Tag:
Special Operations
North Potomac, MD
News
Trump Reveals Details Of Daring 48-Hour Mission To Rescue Downed Pilot Deep In Iran
A shot-down US Air Force colonel deep in hostile territory inside Iran. A 48-hour race against time. And a rescue operation so audacious that some senior military advisers told President Donald Trump it simply couldn't be done. Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed the full scope of the dramatic operation at a White House press conference on Monday, April 6. The F-15E Strike Eagle carrying the weapons systems officer — a colonel whose identity has not been released — was shot down in southwestern…
Beacon, NY
Politics
Trump Fires Nation's Senior Military Officer
President Donald Trump announced on social media that he has just fired the nation's senior military officer and named a successor. General Charles Q. Brown Jr., age 62, made history as only the second African American to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump appointed retired three-star general John D. Caine to fill Brown's position as he seeks to reshape military leadership. “Today, I am honored to announce my nomination of Lieutenant General Dan ‘Razin’ Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Friday evening, Feb…
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In West Milford
The New Jersey State Police Department has released video footage of an aerial rescue of a cliff-diver who suffered serious injuries in a West Milford accident. The NJSP's aviation unit and TEAMS unit, a special operations unit, responded to an area of West Milford Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, for a diver who was seriously injured in rugged terrain. Pilots, hoist operators, and rescuers "undertook a complex and high-risk extraction," NJSP says. Video shows troopers locating the victim from the air, packaging him into a stokes basket, and then hoisting him up. "Facing challenging weat…
Towson, MD
News
Body Pulled From Water In Baltimore: Fire Officials (
Developing
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A body was found on Thursday afternoon in the Inner Harbor, according to officials in Baltimore. At approximately 3 p.. on Thursday, May 4, crews were called to the 100 block of South President Street, where there were reports of a body in the water. 🌊WATER INCIDENT🌊100 blk S President St 21202#InnerHarbor@TheRobertStokes#BMORESBravest & #BCFDSOC units are on scene of a person in the water. The person is dead. Special Operations members are on scene to remove the person from the water. Expect traffic delays #BalTraffic pic.twitter.com/WhdGIwPtl1 — Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local …
Pascack Valley, NJ
Lifestyle
True
Hero
: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle
A former Park Ridge police officer is on the front lines of the coronavirus war just three months into his new career, armed with new expertise. After retiring from law enforcement after 25 years, Laughton recently started a new career in nursing with a 2019 degree from Bergen Community College. Lisa Catalano Cifalino, his manager at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, launched a Facebook series about COVID-19 heroes. Laughton is her first HERO, which was shared by Park Ridge police. "Please keep him, his co-workers, and all health care workers in your thoughts and prayers. T…
