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Irene Fulton has worked as a counselor at Fort Worth ISD’s West Handley Elementary School for 29 years. Soon, she’ll retire, she told the Report. Not long after that, the school in which she spent nearly half of her career will be gone, too. During Fort Worth ISD’s Dec. 10 meeting, trustees voted to close West Handley Elementary School as part of the district’s effort to address declining enrollment and modernize facilities. Instead of formally announcing a closure, trustees voted to redraw attendance boundaries to gradually phase out West Handley’s use as an elementary school. The 70-year-old campus’s fate is tied to the replacement of Eastern Hills Elementary School , which will soon be completely rebuilt at its current site at 5917 Shelton St. During the meeting, trustees voted 8-0 to enter into a new contract with BRW Architects to design the $47.8 million campus. That new campus, funded by the district’s $1.2 billion 2021 bond program, will feature a modern design with space for up to 750 students. As of the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended the current Eastern Hills Elementary campus while 392 students attended West Handley. Once the replacement campus is completed in 2028, students from both Eastern Hills and West Handley will consolidate into the new building, closing West Handley as an elementary school. During construction, Eastern Hills students will temporarily relocate to West Handley. The two campuses are located less than a mile from each other. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. To alleviate overcrowding at West Handley and the eventual Eastern Hills campus, trustees also approved boundary adjustments to rezone some West Handley students into Sagamore Hill Elementary, effective next school year. Now, all residents living south of Lancaster Avenue and west of Tierney Road will send their children to Sagamore Hill starting next school year. Incoming fifth grade students will be allowed to stay at West Handley, though transportation will not be provided. “We look to stabilize enrollment across our campuses and better utilize our facilities,” said Kellie Spencer, deputy superintendent of operations. The boundary redraw affecting West Handley wasn’t the only one approved at the meeting. Trustees also voted to rezone students between Carter Park Elementary and Clifford Davis Elementary schools in the O.D. Wyatt High School pyramid. Clifford Davis, which the district says is over capacity, will transfer 105 students to Carter Park, which has space to accommodate students. The adjustment moves the dividing line between the schools from Sycamore Creek to the Fort Worth & Western Railroad tracks, beginning in the 2025-26 school year. “The resulting shift will balance utilization rates and improve operational efficiency for both schools,” meeting documents said. Aging infrastructure, underutilized campuses and an uneven distribution of students have prompted the district to rethink how its schools are used across the district, officials said, especially in regard to projects listed in the 2021 bond like Eastern Hills Elementary. “To improve utilization rates in the Eastern Hills pyramid, it is necessary to reduce the number of schools in the area inside Loop 820 from four schools to three,” meeting documents said. In the case of Eastern Hills, the current building’s design and aging infrastructure made it a clear candidate for replacement, said Mike Naughton, executive director of facility planning. The new campus will address accessibility challenges and modernize learning environments, he said. “There has not been new construction in the Eastern Hills pyramid inside Loop 820 in almost 70 years,” Naughton said. “The size of this property between the high school and the elementary school together really provides us a lot of opportunities and options that we don’t have elsewhere.” During construction, the 48-acre site will undergo significant changes, officials said, including plans to improve traffic flow during pickup and drop-off. At a Dec. 9 community meeting at Eastern Hills High School, BRW Architects emphasized that community input will continue to shape its final design. West Handley is slated for closure due to the campus’s lack of educational adequacy compared to other nearby campuses, which examines whether school facilities meet the district’s educational standards. Prior to the building becoming an elementary school, West Handley was utilized as a district service center, Spencer said. The building’s future use remains uncertain. Spencer assured the community during a Dec. 5 meeting at the campus that the building will not remain vacant, but its exact purpose will be determined after the transition. Ideas floated during the meeting included converting it back into a district operations center or a community resource hub. To Fulton, West Handley’s longtime counselor, the upcoming changes are bittersweet. She understands the need to consolidate campuses but hopes it’s done efficiently. Fulton wonders how many students will attend West Handley during the transition period, as the campus has a capacity of 671 students. As of 2022-23, a total of 864 students attended both Eastern Hills and West Handley. School officials told her that she and her colleagues will know more in January, she said. For now, officials estimate that approximately 120 students will shift from West Handley to Sagamore Hill for the 2025-26 school year to balance enrollment, according to meeting documents. “In this business, the one thing that’s constant is change,” Fulton said. “I have a wait-and-see attitude right now. Just wait and see.” Eventually, Fulton will be sad to see the building where she spent nearly 30 years no longer filled with the shuffling of small feet down hallways and laughter echoing from classrooms. But as the noise and activity at West Handley diminishes, the action will shift less than a mile north to the new Eastern Hills Elementary campus. West Handley neighbors living on Putnam Street will almost certainly appreciate the lack of noise and traffic, she said. Matthew Sgroi is an education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at matthew.sgroi@fortworthreport.org or @matthewsgroi1 . 