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In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937.
File - The German zeppelin Hindenburg flies over Manhattan on May 6, 1937. A few hours later, the ship burst into flames in an attempt to land at Lakehurst, USA.
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former contractor at Military Sealift Command in connection with a nearly $3 million bribery scheme. The charges are the latest allegation to be filed against Scott Miserendino Sr., 58, of Stafford.
In a turn of events that should surprise no one, the Pentagon has emerged unscathed in Congress's budget bill. The only cost of the victory is the credibility of the Defense Department.
Its silvery bulk shattered by a terrific explosion, the German air liner Hindenburg plunged in flames at the United States Naval air station tonight, with indications that 34 of the 100 aboard and one spectator perished. As minor explosions continued to tear its twisted aluminum skeleton and ribboned fabric for hours afterward, an official announcement listed as having survived 24 of 39 passengers aboard and 42 out of the 61 members of the crew, thus leaving a total of 34 unaccounted for.
This May 6, 1937 file photo, provided by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was taken at almost the split second that the Hindenburg exploded over the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937.
Illustrative photo of an American F-15 intercepting a Russian Tu-95 Bear Bomber during a Russian exercise near the west coast of Alaska in 2008. US Air Force jets on Thursday intercepted two Russian bombers escorted by a pair of Russian fighter jets flying near Alaskan airspace, in an incident that was described as a first by US defense officials.
North Korea's state media condemned a US military exercise in the Western Pacific Ocean involving F/A-18 Hornet combat jets taking off from a US aircraft carrier on May 3. This US Navy video shows the fighter jets flying over American and South Korean ships in the Sea of Japan. USS Carl Vinson arrived in the region on April 28 and held joint drills with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Following the inclusion of $5 million for the National Coast Guard Museum in the federal spending bill working its way through Congress, several of Connecticut's congressional delegates are reviving a bill to create a commemorative coin that would help to raise money for the museum. U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, on Wednesday reintroduced the United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act, which would require the U.S. Treasury to create new $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.
He is a graduate of Lehighton Area School District and Carbon County Vo-Tech, is a United States Navy veteran, and is currently a welder/fitter for KME. He is married and has two daughters, both who are graduates of Lehighton.
The election of President Donald Trump was a double-edged sword for gun manufacturers. It meant that firearm freedoms were assured for another four years, thanks largely to the efforts of NRA members.
Mr. William Talmadge "Bill" "Hoss" Kay Sr., 86, of Carrollton, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born August 31, 1930 in Ocala, Florida, son of the late Mr. Willie Louis Kay and the late Mrs. Mattie "Belle" Cole Kay, Talmadge was the oldest of seven.
A panel of military and civilian leaders, including U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, touted the north country's healthcare system as a potential model for other military communities. The post is the lone Army installation with a division in America that does not have an on-post hospital.
The Izumo Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier was ordered to protect a US Navy supply ship by the Defence Minister. The ship is heading towards the Pacific to resupply the force sent by President Donald Trump to waters near the Korean Peninsula.
A U.S. service member in Iraq who was killed Saturday by an explosive device outside Mosul has been identified as 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, 25, of Bluffton, Georgia, the U.S. Department of Defense said Sunday.
The Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal on Saturday as the first passenger vessel to go through the canal's new set of locks, marking a milestone for the cruise industry. The Disney Cruise Line 2,713-passenger ship was transformed in late 2016, expanding the length of the Disney Wonder to 984 feet.
In this Thursday, April 27, 2017, photo, taxi driver Seijiro Kurosawa, 58, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in front of Fussa Station in Fussa where the Yokota Air Base is located in Tokyo's western suburbs. Residents living near U.S. military bases in Japan are facing a fresh reality: Their neighborhoods are on the frontline of North Korea's dispute with America and if Pyongyang were to attack they would have just several minutes to shelter from incoming missiles.
The U.S. Coast Guard is expanding its operations along Oregon's northern coast by selecting Astoria as the new home for two fast response cutters. The Daily Astorian reports the 154-foot cutters will replace smaller, 1980s-era patrol boats that are nearing the end of service.
Key figures from the Pheu Thai Party have voiced their opposition against the Cabinet's approval of the Chinese submarine purchase, saying they saw a potential burden that the multi-billion-baht deal would leave for future governments. Pheu Thai's acting secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai, former education minister Chaturon Chaisang and former energy minister Pichai Natipthaphan joined in opposition against the deal a couple of days after former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed her own disagreement.