Secret Service Agent First to Render Medical Aid to Pilot of Crashed Thunderbirds Jet
A Denver-based Secret Service agent was the first person to render medical aid after a Thunderbirds jet crashed after the Air Force graduation.
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Residents, Local Law Enforcement Concerned about Homeland Security Helicopter Flying Over Michigan City
Residents and local law enforcement have raised serious questions about why a Homeland Security helicopter was spotted flying over the area of Bad Axe, Michigan.
Border Patrol Agent Rescued Following ATV Crash in Texas
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent is recovering from traumatic injuries after his ATV plunged over a ledge near the Rio Grande in Sanderson, Texas. Agents from the Office of Air and Marine boarded a helicopter and rescued the agent soon after the crash. “The safety of our officers and agents is critical….
Border Patrol Makes Rare Move by Firing Warning Shots from Blackhawk Helicopter
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a rare show of force, Border Patrol agents fired warning shots from a Blackhawk helicopter to stop a panga boat that authorities suspected was smuggling drugs off the San Diego coast, the Associated Press reports. The boat was spotted by the Coast Guard, and men were spotted throwing what authorities…
Thrown Rock Downs Border Patrol Helicopter in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A rock launched from the ground struck a Border Patrol helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a vacant lot, the Associated Press reports. Whoever threw the rock could not be found, CBP said in a statement. The two-member crew of the American Eurocopter AS350 were not injured when…
Border Patrol Pilot in Hot Water After Flying Helicopter Over Football Field for Son
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A father who flew a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter over a high school football field in northern Virginia has some explaining to do, the Washington Times reports. From the low-flying helicopter, the border patrol pilot dropped a stuffed animal that carried an invitation to the homecoming dance from his son…
FBI Says Lasers Pointed at Aircraft Nearly Doubled in 2010
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com People pointing hand-held lasers at aircraft — an act that can temporarily blind or disorient a pilot — nearly doubled in 2010 compared to the year before, the FBI says. The FBI reported that in 2009 there were 1,489 laser incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration compared to 2,836 in…