logo
#

Latest news with #ABCT

Who is Quornelius Radford? The Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia
Who is Quornelius Radford? The Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia

Fox News

time4 days ago

  • Fox News

Who is Quornelius Radford? The Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia

The man accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday morning has been identified as U.S. Army Sergeant Quornelius Radford. The soldiers were shot in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) area of the base, according to a social media post by the U.S. Army. All the soldiers were treated on-site and then transported to Winn Army Community Hospital, according to Fort Stewart officials. Radford, who has been apprehended, is 28 years old and serves as an automated logistics sergeant assigned to the ABCT. The Jacksonville, Florida, resident has never been deployed to combat and is currently in pre-trial confinement. On May 18, 2025, Radford was arrested by the Georgia Department of Public Safety for driving under the influence and for failing to obey a traffic control device. According to a summons obtained by Fox News Digital, Radford allegedly told the responding officer that he ran a red light because he needed to use the bathroom. The shooting Radford is accused of committing on Wednesday took place at his workplace. He allegedly used a personal weapon. This is a developing story.

Memorials for forgotten Cambridgeshire World War Two airfields
Memorials for forgotten Cambridgeshire World War Two airfields

BBC News

time28-03-2025

  • Business
  • BBC News

Memorials for forgotten Cambridgeshire World War Two airfields

A charity that commemorates major airfields says two new memorials will be placed in Cambridgeshire to recognise the importance of the will be unveiled at Oakington and Bourn Airfields on 28 and 29 March to remember their contributions to World War Airfields Of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT) said while some sites were still used by the Royal Air Force others had been taken over by organisations or is undergoing development to become a combination of housing and industry and the Oakington site has become a new town. ABCT said there had been "huge national public demand" for the memorials as the airfields of Britain had "proved to be the greatest assets this country has ever seen".The Oakington site, now home to Northstowe, opened in July 1940 as a substantially built RAF bomber airfield. Various units and aircrafts resided there during the war and it was remembered as home to No 7 Squadron and its initial use of Short Stirling heavy bombers, which had not long entered RAF service, said the war it became Transport Command control before Flying Training Command took over in 1950. It switched to multi-engined aircraft training in the early 1960s and closed in March 1975. Since then it has been used as a British Army and immigration reception centre before redevelopment to create the new town of Northstowe."Despite such changes, Oakington still remains recognised as a famous and distinguished British airfield," said an ABCT spokesperson. Bourn was originally Oakington's satellite airfield and was flagged for development shortly into wartime, opening during 1941. Until the end of World War Two, several RAF Bomber Command squadrons served there with distinction and it was occupied by hangars for combat aircraft duties included meteorological reconnaissance, similar to eventually became a significant civil airfield, notably being used by the Rural Flying Corps until general aviation activity finally ceased in 2020. The Bourn Quarter has been redeveloped into a business park also providing accommodation for businesses, including some involved in the progression of defence technology. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store