WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2016 - Citizen-warriors and the entire National Guard family are vital to the security of the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the National Guard Bureau change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon today. The secretary also promoted Air National Guard Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel to general. Lengyel takes the National Guard Bureau … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Milestones Reached for Enlisted Women Who Serve Aboard a Submarine
AUGUST 3, 2016, PUGET SOUND, Wash. (NNS) - One of the first enlisted women to serve aboard a Navy submarine earned her submarine qualification, or "dolphins," on August 2nd and is preparing to deploy aboard USS Michigan (SSGN 727). Chief Culinary Specialist Dominique Saavedra, a native of Los Angeles, became the first female enlisted Sailor to earn her silver dolphins in a … [Read more...]
Colorado National Guard Lifts Scouts to New Heights
AUGUST 3, 2016, AURORA, Colo. - Colorado National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility Commander Maj. Troy Brown had a vision about connecting Colorado youth to the world of aviation in support of Maj. Gen. Michael Edwards, The Adjutant General of Colorado and the Colorado Army National Guard's Connect Colorado initiative. "The event is now part of our battle rhythm," said … [Read more...]
Montford Point Marine Memorial Dedication Ceremony
AUGUST 3, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Montford Point, North Carolina. This was segregated training ground from 1942 to 1949 for the nation’s first African-American Marines. Now, a new memorial stands outside the gates of Camp Johnson to commemorate their historic achievements in the face of racial segregation. Hundreds of Montford Point Marines, … [Read more...]
MUOS-5 Anomaly Identified, Satellite Remains in Safe, Intermediate Orbit
AUGUST 3, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Evaluation of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite determined that the satellite experienced a failure of the orbit raising propulsion system during a transfer maneuver on June 29. The transfer maneuver was designed to take the satellite from its initial elliptical launch orbit to its final circular geosynchronous orbit. This … [Read more...]