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Marshall Aerospace says it will invest $50 million at the Piedmont Triad International Airport
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 3:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Hazardous materials experts have been deployed in the search for debris from the unidentified flying object (UFO) shot out of the sky over Canada this weekend, according to authorities.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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New program gives ECU engineering students opportunities at FRC East
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 4:56 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Washington, D.C. – Last night, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) was proud to recognize Cherry Point USMC Maj. Cory T. Jones as the 2022 Marine of the Year at the Military Times Service Members of the Year event in Washington, D.C.
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2022 @ 6:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Distinguished Military Service Society honors newest members
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 7:43 am
By: ECU News Services
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I first met Russell Welch at a cheap motel on the outskirts of Mena, Arkansas, in the summer of 1994.
Published: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 @ 11:16 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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We've been speaking a lot about the problem, and it's a big problem, and it'll get solved.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2020 @ 11:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump on Supporting the Passage of the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement | Milwaukee, WI
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 7:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thomas Edward Radcliff, 71, passed away at his home on December 5, 2018 surrounded by his family
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 7:40 pm
By: Announcements
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They're talking about it all over the world. And we want to keep it going that way, because some of the hard work is now.
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 3:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper issued the following comment on the plane crash that killed 16 service members.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, issued the following statement after a KC-130 from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point crashed in Mississippi, tragically killing at least 16 on board
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 @ 12:49 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has used his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the last two years to champion North Carolina's military installations.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 10:26 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The recent $400 Million payment to Iran for frozen assets reminded me of a project I worked on during the 1970's. We still have eight C130 airplanes under embargo at the Lockheed facility in Marietta, Ga. Here is the story.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2016 @ 4:16 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Pentagon is failing to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg, making it clear that Air Force leadership broke its promise when it claimed that dismantling the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Thomas Warren Wahab, a longtime resident of Belhaven and Kinston died Sunday, May 29th at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 9:15 am
By: Announcements
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Arlington Cemetery, on the southern shore of the Potomac River across from Washington, DC, is hallowed ground for the United States of America as a final resting place for her greatest heroes
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 9:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you live near Charlotte, you've probably heard and seen the big, gray-painted military cargo planes rumbling low overhead
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 8:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a Senate floor speech to provide an update on the Pentagon's failure to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 10:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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The downing of Extortion 17 (carrying Seal Team 6 whose members are responsible for killing Osama bin Laden) is the tragic story of a massive government cover-up and/or gross negligence.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2016 @ 4:18 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Today, President Barack Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, which recently passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support. Following the president's decision to veto the NDAA for FY16, North Carolina Senators...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, the United States Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 with bipartisan support.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Under Tillis' amendment, the C-130Hs cannot be removed from Fort Bragg unless the following leadership approvals indicate our national security and readiness of the global response unit will not be jeopardized.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 4:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote to Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley, expressing concern that the Air Force's plan to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently wrote to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter expressing concern over comments made by some Air Force senior leaders instructing commanders at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield to "open up the clearing house to undermine the personnel structure" of the 440th Airlift Wing.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Fayetteville Observer reported that the Air Force is delaying its plans to deactivate Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing for one year as a result of a sustained push by North Carolina's Congressional delegation to stop the deactivation.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the U.S. Senate for passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2016, 71-25.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 6:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will not only save, but increase the C-130 presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's a decision that on its face seems very strange: The Air Force wants to stop basing transport planes at Pope Field, which is located next door to Fort Bragg, home of the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has successfully secured an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 that requires the commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 5:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, the United States Air Force submitted its mandatory "Report on C-130 Force Structure" to Congress, outlining its plans to shutter the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC-02) today met with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James to discuss the future of the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is pressuring Secretary of the Air Force, Debra Lee James, to explain why the Air Force is prematurely proceeding with its plans to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing (AW) at Fort Bragg, which violates the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015.
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2015 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following news reports that the Air Force is proceeding with its plans to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing (AW) at Fort Bragg in violation of a legal mandate to first notify Congress, Senator Tillis raised his objections to such efforts.
Published: Friday, February 20th, 2015 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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