman Comics, a comic book that ran from Jan 1952 to May 1953, published by Hillman Periodicals
 * Frogman (also Tongue Man), a villain in the 2013 Indian film Krrish 3
 * Frogmen, an unaired TV-movie starring O.J. Simpson
 * Frogman, a horror film based on the legend of the Loveland frog, was released in 2024.

Other uses

 * Clarence "Frogman" Henry (born 1937), American musical artist
 * An amphibian humanoid
 * A night soil collector

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