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Exclusive: Legendary special operations aviator reveals bin Laden mission details for the first time
Now-retired Army CW5 Doug Englen in an MH47 helicopter about to fly from ship in undisclosed location on classified mission. (Courtesy of Doug Englen) We all remember how during the raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, one of the H-60’s crashed into a wall. Not a good start. Fortunately everyone egressed safely and […]
Soldier rescues woman and 4 dogs from a burning house
Sgt. Darren Watkins, with the Oklahoma National Guard, saved an elderly woman and her four dogs from a deadly house fire. (Spc. Jessica Todd) By: Todd South Sgt. Darren Watkins was starting a shift in his civilian job as a sheriff’s deputy in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, on Feb. 29 after leaving a daddy-daughter dance with […]
Gladys Mae West and The GPS
She was the person behind the development of the GPS system, something that we take for granted now. Yes, there were other people involved in it, and she was involved from the start of it as a code writer and programmer. (You try doing all that coding that way. Go ahead. I dare you.) Her […]
Report: First woman expected to become Green Beret in coming weeks
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School stand at attention during formation at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina January 16, 2020. (K. Kassens/Army) One of our ninjas sends us this article about the first female Green Beret, who is expected to graduate from the grueling training […]
California sheriff complies with ICE subpoenas on jail records
ICE served the subpoenas on San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore for the jail records of four Mexicans in the U.S. illegally, according to reports. A sad state of affairs when compliance with Federal Law Enforcement makes the news. But this is Sanctuary State California where such cooperation is rare indeed, nearly unheard of. In […]
Three downed aircraft, associated with seven MIAs from famous WWII battle, located in Pacific Ocean
Avengers of VT-6 flying from the USS Intrepid in 1944. The USS Intrepid was one of the aircraft carriers involved in Operation Hailstone, an Allied aerial assault on Japanese-held island positions in the Pacific Theater. (Courtesy of Project Recover/United States Navy Museum of Naval Aviation) Not stealing Hondo’s thunder, or at least it isn’t my […]
Trump says US operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen
In this file photo reproduction of a combo of two pictures of a suspected military chief of al-Qaida network in Yemen, identified as Qassem al-Rimi (or Qassim al-Rimi), shows the activist on a Yemeni interior ministry document in two undated images. (Yemeni Ministry of Interior/AFP via Getty Images) Deb Riechmann WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump […]
How an Army vet became the “Cyber Rambo” in an alleged Bolivian coup
Former Army Sgt. Luis Suarez, a student enrolled in the Tracked Vehicle Recovery Course at Regional Training Site Maintenance-Fort Hood, Texas, during his re-enlistment in 2015. He was medically discharged in 2016. He was recently highlighted in reporting about social media mass tweeting and posting following the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Army TImes […]
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