SEPTEMBER 19, 2016, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) - The Air Force’s long-range strike bomber has officially been named the B-21 Raider. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the results of the Air Force Global Strike Command led naming contest alongside selected members during her remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 19, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was Confirmed as National Guard Bureau Vice Chief
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016, WASHINGTON - Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was confirmed as National Guard Bureau Vice Chief by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. "Gen. Hokanson's confirmation is great news for the National Guard," said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau. "He brings the invaluable perspective of a former adjutant general and former deputy … [Read more...]
Daughter of Missing Navy Pilot Reflects During POW/MIA Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, FORT WORTH, Texas (NNS) - Shannon Spake has very few memories of her father. She recalls of melodies he sang to her and the smell of Old Spice cologne throughout their home at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, during a POW/MIA ceremony. Spake was not much older than two when her family received the news he was considered missing in action after the … [Read more...]
Astronaut and SECARMY Discuss Life on the International Space Station
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Retired Army colonel and astronaut Timothy Kopra discussed his experiences on the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 13, during a Facebook Live hosted by ABC News. Joining him for the broadcast from the "Moving Beyond Earth" exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, was Secretary of the Army Eric … [Read more...]
Marines Look Out for Each Other; Mentorship Program Inspires Excellence
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - As Mentorship Program Staff Sgt. Craig W. Harriman looks around his office, which is decorated with 12 years of awards and acknowledgements, he reflects on the day he first stepped into a career planner’s office aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. “I was originally an administrative clerk,” … [Read more...]