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Santa Clarita Veteran Recalls 20 Years In The Air Force

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Fresh out of high school, Marcus Nichols joined the ranks as a student at the prestigious Air Force Academy in Colorado to begin a career that would take him around the world and even into space. Nichols was 18 years old when he was accepted into the Air Force Academy, a four-year university in El Paso County Colorado. “What drove ...

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Stealth Coatings Program Offered To COC Students

College of the Canyons hosts an online information session for its aerospace and defense industry program on “stealth” coatings.  COC is scheduled to host an online meeting for potential applicants interested in enrolling in the “Low Observable (stealth) Coatings Program,” on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The 17-week program, held in partnership with Northrop Grumman, is set ...

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Veterans, Families Gather At Eternal Valley For Memorial Day Ceremony

Local veterans and their friends and families gathered at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary in Newhall to hold a Memorial Day Ceremony to remember fallen soldiers.  Flags were placed across the Eternal Valley Cemetery this weekend on veteran graves, decorating the hillsides with red, white and blue. At 9 a.m. Monday, attendees began trickling in to where the ceremony was ...

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Valencia High JROTC Places Third In National Academic Competition

The Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) based out of Valencia High School recently took third place in a national academic competition, officials said Tuesday. The CA-782 team competed in the AFJROTC Academic Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C. They were accompanied by Sgt Legier, who served as their coach, according to Col. Christopher Bricker, the senior aerospace science ...

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Valencia Thunderbird Pilot Lost Consciousness Before Fatal Crash

A Thunderbird pilot from Valencia “lost consciousness” during a high G-Force maneuver in the Nevada desert before a fatal crash, according to an Air Force report released Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Maj. Stephen Del Bagno died on April 4, 2018, during a “routine aerial demonstration” in his F-16 Fighting ...

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Two Santa Clarita Military Brothers To Be Honored After Both Die By Suicide (VIDEO)

Being a military family can bring great honor, but it can also bring great pain. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Within the Colley family of eight, there is a retired Air Force captain father and a disabled Air Force veteran daughter. But this Santa Clarita military family is still grappling with ...

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PHOTOS: Air Force Thunderbirds Pilot’s Memorial Attended By Hundreds

Following a motorcade procession that began at the Eternal Valley Ceremony, a memorial service was held for Maj. Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno, an Air Force Thunderbirds pilot who died on April 4. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. During a ceremony that gathered hundreds of Santa Clarita residents, friends and family of ...

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Valencia Man Dies In F-16 Jet Crash Near Las Vegas

A Valencia man died in an F-16 fighter jet crash outside Las Vegas Wednesday during a routine aerial demonstration training flight, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Maj. Stephen Del Bagno was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4 at 10:30 ...

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Fallen Warriors Monument Unveiled At Veterans Historical Plaza In Newhall

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In the heart of Newhall at the Veterans Historical Plaza, City Of Santa Clarita officials unveiled the new ‘Fallen Warriors Monument’ Wednesday to honor all known and unknown Santa Clarita residents who were killed in action. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Dozens of residents assembled at the plaza on Walnut St. ...

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