Uk C-130J tapped as next Fat Albert aircraft for Blue Angels

A used Royal Air Force C-130J could soon be supporting the US Navy's Blue Angels fighter demonstration team as a long-term replacement for the team's famous "Fat Albert". Naval Air Systems Command plans to quickly buy one of the RAF's C-130Js to "avoid a gap in logistical support of the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron", according to a government acquisition notice posted on 23 March.

U.S., Mexico team to halt drug traffic at sea

In this March 2, 2017 photo, an unidentified U.S. Coast Guardsman communicates with the pilot of a helicopter during take-off and landing exercises on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard is teaming up with the Mexican and Colombian navies off South America's Pacific coast to go after seafaring smugglers, opening a new front in the drug war.

After show of force, Israel renews interest in advanced hybrid aircraft

Israel is once again considering purchasing the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey following the cancellation of its acquisition nearly four years ago. A defense source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Israel will likely decide in the next year or two to purchase the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

VP Pence visit aims to fire up Minnesota Republicans

Gallery: Vice President Mike Pence shook hands with one of the guests who had been waiting to greet him at the Minnesota National Guard - 934th Airlift Wing Tuesday afternoon. Gallery: Vice President Mike Pence waved to the crowd of guests waiting to greet him at the Minnesota National Guard - 934th Airlift Wing Tuesday afternoon.

Combs files for seat in 59th District House

Rik Combs, of Lohman, filed Tuesday as the fifth Republican candidate seeking to represent the 59th Missouri House District seat currently held by Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, who is term-limited. Combs grew up on a cattle farm and served as a senior officer in the United States Air Force for parts of three decades before retiring, then serving as CEO for a Gainesville, Florida, consulting firm from 2006-09.

US Navy plans to modify 45 more Super Hornets

The US Navy plans to modify 45 more Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in the next two years to increase the aircraft's service life and capabilities, the US Naval Air Systems Command announced on 27 March. The potential contract will cover modifications to up to 15 aircraft in fiscal year 2019 and a maximum of 30 aircraft in FY2020, NAVAIR says.

U.S. Coast Guard helicopter finds overdue kayaker in the Everglades

The search for an Illinois man two days late returning from an Everglades kayaking trip ended Tuesday morning when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter found him safe. The National Park Service and U.S. Coast Guard had been searching for Lockport, Illinois resident James Soltis, who embarked on a Everglades Wilderness Waterway kayaking trip to the Everglades National Park Rangers March 15. Soltis was supposed to be back Sunday.

U.S. Marine Corps Looks to Co-create Modular Logistics Vehicles and Unmanned Cargo Delivery System

"This is about improving the lives of those who serve in the Marines by bringing customized solutions that improve day-to-day duty experience," said John B. Rogers, Jr., chairman and CEO of LM Industries, Inc. The U.S. military has long been exploring the idea of innovation and today the U.S. Marines Corps and San Francisco-based, co-creation platform Launch Forth announced a partnership to co-create products through design challenges that meet a wide range of logistical missions. The first of several challenges are now live and focus on the design of modular logistics vehicles that serve a multitude of operations as well as an unmanned cargo delivery system to improve the operations and well-being of servicemen and women.

‘Suspicious packages’ received at sites around Washington area

The Defense Department said Monday evening that suspicious packages had been received at military installations in the Washington, D.C., region, and were under investigation. In addition, an NBC news report indicated that "similar" packages were located at mail processing facilities for both the CIA and the White House.

Fishing boat sinks, crew saved hundreds of miles off Hawaii

A commercial fishing crew and a federal observer were rescued after their vessel sank and they spent hours in a life raft hundreds of miles off the coast of Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday. The agency said it received an emergency distress alert from the Princess Hawaii late Sunday morning about 400 miles north of the Big Island.

US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico

The deportation follows an earlier decision by US authorities to deny Miguel Perez's citizenship application because of a felony drug conviction , despite his service and the PTSD he says it caused. Perez, 39, was escorted across the US-Mexico border from Texas and handed over to Mexican authorities Friday, ICE said in a statement.

New Mexico AG endorses water lawyer in key Congress race

The Gazette is Colorado Springs's most trusted source for breaking news, sports, weather, obituaries, politics, business, art, entertainment, blogs, video, photos. Things to do this weekend in and around Colorado Springs: Drowning Pool, Arc films, Mad Hatter, Vietnam POW/MIAs, log cabins LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is throwing his support behind a water attorney who is running for Congress in a closely watched race in southern New Mexico.

Navy stages drills to commemorate 2010 Cheonan sinking

South Korea's Navy conducted sea drills in the country's eastern and southern waters Monday on the eighth anniversary of a deadly torpedo attack by North Korea, a defense official said. More than 10 warships were mobilized, along with aircraft, with exercises in the Yellow Sea canceled due to bad weather.