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trump mar a lago
March 10, 2025
NatSec

Jets Intercept Aircraft Twice Over Mar-a-Lago Restricted Airspace.

U.S. fighter jets intercepted aircraft that entered restricted airspace above Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where President Donald J. Trump was present this weekend.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed the incidents on Sunday. On that day, around 1:15 PM local time, pilots deployed flares to alert the pilot of a “general aviation aircraft” that had intruded into the temporarily restricted zone. The aircraft was subsequently escorted out of the region without further issues.

The restricted airspace over Mar-a-Lago extends to a 30-nautical-mile radius when Trump is at the location. The breach occurred while Trump played golf at his nearby course in West Palm Beach. NORAD reported a similar airspace violation on Saturday, though it did not release specific details about that incident.

NORAD communicated the events via X (formerly Twitter), stating, “Twice in the past 48 hours, F-16 fighter jets from the Continental U.S. NORAD region responded to a general aviation aircraft over Palm Beach, FL, violating the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR).” The agency highlighted the importance of maintaining these flight restrictions due to the presence of the President.

Since Trump’s inauguration as President on January 20, NORAD has engaged with 20 “tracks of interest” over Mar-a-Lago’s airspace. During the 2024 presidential election campaign, President Trump was the target of at least two known assassination attempts. Trump was struck in the ear by a would-be assassin’s bullet during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Tragically, rallygoer Corey Comperatore was killed, shielding his family from the gunfire.

Meanwhile, the Ukraine-obsessed Ryan Routh was arrested after being discovered by the United States Secret Service at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course. Routh was armed and hiding along a fence line, waiting to take a shot at Trump.

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U.S. fighter jets intercepted aircraft that entered restricted airspace above Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where President Donald J. Trump was present this weekend. show more
November 4, 2023
William Upton
NatSec
News

U.S. Air Force Raises Age Limit For Recruits After Missing 2023 Recruiting Target.

The U.S. Air Force is raising the age limit for recruits to 42 after experiencing its worst recruitment year since 1999. The age limit for recruits wishing to serve as pilots or in front-line roles will remain at 33 years old. Declining enthusiasm and lack of quality among new recruits has become a serious issue for the U.S. military. The National Pulse previously reported that nearly 70 percent of U.S. soldiers are considered overweight or obese.

Enacted on October 24th, the change in Air Force recruitment policy comes after the service branch announced it missed its 2023 fiscal year goal of adding 26,877 recruits by 10 percent. The lagging recruitment numbers are especially concerning as the Air Force has relaxed several service requirements over recent years in an effort to bolster its numbers. For the current fiscal year, the service branch has set a target of  25,900 recruits.

Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, who heads the San Antonio-based Air Force Recruiting Service, brushed aside concerns that bolstering manpower with older Americans could have a negative impact on military readiness. “We are not lowering any of our standards. Someone who is 42 still has to meet the same accession requirements as younger applicants,” Gen. Armheim said regarding readiness concerns, adding the policy change “is about identifying opportunity for talent out there.”

In 2014, the Air Force raised the age limit for recruits from 27 to 39. The new 42 year old cut off is the highest among the armed services – the U.S. Navy’s age limit for recruits is 41. t

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The U.S. Air Force is raising the age limit for recruits to 42 after experiencing its worst recruitment year since 1999. The age limit for recruits wishing to serve as pilots or in front-line roles will remain at 33 years old. Declining enthusiasm and lack of quality among new recruits has become a serious issue for the U.S. military. The National Pulse previously reported that nearly 70 percent of U.S. soldiers are considered overweight or obese. show more
f-35
September 18, 2023
Jake Welch
News
TECH

America Has Lost a $90,000,000 Jet, Unmanned, Flying on Autopilot.

The United States military has called upon the public to help locate an F-35B stealth fighter jet that went missing somewhere over South Carolina after a so-called “mishap” on Sunday afternoon.

