Near-daily warning signs about helicopters preceded D.C. midair collision, FAA data shows

Near-daily warning signs about helicopters preceded D.C. midair collision, FAA data shows

Helicopters flew higher than allowed or close to landing and departing airplanes almost daily at Washington’s Reagan National Airport in the year before January’s deadly midair collision, a CBS News data analysis of recently released Federal Aviation Administration data reveals. On the same routes as the Army Black Hawk involved in the collision, helicopters came…

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Unarmed Fort Stewart soldiers tackled, subdued gunman who was "shooting their buddies," Army secretary says

Unarmed Fort Stewart soldiers tackled, subdued gunman who was “shooting their buddies,” Army secretary says

Unarmed soldiers rushed a fellow service member who allegedly opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Thursday. Five soldiers were wounded in the shooting, and the suspect, a sergeant at the Army base, is in custody. “They were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person who they knew was…

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U.S. soldier accused of trying to give Russia sensitive Army tank info for citizenship

U.S. soldier accused of trying to give Russia sensitive Army tank info for citizenship

Federal authorities have arrested an American soldier who allegedly tried to share classified information about the Army’s M1A2 Abrams tank with Russia, the Justice Department said. Taylor Adam Lee — a 22-year-old active-duty Army member stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas — was arrested Wednesday and charged under the Espionage Act with attempted transmission of…

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