January 18, 2019
Pentagon Releases The Names Of Three Killed In Syria
The Department of Defense has released the names of one soldier, one sailor and one DOD civilian who were killed in a terrorist blast in…
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December 6, 2018
U.S. Marine Dies, Five Still Missing After Fighter Jet Collides With Refueling Plane
National Desk – A search and rescue operation for five missing U.S. Marines is underway near Japan. Officials said that a refueling plane and a…
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July 19, 2018
Explosion Rocks Southern PA Army Depot, 4 Injuries Reported
[media-credit name=”Facebook” align=”aligncenter” width=”1024″][/media-credit] Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania. – Four Letterkenny Army Depot employees were injured Thursday morning in an apparent explosion that resulted…
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April 14, 2018
US, Allies Strike Syria’s Chemical Weapons Facilities
General Mattis Statement: Good evening. As the world knows, the Syrian people have suffered terribly under the prolonged brutality of the Assad regime. On…
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October 26, 2017
Delaware National Guard Continues To Help With Puerto Rico Recovery
Smyrna – On Tuesday, October 24th at approximately 745 am, 36 Soldiers from the Delaware National Guard’s 1049th Transportation Company departed the Smryna Readiness…
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October 7, 2017
“Aid Slow To Reach Puerto Rico”, Not So Fast
Dover – Over the last few weeks some in the media have been focused on the political drama of rebuilding Puerto Rico, after Hurricanes Irma…
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September 6, 2017
Delaware National Guard Harvey Relief Effort Update
Texas – Delaware National Guard Hurricane Support Providing C-130 Evacuation Transport and Staff Assistance A Delaware National Guard C-130 and flight crew returned over…
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August 29, 2017
Delaware National Guard Deploys To Texas, Will Help With Harvey Evacuation
New Castle – At approximately 4pm today, the Delaware National Guard launched a C-130 aircraft to Texas to help support evacuation efforts for those…
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August 17, 2017
Thunder Over Dover, Free Two-Day Air Show Aug 26 – 27
Dover – Later this month Dover Air Force Base is holding it’s first open house in 9 years. The base will host “Thunder Over…
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July 18, 2017
Dover’s C-5 Fleet Grounded Until Further Notice
Dover – The Air Mobility Command commander has directed a stand-down of C-5 flying operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, following a second…
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June 18, 2017
Missing USS Fitzgerald Sailors Found Dead
Japan – A number of Sailors’ remains that were missing from the collision between USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a merchant ship have been…
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June 17, 2017
Navy Releases Photo Of Ship, USS Fitzgerald Commander, Sailors Injured, 7 Others Missing
Japan – USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time, June 17, while…
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