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The author gratefully acknowledges assistance for this article from Darlene Dingman, who suggested the topic, and the ...

The family released a statement announcing his death, “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old. His beloved wife of 61 ...

Dick Cheney, who served as vice president under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, was the architect of the “war on terror” and held many positions in government during his long career. Cheney’s family ...

As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Pacific, USNI News ...

Two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier crashed just 30 minutes apart into the South China sea over the weekend – but all five crew members from both craft were mercifully rescued ...

Two U.S. Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz — a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed during separate "routine operations" over the South China Sea on Sunday, with all ...

A Bremerton-based aircraft carrier lost two aircraft while operating at South China Sea on Sunday, the Navy said. On Oct. 26, at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk ...

A helicopter team based in San Diego crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday while operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, according to the Navy. All three members aboard the Navy MH-60R Sea ...

A F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier both crashed into the South China Sea Sunday afternoon in separate aircraft mishaps. A ...