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  • British military parachutist crashes through roof of California home during training exercise

    07/07/2021 6:03:55 PM PDT · by Right Wing Vegan · 51 replies
    Stars and Stripes ^ | 7/7/2021 | The Tribune
    ATASCADERO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — A parachutist crashed through the roof of an Atascadero home Tuesday evening after their chute failed to fully deploy during a training exercise, according to the Atascadero Police Department. Emergency dispatchers received multiple reports around 4:55 p.m. Tuesday about a falling male parachutist in the 9500 block of Via Ciello, according to a city news release sent Wednesday morning. "Atascadero Fire and Police responded to the area and located the parachutist who had fallen through the exterior and interior roof of a residence," the release said. "The parachutist was conscious but stunned with complaints...
  • California Guard's largest training facility, Camp Roberts, steadily deteriorates

    03/28/2011 10:18:07 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 12 replies
    Fresno Bee ^ | Posted at 12:10 AM on Sunday, Mar. 27, 2011 | Charles Piller
    In Building 4001, service members routinely see raw sewage bubbling up from shower drains and toilets and spilling onto the floor, according to a February report by Sgt. Dustin Shepherd, noncommissioned officer in charge of camp operations. Building 6038, where soldiers check in for training, recently lacked heat despite temperatures dropping to 30 degrees, and had no air conditioning for blazing summer days. "I am literally sick over this," Shepherd wrote to superiors in a February e-mail obtained by The Bee, "and completely disgusted with the lack of soldier care." Scores of buildings created as temporary structures during the urgency...