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Military: 4 crewmen dead in C-130 air tanker crash
07/03/2012 12:05 PM by Associated Press
DENVER (AP) - The military says four crew members have died in the crash of an Air Force tanker plane that was fighting a fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The North Carolina Air…
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Military: 4 crewmen dead in C-130 air tanker crash
07/03/2012 12:05 PM by Associated Press
DENVER (AP) - The military says four crew members have died in the crash of an Air Force tanker plane that was fighting a fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The North Carolina Air National Guard said Tuesday the other two crew members were injured.
The dead are Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal (MY-kuhl), Maj. Joseph M. McCormick, Maj. Ryan S. David (dah-VEED) and Senior Master Sgt. Robert S. Cannon. All were from North Carolina.
The crash prompted the military to temporarily ground the seven remaining Air Force tankers used in firefighting.
Six tankers were cleared to resume flying Tuesday. The seventh, which was also part of the North Carolina Air National Guard, returned to its home base.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Obama viewing fire damage in swing state Colorado
06/29/2012 11:42 AM by Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - President Barack Obama is surveying damage from raging wildfires in Colorado, getting a sense of the devastation as he arrives aboard Air Force One.
Obama viewed the scene from above as his airplane made its descent into Colorado. Plumes of smoke from the mountains were visible as Obama arrived.
Obama declared a "major disaster" in the state early Friday and promised federal aid. He is expected to get a firsthand look at the devastation, which has led to the evacuation of more than 30,000 people in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history.
Colorado is one of the nation's top swing states and expected to be heavily contested by Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney this year.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Update: Dozens of homes destroyed in Colorado blaze
06/27/2012 10:16 AM by Associated Press, (CC)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Officials say dozens of homes have been destroyed by a wildfire threatening Colorado Springs, but the heat and flames remain too intense for authorities to fully assess the damage to the state's second-largest city.
Steve Cox, an aide to Mayor Steve Bach, offered the first estimate on the number of lost homes on Wednesday.
The towering blaze has forced mandatory evacuations for more than 32,000 residents, including about 2,100 people from the U.S. Air Force Academy just north of Colorado Springs.
Fire information officer Rob Dyerberg says the blaze doubled in size overnight to about 24 square miles.
Heavy smoke and ash billowed from the foothills west of the city of 419,000.
Bright yellow and orange flames flared in the night, often a signal that another home has been lost.
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