Training Incidents
Four US Troops lost
Four US troops went missing during training at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area near Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. The soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry division, were sent to recover another Army vehicle early Tuesday. U.S. and Lithuanian personnel were still working Thursday to recover four missing U.S. soldiers whose […]
Court stuff
Well, the biggest item has to be that Trump’s suit against George Stephanopoulus settled without a trial, and ABC got socked with a cool $15 million which goes to the Trump Library (if and when it gets built. Can Don read?) Trump filed a defamation suit against Stephanopoulos after he asserted that Trump was found […]
US Air Force Instructor Dies After Ejection Seat Activates
A USAF flight instructor has died after his ejection seat was activated. The officer was in a T-6A Texan II (type pictured above), which is fitted with a “Zero-Zero” ejection seat. Seats of those type are designed to deploy at zero airspeed and zero altitude. Earlier models had minimum altitude and/or speed requirements. Simple Flying […]
Yet another Osprey crash
In a depressingly familiar story – an Air Force CV-22B Osprey went down off Japan. One confirmed killed, no word on the other 7 on board as of Wednesday afternoon. The Osprey came down around 3:00 pm local time today, off Yakushima Island, western Japan. That island is located around 45 miles south of the […]
Alaska Training Fatalities
Light Medium Tactical Vehicle Two 11th Airborne soldiers killed, a dozen injured in LMTV rollover By Davis Winkie Two soldiers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, were killed and a dozen more were injured Monday afternoon when their truck rolled over near the Yukon Training Area, according to local media reports. […]
Army Aviation Safety Stand Down
A second deadly helo incident killing three has prompted the Army to declare a moratorium on flying. 12 soldiers have perished in two accidents in a month- the first involved two Black Hawk helicopters participating in a night training exercise in Kentucky. The most recent incident occurred when two Apache helicopters collided as they were […]
Routine Training Mission Claims 9
HH-60 Blackhawk Tragic, fatal flight mishap in Kentucky. Army Black Hawk helicopters crash, killing 9 service members: official Crash between two Army HH60 Black Hawk helicopters happened during training mission near Fort Campbell in Kentucky By Lawrence Richard , Liz Friden , Greg Norman | Fox News An Army official confirmed to Fox News on […]
Thai Warship Capsizes
HTMS Sukhothai in extremis A corvette operated by the Royal Thai Navy, HTMS Sukhothai, came to grief early Monday. 33 crewmembers are listed as missing. Severe weather was a factor. The crew fought for several hours to save their ship but to no avail. AW1 Rod sends. Survivor found after Thai warship sinks, but dozens […]
Recent Comments