Tag: C-130

Wallace Denies UK Will Be ‘Dangerously Exposed’ When Transport Aircraft Cut

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has pushed back against criticisms of his decision to cut the UK’s last remaining C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, which critics say would leave the country “dangerously exposed.” Wallace announced the decision in March 2021. He told the House of Commons at the time, “As the transport fleet improves availability, we will…


Patriotic 14-Year-Old Artist Paints Giant Military, First Responder Mural Covering 8,000 Sq Feet in Illinois Town

One young artist from Marion, Illinois, has painted an 8,000 square-foot mural highlighting American military and first responders—from Iwo Jima to Vietnam; from Operation Iraqi Freedom to 9/11. Madeline Deiters, or Maddie, 14, a ninth-grader who’s been homeschooled her whole life, began mapping her composition just days after September 11, and the massive mural took…