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A VF-24 F-14A with its wings fully swept shot from another Tomcat of the same fleet squadron. (All images credit: Dave "Bio" Baranek) We celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary F-14 Tomcat with an intense story from the cockpit of a 2 vs UNKNOWN engagement during Week Two at “Topgun”, the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School. On Dec. 21, 1970, 50 years ago today, the first Full Scale Development (FSD) Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo 157980) took off for its very first flight from Grumman’...

DETROIT — Health care officials in the state were alarmed Thursday to learn Michigan was among a number of states targeted for fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine next week than they were previously told to expect. Little explanation was offered, leaving many state officials perplexed. Illinois, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Indiana also have been told to expect smaller shipments. Michigan learned about the reduction in a conference call late Wednesday with o...

Copied! For the first time in about a month the Buccaneers will be going on the road, this time to a familiar opponent as they get the Atlanta Falcons for the first of two times in three games. Tampa Bay is coming off a statement win over the Minnesota Vikings at home that raised their playoff chances from 84% to 96% with the win. And they have an opportunity to clinch this weekend, should they win and something else very unlikely happen. They need the team they just played to tie wit...

Benton County Moving to Extreme Risk Level December 16, 2020 Starting on December 18, Benton County will be moved into the Extreme Risk Category for COVID-19 precautions. Currently, the county is at High Risk Level, according to data collected from between Nove. 15 and Nov. 28.    The move at the end of this week is due to an increase in case numbers and data which were recorded between Nov. 29 and Dec. 12 according to the Oregon Health Authority website. In the end of November, there were 17...

Naval Hospital Jacksonville, UF Health in Gainesville begin COVID-19 vaccinations Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Hospital Jacksonville and UF Health in Gainesville on Wednesday began giving the COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk and high-exposure health care workers. After the shipments arrived Tuesday at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination plan started Wednesday, meaning some high exposure-risk personnel got their first of two injections. Health care ...

DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first-place Green Bay Packers play the last-place Detroit Lions in a NFC North showdown at Ford Field Sunday. Green Bay...