MAY 29, 2022 – As a symbol of transfiguration and hope, the graceful and elegantly winged butterfly is a living metaphor of renewal and resurrection by which the soul transcends the physical world. With that existential thought in mind, the Survivor Outreach Services office here conducted its latest annual observance in which Gold Star Family members released live painted … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
NY National Guard Headquarters Marks Memorial Day
MAY 27, 2022 - The New York National Guard’s headquarters staff marked Memorial Day and remembered those who gave their lives in the service of the United States, with a short ceremony outside the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, New York on Thursday, May 26. The ceremony featured remarks from Air Force Brigadier General Denise … [Read more...]
Austin Gives Commencement to AF Academy’s Class of 2022
MAY 27, 2022 – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said newly commissioned officers graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy May 25 will bring their dedication to service and innovation to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Austin gave the commencement speech for the Class of 2022 at the school’s graduation ceremony in Falcon Stadium, speaking to 973 graduates, … [Read more...]
New York Air Guard Conducts Mid-Ocean Medical Supply Drop
Loadmasters assigned to the 106th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard prepare to toss medical supplies out of an HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue aircraft to the crew of a sailboat 1,200 miles east of Long Island in the Atlantic Ocean on May 20, 2022 in this video capture image. The wing was tasked drop medical supplies to the crew of the Namah in order to … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Snipers Test New Rifle
MAY 27, 2022 - Marine Corps snipers will soon be equipped with a longer-range, more versatile rifle designed to increase lethality and establish threat overmatch on the battlefield in support of Force Design 2030. Selected through a joint effort between Marine Corps Systems Command, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, the Mk22 … [Read more...]