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Fired two-star research lab commander charged with sexual assault

Fired two-star research lab commander charged with sexual assault

| November 11, 2020 | 11 Comments

Cooley was in charge of the Air Force Research Laboratory. He was removed in January while the OSI investigated a complaint from a civilian regarding sexual assault. OSI has completed their investigation and is proferring three charges for violating Article 120 of the UCMJ (Rape and Sexual Assault). The charge and three specifications of violating […]

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Wednesday FGS

Wednesday FGS

| November 11, 2020 | 5 Comments

Whitworth Rifle The Armed Citizen American Rifleman Man shoots juvenile breaking into his NC home, police say A Winston-Salem man shot a juvenile on Sunday during a burglary attempt in his home, and a second suspect fled the scene, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. Around 12:15 a.m., officers responded when they were […]

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Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!

Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!

| November 10, 2020 | 38 Comments

245 years young, here’s to many more. Presidential Message on the 245th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps As Commander in Chief, I proudly join our Nation in wishing the United States Marine Corps a happy 245th birthday. Officially established by the Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps has protected […]

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Veterans, Gold Star families given free access to National Parks, federal property

Veterans, Gold Star families given free access to National Parks, federal property

| November 10, 2020 | 24 Comments

The access is indefinite starting tomorrow, 11 November. Nice gesture and I hope it encourages families to visit some of our national treasures. By Stephanie Pagones The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will be offering war veterans and the relatives of service members who died in the line of duty free entry to national […]

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Government Halts IPO

Government Halts IPO

| November 10, 2020 | 5 Comments

It seems that the Communist Chinese government under Xi JinPing is not happy that a financial institution like Ant has an IPO valuation higher than was expected. As a result, the government is moving to clamp down on Ant and reduce the IPO per share price. https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-s-move-to-halt-ant-ipo-could-slash-fintech-giant-s-value-by-140-bn-120111000029_1.html From the article:  New regulations that could force […]

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Sorry, FSA – No FS Available

Sorry, FSA – No FS Available

| November 10, 2020 | 109 Comments

  There is no such thing as a free ride, despite what the sore losers and spoiled brats on the political left think. That’s an entire generation who have yet to find out that real life is a struggle and going to college on borrowed money does not guarantee anything other than an enormous debt […]

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Check out this 102 year old WWII vet who just took up skydiving!

Check out this 102 year old WWII vet who just took up skydiving!

| November 10, 2020 | 14 Comments

The KoB sent in the story of this remarkable young lady. The DoD put out the story of Millie Bailey.  Former Army 1st Lt. Vivian “Millie” Bailey commanded a segregated all-female unit during the war. Since then she’s spent decades soliciting donations and money to send care packages to deployed troops, first during Vietnam, then […]

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Pilot error, leadership failures and faulty ejection seat led to fatal June F-16 crash at Shaw

Pilot error, leadership failures and faulty ejection seat led to fatal June F-16 crash at Shaw

| November 10, 2020 | 22 Comments

The report is out about the Shaw AFB, South Carolina F-16 crash back in June. We talked about it here. There is, unfortunately, ample blame to go around. The young pilot 1st LT David Schmitz had never aerial refueled before, but he was making his first attempt at night. When that went poorly, he landed […]

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