Joseph LaFave

About the author

Joseph LaFave writes about finance, maritime issues, healthcare, the National Guard, and conflicts around the world. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as an EMT in Florida and as an ESH engineer for Lockheed Martin supporting several DoD and NASA satellites. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Management from Southern New Hampshire University.

The US Air Force’s most critical enlisted jobs are going unfilled

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has exposed a personnel crisis within the United States Air Force (USAF). Although the USAF has some of the best aircraft and pilots in the world, it is struggling to train and retain enough enlisted personnel to maintain its fleets. Although in 2017, the USAF had […]

Watch: Police in Indonesia use live snake to interrogate suspect

Police officers in Papua, Indonesia are in hot water after a video surfaced online of detectives using a snake to scare a robbery suspect during an interrogation. The video shows the suspect sitting on the floor against a wall with his hands tied behind his back. A police officer drapes a large snake over the […]

Experts warn current Ebola outbreak threatens global health

As the current Ebola virus outbreak burns through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), public health officials are now warning the disease is threatening global health. In a recent article published in The Lancet, 12 leading global health policy experts argue that World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus “should reconvene the Emergency Committee […]

US Southern Command boss says military is prepared to send troops to Venezuela

Venezuelan troops recently set roadblocks on the country’s largest road leading into neighboring Colombia in order to prevent much-needed food, medicine, and aid supplies from reaching desperate citizens. As the country descends further into madness with two men claiming to be Venezuela’s legitimate ruler, Nicolas Maduro ordered the blockade as a show of defiance in […]

Two US Navy ships collide during underway replenishment operation

A collision between two U.S. Navy ships operating in the Atlantic resulted in no injuries and only minor damage to the ships. According to a report from the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), the incident occurred on Tuesday, February 5, just after 4 p.m. EST while the two vessels were completing a resupply and refueling-at-sea operation, […]

Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 11, al-Shabaab is suspected

At least 11 people were believed killed when a car bomb detonated outside of a busy shopping center in Mogadishu, Somalia on Monday. Another ten people were injured in the blast, which is believed to be the work of al-Shabaab, an Islamic extremist group currently operating in the region. However, no group has yet claimed […]

Sexual assault on the rise at US military academies

A new report from the Department of Defense (DoD) shows an increase in the number of U.S. military academy students reporting incidents of sexual assault and harassment. According to the DoD’s “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, Academic Program Year 2017-2018,” 747 students at U.S. service academies reported being the […]

Two life-saving medical aircraft crashed this week in the US

In separate incidents, two medical transportation aircraft went down in Ohio and Alaska–one rotor wing and one fixed wing. In total, all six of the flight crew members involved in the incidents are presumed dead. It’s not believed either aircraft carried patients at the time of the crashes. On Tuesday, Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed […]

US envoy to Venezuela says ‘security of interim President Guaido is a concern’

As confusion continues over who is the legitimate leader of Venezuela, U.S. envoy to the country Elliot Abrams told reporters on Wednesday he is concerned for the safety of Juan Guaido, the country’s “self-proclaimed interim president.” The Trump White House has been a vocal supporter of Guaido ever since he announced his claim to the […]

Apple suspends use of FaceTime after discovering eavesdropping bug

Apple Inc. has suspended use of the popular FaceTime app after a bug was discovered which allows users to eavesdrop on call recipients before they answer the call. The bug appears to affect any Apple user running the device with an iOS 12.1 or later, according to 9to5mac.com. Ironically, the bug was discovered on Monday, […]