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A KC-135’s autopilot turned on or off without prompting
Flight crews on a KC-135 reported, back in 2021, that the autopilot turned on or off without human interaction in the middle of a flight. One of the unauthorized autopilot commands turned the airplane towards the ground. The aircraft was flying under 3,000 feet when one of these automatic actions occurred. From the Air Force […]
NORKs to Expel Private King
Buh-bye! No value to the North Koreans, so he’s apparently on the way out. North Korea says it will expel Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into the country in July KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it would expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country […]
Three More Accounted For
Soldier Accounted for from WWII U.S. Army Pfc. Lex L. Lillard The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Lex L. Lillard, 20, of Tucson, Arizona, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for May 22, 2023. In late 1941, Lillard was […]
U.S. Navy surface drones visit Japan
Two Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka, becoming the first USVs to visit Japan. These USVs were a part of the Integrated Battle Problem exercise that the Navy conducts. These exercises help the Navy get a feel of how to integrate naval maritime drones with manned naval ships, as well as to […]
“Can I get fries with that?” – “I got your fries right here.”
An employee at Jack-In-The-Box opened fire on a customer after a dispute over curly fries, or lack thereof, with the order. There is no audio with the video, but it appears that the customer was upset and threw food and drink at the pickup window, which in turn appeared to prompt the employee, identified as […]
Shutdown threatened, imminent!
Once again the annual budget clash, once again a shutdown is threatened, no doubt a last minute Continuing Resolution will put out the fire by throwing more taxpayer money after bad. Seems this is an annual dance. The rhetoric seems high this year, no doubt because next year is an election year and (surprise, surprise) […]
Wednesday FGS
Glock 48 Authorities: Young boy killed after fatally shooting man at Tucson gas station TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) — Authorities said an armed 12-year-old boy killed a man before he was fatally shot himself at a Tucson gas station late Saturday, Sept. 23. The Tucson Police Department said it happened in the parking lot of […]
Vietnam veteran’s home sold without his knowledge
Ray Wilson owed his mortgage company $2,814.78. They apparently sent him notification of the debt, from 2020 until 2022. Wilson said that he did not remember seeing those notices. However, towards the end of the article, the reader is advised to read all mail, especially those related to finance. Mail should be read even if […]
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