Voices of Houston: Texas Air National guardsman overcomes adversity to earn highest enlisted rank
HOUSTON – Texas Air National Guardsman Charles Jackson is no stranger to adversity. These are three words which Charles Jackson personifies. He earned the rank of Chief Master Sergeant, which is the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force. “It’s a culmination of my 36 years of service, that I am now called Chief Jackson,” said Jackson. “We in a rare, rare position where we positively Affect an airman each and every day,” said Jackson.
One Good Thing: Army veteran receives surprise parade after Honor Flight trip to DC is canceled
SALMON CREEK, Washington An army veteran in Washington state got a big surprise after a meaningful trip was canceled. Neil Leitner was supposed to take an Honor Flight -- an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.'s memorials for veterans back in April, but the trip was postponed due to coronavirus. Neil's wife set up a drive-by salute to Neil for his service to his country. Several cars drove by Neil with American flags attached and thank you signs posted on the windows. "I wasn't expecting it, and my wife Liz set this up as through her quilting group and I certainly didn't see it coming," Neil said.
Nearly a dozen Iranian vessels come dangerously close to US military ships in the Gulf, Pentagon says
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships' bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf. WASHINGTON Nearly a dozen vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy took "dangerous and provocative" actions near U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Wednesday. At one point, the Iranian ships came within 10 yards of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maui's bow. The U.S. crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio, five short blasts from the ships' horns and long-range acoustic noise maker devices to the Iranian ships. "We've seen this before, where the Iranians behave in ways that were inconsistent with international law ... We've talked as a team we've talked across the interagency.
cnbc.comFBI probes ISIS messages in CENTCOM social media hack
FBI probes ISIS messages in CENTCOM social media hack A group calling itself the "CyberCaliphate" hacked into the Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. Military's Central Command on Monday. The hackers claimed they had penetrated military networks, although the Pentagon said that only the social media sites themselves were compromised. David Martin reports from Washington.
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