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A former Army Colonel from Florida was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for trying to woo a woman he met online by sending her secret classified battle plans. Retired combat vet Kevin Charles Luke, 62, was working as a high-level civilian contractor with “top secret” clearance at US military headquarters in Tampa in October 2024, when he texted a photo of plans for a Middle East attack to his new fling, according to court documents. “Sent to my boss earlier,” he wrote in the text, which included a photo of an email on his work computer at Central...

Engine start was initiated using the onboard battery. Afterwards, following an initial unsuccessful start of the left engine, both engines were started around 9:53 a.m. But problems continued to mount as the aircraft taxied toward the runway. During taxi, the pilot and two pilot-rated passengers discussed that a thrust reverser indicator light for an unspecified engine was inoperative, though they believed the thrust reverser itself was working properly. Meanwhile, the right-seat passenger attempted to contact ZTL ATC and activate the flight’s IFR flight plan three times between 10:08 and 10:10 but was unsuccessful due to the controller’s workload and associated...

The F-35 crash at Eileson AFB on January 28th was the result of frozen water inside the nose gear strut. It had been serviced from a barrel of hydraulic fluid that was left outside at Kadena and got water in it. Weight on wheel sensors were falsely indicating thst the plane was on the ground and it became uncontrollable. The 196 million dollar plane was totally destroyed.

DESTIN, Fla. -- A Northwest Florida doctor is accused of removing the wrong organ during a recent surgery, allegedly resulting in the death of an Alabama man. William Bryan died Aug. 21 just two days before his 34th wedding anniversary when his liver was removed during an operation that was intended to remove his spleen. He was 70-years-old. His widow Beverly is now demanding accountability. "I know I'm not the only wife that's lost their husband suddenly," she said. "But the loss of my Bill was exceptionally unnecessary and brutal." Beverly and Bill traveled from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to enjoy...