MAY 13, 2022 - “Where’s the ground? Where’s the ground?” No one wants to ask this question while flying. For Capt. Taylor Bye, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, this question blared through her mind when she faced a looming crisis during a routine training sortie two years ago. The experience tested her capabilities as … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
Army South Begins Deployment Exercise in Honduras
MAY 13, 2022 — U.S. Army South Soldiers arrived here yesterday for a nine-day deployment exercise with 62 Soldiers to set up a contingency command post (CCP) in preparation for future forward operations in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of operation. A CCP is a rapidly deployable headquarters capable of providing Joint Task Force support designed to plan and … [Read more...]
Jordan’s King Meets With U.S. Security Leaders
MAY 13, 2022 - Even with all that is happening in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East remains a source of concern for the United States and its partners in the region. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Pentagon today to discuss the situation in the region and to examine ways for the two nations to work together even … [Read more...]
Austin Says 2023 Budget Built on New Defense Strategy
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, provide testimony before the House Committee of Apropriations, Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D) on the President's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request for the Department of Defense, 2118 Rayburn House … [Read more...]
Marines Showcase NATO Command and Control Capabilities
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm (left), commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), meets Polish Maj. Gen. Dariusz Malinowski, deputy commander of Armed Forces Operation Command, Łask Air Base, Poland, April 14, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of host nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by … [Read more...]