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Veterans’ service dog provider accused of SV

| August 6, 2024 | 34 Comments
Veterans’ service dog provider accused of SV

In the complete works of Gilbert and Sullivan, one can find a song that starts thusly; I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical. Kirk Lanam fancies himself a major general, but a local news organization […]

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Tuesday follow-ups

| August 6, 2024 | 20 Comments
Tuesday follow-ups

As predicted, Ellsworth AFB is going to suffer in the aftermath of the damning report on the B-1 bomber crash we talked about last week. Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander, was relieved of command Friday “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command, based on the findings […]

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Follow-up Friday- Quantico spies, AR ban, Osprey crash

| August 2, 2024 | 23 Comments
Follow-up Friday- Quantico spies, AR ban, Osprey crash

Let’s start with the Jordanian fellas who wandered onto Quantico May 3. Illegal, trespassing on a military base… throw the book at ’em, no? Uh…no. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Hasan Yousef Hamdan and Mohammad Khair Dabous were allowed to bond out by an immigration judge in […]

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Thursday updates – Warren, Ohio, B1, dog flights

| August 1, 2024 | 22 Comments
Thursday updates – Warren, Ohio, B1, dog flights

Well, yesterday thebesig wrote about what Kamala wants to do on gun control. Today, let’s visit someone related, Fauxcahontas. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called for creating a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants on Sunday, arguing Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate to “get it done.” Jake Tapper commented that illegal immigration […]

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Friday updates

| July 5, 2024 | 22 Comments
Friday updates

Well, leading off we have AF Major General Phillip Stewart. The general was accused of sexual assault, conduct unbecoming an officer,  and one specification of dereliction of duty. Prior to the trial, he pleaded guilty to the other specification, as well as an adultery charge. A panel of eight officers found Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart […]

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Special operations commander charged for choking family members

| June 30, 2024 | 42 Comments
Special operations commander charged for choking family members

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Brent Byng, 44, was in command of the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field in Florida. Not long after taking command, Byng was charged for committing violence against a couple of his family members. One charge involved Byng’s choking his wife until she could not draw breath. Another charge involved […]

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AF General on trial this week

| June 20, 2024 | 39 Comments
AF General on trial this week

Air Force Major General Phillip Stewart has been accused of a variety of sexual crimes, and is due to be court-martialed for them. Court-martial proceedings for an Air Force two-star general charged with sexual assault are being held this week in Texas, marking only the second time in history that a general officer in the […]

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Valor Friday

| June 14, 2024 | 11 Comments
Valor Friday

We talked about Philip Conran briefly several years back. At the time, I wrote a piece on him for Valor Friday, but it appears that it was never shared with the blog. Here it is, five years later. A congressman from California, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D), has introduced legislation authorizing the president to upgrade Air […]

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