by Sgt. 1st Class Laura Berry, Massachusetts National Guard STERLING, Mass. – Specialist Ryan Leger finished his drill with Massachusetts National Guard’s 110th Maintenance Company, and his wife picked him up. As they were driving home, they noticed how nice the sunset looked. His wife, Courtney, a photographer, wanted to stop …
Read More »Humbling Reflections on Memorial Day
Precious time is the most valuable thing any of us will ever possess. by Heath Hansen As I reflect on what today’s holiday means, and remember the sacrifices so many American servicemen and servicewomen made for my freedom, I’m humbled. I think about the buddies I lost – the guys I knew …
Read More »Chinese ‘Punishment’ Military Drills Were a Test for Taiwan
Taipei criticized Beijing for damaging stability across the Taiwan Strait with “irrational provocation.” TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China wrapped up a two-day, large-scale military exercise Friday after its forces sent 111 aircraft and 46 naval vessels to areas around Taiwan. Taiwan’s National Defense Ministry said 82 Chinese military aircraft crossed the median …
Read More »The Mobster Who Knew Too Much: Death of a Bulgarian Crime Boss
by Tony Wesolowsky He was one of Bulgaria’s most notorious mafia kingpins, who rose through the ranks in the chaotic 1990s, acquiring along the way an empire of businesses — some legitimate, many not — from fruit markets, parking lots, to a stake in a business at a key border …
Read More »Mullahs Tell Iranians to Stop Celebrating Death of Raisi, ‘The Butcher of Tehran’
Raisi was aboard a helicopter that crashed in Iran’s mountainous northwest on its way back from the border with Azerbaijan. The ruling mullahs in Tehran have demanded that people in Iran stop behaving gleefully over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi and other senior officials when their helicopter crashed …
Read More »New B-21 Stealth Bomber Appears in Flight: Air Force Shows Off the ‘Raider’
The new B-21 Raider stealth bomber continues its progress toward becoming the backbone of the United States’ bomber fleet. New images of the sixth-generation aircraft were released after a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Only last autumn, the United States Air Force (USAF) confirmed that the first …
Read More »Smuggler Abandons Toddler Along River: ‘We Got There in Time,’ US Border Agent Says
This scenario plays out so often, our sources inside the Border Patrol tell us they watch for it closely and act quickly. In this incident from last spring, a one-year-old Guatemalan child was abandoned along the Colorado River in Arizona. As shown in the video below, a smuggler brought the …
Read More »WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues Leo the Dog
Call it a pawsome recovery. A dog named Leo fell from a 300-foot cliff in Oregon earlier this year. It didn’t look good for Leo, since he was injured, and the tide was rising. A rescue crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria quickly responded and arrived on scene, …
Read More »WATCH: A-10 Opens Fire Over Nellis AFB
Watch a couple A-10 Thunderbolts do their thing in the skies over Nellis AFB, Nevada. Warthogs in action. Thank you, Staff Sgt. Julian Kemper, for making this vid.
Read More »Ty Carter Raced Through Withering Fire to Rescue a Wounded Soldier in the Battle of Kamdesh
by Katie Lange With the inside of an armored vehicle was the only thing keeping him safe from a hail of gunfire, Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter had the courage to rescue a wounded comrade on the ground during an intense battle in Afghanistan. For his bravery and devotion, he …
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