Day: October 16, 2024

A U.S. Navy electronic attack jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state on Tuesday, prompting a search for two missing crew members. In a statement obtained by NBC News, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island officials explained that a Navy EA-18G Growler attack aircraft crashed while conducting a routine training flight. Navy officials said, “As… Continue reading 2 missing after Navy fighter jet crashes in Washington

New reports from Kyiv say that North Korea is deploying troops to Russia that could be used to fight in Ukraine, with some 10,000 North Korean troops now undergoing training in Russia’s Far East.

Langley Air Force Base officials are in the market for special anti-drone nets to protect their tactical aircraft from prying eyes, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. The move comes about a year after waves of still-unexplained unmanned aerial vehicles buzzed the base.

A retired Navy veteran was killed in a hit-and-run as he walked his dog in Missouri, his family says. Officers said the 62-year-old man, identified as Rick Alsept, was found dead in the road following the Oct. 12 incident in Florissant, a suburb of St. Louis, according to the Florissant Police Department. His dog was also found dead nearby, authorities said. A neighbor’s surveillance footage captured… Continue reading Navy veteran and his dog found dead in road after hit-and-run, Missouri cops say

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Washington and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, but said he couldn’t confirm Ukrainian claims that Pyongyang was also sending soldiers to fight for Moscow.