The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has officially retired the Bell UH-1D helicopter from its fleet, after more than 53 years of service. The UH-1D helicopter of Bundeswehr search and rescue service soared above Holzdorf for the last time at a retirement ceremony for the aircraft in the presence of Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, April 12, 2021. Since 1968, the Bundeswehr has gradually purchased 340 UH-D1s. The vehicles were used as passenger transport, fighting forest fires and floods, and for search and rescue services (SAR). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The aging Bell UH-1D is succeeded by the H145 LUH […]
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On Saturday, Germans marked the thirtieth anniversary of East Germany’s incorporation into the Federal Republic. On the occasion, the eastern German town of Dessau unveiled a monument to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his personal contribution to German unity. Without the USSR as a whole and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev specifically, Germany would have been left divided, and the Kremlin would have been left without a reliable partner in Europe, Dr. Ernst-Jorg von Studnitz, Germany’s former ambassador to Russia, has suggested. “German Chancellor [Helmut] Kohl always said that the key to German reunification lay in Moscow. In this regard, of […]
By Tony Cox, a US journalist who has written or edited for Bloomberg and several major daily newspapers. The widow of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn, who was shot to death in June during a violent Black Lives Matter protest, could become the most important voice among Thursday’s Republican National Convention speakers That’s because Ann Dorn will broach and humanize a subject that has emerged as perhaps the most troubling issue facing Democrats heading into November’s election: law and order. Dorn will talk about the horrible pain she has suffered as a result of her 77-year-old husband being murdered while […]
Since Madeleine went missing aged 3 in 2007 from the resort she was staying at in Praia da Luz, there have been nearly 9,000 reported “sightings” in 101 countries across the world, some of which have been treated as more credible than others. A retired teacher has told Portuguese police that she believes she saw Madeleine McCann at a supermarket on the Algarve coast in 2017. The witness, known only as Maria, said that she saw the missing Brit three years ago, but did not to tell the police at the time. However, after seeing renewed public interest in the case […]
Russian ace Maria Sharapova may be officially retired but she’s showing no signs of slowing down with her fitness regime, taking to the beach to hit the pads as part of a grueling workout. The five-time Grand Slam winner called time on her glittering career earlier this year, citing the increasing toll that injuries had taken on her body. But far from putting her feet up, she’s continued to maintain the trim frame that made her a pin-up girl for tennis and a mainstay of glossy magazines. Sharapova’s latest workout took her to the beaches of the US with trainer Tommy […]
Republican US Senator John Thune on 30 June suggested purchasing and removing the Turkish-owned Russian-built S-400s from Ankara, in a bid to break a deadlock over weapons which Washington claims are incompatible with NATO security standards and might compromise operations of the new fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. Retired Turkish Air Force Major General Beyazit Karatas commented on a GOP proposal to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Turkey. Karatas noted first that the implementation of such an initiative is impossible: “I find it tragicomic that US senators introduce such amendments, even allowing the very idea”. He noted that there were […]
UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns has queried why Conor McGregor remains in the UFC rankings despite recently announcing he was quitting the fight game. Earlier in June the 31-year-old Irishman said he was calling it quits, citing a lack of “buzz” from the sport and claiming he was frustrated at the UFC for supposedly dragging its heels over his next bout. READ MORE: ‘I’ve decided to retire from fighting’: UFC star Conor McGregor claims he’s calling it quits AGAIN But three weeks on, McGregor remains in the UFC rankings, sitting number four in the lightweight division and number eight in […]
The International Brotherhood of Police Officers along with current and retired lawmakers met at the Georgia State Capitol on Father’s Day to call for a replacement of conflicted Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. Last week DA Paul Howard charged Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder in the death of Rayshard Brooks at an Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant parking lot. Paul Howard, himself, is under investigation for funnelling $140,000 in Atlanta funds to supplement his salary. On Sunday several local police officers, the IBPO Atlanta Chapter, Rep. Doug Collins and retired State Senator Elbert Guillory called for DA Paul Howard […]
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn was murdered on Monday night June 1, 2020, outside of Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry in North St. Louis City. The looters then broke in the store and looted it as dozens of cars drove by on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. David Dorn was 77-years-old when he was gunned down by looters. He lay outside the store bleeding as his death was captured on Facebook Live. TRENDING: ‘Biggest Rally Signup of All Time by 10X’ – More Than ONE MILLION People Sign Up For Trump’s MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma –UPDATED On the following […]
