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Trump Reveals Details Of Daring 48-Hour Mission To Rescue Downed Pilot Deep In Iran Trump Reveals Details Of Daring 48-Hour Mission To Rescue Downed Pilot Deep In Iran
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Trump Fires Nation's Senior Military Officer Trump Fires Nation's Senior Military Officer
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
TRUE HERO: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle TRUE HERO: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle
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…

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by Jon Craig