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A Navy helicopter crashed in the James River during a training mission on Tuesday, and three crewmembers were plucked from the water uninjured by a passing vessel, authorities said. The MH-60S helicopter went down near the James River Bridge, Newport News Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Pincus told reporters.
A former state lawmaker who resigned in February amid questions he inflated his military record has released records that support some of his claims of serving in combat. The News Tribune reports that the new records show former state Rep. Graham Hunt, of Orting, served in combat zones in the Middle East early in the Iraq War.
This weekend, over five thousand Germans came together in a protest against flying attack robots. They formed a human chain five and half miles long around the Ramstein Air Force Base controlled by the United States.
The South Carolina Air National Guard has resumed flight operations less than a week after two pilots survived a midair collision in Georgia. Flying was temporarily halted after two F-16 jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard crashed Tuesday night at a rural bombing rage in Louisville, Georgia.
The House Benghazi committee has interviewed two drone sensor operators who were working on the night of the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya, including one who identified himself on talk radio as "John from Iowa." The unidentified drone operator has earned derision from the Pentagon and committee Democrats, who say the GOP-led panel has made a series of costly, duplicative and unnecessary requests - including some based on claims made on Facebook or talk radio.
An F-35A takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in March 2014. The Air National Guard's Truax Field in Wisconsin is in the running for the new generation of fighter jet.
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has announced a visit with the Spokane Indian Tribe Thursday. The visit comes as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed off on a plan that includes a casino.
Authorities were seeking a pickup truck due to reports that it was driving erratically minutes before it struck a group of bicyclists on a street in western Michigan, killing five, a local prosecutor said. Police fielded complaints that a pickup truck was being driven erratically just minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said.
The South Carolina Air National Guard says two F-16 fighter jet pilots ejected safely after a midair collision over eastern Georgia. A news release from the Air National Guard says the collision happened Tuesday night around 9:15 p.m. during routine night-flying operations over a military operating area in Jefferson County, Georgia.
Two F-16 fighter jets collided at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday during routine night-flying operations over Jefferson County, Georgia, officials with the South Carolina National Guard said.
A U.S. airman guides a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan March 9, 2016. A U.S. airman secures an MQ-9 Reaper drone after it returned from a mission at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan March 9, 2016.
He is survived by his brothers, John O'Connor, Mark O'Connor and his wife Kathleen, Patrick O'Connor and his wife Mary, Stephen O'Connor and his wife Sarah, and his sister Bridget "Bridie" Doyle, along with many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. Joseph was born May 30, 1938 in Galway, Ireland, a son of the late Mary and Mark O'Connor.
This coming weekend, we start getting knee-deep in festival season; county fairs, music series, and various markets will all be kicking inm esp ecially now that most every school is out for summer break. The Ogden Arts Festival will take over Historic 25th Street and the Ogden Amphitheater from June 11-12, featuring local and visiting artists and musicians, as well as cool vendors and food, plus kids activities for the wee ones to enjoy.
Bisland and other members of the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing were made official during a redesignation ceremony at Beale on Saturday. "I've worked tankers most of my life," said Bisland, who first came to Beale in 1997 with the 940th.
Tuesday is Election Day across the state and there are a number of contested local races and tax measures that are worthy of your attention. With that in mind, the Daily Republic recommends: Solano County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District: Five candidates seek the seat being vacated after two terms by incumbent Linda Seifert.
There is a new delay in the launch of new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tankers but it should not affect MacDill Air Force Base, said U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who has been leading the charge to bring the new planes to the base and obtain additional older ones. MacDill wasn't selected for the first round of the new tankers, but it is line to get more of the older KC-135 tanker planes they're replacing.
Col. Tamhra Hutchins-Frye will be the Arkansas Air National Guard's first female brigadier general after her formal promotion Saturday. Tamhra Hutchins-Frye decided to join the Arkansas Air National Guard in 1984 to fly fighter jets, but she was told no.
Both of the U.S. military's high-drama, high-dollar flying teams suffered crashes on the same day this week, but supporters say the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels are worth the money and the risk because they're vital to recruitment and help citizens feel good about their military. "It's our No.
Boeing Co.' s delay in delivering aerial refueling tankers to the U.S. Air Force may bring the company financial penalties or negative ratings that could affect future contracts, according to a service document.
One of the Air Force's elite Thunderbird jets crashed Thursday following a fly-over for the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. Thunderbirds F-16 crashes at Air Force Academy graduation One of the Air Force's elite Thunderbird jets crashed Thursday following a fly-over for the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo.