Tsarnaev charged: In April, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings. The attacks killed three people and injured more than 260 others…FBI A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of an ethnic Chechen and naturalized U.S. citizen convicted in a …
Africom FROM THE COMMANDER: U.S. Africa Command developing plans to move headquarters———-“We will conduct deliberate and thorough planning to ensure our team is prepared for what lies ahead,” Townsend said. “We remain committed to our force and families and will provide as much time as possible for future planning. U.S. Africa Command remains focused on …
Man Killed in Pakistani Court on Blasphemy Charges Was US Citizen By Niala Mohammad VOA A member of the Ahmadi minority Muslim sect who was shot and killed during his hearing on blasphemy charges in a Pakistani courtroom Wednesday was a U.S. citizen, the U.S. Department of State confirmed. Tahir Ahmed Naseem, 57, allegedly proclaimed prophethood …
Navy Cmdr. Chris “Papa Doc” Joas died 7 July when his Cessna crashed. On July 7, 2020, about 1523 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N6328D, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near South Lake Tahoe, California. The pilot sustained fatal injuries; the passenger sustained serious injuries to which she succumbed to …
US Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Air Pilot Earns Wings of Gold in Texas 31 July 2020 From Lt. Michelle Tucker, Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs KINGSVILLE, Texas (July 17, 2020) Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle, the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical jet aviator, stands in front of a T-45C Goshawk jet …
A Statement from Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ’62 Members of the VMI Corps of Cadets, Faculty and Staff, and the Classified Team, Alumni, VMI Agencies, George C. Marshall Foundation, and Friends of the Institute: There has been significant activity addressing the opening of the Institute this fall in …
