18 CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – In hangar D at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, the constant whine of a UH-60 Blackhawk and the metallic, orchestrated sounds of daily maintenance checks being conducted can always be heard. Tucked into a corner, with stacks of materials meticulously organized and various tools laid out neatly on workbenches, is the sheet metal shop.
At least six days a week and often late at night, Pfc. Genevieve Godgow can be found in a pair of safety glasses and protective ear plugs, working in the shop that her and one other female operate together. According to Staff Sgt. Rose Barton, a quality control technical inspector attached to 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, this is a rare opportunity in Army aviation units, where women can be hard to come by.
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This week, North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID-19 and Gov. Roy Cooper nominated a number of Cabinet Secretaries.
Opening of K-12 Schools
A bill (S 37) that could lead to in-person learning at many K-12 schools has been approved by the General Assembly and sent to Gov. Cooper. The bill, among other things, would require school districts to offer certain in-person instruction options and allow students learning remotely to continue this format.
State Budget and Taxes
As is typical at the beginning of a General Assembly session, a number of committees met this week for orientation presentations. The Finance Committees met jointly and heard details about the state tax system. The Appropriations Committees also met jointly and considered the budget outlook for the next two years and spending details by category. In addition, the Presidents of the North Carolina Community College System
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The ConnecticutNational Guard on Tuesday laid to rest one of its own, Kevin Jiang the U.S. Armyveteran and Yale University graduate student gunned down outside his vehicle in New Haven two weeks ago.
Jiang, who would have turned 27 on Valentine’s Day, was laid to rest at State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Conn.
Photos shared with Fox News by the Connecticut National Guard showed Guardsmen salute Jiang’s casket, draped in a United States burial flag, before it was slowly lowered beneath the snow-covered ground. Three flags, folded into the symbolic tri-cornered shape, were presented: one to Jiang s mother, one to his father and one to his fiancée, Zion Perry.