Charles F. McClintic
Charles F. McClintic died November 27, 2017, with his family by his side in Columbus. He was 76 years old.
Category Archives: US Military
Wednesday November 29, Our World in Pictures
Still no Submarine: Spokesman Enrique Balbi talks during a press conference at Navy headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday. There have been no signs of the missing ARA San Juan, last heard from on Nov. 15., despite an intensive multinational search.
Court dismisses appeal in Fort Riley bombing case
A federal appeals court has refused to hear the appeal of a Kansas man who tried to set off what he thought was a bomb at an Army post to support the Islamic State. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by John T. Booker Jr. challenging some conditions of his supervised release.
Air Force: Lapse in Kelley case was part ofa
Review: The reporting failure in the Kelley case was by Office of Special Investigation officials and Air Force security force personnel at Holloman. Mourners showed up to a roadside memorial in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday -- a week after a deadly massacre at a church left 26 dead, including an unborn baby.
Citing probes, military agency bars access to Flynn records
The Defense Intelligence Agency is refusing to publicly release a wide array of documents related to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, saying that turning them over could interfere with ongoing congressional and federal investigations. Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former DIA director, is currently under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees.
Gelest Names Ken Gayer Chief Executive Officer
Gelest, Inc. appointed Ken Gayer as CEO. Most recently, Gayer served as Business President of Honeywell Specialty Products of Honeywell International.
The Code Talkers’ Speech
Honestly, the whole Code Talkers event was just bizarre. A lovely speech by Peter McDonald, one of the Code Talkers, and then Trump just was at peak narcissism and idiocy: https://t.co/gt5XhPkVf5 MR.
Water in snorkel, fire before missing Argentinian sub vanished
A member of the US Navy, aboard the Boeing P-8A Poseidon plane, looks down as they fly over the South Atlantic Ocean during the search for the ARA San Juan. Water in the snorkel of the ARA San Juan short-circuited the battery system before an explosion and the vessel's disappearance, according to naval officials.
FBI hit for leaving U.S. targets of Russian hackers in the dark
The hackers' targets: The former head of cybersecurity for the U.S. Air Force. An ex-director at the National Security Council.
Blackstone and Carlyle to Jointly Host Third Annual Veterans Initiative Summit
The private equity industry collectively represents hundreds of companies and millions of employees across the country, providing a platform for significant impact on U.S. veteran hiring. We are proud of this continued partnership, and believe it can be a model for other industries as we collectively strive to improve the veteran employment picture, " said Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone's Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder.
Argentine navy hopeful of submarine survivors
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Nov 27: The Argentine navy is clinging to hope that 44 crew members aboard the missing submarine could be alive. The passage of time doesn't rule out "a situation of extreme survival," Fox News reported, citing Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi, as saying.
Watch as Trump jokes about challenging CNY man to arm wrestling contest
President Donald Trump joked about challenging a Central New York man, who is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, to an arm wresting contest. Trump met with members of the Coast Guard on Thanksgiving at the Lake Worth Inlet Station in Riviera Beach, Fla.
Briuer makes studying history a way of life
He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, has a Ph.D. in anthropology from UCLA, was the first full-time professional archaeologist to work for the Department of Defense, author and the retired director of the Center for Cultural Site Preservation at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. He was the consulting archaeologist on the Kennewick man case, a 1996 dispute surrounding the discovery of an ancient skeleton in Washington State, and presently serves as chairman of the Vicksburg municipal Fort St. Pierre tercentennial planning commission.
Argentina’s navy not giving up hope on crew of stricken submarine
Argentina's navy is not giving up hope that crew members could be alive 11 days after a submarine vanished off the Atlantic coast with 44 people aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told a news conference on Sunday the passage of time does not rule out "a situation of extreme survival".
US Coast Guard rescues diver in Naples
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. A 26-year-old diver was rescued Sunday 31 miles west of Naples, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Argentine navy not giving hope of submarine survivors
Argentina's navy says it's not giving up hope that crew members could be alive 11 days after a submarine vanished off the Atlantic coast with 44 people aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told a news conference Sunday that the passage of time doesn't rule out "a situation of extreme survival."
US sailors missing in the Philippine Sea identified
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Lt. Steven Combs, assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron is shown.
Honorably discharged veterans can now shop tax-free online
Honorably discharged veterans can now shop tax-free at the online military exchanges. The lifetime benefit is due to a change in Department of Defense policy.
Navy IDs 3 sailors lost in cargoa Read Story Doug Stanlin, Usa Today
The U.S. Navy has identified the men who died in the Philippine Sea when their cargo plane went down shortly after takeoff from Japan. USA TODAY The U.S. Navy identified three sailors lost at sea after their cargo plane crashed in the Philipine Sea on Nov. 22, 2017.
Working to restore a C-141 to its former glory: ‘Starlifter’ restoration continues at the Marietta Museum of History
Aviation Museum Volunteer Boone Barnes, looks up as fellow volunteers, John Kennedy, Bill Hepler, Don Dykes and Randy Shepherd, secure one piece of the leading-edge part onto the left wing of a C-141 aircraft on Wednesday.