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A now-arrested Arizona man was plotting a racially motivated mass shooting in Georgia to incite a race war ahead of the upcoming election, the federal authorities say. The Department of Justice says 58-year-old Mark Prieto was planning a mass shooting and wanted to recruit others with racist beliefs. Court records allege Prieto revealed his plan to FBI informants, which involved shooting up a rap concert in Atlanta, Georgia because he believed there would be more Black people there. Prieto wanted to carry out his plan sometime before the election. He's charged with firearms trafficking for use in a hate crime,...

President Joe Biden confirmed what many have feared as COVID-19 restrictions drag on: The people in power never, ever want this crisis to end. As Biden was receiving his booster shot Monday on camera, the now-thrice-vaccinated president was asked about what it would take for the country to get back to "normal," presumably meaning without masks and other onerous restrictions that have been a mainstay for the past 19 months. "How many Americans need to be vaccinated for us to get back to normal? What is the percentage of total vaccinations that have to be employed?" an unidentified reporter asked...

Oregon Air National Guard is requesting permission to expand their flight airspace for F15's training in Oregon and along the Pacific Ocean Coast. They are requesting "Comments during the 'Environmental Impact Analysis Process' underway for the proposed Oregon Airspace Initiative". Be sure to include "Oregon Airspace Initiative" in the subject line.

Mountain Home AFB may get Saudi training squadron Friday, December 3, 2010 Mountain Home News Mountain Home Air Force Base is believed to be on a list of bases being considered to support an F-15 training squadron from the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Mountain Home News has learned. Saudi Arabia is in the midst of purchasing $60 billion worth of arms from the United States, including 84 F-15S fighter-bombers and upgrades to 70 other F-15s already in its inventory. As part of the package, the Saudi government is looking at acquiring basing rights for a "desert environment" training squadron...

2/7/2008 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb unit-38 onto a position where enemy combatants were located. The on-scene joint terminal attack controller declared the mission a success. A Royal Air Force GR-7 Harrier conducted shows of force in the vicinity of Kajaki Dam in order to deter enemy activities in the area. The missions were confirmed successful by the JTAC. In...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2008 – About 60 percent of the Air Force’s F-15 Eagle fighter fleet has been found fit and ready to again defend the skies over the homeland or perform overseas missions, senior U.S. military officers said here today. An F-15A Eagle lands at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Jan. 9, 2008. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, USAF   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. About 260 F-15s were returned to full operational duty Jan. 8 after receiving nose-to-tail inspections following the Nov. 2 midair breakup of a Missouri Air National Guard jet as it...

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has opened a center for the maintenance of its F-15 fighter-jet fleet. The Royal Saudi Air Force has opened the center at the Prince Khaled Air Base in the Asir region in the southern portion of the kingdom. The center will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of the F-15 fighter-jet fleet procured by the United States over the last 25 years. In February, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz inaugurated what was termed the F-15 Engine Industrial and Development Center. The center was meant to overhaul, repair and install the twin...

For the past six hours, since about 3:00 PM, jet planes have been flying fairly low over Los Angeles County, about one flight every quarter or half-hour. The only explanation I can think of is that Bush is in town and these are presumably jet fighter planes. Does anyone know more about this? Thanks.