JULY 12, 2021 - Mike Donley is an example of the way Washington should work. Donley, a consummate defense expert, is one of those rare people who have been appointed to national security positions by both Democratic and Republican presidents. He served as the Defense Department's director of administration and management in the Bush Administration and as the Air Force … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
Air Force Resumes Fitness Testing
JULY 12, 2021 - The 433rd Airlift Wing resumed Air Force fitness testing July 10, 2021, after assessments were suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Airmen were tested on the push-ups and sit-ups portion of the fitness assessment, but the 1.5 mile run was waived due to safety considerations. According to 433rd Force Support Squadron Sustainment … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy and Dominican Republic Strengthen Bonds
JULY 12, 2021 - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) July 10, following a three-day port visit to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During the exercise, Billings worked with Armada de República Dominicana Swiftships 110'-class patrol boat Canopus (GC-107) and Justice Boston … [Read more...]
French, U.S. Defense Leaders Cooperate Further
JULY 12, 2021 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly to the Pentagon today and discussed myriad ways the United States and France can work together. It is safe to say that without France, the United States would not have won independence in 1783. More than 200 years later, the two nations still work and fight … [Read more...]
Army Wrestlers Have Bigger Goals After Olympics
JULY 12, 2021 - Spenser Mango had battled against Ildar Hafizov’s strength before. Eleven years ago at the Dave Schultz Memorial International event in Colorado Springs, Mango took on Hafizov, then representing Uzbekistan and learned first hand of the Uzbek’s relentless tenacity. “I realized, wow, this guy's really tough,” said Mango, now a staff sergeant and Hafizov’s … [Read more...]