Report: 19-year-old soldier found dead at Fort Bliss
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A 19-year-old soldier was found dead Thursday at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
Pfc. Asia M. Graham, 19, of Cherryville, North Carolina, was found dead in her barracks Thursday, according to KVIA-TV, the ABC affiliate in El Paso. The circumstances surrounding her death are currently under investigation, according to a statement released by Fort Bliss Public Affairs.
A statement released by the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, at Fort Bliss didn t provide any details about her death.
National Guard Activations in 2020 Rose Amid Crises and F-16 Crash, But Stocks Still Soar
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National Guard activations in 2020 climbed amid crises and a fatal F-16 crash that remains under investigation, but stocks keep soaring anyway after recovering from an early-year market drop.
The National Guard activations in 2020 surged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, destructive hurricanes, devastating wildfires and civil disturbances in cities across the country. However, investors still found reason to look months ahead to when the crises of 2020 might end to justify bidding up many stocks and taking them to record highs.
The National Guard’s historic homeland service is highlighted by its members logging more than 8.4 million days on active duty in their communities during fiscal year 2020 ended Sept. 30. Whether on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, aiding in hurricane recoveries, rescuing hundreds of people trapped by wildfires in the West, quelli
The U.S. Army Is Qualifying New Units To Fly The UH-60 With The Controversial M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System
The U.S. Army Is Qualifying New Units To Fly The UH-60 With The Controversial M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System
File photo of Soldiers from 2nd Bn., 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, using a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to employ M-139 Air Volcano Mines during a capabilities exercise at Bisung Range near the city of Yangpyeong, South Korea. The system is now being resurrected for use on the UH-60M (Image credit: U.S. Army)
The M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System, originally built in the 1980s and ’90s, has been in storage for more than 20 years.
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Flames had encircled them, hundreds of them. They were stranded with no hope of rescue, told instead to wade into the waters of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir and hope the fire would pass them by. But, as their prospects waned, a daring rescue mission was being organized.
Daniel Crouch, who had been trapped with his family behind the lines of a wildfire while on a camping trip, desperately retreated to the protective waters to escape certain death. He floated with his head just above the water s surface, dodging the embers that poured down and trying not to inhale the deadly smoke. His three-year-old grandson clung to a cooler lid nearby.
This year has been pretty awful for so many of us, but it wasn t all bad.
A few good things did, in fact, happen in 2020 in Fayetteville and the Sandhills region. Here are 10 of them:
J. Cole shoots a Puma commercial in Fayetteville
On a cold afternoon in January, rapper J. Cole was in town to film a Puma commercial at the basketball court near Walker Spivey Elementary School. Cole signed a multi-year footwear and apparel deal with Puma, and the commercial debuted in mid-February.
Firefighters save Fayetteville family dog
Firefighters saved the life of a family dog while responding to a fire in the 1100 block of Vesper Lane on Jan.15. When firefighters arrived, they found the dog unconscious and removed it from the home. Firefighters resuscitated the dog by using a pet mask.