MAY 25, 2021 - For the nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen who have remained in Washington, D.C., and who have been providing security assistance to the Capitol Police for the last five months, it's now time for the mission to end and to return home. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked the service members in a statement released today. "They came here from all 54 … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
Ancestry® Offers Free Access to Discover Your Family’s Military Heroes
MAY 25, 2021 - To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Memorial Day as a Federal Holiday, Americans are Invited to Discover and Share Stories, Photos and Records of Family Heroes Using #ISaluteFor. Ancestry®, the leader in family history, is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Memorial Day becoming a federal holiday by honoring stories of America’s fallen heroes with a … [Read more...]
President Awards Medal of Honor To Retired Ranger
MAY 24, 2021 – President Joe Biden presented the nation's highest military honor to retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Friday, for his actions as a first lieutenant and the Eighth Army Ranger Company commander during the Korean conflict Nov. 25-26, 1950. It has been seven decades since the Battle on Hill 205, where Puckett led his 57 Rangers and Korean soldiers against six … [Read more...]
Air Force Integrates Small Unmanned Aircraft Into Operations
MAY 24, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office. The office, a component of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Planning and Integration Directorate, held its first Group 1 UAS operator and … [Read more...]
Korean Conflict Hero Led Rangers in Battle For Hill 205
MAY 24, 2021 - Then - 2nd Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr. had been finalizing his deployment preparations as a member of a replacement depot out of Camp Drake, Japan, when he heard his name echo through a nearby intercom system. Having volunteered to support the joint U.S. and U.N. mission during the Korean conflict in 1950, Puckett responded to the call and found himself reporting to … [Read more...]