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The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as tough as men.
Lt. Col. Clayton Braun, of the Washington State Army National Guard, poses for a photo on Jan. 20 at Camp Murray in front of a slide showing areas in the state that could be affected in the event of a massive quake and tsunami.
The U.S. Navy's Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group launched combat sorties from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea last week in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Syria and Iraq. According to a release from U.S. European Command, the group flew multiple combat sorties in an effort to degrade the resources and leadership capability of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Gov. Mike Pence has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of a West Point cadet and Indiana native killed last week during training exercises at Fort Hood, Texas. Cadet Mitchell Alexander Winey, a 21-year-old Valparaiso native, died after an Army transport truck he was riding in was washed away in a rain-swollen creek Thursday.
The final photo... as The Greatest fight is over: Frail Muhammad Ali in last appearance two months before dying of septic shock as his wife, nine children and brother start battle over his $80m fortune Secret Service agent to release tell-all book about life inside the Clinton White House and the culture that 'sickened' him Clinton sweeps US Virgin Islands, nabbing all seven pledged delegates... and only needs 60 more delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination Broke ISIS resorts to fining people for leaving doors open, trimming their beards and failing on-the-spot Sharia law quiz to line its coffers Thousands flee huge wildfire as it bears down on upmarket LA suburb that's home to stars including Kim, Kanye and Kylie Jenner U.S. and Cuba in talks to have Tupac Shakur's convicted cop killer aunt and notorious Cuban spy exchanged in prisoner swap Jack Black is ALIVE: 'Hacked' account ... (more)
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.
PHOTOS BY BUTCH COMEGYS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dunmore resident Donato J. Rinaldi displays the helmet he wore while fighting in the Korean War. A private first class in the 1st Marine Division, Mr. Rinaldi was wounded in April 1951 during the Battle of Horseshoe Ridge.
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.
Bosqueville native George Weaver was sent to Vietnam in 1969 after being drafted while in high school. After returning stateside, he joined the Army Reserves before leaving for the National Guard to train as a medic.
Jamie Marie, an 80-foot commercial fishing vessel, is hauled out at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles after having run aground in Ocean Shores on May 23. - David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News ON THURSDAY, THE cargo ship Alaska moored to the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal 3 to take on a load of logs for export to China. The 616-foot ship was launched earlier this year from the Shin Kurushima Dockyard in Japan and made her maiden voyage to the United States in April.
A senior defense official told Fox News that F/A-18 Hornet combat jets deployed from the U.S. Navy carrier, flying over Turkey and conducting airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. The strike marks the first launched by the United States from the Mediterranean since Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, as Naval air strikes have typically been launched from carriers in the Persian Gulf .
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.
Abdul Rahman Ismail, an Iraqi soldier, is reunited with his family Friday at a military camp outside of Fallujah. The U.S. began sending sorties into the Middle East from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea.
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.
Smiley was born in New Mexico and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944-46, helping use the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II.
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.
Phone and internet service have collapsed. Ham radio operators living on the stricken coast fire up their radios, contact emergency managers and report on the magnitude of the disaster so that no time is wasted in saving lives.
The U.S. Coast Guard says oil found in the water at the Lady's Island Marina in Beaufort is similar to the type of oil that recently leaked from Beaufort Memorial Hospital into the Beaufort River. Chief Warrant Officer Dan Ferrell tells The Island Packet of Hilton Head that the oil that stained the hulls of boats and blackened the reeds on Factory Creek's banks has similar characteristics to the hospital's Sunday spill, but authorities are currently investigating them as separate incidents.