Maribeth Kossman, a former first grade teacher and Navy electronics technician, was 45 when she joined the Army to jump from airplanes with the service’s Golden Knights Parachute Team.
“When I was 19 years old, when I was in the Navy, there was a group of sailors that wanted to go skydiving so I went with them. I did one skydive and I thought that was going to be the last time I jumped out of a plane,” Kossman said.
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If the United States doesn’t act fast, the next generation of dual-use technological innovation will belong to its adversaries — creating an irreversible gap. America’s technical advantage has kept adversaries in check for decades, but new near-peer competition in dual-use technologies threatens that balance. Over the past decade, China has rapidly evolved from an emerging economic and geopolitical force to an imminent great power threat. China and the West have seen their commercial markets supplant the government in innovation leadership, including in the defense space.
This is Chapter 14 in the Infertility Memoir. Read previous chapters here.
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As the medical team finished removing the final remains of the placenta and any remaining tissue, I heard them calling for additional help. One person was instructed to go get medication, another was instructed to weigh more of the blood-soaked pads and tissue, while the others continued to work on me. That’s when I caught my first glimpse of our son, being weighed alongside the placenta, blood clots, and other things.
Paul Kengor, Spectator
The venerable Harry Truman, renowned for his character, said the same. The man from Independence, Missouri was loyal to his wife Bess, and to his country.
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary once said women made ‘fighting more complicated.’ Now he’s calling them ‘some of our greatest warriors.
Bolton & Tiron, The Hill
Cornyn says he plans to vote for Hegseth but warned the embattled nominee will undergo a grueling Senate confirmation process, given the likelihood that Democrats…
Paris Schutz, FOX 32 Chicago Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth has announced her intention to meet with Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary.
Tiffany Marie Brannon, RealClearDefense
The joke floating around X since Trump started…
Dr. Peter Hotez, who found fame during the pandemic as one of the most fervent defenders and promoters of the experimental mRNA vaccine technology, is making news again.
Not surprisingly, in a segment attacking many of President Trump’s healthcare related nominees, especially Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Hotez predicted that the US could be hit by multiple pandemics in a new Trump administration.
According to The Gateway Pundit,
‘Charlatan’ vaccine promoter Dr. Peter Hotez said multiple viruses will be unleashed on America one day after Trump is inaugurated next month.