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The space hunt is on
Portions of a fallen SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket are believed to have fallen somewhere between Odessa and Reardan
Last updated 5/6/2021 at 1:45pm
DAVENPORTââBOOM!â What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the skyâs soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farmâs chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25.
45 seconds later. âBOOM!â A second clapâ¦then 45 seconds after that, a third⦠âBOOM!â
âAt first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base),â Guhlke said.
By Senior Airman Lawrence Sena, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs / Published May 06, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daschia Lawrence, 92nd Healthcare Operation Squadron medical technician, prepares equipment for a COVID-19 vaccine administration at the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minnesota, April 27, 2021. The total-force members include the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard from 24 bases across the country supporting the CVC. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
Ex-GSI CEO recognized for vision, rallying others
-KEVIN BLOCKER
Rich Hadley became the CEO and president of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce in 1993 and led the organization, which became Greater Spokane Incorporated, for 21 years. As Rich Hadley and his wife of 50 years, Rita, got closer to their downtown Spokane destination from their home in Colbert, she began grumbling about the increase in vehicle traffic. Without missing a beat, Rich replied, “It’s that damn chamber’s fault for doing its job so well,” before he burst into laughter. Hadley, now 74, served as CEO and president of Greater Spokane Incorporated, formerly the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce, from 1993 until 2014, when he retired. He is viewed by no shortage in Spokane’s business community as someone whose imprint will last for generations to come.
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 The massive Northern Edge joint exercise kicked off Monday in Alaska, bringing together about 15,000 U.S. airmen, sailors, Marines and soldiers and 240 ships and aircraft, including the Air Force’s newly upgraded fighter, the F-15EX Eagle ll. The two-week field training spans the vast state and the ocean waters near it, with troops concentrated in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and the Gulf of Alaska. Other sites playing a role include Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Allen Army Airfield, King Salmon, Cold Bay, Fairbanks International Airport, Juneau International Airport and Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, the Air Force said in an April 23 news release. Training scenarios will also make use of Fairchild Air Force Base and Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
By DAVID CHOI | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea Dozens of special warfare airmen weathered heavy wind and rain for their 10th annual 24-hour Challenge Run last week at the largest U.S. military base on the Korean Peninsula. The event, hosted Thursday by the 604th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Camp Humphreys, honored the 12 members of the Air Force’s Tactical Air Control Party who have died in combat or during training since 1989. Tactical air control specialists coordinate air strikes from the ground and typically embed with units from other military branches. Candidates undergo an intense training regimen that includes the military’s survival, evasion, resistance and escape school at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington.