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Veteran, fired by Iowa Air National Guard, to get $300,000 settlement

| September 8, 2023 | 24 Comments
Veteran, fired by Iowa Air National Guard, to get $300,000 settlement

The settlement includes what the veteran, Tommy Marion Copeland, and his legal team will collectively receive. Copeland failed a physical test and was subsequently fired. In response, Copeland filed civil lawsuits claiming that he was discriminated against in the racial, age, and disability fronts. Copeland claimed that others were not fired after failing their tests. […]

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Jack Teixeira, classified documents leaker, wanted to kill people

| April 28, 2023 | 34 Comments
Jack Teixeira, classified documents leaker, wanted to kill people

Prosecutors in the case involving Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents, argued that Teixeira “wanted to kill a ton of people.” These prosecutors argued that Teixeira maintained an arsenal of guns and made a social media post stating that he would like to kill a ton of […]

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Josiah Ernesto Garcia, of the Tennessee Air National Guard, applies for hitman job at satire website

| April 15, 2023 | 37 Comments
Josiah Ernesto Garcia, of the Tennessee Air National Guard, applies for hitman job at satire website

Josiah Ernesto Garcia contacted a parody website, “RENT-A-HITMAN,” to offer his skillsets as a member of the Tennessee Air National Guard. Garcia was hoping to land a job with them as a hitman for hire. He showcased his military experience and his expertise with the rifle. Garcia made multiple contact attempts with the website. The […]

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Remote control of U.S. Air Force drone wingmen

| February 14, 2023 | 26 Comments
Remote control of U.S. Air Force drone wingmen

The Air Force is considering the idea of having remote controlled drone wingmen flying adjacent to manned fighter aircraft. Instead of being controlled by the fighter pilots, these drones would be partially guided by airmen riding a KC-46 Pegasus, E-7 Wedgetail, or other similar aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is considering this concept for a […]

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Herky Birds Grounded

| October 2, 2022 | 35 Comments
Herky Birds Grounded

  The Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the Air Force has announced that the majority of their C-130H Hercules have been grounded for maintenance issues: The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. AMC said 116 C-130Hs, including variants of […]

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Congressman has spent only three days on the job this year

| April 13, 2022 | 29 Comments
Congressman has spent only three days on the job this year

The photo is of Lieutenant Colonel Kai Kahele, a pilot in the Hawaii Air National Guard. By day he’s a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines. He also was elected last cycle to the US House of Representatives, having been in state politics just prior. This year, he’s been on the job in D.C. a total of […]

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Indiana ANG A-10 gets “Blacksnake” paint job in honor of Revolutionary War hero

| July 13, 2021 | 20 Comments
Indiana ANG A-10 gets “Blacksnake” paint job in honor of Revolutionary War hero

As a military history buff and a former Zoomie, I have a great love for the shark teeth motif commonly found on the A-10 Thunderbolt II. I have found a new favorite though. The above pictured “Blacksnake” theme put on this Warthog is, as the article says, “BRRRT-iful.” The Air National Guard unit this particular […]

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USAF combat controller who already earned Air Force Cross receives Airman’s Medal for heroics stateside

| June 14, 2021 | 9 Comments
USAF combat controller who already earned Air Force Cross receives Airman’s Medal for heroics stateside

A US Air Force battlefield airman, who was awarded the service’s second highest award for combat valor, the Air Force Cross, has now earned the service’s highest award for non-combat valor. Military.com reports; For Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, bravery isn’t confined to the battlefield. The airman earned the highest Air Force award for noncombat bravery […]

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