Tag: Texas

The flight began like any other, with the B-1B from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on a routine return flight when a fire warning light popped on inside the cockpit on May 1, 2018. The Lancer’s four-man crew, comprised of a commander, copilot, offensive systems operator, and defensive systems […]

The flight began like any other, with the B-1B from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on a routine return flight when a fire warning light popped on inside the cockpit on May 1 of this year. The Lancer’s four-man crew, comprised of a commander, copilot, offensive systems operator, and […]

A few weeks ago, during a Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment, comedian Pete Davidson made a joke about former Navy SEAL and current congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw’s eye patch, saying that he looked like “a hit man from a porno movie.” It may have made for a cheap laugh, but Davidson really got himself in […]

Washington, D.C — President Donald Trump announced a military deployment in the U.S-Mexican border to ensure security. More than 5,200 troops will be sent to the border to assist the local and federal law enforcement and border security authorities with an imminent influx of immigrants from Central America. The administration’s decision comes after stories broke last […]

The migrant caravan has added thousands of people headed to McAllen, Texas, on Sunday. A third wave of migrants has lifted the total number of migrants to 10,000 according to some reports — and up to 14,000 according to others. The caravan first started with approximately 150 people, who were inspired to go from San […]

Fired Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver, center, and his attorneys Miles Brissette, left, and Bob Gill stand before the reading of the verdict during Oliver’s trial at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Oliver was convicted of murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager when […]

For weeks now, the Air Force has remained tight lipped about an incident involving America’s supersonic heavy payload B-1B Lancer over Texas early last month, acknowledging only that an incident had occurred, and eventually, grounding the nation’s entire fleet of Lancers, citing an issue with the aircraft’s ejection seats. Now, as the Air Force prepares […]

Four granite memorials meant to honor veterans were destroyed in Brownwood, Texas recently. The slabs lay shattered in pieces across the memorial platform, metal and wood scattered about the bits of granite that now bear engravings that cannot be read. Previously, they had honored veterans from WWII and the 36th Infantry Division which had been […]

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter out of Fort Bliss dropped an ammo box from an altitude of approximately 1,000 feet through the roof of an elementary school during a training exercise over El Paso, Texas. An investigation into the incident has been launched. Parkland Elementary School reported no injuries in […]

The latest school shooting in Texas and the details about the perpetrator that filled the media prompted a flashback to April 20th, 1999. On that date, two students of the Columbine high school in Colorado, Eric Harris and Dylan Clebold, entered the school and shot and killed 13 and injured 21 people. Their original plan […]

With President Trump’s call for more National Guard troops to be sent to the Mexican border, the state governments of Arizona and Texas have responded by preparing to send 400 troops to aid in combatting illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the […]

Last November, the tragic murder of 26 people in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas shined a light on what appeared to be a grave error in the Air Force’s procedures regarding service members separated for committing violent crimes. The shooter, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, should have been barred from purchasing the firearm […]