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☆ United Airlines takes a shot at Delta's IT meltdown: 'Healthy businesses don't make excuses'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines did not mention the cost of July's CrowdStrike IT outage in its earnings report. United executives took a subtle jab at Delta by highlighting their "no excuses" philosophy. "Healthy businesses don't make excuses about CrowdStrike, don't make excuses about weather," CFO Mike Leskinen said on the company's Wednesday earnings call. 'No excuses' is at the core of United's philosophyCEO Scott Kirby said United's "no excuses" ideology stems from his days as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. Related stories"The best thing I learned was 'no excuses, ma'am, no excuses, sir,'" Kirby said on the call.

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☆ An Air Force pilot has been crowned Miss America 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMiss Colorado Madison Marsh was crowned Miss America 2024 on Sunday night. The 22-year-old is a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force and the first active-duty Air Force officer to be a Miss America state titleholder, per the Miss Colorado website. Marsh is also the first active-duty officer to compete for the Miss America crown, an Air Force Academy spokesman told Stars and Stripes, a daily American military newspaper, earlier this month. She also credited her time at the Air Force Academy for developing the leadership skills that won her the Miss Colorado title, per The Harvard Crimson. According to the Miss America website, the 2024 winner of the pageant will be awarded $60,000 in tuition scholarships and have the opportunity to travel the country as the Miss America brand ambassador.

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☆ Mike McDaniel, mastermind behind the NFL’s most exciting offense, started out as a Broncos intern
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Back in September, the Miami Dolphins put up a historic scoreline. “The Dolphins offense has underperformed and been in the shadow of the clubs’ defense for decades,” Joe Schad, a Dolphins journalist for the Palm Beach Post, told CNN Sport. “They’re feared for the first time since legendary quarterback Dan Marino was under center.”The Mike McDaniel effectOften decked out in aviator sunglasses and white sneakers, Coach McDaniel is part-quote machine, part-football geek, part-stand-up comedian and part-offensive guru. McVay became the youngest NFL head coach when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams at the age of 30 in 2017. Tua Tagovailoa, the NFL's only left-handed starting quarterback, spearheads the Dolphins offense.

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☆ Fact Check-Photo of Biden in a diaper at Air Force graduation is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden’s tumble at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony did not reveal a concealed diaper, contrary to the suggestion of a doctored photo from the event. On June 1, 2023, Biden tripped and fell while on stage at the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air Force Academy. An edited version of the photo shared online misled some users, who responded as though it were authentic (here) and(here). Videos published by multiple news outlets further confirm that no diaper was visible in the actual incident. A photograph showing Biden recovering from a fall at the 2023 Air Force academy graduation has been edited to suggest he was wearing a diaper.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Joe Biden, Read Organizations: U.S . Air Force Academy, United States Air Force Academy, Air Force, Reuters Locations: AFP, Colorado Springs, El Paso County , Colorado

☆ A-10 pilot reveals what it was like trying to land an attack aircraft that was literally falling apart around her
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Taylor Bye's A-10 attack aircraft started falling apart on a training flight. US Air Force photo by Andrea JenkinsWhen Bye attempted to fire the cannon on a strafing run, she heard a troubling pop. Bye commissioned into the Air Force in 2015 straight out of the United States Air Force Academy, where she first flew. Her first ever solo flight was in a DA20 in Colorado during Air Force pilot training, and the experience, she said, "was so much fun." 995, for the first time since the Air Force maintenance and repair teams finished putting it back together.

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