TEMPLE â Before Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Katherine Knox excelled as a Navy recruiter, she wore many hats: college graduate, business owner and even a CH-53 helicopter crew chief. Now, as the leading petty officer of Navy Recruiting Station (NRS) Temple, she uses her position to educate and inform others of Navy opportunities.
âI love being a recruiter because it provides me with a change of pace from being in a helicopter,â Knox said. âI do miss flying, but being a recruiter I have the opportunity to spread Navy awareness where there is little to no Navy presence.â
A native of Copperas Cove, Knox earned a Bachelor of Science from Concordia University in Austin in 2012 and enlisted into the Navy the following year. She began her career in Norfolk, Virginia, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14), before transferring to the Naval Reserve as a recruiter through the Canvasser Recruiter (CANREC) Program in 2020.
Saber-toothed cats stalked and ate baby mammoths
The comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline carnivore was a formidable
predator that preyed on the young of the large mammal.
The scimitar-toothed cat, or Homotherium serum, hunted 2-year-old mammoths, new research published mid-April in the journal Current Biology has revealed.
The team of geologists and paleontologists estimated what the extinct animal ate by examining the
chemical makeup of its teeth. If certain types of carbon from plants existed in both Homotherium and mammoths, it’s likely the herbivore was a tasty meal for the carnivore, according to the researchers.
The Canyon Lady Eagles honored a senior on her signing day. Erin Folkner put pen to paper, committing to Concordia University in Austin. The attacking midfielder finished her season with 16 goals and 13 assists, leading the team in both categories.