Author: Staff Writer

Sauntore Thomas is reeling from a one-two punch. First, the Detroiter sued his employer alleging racial discrimination in a lawsuit that settled confidentially. Then he went to the bank this week to cash his settlement checks, but the Livonia bank refused to cash or deposit his checks. Instead, they called the cops and initiated a […]

An Airman in California who skipped out on his court-martial sentencing took his own life after leading police on a high-speed chase. Based upon the desertion from the court-martial, an arrest warrant was issued for the service member. The 32-year-old Airman was pursued by the US Air Force, California Highway Patrol and the Mendocino County […]

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — An airman found guilty of sexually assaulting a child multiple times over a 17-month period while stationed at Aviano received a 40-year prison sentence, an Air Force official said this week. Airman Alexander L. Driskill was found guilty by a military jury of sexually assaulting a child under the age […]

WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the two-star commander of the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, was relieved of command Wednesday for allegations of misconduct. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., who leads Air Force Materiel Command, also based at Wright-Patterson, said he fired Cooley due to “a loss of […]

AUSTIN, Texas — The offices of housing company Balfour Beatty Communities at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma were raided Tuesday by Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency investigators searching for evidence in an investigation that families in base housing were exposed to asbestos. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said Thursday in a statement that the […]

ENID, Okla. — At least one Saudi in Oklahoma was among the 21 military students from Saudi Arabia removed from U. S. military installations Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, but officials have declined to confirm how many Saudi students were removed from Vance Air Force Base or how many remain. Attorney General William Barr announced Monday […]

The commander of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been nominated for promotion to flag rank. Air Force Col. Parker Wright has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general, the Department of Defense said Monday. Wright is serving as the commander, National Air and Space […]

The Air Force Materiel Command will this month start offering no-risk “mock” fitness assessments to airmen to reduce the stress of testing and promote year-round fitness, it said in a statement. “The practice tests aim to both motivate Airmen to maintain a year-round exercise and fitness program while reducing the stress many face during testing,” […]

Two US Airmen were found dead on Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, and now the USAF is trying to determine why. Airman 1st Class Xavier Leaphart and Airman 1st Class Aziess Whitehurst, both aged 20, were found unresponsive in a dormitory room. They were rushed to the hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. “The […]