ROONEY, ROBERT
Born in Jersey City, Bob was a lifelong Bayonne resident. Bob served in the US Marine Corps from 1963-1967, serving in Vietnam 1965-1966.
Category Archives: US Military
The United States Navy’s plans to expand to a 355 ship force.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Navy leaders on April 17, 2018 on how quickly the fleet can be expanded to 355 ships. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Navy leaders on April 17, 2018 on how quickly the fleet can be expanded to 355 ships.
USS John Warner tomahawk missile launch on Syria
On April 14, 2018, the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS John Warner launched tomahawk missiles from the Mediterranean Sea as part of a multi-national strike operation against the Syrian government in order to degrade the Syrian government's capability to produce and utilize chemical weapons. The submarine's operations in the Mediterranean Sea are part of a routine deployment in support of our regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests.
U.S. Coast Guard saves stranded Dunnellon man near Crystal River
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard's station in Yankeetown rescue 76-year-old Jack Baird on Monday, after the Dunnellon man's 45-foot sailboat ran aground near the Crystal River. A 45-foot sailboat sits aground Monday near the Crystal River.
Patrick Buchanan: Trump – Prisoner of the War Party?
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.' We convinced him it was necessary to stay."
Video: Arizona Senate candidate joked about Saudi women stepping on land mines
Before she was a U.S. Representative for Arizona and a U.S. Senate candidate, Martha McSally made her name as an Air Force pilot from Rhode Island who sued the Department of Defense in 2002 to avoid having to wear an abaya off-base while stationed in Saudi Arabia. But a year later, in a commencement speech at Rhode Island College , she told an Islamophobic and tasteless joke that foreshadowed her anti-immigrant, xenophobic political career.
Heavy rains ease, rescue efforts improve after Hawaii storm
This Sunday, April 15, 2018 image taken from video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows flooding in Kauai's Hanalei Bay, Hawaii. Hawaii Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation for the island where heavy rainfall damaged or flooded dozens of homes in Hanalei, Wainiha, Haena and Anahola.
Navy helicopter assists Eastern Shore boater
According to Naval Air Force Atlantic, a 53-year-old fisherman got his boat stuck in the mud near Wachapreague on Friday. The fisherman sent out a distress call, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron Two responded.
Monroe firefighter re-enlists with family, friends’ support
He was 18 when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1992, and less than two years later was honorably discharged after a knee injury. He healed, settled down in Monroe and eventually became a firefighter.
U.S. Marine challenges three others in 5th District Democratic primary
Huffstetler, who lives in Charlottesville with wife Emily and infant daughter Alice Sue, is a Democrat challenging incumbent Congressman Tom Garrett for the 5th District seat.
Navy: Training jet flew too low – for thrills – before crash
In this Dec. 10, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, pilots perform pre-flight procedures in T-45C Goshawks from Training Air Wing One on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, docked in Norfolk, Va. Navy officials said in a report a T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes October 2017 when it plunged into woods near Tellico Plains.
Navy: Training jet flew too low _ for thrills _ before crash
The Navy is citing pilot error for a military training jet crash in Tennessee that killed the two aboard, saying it was being flown for thrills and too low. Navy officials said in a report the T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes last October when it plunged into a forest near Tellico Plains.
The about-turn by state petroleum firm PetroVietnam could cost Repsol US$200 million. Photo: AFP
Washington failed to back up words with action after Beijing pressured Hanoi into abandoning South China Sea oil drilling project In the first quarter of 2018, China successfully coerced a South China Sea claimant state and got away with it. The implications are serious and undermine ongoing efforts by the United States and its democratic partners to build a "free and open" Indo-Pacific.
Trump declares ‘mission accomplished’ after strike on Syria
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Storage Site in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. In this image from video provided by the U.S. Navy, a U.S. fast-attack submarine launches a tomahawk missile on April 14, 2014, from the Mediterranean Sea as part of a U.S.-led military operation in retaliation for Syria using chemical weapons on April 7. President Donald Trump declared "Mission Accomplished" for a U.S.-led allied missile attack on Syria's chemical weapons program, but the Pentagon said the pummeling of three chemical-related facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use ... (more)
In run-up to missile strike, an orderly, chaotic White House
The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7.a less The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on ... more In this image released by the Department of Defense, a U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber separates from the boom pod after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on April 13, 2018, en route to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria.
Analysis: Trump finds leaving Syria tougher than he thought
In heated exchanges with his national security team in recent weeks, President Donald Trump repeatedly made clear he saw little incentive for the United States to be involved in Syria's intractable civil war. In doing so, Trump is trying to confront a dilemma that haunted his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Honor Bob Dempsey and John D. Pennekamp, whose good works live on
When I returned from military service in Vietnam, I was fortunate to work with Bob Dempsey at the then Metro-Dade Public Safety Department. We were hired during the summer of 1972, and in due course created a professional partnership that benefited South Florida's law enforcement.
Pence to outline Syrian missile strike at Latin summit
Abroad during a major military strike, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to address Latin American leaders Saturday on President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes in Syria in response to a suspected chemical attack in the war-torn nation. Pence was whisked away from the Summit of the Americas late Friday so he could inform U.S. congressional leaders by phone of Trump's plans to announce the missile strikes.
The military forces facing each other in Syria
For the second time in just over a year, the world's most powerful military has attacked Syria, but this time the stakes are much higher. Unlike America's unilateral strike last year, today's operation was launched by both air and sea, and was a joint operation with the British and French.
HISTORY, April 14: Lincoln shot; Titanic hits iceberg; dust storm blackens Plains
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship's time and began sinking.