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City Urges Army To Find, Remove Explosives At Lakeshore Preserve - Highland Park, IL - Bomb-sniffing dogs last month found a "new area of concern" at the former military base, according to Openlands officials.

BOGOTÁ – As Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia and his Colombian safety officer counterpart walk the flight line at a Colombian Army base, inspecting for safety hazards and violations,

Killer vending machines, security-conscious hamsters and a roommate who devolves into a caveman. These are some of the memorable features of a vast collection of AFN promos.

by   SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — When Air Force or private sector leaders want to explore how human beings endure the stresses of high altitude, strong acceleration or powerful disorientation, they can turn to the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. "This is the place," said Lt. Col. Nathan Maertens, Aerospace Physiology Division chief at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. On Thursday, Wright-Patterson and Air Force leaders cut the ri...

8:12 CD1 Libertarian candidate Chris Manning discusses his ideas on reforming New Mexico’s healthcare and education systems and how he would tackle immigration issues in the United States. **** Early voting for New Mexicos first congressional district is underway and election day is June 1st. KSFR: My first question for you is around the COVID-19 pandemic that has shown that health care is one of the most crucial aspects of life for Americans, as you probably know. With health insurance usua...

ALL WHRO SITES Photo by US Army. Fort Monroe aerial photo. A $40 million development project is coming to the areas marina district. Fort Monroe Is Getting A $40 Million Update Details Published: 21 May 2021 The transformation of an internationally recognized site enters a new stage as the Fort Monroe Authority approved a ground lease for a $40 million development project. Pack Brothers Hospitality, based in Smithfield, obtained the 40-year lease on the proper...

Sign from the Plum Brook Reactor Facility warns of radiation. (Photo: DVIDS) 7 May 2021 When Robert Celestial arrived on Lowja Island in the Marshall Islands Enewetak Atoll in 1977, he was given a shovel and gloves and told to get to work. Like his fellow troops, he waded into the muck at the bottom of an atomic bomb crater and began digging. He was dressed in shorts. "We were young soldiers. We didnt know what we were doing," Celestial told Military.com last year. "So many of my friends have p...

46 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- More than 52 years ago, the U.S. entered a war that continues to reverberate through society, and in the lives of the veterans who survived it. Two of those veterans – Burnie Coats and David Lewis – were recognized April 28 in an emotional Vietnam Veterans Commemoration program hosted by Army Materiel Command at its Redstone Arsenal headquarters. AMC is a commemorative partner of the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration program, which honors all U.S....

Racist graffiti near Union Point alarms residents Wicked Local Union Point resident Tara Conley-Wilson, 45, said she was walking with her 24-year-old son on a paved pathway through a wooded area when they encountered racist and anti-Semitic graffiti written on the pavement. “I saw a lot of words about Jewish people,” she said. “My son is mixed race. I’m half-Asian. My husband is African-American. You feel unwelcome when you see those things. I felt it was time to speak out and say somet...

3 Nowadays superheroes are everywhere, part of today’s pop culture. Many focused on keeping the planet safe from destruction either from a villain or other force. For Frank Cerio, a Southwestern Division Environmental Program Manager, inspiration came from the early 1990’s environmental superhero, Captain Planet. The elemental warrior was summoned by the combined powers of a diverse team of “Planeteers” to defend earth from pollution. “I wanted to be Captain Planet. Ob...