Caroline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy’s daughter and sponsor of his namesake ship, smashed a bottle of American sparkling wine across the ship’s hull on Saturday, December 7, 2019, to christen the aircraft carrier. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General and former NASA Administrator Charles Frank Bolden Jr., served as the principal speaker. Subscribe to […]

World War II veterans, U.S. and allied service members, friends and family, commemorate the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at a ceremony sponsored by the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, National Parks Service, December 7 2019. This year’s ceremony — “Glimmers of Victory” — honors the sacrifices of those who died in […]

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs a 16-year-old male Sitka Wilderness Therapy student who was experiencing chest pains while hiking on Duffield Peninsula, approximately 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2019. The aircrew safely hoisted and transferred the teen to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in Sitka for […]

An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City hoists four fishermen who ran aground in Browns Inlet, North Carolina, December. 9, 2019. The crewmember reported that there were four people onboard and that they had run aground due to mechanical issues and requested assistance from the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard […]

In June 2018, 13 people were trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. MSgt Derek Anderson was among those called for the rescue. This is his story. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript In June 2018, twelve Thai children, and their soccer coach, found themselves trapped deep in a cave, with no […]