An Indian navy frigate on Tuesday battled with and sank a suspected Somali pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest and most lawless shipping lanes. ...more

November 20, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — When a Sarasota sheriff's helicopter buzzed over his neighborhood on Saturday night, a retired mechanic did something that he would later call "stupid." ...more

July 1, 2008

A 49-year-old man said he was "bored" and "stupid" when he shined a laser beam at a Sarasota Sheriff's helicopter and temporarily blinded the pilot. ...more

June 30, 2008

The war in Iraq is creating a major - and perhaps deadly - shortage of night vision goggles for civilian pilots who fly medical helicopters in the United States. ...more

June 5, 2008

The military is looking for a few good acres - very, very dark ones. ...more

December 26, 2007

Five years ago, elite Pakistani troops stationed near the border with Afghanistan began receiving hundreds of pairs of U.S.-made night-vision goggles that would enable them to see and fight al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in the dark. The sophisticated goggles, supplied by the Bush administration at a cost of up to $9,000 a pair, came with an implicit message: Step up the attacks. ...more

November 1, 2007