Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stands with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the playing of the U.S. and Korean national anthems prior to a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza) APRIL 28, 2023 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
BMT Trainees Become U.S. Citizens
APRIL 28, 2023 - Fourteen trainees in basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. Over the course of their seven and a half weeks of training in BMT, the trainees accomplished the … [Read more...]
Supporting Military Children
APRIL 28, 2023 - Parenthood is hard. Being a parent in the military adds a new layer of challenges. April is the Month of the Military Child, created by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986. The month recognizes the contributions and sacrifices of the children as they support their military parents. According to Molly Holm, 133rd Airlift Wing’s Airman and … [Read more...]
U.S.-Philippine Forces Sink Target Ship
APRIL 28, 2023 - A combined force of U.S. and Philippine servicemembers participated in a combined joint littoral live-fire exercise today, the culminating field training event for Balikatan 2023. Approximately 1,400 Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Coast Guardsmen from both countries took part in the training, which involved detecting, identifying, targeting and … [Read more...]
DoD Helping Americans Stuck in Sudan
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti ( April 23, 2023) U.S. government personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan evacuate to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on April 23, 2023. At the direction of the President, the U.S. military conducted a successful operation to safely evacuate U.S. government personnel out of Sudan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Maria A. Olvera … [Read more...]