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Navy Reservist Assigned To Virginia Beach Dies In 'Non-Combat-Related' Incident, Officials Say Navy Reservist Assigned To Virginia Beach Dies In 'Non-Combat-Related' Incident, Officials Say
Navy Reservist Assigned To Virginia Beach Dies In 'Non-Combat-Related' Incident, Officials Say Officials are investigating the death of Pennsylvania police officer and US Navy reservist Daniel McCracken.  Chester City police officer Daniel D. McCracken died on May 6, 2024 of a non-combat-related incident while deployed in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy said. CENTCOM's area of responsibility "stretches from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South Asia," according to defense officials.  Chester city police said McCracken enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1998 and joined the department in 2017. …
NASA Chooses Area Astronaut For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon NASA Chooses Area Astronaut For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon
NASA Chooses Area Astronaut For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon It's going to be "to infinity and beyond," for a Maryland astronaut who got an assignment that is truly out of this world.  Baltimore native Gregory Reid Wiseman will be taking his second foray into space as he has been chosen to venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on “NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the moon for science and exploration.” Commander Wiseman will be joined on the scheduled 10-day flight by pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen in what NASA is calling “humanity’s…