Early Bird Brief: August 19, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Guards, vehicle exchange gunfire at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

(The Associated Press) U.S. Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with at least one occupant of a vehicle who opened fire at an entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the base. Read More

10 sailors injured in MH-60S Seahawk helicopter mishap

(Navy Times) Ten sailors aboard two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters were hospitalized Thursday following an “incident” on the training ranges at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, the Navy said. Read More

Trump belittles Medal of Honor award in campaign speech

(Military Times) Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Presidential Medal of Freedom is a “better” award than the Defense Department’s Medal of Honor because service members have to sacrifice their lives or health to receive the military’s highest honor, the latest in a series of controversial campaign comments from the Republican presidential candidate. Read More

No boonie hats at Nellis Air Force Base, general says

(Task & Purpose) Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base are out of luck for now. The head of Air Combat Command, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, denied a request from the commander of the 99th Air Base Wing to let troops at the base wear boonie hats during the hotter months of the year. Read More

Airman deployed to ‘undisclosed location’ dies in non-combat incident

(Air Force Times) An airman deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations died Thursday in a non-combat incident, Air Force officials confirmed. Read More

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