Air Force Colonel Who Survived 9/11 Kills Himself After Rape Charge
Air Force Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey, a 9/11 Pentagon survivor who was staring down a sentence of life in prison for rape, reportedly killed himself Sunday in his home.
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Researchers make historic catch: Shark babies off Long Island
Being approached by a US Coast Guard boat when you're on the water is normally not a good thing. But when you're with the crew of the M/V OCEARCH shark research vessel, it feels as if anything can happen.
In Africa, terrorism dominates a resource-challenged mission
An AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on the Wasp, was conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Islamic State group targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning.
WWII Navy chief reunited, in spirit, with his ship’s bell
A Navy chief who died saving his shipmates during the attack on Pearl Harbor has been reunited, in spirit, in Rhode Island with the bell from his ship.
Attendees at North Korean air show wowed by model F-16
Now here's something you don't see every day: an F-16 fighter jet buzzing through the skies of North Korea and launching - fireworks. The plane roaring over people's heads at the country's first air show Sunday was actually a remote-controlled mock-up of the fabled U.S Air Force fighter.
Boston Light celebrates 300th anniversary; $110M cutter contract awarded
Boston Light lighthouse Keeper Sally Snowman presents her book to Adm. Paul Zukunft, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on Little Brewster Island, Mass., September 14, 2016.
3 dead after boat capsizes
Three men are dead and the U.S. Coast Guard is on the scene in Bandon late Saturday, where a recreational crab boat capsized Saturday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Bend's Petty Officer Second Class Ali Flockerzi said the station got the call at 9:20 a.m. that the boat disappeared in the waves at the Coquille River bar with three people on board.
HCTV Program Schedule for Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2016
Two interviews with U. S. World War II veterans, from the series taped by HCTV at Laurel Lake Retirement Community, will be shown on HCTV this week: Joseph Zapytowski of the U. S. Army and Edmund Lutz of the U. S. Marine Corps. Hudson Rotary Club presents Katie Schilling, director of Student Development at Kent State University, and exchange student Jasiek Dolkowski, who tells a bit about his home community in Poland.
185TH Air Guard Ducts a oeBOSS LIFTa Flight
Over 40 civilian employers and distinguished visitors from around the states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota boarded flights departing the Sioux City, Iowa airport for an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, "Boss Lift" that departed from the 185th Air Refueling Wing. While lying next to the boom operator in the back of the U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft, guests nominated by their National Guard employee made their way to the refueling area above South Dakota where they got to witness an air to air refueling with F-16's from South Dakota's 114th Fighter Wing based in Sioux Falls, SD.
Clinton and Obama, First Heal Yourselves on Race
Hillary Clinton is the worst kind of political animal, one who will exploit anything for political gain, distort facts and shift her positions at will for votes, significantly more than your garden-variety pandering politician.
Alaska soldiers barred from events promoting marijuana
Alaska-based soldiers have been barred from attending any events involving promotion of the use of marijuana or hemp, including all fairs, festivals and conventions, to clarify the military's position as the state prepares to allow legal pot sales. The policy, issued by Maj.
Men of Excellence breakfast to honor 18 nominees
River City Community Development Corporation will select winners from among 18 Men of Excellence nominees at a breakfast in their honor on Thursday. The Men of Excellence Awards Breakfast takes place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the K.E. White Graduate Center.
This is what the future of air warfare looks like
"When you look at where the Air Force is headed, you look at coalition warfare and spend time in the Pacific, what this means to the interoperability, the ability to operate with others in the battle space and create the coalition warfare that we will always, always, fight with in the future, the centerpiece of that is gonna be the F-35," US Air Force Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, said at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space and Cyber conference .
British hacker loses battle against extradition to United States
Lauri Love may be coming to the United States, but I wouldn't count on it being any time soon. For those of you who may have missed the original story, Love is the "hacktivist" who frequently pushes the theme Bring Down All The Regimes and loves to dig through the internet for sensitive data.
US military jet crashes off Okinawa, pilot safe
A US military jet crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Thursday but the pilot was safely rescued, authorities said. The wreckage of the plane was found 150 kilometres off Okinawa's main island in the mid-afternoon, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
US: Bomber flew close to North Korean border amid standoff
A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.
Vallejo lifts shelter-in-place order, sheen found on water
Authorities scrambled Wednesday to contain and clean up a leak on the San Pablo Bay caused by an oil tanker berthed at a marine terminal belonging to the Phillips 66 refinery. The leak left two sheens on the bay, including one just over a mile long by 40 yards wide on the water in the northern San Pablo Bay area, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, the lead agency.
Search in progress for hiker missing on mountain near Sitka
Searchers were deploying Wednesday to keep looking for a Sitka man last seen Monday afternoon on a mountain near the Southeast Alaska community, troopers said. Word that 37-year-old Michael Hansen hadn't returned from Mount Verstovia reached troopers Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement.
Military leaders from 106 countries meet at US Naval War College
Senior military representatives from more than 100 countries have gathered in Rhode Island to talk about ways to address shared challenges and threats. The U.S. chief of naval operations is hosting the 22nd International Seapower Symposium from Wednesday through Friday at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport.
The Latest: Trump says black communities in worst shape ever
Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets Dick Chipchak, of Virginia Beach, aboard the USS Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon in Norfolk, Va. Pence was there for a roundtable discussion with local veterans.