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Bad day to refuel
Inflight refueling of F22 Raptors went badly wrong on July 8. A KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker was forced to conduct an emergency landing July 8 after its refueling boom was shredded in a mishap off the East Coast. The unofficial Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco posted photos of the KC-46 Friday, which showed extensive […]
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Remington 870 Express Magpul Police ID burglary suspect shot, killed by homeowner in central Phoenix By Peter Valencia PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police in Phoenix say a burglary suspect is dead after being shot by a homeowner Sunday morning. He’s since been identified as 25-year-old Kwame Hightower. Authorities say they were called to a home near […]
Littoral Combat Ships- End of an Error
Independence Class LCS U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Pierre MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, July 11. Pierre is the 19th and final ship marking the completion of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) […]
News from the baddies
Well, let’s start with the Chinese. They have added a transport base to their PCL-181 howitzer. The gun is now on a 6-wheeled 6×6 truck, making it faster and more maneuverable that a bulky track system. The howitzer itself breaks with most Sov-style systems, too, in that fires standard NATO 155mm rounds rather than the […]
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Savage Model 42 Combo 1 dead, 1 injured after attempted drug-related armed robbery in Antioch By Tony Garcia and Danica Sauter NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Two men were shot in the parking lot of a liquor store on Murfreesboro Pike early Saturday morning. The Metro Nashville Police Department said the two men were allegedly there […]
Stupid people of the week
Motorcyclist Stops To Feed Bears, Ends Up On The Menu Up first is a Darwin Award Nominee One reason motorcyclists love doing what we do is that we are riding through nature rather than watching it go by from inside an air-conditioned cage. But there are limits to how close we should get to said […]
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Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum First-degree murder charges dropped after April shooting in Springfield. Here’s why Tom Ackerman SPRINGFIELD — First-degree murder charges will not be filed against a Rochester man who was initially arrested for the crime after an April 1 shooting. Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser said no criminal charges will be […]
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