Hawaii State

Twentynine Palms, CA

A Marine died Sunday following a Humvee rollover the previous day at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, officials said. In a release posted on social media, Capt. Johnathon Huizar, spokesman for the combat center’s training center, said the cause of the rollover remains under investigation.

Marine dies in Humvee rollover at California combat training center

The Navy will clear records for sailors who refused the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious objections, according to a lawsuit settlement reached between the service and sailors last week. The settlement, which comes nearly three years after the original filing of the lawsuit and was finalized Thursday, states that the...

Navy to clear records for some sailors who refused COVID-19 vaccine

Bath, ME

BATH, Maine — With an Irish flag overhead and bagpipes playing, three sisters of an Irish-born recipient of the Navy Cross christened a warship bearing his name on Saturday — and secured a promise that the ship will visit Ireland. The future Patrick Gallagher is a guided-missile destroyer...

Navy christens destroyer for Marine who jumped on grenade in Vietnam

War History Online

In July 1986, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest - two years before it was announced to the public.

The US Air Force Scrambled To Cover Up The Crash of One of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighters

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

William Henry Johnson, a member of the renowned Harlem Hellfighters, held his own against a surprise ambush by dozens of German soldiers.

The Incredible Tale of Henry Johnson: America's Forgotten Soldier Who  Fought Off Dozens of German Troops by Himself

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

There have been many large military aircraft developed over the decades, but these select few have us wondering how they ever flew.

6 Military Aircraft That Were So Large We Wonder How They Ever Managed to Leave the Runway

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Various military ranks have been used over the years, and while some still exist, many have fallen into obscurity and disuse.

6 Forgotten Military Ranks That Nobody Uses Anymore

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

The Space Force is offering a hefty financial incentive for select guardians to reenlist. The service recently released its fiscal 2024 selective retention bonus list, which specifies which types of guardians qualify for a bonus that maxes out at $180,000 for certain positions. Guardians that reenlisted prior to the announcement...

Space Force ups reenlistment bonus for select guardians up to $180,000

Defense News

Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology.

How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare

The M240 machine gun was introduced in the 1970s. Having seen use in a number of conflicts, it's favored by the US Army and Marine Corps.

Why Do Both US Marines and the Army Swear By This One Machine Gun?

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The B-2 aircraft released an experimental weapon called QUICKSINK to help take out the decommissioned amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa.

A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Russia's thwarting of precision weapons shows there's still use for unguided artillery immune to jamming, a Finnish general says.

Russia's thwarting of precision Western weapons in Ukraine shows the value of things like old-fashioned, unguided artillery, European general says

FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW 2024 — Amid a revolution in air combat, the head of the US Air Force said Saturday he’s “reasonably confident” America’s next-generation fighter aircraft will have a pilot, leaving the door open, however slightly, for a radical departure from a fully manned system.

NGAD EXCLUSIVE: Air Force secretary cracks door for unmanned next-gen fighter

Eglin Air Force Base, FL

An Air Force colonel was fired from his post at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, just days before he was scheduled to depart via a July 18 change-of-command ceremony, Air Force officials confirmed. Col. Jeremiah Hammill was relieved of his duties as commander of the 96th Test Wing Civil Engineer...

Air Force colonel fired days before handing off command duties

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Is this unit the future of Army combat formations?

Soldiers out of Hawaii are building a new, agile type of unit that could be the future when it comes to how the Army fields ground...

Is this unit the future of Army combat formations?

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