Pilot killed in crash was helping wounded veterans

LLANO, Calif. — A pilot who died in a small plane crash in the desert northeast of Los Angeles was giving free glider rides to wounded military veterans.

Sixty-seven-year-old Channing Morse of San Diego died Thursday when his small plane crashed in a field in Llano in the Antelope Valley. The area is near a glider flight training school.

His sister says Morse was volunteering to help veterans and his tow plane had just released a glider when the Piper PA-25 crashed.

Morse was an experimental test pilot and U.S. Air Force Academy graduate.

He's survived by his wife, a daughter and a grandchild.

In Other News

Rollback of DOD anti-extremism efforts coming in 2025, experts predict

The piecemeal progress of extremism-prevention efforts during the past four years is more than can be expected out of the Pentagon in 2025, experts said.

From Grinch greetings to Santa sightings, the holidays come to troops

Holiday helpers have been busy, as plenty of organizations and individuals have been working to make the days a bit brighter for troops and their families.

Will most troops move under new household goods program in 2025?

More than half of installations in the continental United States are moving troops' shipments under the new system.

VA to resume new electronic health record rollout in mid-2026

The project was scheduled to take 10 years and cost $16 billion. Nearly eight years later, only six of VA’s 170-plus medical sites are using the software.

Suicides among veterans remain unchanged despite federal focus

The figures are the latest available from federal census data and suggest limited progress on the issue of suicide prevention by Veterans Affairs leaders.

Load More