Joint Base Charleston, a U.S. military air base in North Charleston, took to several social media platforms, including Facebook and “X” (formerly Twitter), in a public appeal after the $90 million fighter jet – the U.S. Air Force’s most expensive stealth fighter jet – disappeared, stating:

“We’re working with [Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort] to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.”

“Based on the jet’s last-known position and in coordination with the FAA, we are focusing our attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion,” the U.S. military added.

A Joint Base Charleston spokesman, Jeremy Huggins, told the media following the public appeal that the aircraft’s transponder, which assists in locating the plane, was no longer working “for some reason that we haven’t yet determined.”

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The United States military has called upon the public to help locate an F-35B stealth fighter jet that went missing somewhere over South Carolina after a so-called "mishap" on Sunday afternoon. show more
j.r. majewski
September 17, 2023
Jake Welch
News
Politics

U.S. Air Force Finally Corrects ‘Stolen Valor’ Lies About Trump-Backed Candidate J.R. Majewski.

The U.S. Air Force has added the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to the record of former Congressional candidate J.R. Majewski, who was the subject of a false “stolen valor” smear campaign at the hands of the Democrat political establishment, as well as corporate media outlets during the 2022 mid term elections.

Majewski, 43, lost his race to Democrat Marcy Kaptur, 77, by around 35,000 votes after a protracted media campaign pushed by the Democrat-aligned “Due Diligence Group”.

Though he defended his service record, the U.S. military at the time failed to provide the correct records for his service in the early 2000s. Republicans on Capitol Hill quickly abandoned Majewski and the Ohio 9th race, leading to a Democrat victory.

“Basically, the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee], Pelosi, Kaptur and the Republican establishment were threatened by me and did everything they could to keep me from winning. I’m a former nuclear executive and they called me an insurrectionist, a liar, a knuckle dragger and accused me of stolen valor when none of that is true,” Majewski said this week,

False headlines like this plagued Majewski’s race.

The U.S. Air Force also admitted to “improperly releas[ing] the military records” of several GOP candidates, including Majewski, to the Democrat-aligned research Due Diligence Group before the election.

A spokeswoman confirmed Majewski’s “records were updated last month to include award of the GWOT Expeditionary Medal” after he was able to prove that he was deployed in Qatar between May and November 2002 and assisted in Operation Enduring Freedom throughout the Middle East, including Afghanistan.

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The U.S. Air Force has added the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to the record of former Congressional candidate J.R. Majewski, who was the subject of a false "stolen valor" smear campaign at the hands of the Democrat political establishment, as well as corporate media outlets during the 2022 mid term elections. show more
AI
June 2, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

U.S. Drone AI ‘Killed’ a Human Operator to Avoid Commands.

A U.S. Air Force colonel recently revealed that artificial intelligence, operating a deadly drone, turned on its human operator during a simulation.

Colonel Tucker ‘Cinco’ Hamilton said a drone operated by AI adopted “highly unexpected strategies to achieve its goal” during simulated combat. The AI identified a human overriding its decisions as a threat to its mission.

“The system started realizing that while they did identify the threat, at times the human operator would tell it not to kill that threat, but it got its points by killing that threat,” explained Col Hamilton, the Air Force’s chief of AI test and operations.

“So what did it do? It killed the operator. It killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective,” he revealed.

“We trained the system: ‘Hey don’t kill the operator – that’s bad. You’re gonna lose points if you do that.’ So what does it start doing? It starts destroying the communication tower that the operator uses to communicate with the drone to stop it from killing the target,” he added.

After the story first broke, the Air Force began denying it ever ran such a simulation, with Col Hamilton claiming he was just describing a “thought experiment”.

“The Department of the Air Force has not conducted any such AI-drone simulations and remains committed to ethical and responsible use of AI technology,” insisted Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek.

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A U.S. Air Force colonel recently revealed that artificial intelligence, operating a deadly drone, turned on its human operator during a simulation. show more