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn was murdered last week outside of Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry in North St. Louis City. Advertisement – story continues below The looters then broke in the store and looted it as dozens of cars drove by on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. David Dorn was 77-years-old when he was gunned down by looters. He lay outside the store bleeding as his death was captured on Facebook Live. TRENDING: “I Should Never Have Been There” – Gen Mark Milley Stands with the Mob – Apologizes for Walking to Torched St. John’s Church with President Trump […]
Hundreds of people including some political leaders and police officers were among the mourners who attended David Dorn’s public visitation at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church on Taylor Avenue today. Patriot Guard Riders turned out to offer respect to the retired police captain who was gunned down last week during the leftist riots and looting in St. Louis. TRENDING: Chicago Mayor Now Pleading With Walmart And Other Companies Not To Leave The City The wake did not make national headlines. Here is the line to pay to the funeral home today. This line to pay respects to fallen police captain David Dorn […]
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn was murdered on Monday night outside of Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry in North St. Louis City. The looters then broke in the store and looted it as dozens of cars drove by on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. David Dorn was 77-years-old when he was gunned down by looters. He lay outside the store bleeding as his death was captured on Facebook Live. TRENDING: Actor Tom Arnold Calls For Armed Insurrection Against Trump Supporters On Friday St. Louis Police released photos of persons of interest in the murder of Ret. Capt. David Dorn. Here […]
Police have charged Stephan Cannon, a 24-year-old local man, with the killing of retired police captain David Dorn amid riots in St. Louis. The veteran cop was shot dead when confronting looters. Also on rt.com CCTV footage released by police shows armed people in looted shop near where black cop David Dorn was killed Cannon, who was one of the “persons of interest” seen ransacking a St. Louis pawn shop on surveillance footage last Monday, was charged with the murder of Dorn, a black police captain who retired after serving over 38 years on the force. The suspect, who was found […]
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn was murdered on Monday night outside of Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry in North St. Louis City. The looters then broke in the store and looted it as dozens of cars drove by on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. David Dorn was 77-years-old when he was gunned down by looters. He lay outside the store bleeding as his death was captured on Facebook Live. TRENDING: Actor Tom Arnold Calls For Armed Insurrection Against Trump Supporters On Friday St. Louis Police released photos of persons of interest in the murder of Ret. Capt. David Dorn. Here […]
Police have released surveillance footage showing several individuals inside the ransacked pawn shop in St. Louis where retired police captain David Dorn was gunned down, deeming them “persons of interest” in the case. Captured by several surveillance cameras inside the shop, the video shows a group of men snooping around the looted property around the time Dorn was killed. At least two of them appear to be armed, the footage shows. RECOGNIZE THESE SUBJECTS? They’re persons of interest in the murder of Ret. Capt. David Dorn.Anyone with info should call our Homicide Div directly @ 314-444-5371, or if you want to […]
Whistleblower Claims Obama’s Treasury Department Regularly Surveilled Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn’s Financial Records and Transactions But Obama Inspector General Covered It Up Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
DEEP STATE ERUPTS!Judge Sullivan appoints Retired Judge to Fight Back Against Trump DOJ and Attorney General William Barr! As we reported last night– There are rumblings that former members of his FBI (e.g. FBI General Counsel James Baker) have flipped and are working with Durham. Obama’s Deep State henchmen who set up General Flynn and the crooked politicians and media hacks who supported them are terrified. TRENDING: BREAKING: List of Obama Operatives Who Unmasked General Mike Flynn Revealed… Including Brennan, Biden, Clapper and Samantha Power! More information on Obamagate is expected to drop in the coming days. An audio of former President Barack […]
Judge Emmet Sullivan Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed a retired Clinton Judge to fight back against Trump’s DOJ, US Attorney General William Barr and General Flynn. The Justice Department dropped its case against General Mike Flynn last Thursday after bombshell documents released proved he was framed by Comey’s FBI. But Judge Sullivan on Tuesday extended the case by soliciting amicus briefs to allow for public comment on Flynn’s criminal case. On Wednesday, Judge Sullivan took his unethical behavior to a whole other level. TRENDING: BREAKING: List of Obama Operatives Who Unmasked General Mike Flynn Revealed… Including Brennan, Biden, Clapper and Samantha Power! […]
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP The presiding judge in Michael Flynn’s criminal case has appointed a retired judge to present arguments in opposition to the Justice Department’s move to dismiss its prosecution of the former national security adviser. Judge Emmet Sullivan has asked John Gleeson, a retired judge in the Eastern District of New York, to act as a friend of the court and look into whether Flynn should face a contempt hearing for […]