Tony Bartelme

2 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Bartelme |Tony Bartelme

Editor's note: In previous chapters, Marine Col. Charles "Tre" Del Pizzo, a highly decorated combat pilot, ejects from a badly malfunctioning F-35 over North Charleston. 5. THE FALLAfter you pull the ejection handle on a fighter jet, straps on the seat instantly pin your arms and legs so they don’t flail when you hit the slipstream. Air bags inflate around your neck and head. A line of explosives above your head shatters the canopy.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Bartelme

Inside a Marine's decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter jet and the betrayal in its wake By Tony [email protected]. DECISIONA dark mass of clouds hung low over North Charleston as Marine Col. Charles "Tre" Del Pizzo began his descent. It was a Sunday afternoon, late September 2023. Del Pizzo's hands were on the control stick and throttle of an F-35B Lightning II, the U.S. military’s most advanced stealth fighter, a $136 million supercomputer with wings.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Bartelme |Glenn Smith

UNCOVEREDAn SC town has an unusual history as a magnet for rich horse lovers. What secrets does it hold? The Post and Courier's partners in this project include John Dell’Osso from the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, The Aiken Standard, Houston Chronicle and Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. 1. Whispers and horsesTwenty-three years ago, a middle-aged man from Nigeria traveled to Aiken to buy a horse farm. He’d arrived unannounced to close the deal.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Bartelme

SHEIKH MOHAMMEDSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, acquired three tracts near the Aiken Training Track for about $3.5 million in 2008 from Robert and Janice McNair of Stonerside Farm and Stonerside Stable. Under the Darley America banner, the Aiken-based stable produced talented thoroughbreds including Midshipman, who won an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old male, and Alpha, Wedding Toast and It’s Tricky.

2 months ago | aikenstandard.com | Tony Bartelme |Glenn Smith

UNCOVEREDAn SC town has an unusual history as a magnet for rich horse lovers. What secrets does it hold? The Post and Courier's partners in this project include John Dell’Osso from the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, The Aiken Standard, Houston Chronicle and Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. 1. Whispers and horsesTwenty-three years ago, a middle-aged man from Nigeria traveled to Aiken to buy a horse farm. He’d arrived unannounced to close the deal.