At Sea With Capt. ‘Wrong Way’ Trump
President Trump at a press conference in the East Room of the White House, on April 20, 2017. Baby boomers like me fondly remember the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons of childhood .
Category Archives: US Military
US Vice President Discusses Korean Peninsula With Australian PM
US Vice President Mike Pence met Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday, as US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson steamed toward the Korean Peninsula, China's Xinhua news agency reported. "The president wanted me to be here early in this administration to reaffirm the strong and historic alliance between the United States of America and Australia," Pence told Turnbull.
Kitty Hawk Unveils Flying-Car Prototype
About 25 years ago I was hauling cargo in a beat-up C210 at dusk near PFN, FL, and overheard the following ... ATC: "Comair... Some years ago I was flying into a very congested London Heathrow Airport when I heard the following exchange withHeathrow Approach ...... AVweb speaks with Paxton Calvanese, maker of the wx24 Pilot app for iOS products, about long-distance flight planning for light GA... Subsidized by local funds from Fresno County, a fleet of four Pipistrel Alpha Electro trainers will be made available for primary... The Air Force moved quickly last week to quell concerns that it would force pilots to stay in uniform beyond their agreed-to separation... I've heard that said.
Dennis Marek: Take a moment to thank Jimmy Doolittle’s Raiders
It's the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders, a group of U.S. Airmen who bravely flew over Japan four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Two years ago, the four remaining survivors decided they would drink a last toast together.
Inert nuclear gravity bomb passes first F-16 flight test
An Air Force F-16C dropped an inert B61-12 during a development flight test by the 422nd Flight Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev., on March 14, 2017. The test is part of a life-extension program for the bomb to improve its safety, security and reliability.
Cal Fire app aims to help San Diegans be prepared for wildfires
San Diegans who strive to be prepared for wildfires can use a new Cal Fire mobile-device application to keep up with their readiness efforts, the state agency announced Friday. The free Ready for Wildfire app provides users with step-by-step checklists, allowing them to track their progress while managing vegetation, protecting their homes with fire-resistant construction, assembling emergency supply kits, and creating family communication and evacuation plans, according to Cal Fire.
U.S. Navy Jet Crashes, Pilot Ejects As Aircraft Carrier Finally Heads Toward North Korea
U.S. Navy via Flickr : PACIFIC OCEAN An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson . A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter crashed into the ocean and the pilot ejected unharmed while on approach to land on the USS Carl Vinson , the aircraft carrier that was briefly confused to have been off the coast of the Korean Peninsula during North Korea's failed nuclear test last weekend, but wasn't .
Filipino officials visit disputed isle, to build facilities
Chinese structures and an airstrip on the man-made Subi Reef at the Spratlys group of islands are shown from the Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force during the visit to the Philippine-claimed Thitu Island by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Armed Forces Chief Gen.
Nearly 400 military bases must be tested for drinking water contamination — and it will take years
Firefighting foam fills a hangar at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho in a 2012 photograph. As the two former Philadelphia-area bases become the first Navy sites linked to tainted drinking water, what happens in our region could help shape a response nationwide.
Vice President Mike Pence thanks sailors aboard U.S.S Ronald Reagan
It was my honor and distinct privilege to join sailors of the world's greatest Navy aboard U.S.S Ronald Reagan in Japan on Wednesday. President Donald Trump asked me to attend to thank our sailors for their service, who have stood up and stepped forward to protect our countries, our values, and our way of life.
Two rescued by Coast Guard after plane goes down
Rescued were a 19-year-old male from Longwood, who piloted the plane, and an 18-year-old female from Cape Coral. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received notification at 8:48 p.m. from Levy County dispatch stating a single-engine plane carrying two people had crashed near the end of County Road 40 Boat Ramp.
Women in the military: US Navy redesigning its submarines
In this May 16, 2012, file photo, released by the U.S. Navy, Petty Officer 3rd Class DonPaul Mitchell, left, assigned to the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, instructs Ensign Tabitha Strobel, Georgia's main propulsion assistant, in a trainer at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. With women now serving on submarines, future subs are being built to specifically accommodate gender differences including height, reach and strength.
Winnebago County News Briefs
Rockford Park District has partnered with the Lisle-based Morton Arboretum on a new initiative called "Forest City Tree Keepers." Volunteers with the newly-established Forest City Tree Keepers will work to preserve, maintain, and track more than 24,000 trees throughout the District.
The Latest: Pence promotes Trump’s economic plans in Japan
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks with members of the American Chamber of Commerce at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro Aso, third right, attend during Japan U.S. Economic Dialogue at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
Russia claims it can wipe out US Navy with single ‘electronic bomb’
A news report from the country - where the media is essentially controlled by the state - said the technology could render planes, ships and missiles useless. The newsreader says: "Today, our Russian Electronic Warfare troops can detect and neutralise any target from a ship's system and a radar, to a satellite."
The weekend’s best photos
Authorities have closed the beach of a Lake Michigan state park after a grounded, stranded pleasure boat broke apart just offshore. Ludington State Park officials announced late Friday the western Michigan beach has been closed as debris washes shore.
Senate Dems: Cost for border wall could ‘soar’ to $70 billion
Border Patrol agents patroling the United States-Mexico Border wall during Opening the Door Of Hope/Abriendo La Puerta De La Esparana, at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, Calif., on Nov. 19, 2016. Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee estimated that the total cost of the construction of the border wall could "soar" to nearly $70 billion, according to a report prepared by minority side of the committee, which is led by Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Missouri.
Mike Pence warns North Korea: ‘The sword stands ready’
Vice President Mike Pence, center, speaks to U.S. servicemen and Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel on the flight deck of U.S. navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka on April 19, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence, center, speaks to U.S. servicemen and Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel on the flight deck of U.S. navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka on April 19, 2017.
North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility
Only at a North Korean press conference at the United Nations, can you hear a diplomat say he hoped journalists had a good holiday weekend and then warn of possible thermonuclear war. North Korea has consistently issued threats of war toward the United States in recent decades, but the Trump administration's announced end of a "strategic patience" policy with Pyongyang has upped the ante in terms of warnings and bellicose rhetoric.
How U.S. drones won a battle against ISIS for the first time in Libya
The four-month air campaign to drive militants from Sirte without committing large numbers of U.S. advisers or ground forces is being studied as a model for future U.S. military efforts campaigns against ISIS. How U.S. drones won a battle against ISIS for the first time in Libya The four-month air campaign to drive militants from Sirte without committing large numbers of U.S. advisers or ground forces is being studied as a model for future U.S. military efforts campaigns against ISIS.