The Pentagon says that DOD analysts have identified the remains of 10 airmen who were deemed missing in action from World War II. They were crewmen aboard a B-24 returning to New Guinea on April 16, 1944, following a bombing mission over Hollandia when bad weather forced their aircraft to alter course to another airstrip. It never made it. Wreckage was found in 2001 in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea, and subsequent excavations recovered various remains. The 10 identified are 2nd Lt. George Archer (Oklahoma), 2nd Lt. Raymond Cooley (Texas), 2nd Lt. Donald Grady (Pennsylvania), 2nd Lt. Dudley Ives (Texas), SSgt. Joseph King (Michigan), SSgt. Thomas Knight (Illinois), SSgt. Norman Nell (Missouri), TSgt. Richard Sargent (Pa.), SSgt Blair Smith (Pa.), and TSgt. Steve Zayac (Ohio).
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
