MARCH 27, 2023 - A ready fighting force depends on its units working together. Radar Approach Control and the Air Traffic Control tower work together as closely as any two other units at Whiteman Air Force Base. The ATC tower monitors everything from aircraft landing and departing, to vehicles on the flight line, while RAPCON monitors aircraft in the air outside of visual … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
VNG Installation Officially Redesignated Fort Barfoot
MARCH 27, 2023 – The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett was officially redesignated Fort Barfoot in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive Virginia ties, during a March 24 ceremony at the Blackstone Army Airfield. During the ceremony, invited guests heard remarks from Barfoot’s daughter, Margaret Nicholls; Sen. Tim Kaine; Lt. … [Read more...]
SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20, 2023) — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits with retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams following a ceremony awarding Williams with a Navy Cross Jan. 20. Del Toro was in San Diego for various fleet engagements, awards ceremonies and ship events. MARCH 25, 2023 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross Jan. 20 to retired … [Read more...]
Austin Asks Congress to Support Defense Budget Request
MARCH 25, 2023 - The fiscal 2024 defense budget request of $842 billion is needed to deter and counter the threats of today and the threats that may arise in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee today. Austin testified alongside Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Michael J. … [Read more...]
U.S. Responds to Attack That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) MARCH 25, 2023 - The U.S. response to the attack on a coalition base in Syria that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six others highlighted that the U.S. military will do what it must to … [Read more...]