JUNE 6, 2024 - In observance of the 80th Anniversary of World War II’s Operation Overlord, D-Day, the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing sent 30 jumpers to parachute in a June 9, 2024, display of the U.S. Air Force’s commitment to its international partnerships at Normandy, France. The 93d AGOW heritage traces back to the historical 93rd Bombardment Group which served in World … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2024
Normandy Welcomes World War II Heroes
JUNE 6, 2024 - World War II veterans met with cheers and applause from throngs of well-wishers as they arrived in Normandy, France, for events commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. U.S. service members assigned to commands historically linked to D-Day are in Normandy too, slated to participate in more than 100 events marking the milestone anniversary of June … [Read more...]
5 Things You May Not Know About D-Day
JUNE 5, 2024 - D-Day. The Invasion of Normandy. Operation Overlord. It goes by various names, but we've all heard about it through history class, grandparents, the news or shows like "Band of Brothers." June 6, 1944, is the day when more than 160,000 Allied forces landed in Nazi-occupied France as part of the biggest air, land and sea invasion ever executed. It ended with … [Read more...]
D-Day Medics: Heroes Who Treated the Wounded
JUNE 5, 2024 - D-Day medics and physicians worked heroically to save as many wounded as they could on June 6, 1944, as the Allies began taking back Europe from the Nazis in World War II. Called “band-aid bandits” by some, but more often known simply as “Doc” to their fellow soldiers, they cared for the wounded and the dying during Operation OVERLORD. When they heard “Medic, … [Read more...]
DoD Kicks Off Improved Household Goods Shipment Program
JUNE 5, 2024 - Stressful station-to-station moves due to poor quality service and broken or delayed household goods could soon be a thing of the past. This summer, U.S. Transportation Command kicked off implementation of its new Global Household Goods contract, or GHC, which aims to make the movement of household goods a better experience all around for service members and … [Read more...]