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Police chase ends with state trooper in handcuffs after stop sticks deployed A police chase in late September ended with a state trooper in handcuffs after officers used stop sticks to flatten the tire of his bomb squad truck. The problem: the truck wasn’t fleeing police. It was an Indiana State Police bomb squad vehicle […]
Iran targets Diego Garcia
A report Saturday says Iran launched a couple of weapons at Diego Garcia, our joint base with the UK in the Chagos Islands, 2400 miles from Iran. The missiles thought to have been used may have been Khorramshahr-4 rockets, which typically carry up to 80 cluster-bomb warheads (theoretically gas or nuclear warheads instead, but as […]
Eating their own
I am sure many of you oldsters remember Cesar Chavez, the Navy vet who shook up the agricultural world and helped found the United Farm Workers union. Some of you might remember that Obama even named a Navy ship after him (launched about 14 years ago – anyone here actually serve on her?) But there […]
Weekend Open Thread
Welcome to the astronomical beginning of spring. It may not feel like it in some places, but we’re coming around. Enjoy your weekend!
Bringing the BRRRRRRRT to the Persian Gulf
Back By Popular Demand A-10 Warthogs target Iranian fast-attack craft in Strait of Hormuz By Michael Scanlon U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft are now engaged in maritime interdiction operations along the southern flank of Operation Epic Fury, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fast-attack watercraft in the Strait of Hormuz, the chairman of […]



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