Latest "protests" stories

Insurrectionist ‘Zip-Tie Guy’ identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel

Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was photographed on the Senate floor in combat gear holding zip tie handcuffs.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

National Guard chaplains reflect on Floyd protests, lessons learned

Chaplains say they’re working on two main lessons learned from those tumultuous times.

By Giovanna Dell'Orto

3 years ago

IG: Air Guard intel planes surveilled seven George Floyd protests without proper authorization

It was the first time the RC-26 had been used to observe civil disturbances in support of law enforcement, the IG said.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Security forces airman accused of trying to burn cop car during protests while wearing Air Force gas mask

An identifying number on the gas mask was the clue that ultimately led authorities to track down the airman at Hill Air Force Base.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

IG investigating Air National Guard’s use of recon planes to monitor protests

The director of the Air National Guard last week said it has used some RC-26 aircraft to help law enforcement monitor protests.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Stop everything, and watch the likely next Air Force chief of staff’s powerful statement on race

“I’m thinking about how full I am with emotion, not just for George Floyd, but the many African Americans that have suffered the same fate as George Floyd," Gen. CQ Brown began in his heartfelt video.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago