Search and Rescue
Valor Friday

Today’s Valor Friday piece is going to be cribbed from Navy Times. During the Korean War, Lt. j.g. John Koelsch, equipped with a promising new helicopter, dedicated his service to rescuing downed pilots. Koelsch’s most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his life to save survived. […]
SEALs Missing

Two Navy SEALs missing after Thursday night mission off Somalian coast By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials. The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel when […]
‘At Least’ 30 Tornadoes Rampaged Through 5 States

At minimum 30 tornadoes were reported in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee. Over 70 dead as 22 reported tornadoes rip across South, Midwest Kentucky saw its deadliest tornado system ever, the governor said. By Emily Shapiro, Max Golembo, Daniel Peck, Mark Osborne, and Meredith Deliso A devastating tornado outbreak has killed dozens of […]
Retired “Navy SEAL” Rescues Man that Drove Off Cliff

Several news outlets are reporting that William Schulberg, a resident of Oceanside, CA rescued a man trapped in a car after it plunged off a cliff in Carlsbad, CA which is a short drive from Oceanside. The headlines and the video make a point of Schulberg being a retired Navy SEAL. However, a former SEAL […]
F-16 crash kills pilot, USS Roosevelt searching for overboard sailor

We were remiss in posting this sooner, but a Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 crashed in the Michigan Upper Peninsula Tuesday night. We were hoping for news of the safe recovery of the pilot, but it was announced yesterday that they have found the pilot and he has died. The missing pilot of a Madison-based […]
Navy, Air Force continue search and rescue operations for missing Nimitz sailor

Over the weekend a sailor has gone missing from the USS Nimitz, deployed to the North Arabian Sea. He/she went missing on Sunday. After scouring the ship and not locating the sailor, a man overboard was called. Since then, Navy and Air Force resources have been engaged in search and rescue ops in the area. […]
Missing Men: Update

The remains of the AAV and some of the missing have been found. From the article: The Marine amphibious assault vehicle that sank off the coast of California last week has been located in 385 feet of water, along with the remains of at least some of the missing service members, officials announced Tuesday. Marine […]
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