Sig Christenson
Senior Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News
Native Texan, University of Houston grad, journalist, war correspondent and camping enthusiast covering military/veterans/projects for SA Express-News/Hearst.
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2 days ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
A former top San Antonio military official could be in the running to become the new head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, who previously commanded the San Antonio-based Air Education and Training Command, is on the short list to be nominated to lead NASA, according to multiple media reports.
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3 days ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
Three area Democratic congressmen are calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to establish the planned Western Hemisphere Command's headquarters in San Antonio. It's a defensive move. The new command will result from the merger of three existing ones, including two currently located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston: Army North and Army South. The third is Forces Command, which is based in Fort Bragg, N.C..
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
A former Air Force two-star general reprimanded for "predatory behavior" in carrying out an adulterous affair with a female subordinate has asked President Donald Trump for a pardon. Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart is awaiting word on whether the White House has accepted his pardon application for consideration. His pro bono San Antonio lawyer, Jeffrey Addicott, said he emailed the request on May 22.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
An Army helicopter pilot from the San Antonio area who was found dead in Honduras this month was the victim of foul play. The Army on Tuesdayleading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of 1st Lt. Angelo Marciano Parisano, 25, of Cibolo. Parisano was a 2018 graduate of Byron P. Steele II High School in Cibolo. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 2023. In April, he and his girlfriend, Alley Singley, were engaged to be married.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
Keith Ragusa and his family came a long way to attend San Antonio's big Memorial Day commemoration at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery on Monday. At 60, Ragusa travelled from Seattle, while his son, Spc. Marc Ragusa, journeyed from Baton Rouge, La., along with his son Ladon. The only one living in the San Antonio area is Keith Ragusa's mother, Sue, who is 86 and living in New Braunfels. Making the trek to the annual Fort Sam service is a family tradition.
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How the shingles vaccine helps the heart. https://t.co/fFjYHyB2Bl via @@YahooNews
Did Air Force nearly fly deportees to Libya? Good luck finding out. I saw less secrecy from the Army as an embed w/the 3rd Infantry Division's invasion of Iraq than I did this week trying to answer that simple question. Talk about crazy. https://t.co/EXITHVjzkN via @expressnews
There is one reason for all of these measles cases: These poor kids weren’t vaccinated. This is a highly contagious illness, fully preventable if you get the vaccine. The worst of it is the dead kids. I wouldn’t want to live with that as a parent. https://t.co/hnB1KvUrgI