ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } US General Warns Former NATO Pilots to Avoid China-Backed Aviation Companies – BCI 24 News Network
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US General Warns Former NATO Pilots to Avoid China-Backed Aviation Companies

2 March 2025 8:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, who oversees allied air forces in Europe and Africa, has warned former North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pilots against working for Chinese-backed aviation companies.
“Once you fly on our team, even after you hang up your uniform, you have a responsibility to protect our tactics, techniques, and procedures,” Hecker said, according to a Feb. 28 statement on the U.S. Air Forces in Europe website.
Hecker’s announcement follows a bulletin issued from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) last year, which confirmed that the Chinese military has been actively targeting former and current NATO service members, as well as individuals from other Western nations, to strengthen its military capabilities….