Events like this possible. And if youre joining us for the first time in equally warm welcome andany open invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer at smithsonian associates. Now is the perfect time to turn off your Cell Phone or anything else that might make noise during the program. Thank you for doing that. This past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy fighter weapons program. Were thrilled this evening to welcome the programs founder, Dan Pedersen. He entered the u. S. Navy in 1953. And went on to become the senior officer in the group of nine men who formed the navys legendary top Gun Program at naval Air Station Miramar in march 1969. He served in combat in the Vietnam War with the flying crews on Uss Hancock and three on uss enterprise. He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6100 flight hours and 1,005 carrier landings while flying 39 types of aircraft. For those of you who knowpedersens story from the 1986 movie top Gun Youll be happy to kno
search and rescue operation under way right now. five marines onboard when their super stallion chopper went down while flying from the las vegas area to san diego in severe weather. matt gutman standing by near the scene tonight. also, that dramatic scene unfolding outside philadelphia at this hour. two officers shot, that home they were responding to now up in flames. the gunman opening fire as soon as police arrived. an 11-year-old girl believed to be inside and shot. what we re learning right now. tonight, the border crisis, and senate republicans have now killed the bipartisan bill that contained many of their own demands. $650 million to build and reinforce miles of fencing. more patrols. and a complete shutdown of the border when the number of my grants exceeds 5,000. donald trump pressured republicans not to agree to this bipartisan solution in this presidential election year. and it worked. rachel scott live on the hill. tonight, the new storm threat targeting
under way right now. five marines onboard when their super stallion chopper went down while flying from the las vegas area to san diego in severe weather. matt gutman standing by near the scene tonight. also, that dramatic scene unfolding outside philadelphia at this hour. two officers shot, that home they were responding to now up in flames. the gunman opening fire as soon as police arrived. an 11-year-old girl believed to be inside and shot. what we re learning right now. tonight, the border crisis, and senate republicans have now killed the bipartisan bill that contained many of their own demands. $650 million to build and reinforce miles of fencing. more patrols. and a complete shutdown of the border when the number of migrants exceeds 5,000. donald trump pressured republicans not to agree to this bipartisan solution in this presidential election year. and it worked. rachel scott live on the hill. tonight, the new storm threat targeting the west, amid deadly rains a
Incidents of the costliest and most deadly aviation accidents among Army and Marine Corps surged in the past year, data reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows, as the Pentagon maintains it is making progress toward minimizing the most serious mishaps.