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There has never been an epoch in the history of military aviation that has been completely free of incidents that have resulted in a damaged or destroyed aircraft. This is due to the fact that aircraft are machines with hundreds of thousands of parts. From time to time these parts wear out and break, and in some instances, this results in disaster. In other instances, the crash is related to pilot error. While aircraft incidents have greatly decreased, the fact remains, there will always be issues related to the aircraft or the pilot, which will result in damaged or destroyed aircraft. This article will examine information related to US military aircraft incidents in general, then it will proceed to look at F-35 crashes and the reasoning behind them. Aviation mishaps According to the Air Force Safety Center: A mishap is an “unplanned event or series of events resulting in death, injury, occupational illness, or damage to or loss of equipment or property, or damage to the environment.” Class A mishaps are currently reported anytime an incident occurs that results in 1) damage valued at $2 million dollars or more to an aircraft 2) a fatality or permanent disability that results from an aircraft mishap 3) the destruction of the aircraft. The monetary value of damage to an aircraft has been continually updated since 1950 to account for inflation For more information on Mishap classes click HERE The incident rate with respect the US Air Force (USAF) has continued to decline since the 1950s as safety practices have increased and technology has matured. During the 1950s, approximately 23.6 aircraft were destroyed per 100,000 flying hours, this continually declined through to 1960s when the number of aircraft destroyed per 100,000 flying hours dropped to approximately 4.3. This continued to decline, when, by the 1970s, the number of aircraft destroyed came down to 2.3 per 100,000 flying hours. Presently, between 2010 and 2018, the USAF, on average, loses one aircraft per 100,000 hours. This information was sourced from the RAND report entitled: Trends in U.S. Air Force Aircraft Mishap Rates (1950-2018) Prior to this crash the pilot was participating in routine night training sortie... Specifications for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II General Specifications Related Data Primary Function Multirole fighter Power Plant x1 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 turbofan engine Thrust 43,000 lbs. (19,504 kg.) Wingspan 35 ft. (10.7 m.) Length 51 ft. (15.7 m.) Height 14 ft. (4.38 m.) Maximum Takeoff Weight 70,000-pound class (31,752 kg.) Fuel Capacity: Internal 18,498 lbs. (8,390.6 kg.) Payload 18,000 lbs. (8,160 kg.) Speed Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph) Range More than 1,350 miles with internal fuel (1,200+ nm.), unlimited with aerial refueling Ceiling Above 50,000 ft. (15 km.) Armament Internal and external capability. Munitions carried vary based on mission requirements. Crew 1 Details provided by the USAF F-35 Crash incidents from 2018 to 2021 2018: This is the first reported crash of an F-35, and it occurred on September 28. This incident involved a Marine Corps F-35B with the 501st Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. The pilot ejected safely, and the crash itself was attributed to a faulty fuel tube. By October 2018, the entire F-35 fleet was grounded pending an inspection of a fleet-wide inspection of the aircraft's fuel tubes. 2019: This fatal incident involved Major Akinori Hosomi of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is believed that Hosomi suffered from spatial disorientation as he flew his F-35 straight into the ocean during a night training mission. Spatial disorientation is a situation in which a pilot cannot correctly judge the position, altitude or the motion of their aircraft. A handshake agreement for more F-35s prompts a look at examples of recent F-35 action worldwide. While the pilot successfully ejected the KC-130J suffered severe damage to its two starboard engines... 2020: 1) The first crash of this year occurred on May 19, and it involved a pilot from the 58th Fighter Squadron, based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Prior to this crash, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie. However, the actual crash occurred upon landing the aircraft at 9:30 pm. The pilot was successfully ejected from the aircraft and was taken to the 96th Medical Group Hospital for evaluation and monitoring. 2) The second crash of this year occurred on September 29 and involved an F-35B from the “Green Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121. The crash took place during a seven-week Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-21. At the time of the crash, the F-35B was engaging in an aerial refueling with a KC-130J. While the pilot successfully ejected, the KC-130J suffered severe damage to its two starboard engines, propellers and a fuel leak. 2021: This crash occurred on November 17, and it involved a pilot and an F-35B from the Royal Air Force 617 Squadron attached to the HMS Queen Elizabeth. This aircraft carrier was operating in the Mediterranean and carrying out routine training exercises. The pilot ejected successfully, and the F-35 was recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean. The crash is believed to be the result of a failure to remove the bright red air-intake rain covers. F-35 Crash incidents from 2022 to 2024 2022: 1) This first incident occurred on January 24 and involved an F-35C, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, attached to the USS Carl Vinson. The crash was due to pilot error, as the pilot did not realize that a system that controlled the aircraft's power during landing was turned off. As a result, the pilot made an underpowered approach to the carrier. The crash involved a civilian pilot who was testing the F-35B prior to transferring it to the US government. Due to the underpowered landing, the aircraft's nose hit the flight deck, which collapsed the landing gear, and the momentum of the aircraft propelled it into the South China Sea. The pilot safely ejected, however the F-35A went into the drink (which was hastily recovered) and six sailors were injured in the process. 2) This incident occurred on October 9, at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The crash involved an F-35A from the 388th Fighter Wing. The pilot was part of a formation consisting of four F-35As. The aircraft that crashed was third in line to land, when an onboard computer system became affected by wake turbulence from the aircraft in front of it. As a result, the controls ceased to operate properly, and the pilot was forced to eject, which was later safely recovered. 