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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney appeared on Fox Business on Thursday and defended the use of torture by claiming it worked on Sen. John McCain when he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
National Guard troops stationed along the US-Mexico border have contributed to 1,600 apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally and the capture of about 1,000 pounds of marijuana in their three-and-a-half weeks on the job, according to a Customs and Border Protection official. The official said the National Guard troops have also contributed to 451 "turn backs," where individuals abandon an attempt to illegally cross into the US.
In this May 4, 2018 photo, former U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North acknowledges attendees as he gives the Invocation at the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas.
In t May 2, 2018 file photo, a firetruck sprays foam over the remains of an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane from Puerto Rico that crashed in Port Wentworth, Ga. Savannah police released 911 recordings from the crash Monday, May 7, five days after the C-130 Hercules cargo plane plummeted down onto Georgia Highway 21. It crashed shortly after taking off from the Savannah airport.
A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by one of the state's senators. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, made the announcement while visiting the state as part of a multiday tour that also included looking at the potential for more outdoor recreation elsewhere as New Mexico and other western states promote their wide open spaces in hopes of attracting more tourists and more money.
The U.S. Navy is bringing back a formerly disbanded Atlantic fleet to counter a growing threat from Russia and other international powers, military officials said Friday. Adm. John Richardson, head of naval operations, announced the resurrection of the Second Fleet during a change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Va., the home of the Navy's Fleet Forces command.
NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks after he was presented with the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal during a special Twilight Tattoo performance November 14, 2017 at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. Sen. McCain was honored for over 63 years of dedicated service to the nation and the U.S. Navy.
A top US navy admiral announced the re-establishment of the US 2nd Fleet - a cold war command disbanded in 2011 - to patrol the North Atlantic and face a resurgent threat from Russia. The chief of US Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, made the announcement during a change-of-command ceremony in the Atlantic naval port of Norfolk, Virginia.
Capt. Phillip Thorne, outgoing Commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, walks with his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Madeline, 8, and mother, Gloria Thorne, at the conclusion of his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremonies at the Alaska State Museum on Friday, May 4, 2018. (Michael Penn Capt.
Tensions between the United States and China flared on two military fronts as Washington accused the Chinese of harassing American pilots flying over the African nation of Djibouti and warned of consequences to the deployment of missiles on artificial islands China has built in disputed waters in the South China Sea. China on Friday denied the allegations that its forces targeted U.S. military aircraft with high-powered lasers near China's military base in Djibouti, which is located where the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden meet.
More than 300 sailors on board the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser will return to Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday. The crew took part in the air strikes against Syria after an alleged chemical attack last month.
Highway 21 will remain closed indefinitely after the crash of a Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 yesterday in the area. This is the detour instituted by the Georgia Dept.
Walter Henry Baustian, Jr., age 84, of Luverne, Minn., died Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Born on April 1, 1934, he was welcomed into the family of Walter Sr. and Frances Baustian as the tenth of twelve children, living most of his life on a farm in Springwater Township in Rock County, Minnesota.
A thankful Daniel Ladendorf, recipient of the first Veteran Leadership Award, shares how student veterans can provide "lots of leadership experience we can teach to our classmates" April 25 during the Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony in the Miller Education Center. A thankful Daniel Ladendorf, recipient of the first Veteran Leadership Award, shares how student veterans can provide "lots of leadership experience we can teach to our classmates" April 25 during the Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony in the Miller Education Center.
That is what makes America great, U.S. Rep Jim Jordan said Thursday morning during a National Day of Prayer event at First Presbyterian Church in Norwalk. Jordan was a four-time state wrestling champion in Ohio and a two-time NCAA champion at the University of Wisconsin.
A spokesman for the Georgia Air National Guard says authorities don't yet know what caused a military cargo plane to crash after taking off from a Savannah, Georgia, airport, killing at least five. Flames and smoke rise from an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane after it crashed near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
Flames and smoke rise from an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane after it crashed near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. First responders seen through heat wave investigate the deadly crash of an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane from Puerto Rico, near the intersection of state highway Georgia 21 and Crossgate Road in Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there are no survivors. The plane crashed onto state highway 21 moments after taking off from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, narrowly missing people on the ground and sending an orange and black fireball into the sky.
Emergency personnel at the scene of the Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane that crashed near Savannah A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed on to a road in Georgia, and authorities said there are no survivors. The plane crashed moments after taking off from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, narrowly missing people on the ground and sending an orange and black fireball into the sky.