No survivors in passenger jet-Army helicopter crash near DC: officials
“We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” the DC fire chief said.
Your Air Force
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport
A regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into a Black Hawk while on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Clutch problem in Osprey led to death of 5 Marines in 2022, Corps says
“A catastrophic, unpreventable and unanticipated mechanical failure occurred,” the V-22 Joint Program Office said in a statement Friday.
Marine vet who avoided spotlight found purpose before death in Ukraine
“I’ll come home when it’s over," Ian Frank Tortorici would tell his father.
Military suicide stats released, Army saw highest increase of deaths
The number of suicides across the active-duty military increased from 75 in the first quarter of 2022 to 94 in the first quarter of 2023.
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln suffers electrical fire in port
The Nimitz-class ship suffered an electrical fire in a forward compartment. Sailors quickly cut power and extinguished the fire.
Airman found dead during training exercise at Arizona’s Roosevelt Lake
Staff Sgt. Kory Wade, 33, was reported missing June 14 while preparing to support jump training at Roosevelt Lake in Arizona.
Opinion
Stigmatization, not loneliness, is the true national security threat
If the takeaway from the Discord leaker is that loneliness risks national security, troops may reject getting mental health help.
Trump indicted: Here’s what to know about classified documents case
Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw.
Cop who cut short attack on congressman’s office is a Marine veteran
Former Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Lewis served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
When are jets allowed to go ‘boom,’ AKA, break the sound barrier?
One F-16 Fighting Falcon that responded to the unresponsive Cessna made the jump to supersonic speed, though three others were also authorized to do so.
