Air Force cadet’s cause of death blamed on rare bacterial infection
A 19-year-old U.S. Air Force cadet found unresponsive in his dorm room in early September died of a rare bacterial infection “associated with toxic shock-like syndrome,” the coroner has announced. . Avery Koonce died on September 4 in Colorado after battling a cough from “Paeniclostridium sorderi sepsis complicated by parainfluenza laryngotracheobronchitis,” according to a report […]
Texas A&M cadets save 3 people stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for 15 days
A group of Texas A&M University students recently put their maritime training to use in a rescue mission, saving the lives of three people who had been stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for 15 days. Trainees William Flores and Kai Ethridge, who were sailing from Texas to Florida aboard a Texas A&M Maritime Academy […]
55 Coast Guard Academy cadets disciplined for sharing homework answers
Fifty-five cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have been disciplined for sharing homework answers in violation of academy policy, Coast Guard officials announced. After a series of disciplinary hearings, six of the cadets failed and 48 had their grades lowered, officials announced Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard vows reforms after internal investigation uncovers widespread sexual […]