Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense has announced the deaths of seven airmen who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The airmen died March 15 when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Moody Air Force[Read More…]
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Navy Identifies Deceased Sailors in F/A-18F Crash
NORFOLK (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 From Naval Air Force Atlantic Two U.S. naval aviators died March 14, 2018, when their F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed on final approach near Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. The aviators have been identified as Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King,[Read More…]
U.S. Aircraft Crashes in Western Iraq
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: U.S. Central Command Yesterday at about 6:45 p.m. GMT, a U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The crash does not appear to be a result of enemy activity. This incident is under investigation. “All personnel aboard were killed in the crash,” said[Read More…]
Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashes Off Coast of Florida
NORFOLK (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 From Naval Air Force Atlantic March 15 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed on final approach to Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT, March 14. Search and rescue crews were notified shortly after the[Read More…]
Department of Defense Announces Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, died on March 7 in Landstuhl, Germany of non-combat related injuries according to the Pentagon. Sgt. Wilson, 38 of Brooklyn, New York, was assigned to the 831st Transportation Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade in Manama, Bahrain. Source: dod.gov
US Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson Arrives in Vietnam for Historic Visit
DA NANG, Vietnam (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2018 BY: Carl Vinson Strike Group Public Affairs USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port call March 5, marking the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has visited the country in more than 40 years. The aircraft[Read More…]
Veterans Service Fair at Prairie State College on March 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: George Sanon The Student Veterans Center at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Services Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, in the Prairie Center gym of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
Private Corporation May be Sued for Role in Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Rules
Horrific Treatment of Victims Constitutes Torture and War Crimes Alexandria, VA –(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: [email protected] Yesterday, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the treatment of three Iraqi individuals formerly detained at the infamous “hard site” at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq constitutes torture, war crimes, and cruel, inhuman and degrading[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the death of a soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. Christina Marie Schoenecker, 26, of Arlington, Kansas, died February 19 in Baghdad, from a non-combat related incident. Schoenecker was assigned to the 89th Sustainment Brigade, Wichita,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Student Veterans Center Presenting Panel Discussion on Issues Facing Returning Service Members and Veterans on Feb. 21
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF0—February 16, 2018 By: Georges Sanon The Prairie State College (PSC) Student Veterans Center is presenting “A War of Conscience: The Internal Fight of Moral Injury,” from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 21, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium on the college’s main campus at 202 S.[Read More…]