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OSI Geospatial Inc. announced today that its U.S. Operations has signed a three-year U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $5.7 million. Under the terms of this contract, the company will provide engineering, training and support services.
How do you make a helicopter safer to fly? You crash one. NASA aeronautics researchers recently dropped a small helicopter from a height of 35 feet (10.7 m) to see whether an expandable honeycomb cushion called a deployable energy absorber could lessen the destructive force of a crash.
The streak appears to be over for uncontested mayoral races in the Town of Leesburg. Councilman Tom Dunn announced Tuesday he will run for the seat held by Mayor Kristen Umstattd since 2002.
AN EVENING OUTSt. Jude House Toy Drive , 7 p.m. Saturday, Sopranos Lounge, 840 S. Broad St., Griffith, with live music by Lynxwail, The Greys, Arrange for Use, Prettyoungraves, admission is $5 or an unwrapped toy, for ages 21 and older, 718-9904 Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction fundraiser, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Alex's Place, 7305 Grand Blvd., Hobart, tickets are $30 per person, $50 per couple ...
Lynn Kowalski was a fiancée for 86 hours and a wife for five days before she became the spouse of a deployed soldier. She can't hug or kiss her husband, Jonathan. So she does the next best thing - she sends her love in cardboard boxes.
Born May 17, 1981, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. His family moved to Sterling, Colo., when he was 12. He and wife Melissa are expecting a baby girl, their first child, in December. Melissa is also on active duty with her military police platoon.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn sentenced 54-year-old Michael L. Cantrell of Huntsville to five years in prison on Wednesday.
For those expecting withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Barack Obama's strategy for the war - sending more troops but setting a draw down date - did not arrive gift-wrapped this holiday season.
Contract Brings Total Order to 178 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters
ROANOKE RAPIDS — City police are seeking information leading to the arrest of a green-skinned, furry man they believe plans to steal Christmas. Aside from this, everyone is hoping for a lively and smooth Christmas parade in Roanoke Rapids Sunday, Dec. 6.
LI Army National Guard Pfc. Jeremy Wojkiewicz graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Barbara Keating of Green Bay, and is a 2001 graduate of Bay Port High School.
An Army buddy from Huntington testified Wednesday that U.S. Army deserter Stephen Wilson admitted killing a Huntington minister at a Beech Fork shooting range last year.
Did you know that artificial reefs serve as more than simply habitats for oceanic creatures? They also provide shore protection and enhance the surfing experience. Take this ASBPA quiz to see how much you know about artificial reefs.
Total expenses for America's Army, the free first-person shooter developed and operated by the United States Army, have totaled $32.8 million since 2000, according to newly-revealed information. Consumer site GameSpot obtained the budgetary data by issuing a Freedom of Information Act request to the US Army. The government's budget on the game has ranged from $1.29 million in 2005 to $5.60 ...
Kenneth Stewart of Dawsonville gets instruction from Camp Frank D. Merrill Staff Sgt. Matthew Johnson on how to aim and fire an M240, the biggest machine gun used by the U.S. Army Rangers.
By Sebastian Fryer Western Herald One of the year’s most critically-acclaimed films is coming to the Little Theatre this weekend. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker” stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Evangeline Lilly, and Guy Pearce. The film depicts a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Baghdad, Iraq and the risks [...]
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