By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 5, 2021 Speed and the failure to follow safety regulations were factors in the death of a 26-year-old U.S. airman, who was killed in September during a rollover wreck of an armored vehicle outside a Kuwait air base, an Air Force investigation determined. None of the three Air Force Security Forces airmen inside the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle, or M-ATV, were wearing helmets or seatbelts, when the driver lost control of the 28,000-pound vehicle, flipping it over and ejecting Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan, an investigation board found. Phan, who was seated behind the driver, was killed instantly in the Sept. 12, 2020, wreck near the end of a 12-hour security patrol just outside Ali Al Salem Air Base, where he and the others were deployed.
From staff reports Each year, Hickory Elks Lodge 1654 recognizes those who exhibit the patriotic values of duty and honor in service to their community and nation. At the Hickory City Council meeting on March 2, the Hickory Elks presented public service awards honoring the firefighter, police officer, and state trooper of the year. Jonathan Fox was named the 2021 Exceptional Firefighter of the Year. Fox is a valued employee of the Hickory Fire Department. He has shown great pride in his work and has been a member of Hickory Fire Department since Feb. 1, 2013. He started his career as a volunteer firefighter at Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue, where he has been a member since January 2010.
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Army ‘taking a hard look’ at what end-strength it can actually afford February 18 Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade pictured in December at Grafenwöhr Training Area, in Germany. (Maj. Robert Fellingham/Army) As the Army faces tighter budgets in the coming years, keen observers wonder whether ambitious modernization programs will be curtailed to make way for end-strength growth, or vice versa. “We’d like a much bigger Army, but what I have to do at my level is say, you know, what can we actually afford,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Wednesday during a virtual discussion hosted by the Heritage Foundation. “That’s what we’re taking a hard look at.”
Neither Australiaâs Department of Defence nor Britainâs Ministry of Defence have formally announced Australian involvement in the drone strikes, which are apparently the consequence of a shortage of British pilots due to âstresses of piloting deadly unmanned aircraftâ. The secretive Australian involvement in the Middle East drone strikes was revealed by Drone Wars (a monitor of unmanned aircraft use) after it was detailed in attachments to Britainâs Infrastructure and Projects Authority â an overseer of major UK public spending projects. It was subsequently reported in the Guardian and in the defence industry magazines UAS and Aviation. Despite even having being re-reported in the Australian air forceâs own magazine, Wings, the defence department has still refused to provide any meaningful details at all.
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by SOFREP Dec 28, 2020 Share This: A rocket from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher convoy shoots off into the night during a training exercise Dec 22, 2020, Ali Al Salem Airbase, Kuwait. Soldiers from the 1-14th Field Artillery Regiment train diligently over the holidays as they work to maneuver their trucks from point A to point B in a timely manner and complete the assigned fire mission.(Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Jermaine Jackson) The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System was developed for the United States Army in the late 1990s to deliver precision rocket strike capabilities at stand off range. Mounted on a standard military truck frame, the HIMARS can carry up to six rockets or a single MGM-140 ATACMS missile.
Cairo: Kuwait has taken delivery of two Caracal helicopters, the first in a deal worth 1.7 billion euros. The Kuwaiti army said it launched the new arrivals at a ceremony on Thursday at the Ali Al Salem Airbase attended by military chief of staff Gen. Khalid Saleh Al Sabah. They will be used in search, rescue and medical evacuation missions as well as transporting VIP personalities and emergency aid to disaster-hit zones, the army added on its Twitter account. The two are part of an order for 30 H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters placed by Kuwait with the aircraft maker Airbus.
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