"Stability is poor all around—landing is peculiar." The post What happened on the final flight of the namesake for Edwards Air Force Base appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- On Friday, June 4, 1948, Air Force test pilot Glen Edwards [...]

80-year-old Washington veteran says anti-ICE protesters surrounded him, threw him to the ground --- ‘Outnumbered’ discusses escalating ICE protests in Minnesota, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s warning to state leaders and President Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act as [...]

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi opens its doors to more than 100 veterans --- More than 100 veterans toured U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi Thursday, getting a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of the Coastal Bend's key [...]

The passengers on board the Prinsendam needed a miracle. The Coast Guard obliged. The post A close look at the Coast Guard’s biggest rescue ever besides Hurricane Katrina appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- Along with the other passengers on [...]

Army Col. Billy Mitchell called military leaders incompetent—and worse. The post Why ‘the father of the Air Force’ was court-martialed appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- The son of a politician, William “Billy” Mitchell grew up in Wisconsin as [...]

Hidden Camera Exposes Alleged Abuse of Marine Veteran with Alzheimer’s Disease --- A hidden camera installed by the wife of a disabled Marine veteran has triggered criminal charges, calls for a broader investigation, and a pledge from Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

Wrongful death suit filed after Las Cruces responders allegedly abandon veteran's 911 call --- LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit was filed on Tuesday over the death of 28-year-old Army veteran, Jacob Garcia, who called [...]

Clyde Lassen refused to leave two downed aviators behind. The post This Medal of Honor recipient turned on his helicopter lights during a risky rescue in Vietnam appeared first on We Are The Mighty. --- For the rest of his life, Clyde [...]

Toledo police name suspect Ka Nye Taylor in festival shooting that injured 12, hunt second gunman --- Authorities said a dozen people were wounded in a shooting near Toledo's Old West End Festival, with two victims in critical condition [...]