3) The final incident of 2022 occurred on December 15 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas. The crash involved a civilian pilot who was testing the F-35B prior to transferring it to the US government. From video footage, the pilot ejected safely, and the F-35B was not destroyed. However, it suffered damage as it was near the ground attempting a vertical landing when it appeared that there was an engine malfunction. 2023: This crash occurred on September 17, and an investigation indicated that it was due to pilot error. The F-35B, flown by Marine Corps pilot Col. Charles Pizzo of the Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1). The crash occurred during heavy rain, and the aircraft's primary displays and communications malfunctioned. As a result, Pizzo safely ejected, but the F-35B continued to fly for 64 nautical miles before crashing. The F-35B involved in the crash was a developmental test aircraft equipped with the Technology Refresh 2 software. An investigation found that the standby flight display and backup communication system “remained basically functional,” and the decision to eject was a mistake. Pizzo was later fired from his command of the squadron. Israel, the US Marines, and the US Air Force are known to have used the F-35 in combat (the British could have as well). 2024: The most recent crash occurred on May 28, and it involved a USAF pilot who was ferrying an F-35B from the Lockheed Martin facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft landed at 1:00 pm to refuel, and shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, the aircraft crashed and was consumed by fire. The pilot ejected safely, yet it appears that he was severely injured as he underwent surgery at the University of New Mexico Hospital. The F-35B involved in the crash was a developmental test aircraft equipped with the Technology Refresh 2 software. F-35s and crash incidents While there are additional F-35s that were damaged or destroyed that were listed in this article, the author focused on the incidents that involved F-35s that were destroyed or severely damaged in a crash or near crash. Of the 10 incidents listed, six were due to pilot error and three were due to mechanical issues, and the final incident (May 28, 2024), the author could not determine the cause of the crash. This article illustrates that some issues are unavoidable, such as those involving mechanical failures. In such situations, the pilot must make a crucial decision involving the preservation of their life, which is infinitely more valuable than the aircraft. The incidents involving pilot error, of course, highlight the need for continual and extensive training and the passage of information and lessons learned from past incidents. This will enable the enhancement of training and safety procedures, which will benefit the current and future pilots of the F-35 fleet. China's new J-35A, while superficially resembling and named after the F-35A, is very much a different fighter jet.Top DEI official's word salad meltdown when asked if she supports legalized drug dealing

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No. 8 Kentucky flying high ahead of Western Kentucky meetingFederal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta that produced a toxic chemical cloud and forced nearby residents to shelter in place. The fires broke out Sept. 29 at the BioLab plant in Conyers, sending a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the sky. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on Friday released an investigation update. BioLab makes chemicals that kill algae and bacteria in water, primarily for swimming pools and hot tubs, the report says. The company is a subsidiary of Lawrenceville, Georgia-based KIK Consumer Products. The company said in a statement that it has a “strong track record of working constructively” with regulators and will continue cooperating with federal authorities who are investigating. “We remain firmly committed to understanding the causes of the incident and to making things right for impacted area residents and business owners,” the statement says. A BioLab employee on fire watch at the Plant 12 storage warehouse reported hearing a “popping sound” as they left a breakroom to do a 5 a.m. check and immediately saw that a product reactive to water was wet, the report says. The employee called the only other BioLab employee on site. Though no flames were initially observed, the employee on fire watch tried unsuccessfully to isolate the product and called 911 at about 5:10 a.m. as “large toxic vapor plumes” formed inside the building. By 6:30 a.m., flames could be seen through the roof of the area where employees first noticed the chemical reaction. An initial shelter-in-place order was issued around 7:40 a.m., and the fire was put out by Rockdale County firefighters about 30 minutes later. A second fire broke out around noon, producing “thick black smoke, followed by multicolor plumes,” the report says. Evacuations of the surrounding area began around 12:30 p.m., and the county fire chief said the fire was extinguished by 4 p.m. Parts of the building where the initial reaction happened collapsed during the fire and the building was destroyed. The Plant 12 building covered an area larger than five football fields and remained an “active emergency response scene” for nearly four weeks, the report says. The Plant 12 warehouse was a bulk storage area separated from the main warehouse by a firewall and fire shutters, the report says. BioLab told federal investigators they had established a permanent fire watch two or three months before the event “after detecting strong odors from oxidizers in two storage buildings,” including Plant 12. Interstate 20, which runs parallel to the facility, was shut down shortly after the building collapsed just before 1 p.m. and was closed until about 7 a.m. the next day. Smaller roads near the facility remained closed and the Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency issued shelter-in-place warnings within a two-mile radius that lasted for several weeks. The final order expired Oct. 17. Smoke drifted toward Atlanta, causing a smog or haze that smelled of chlorine in parts of the city and surrounding area. More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed in connection with the fire. Lawyers for a voting machine company that’s suing Fox News Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted