Pacific Fleet leaders visited several San Diego-based ships Monday and Tuesday to begin a series of “stand-downs” addressing extremism in the ranks. The stand-downs were ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week.
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Poachers caught hunting on a US Army post’s explosive range avoid prison time
Jason Tidd The Wichita Eagle The men are also banned from hunting for three years as they serve probation. The three defendants were identified in a May 20, 2020, news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office as Gregory J. Frikken, 55, of Wamego; James C.…
Space exhibit touches down at Air Force museum
Amy Rollins Dayton Daily News, Ohio Feb. 5—The newest temporary exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the stuff of dreams — for children and adults. The “Space: A Journey to Our Future” exhibit, which…
Intruder got into official plane at Joint Base Andrews; the day before Biden set to fly
Tara Copp McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — An intruder breached security at Joint Base Andrews, where presidential planes are kept, and got inside one of the aircraft used to transport the nation’s elected leaders, top government officials and first ladies,…
Navy veteran who allegedly threatened to kill six members of Congress is denied bail
The Amherst man charged with leaving voicemails threatening to kill six members of Congress and their staff was denied bail Thursday, with a U.S. District Court judge writing that the man was a flight risk and a danger to the community.
Former Homeland Security official claims domestic extremism “could threaten American life for 20 years”
Kevin Johnson USA Today Feb. 4—The D.C. Homeland Security director and terror analysts warned lawmakers Thursday that the threat posed by domestic extremists, manifested last month by the deadly Capitol attack, is likely to persist for more than a decade. “We must…
