FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin presented the 2022 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to Maj. Brady J. Augustin, during a ceremony at the Pentagon Feb. 7. The award is named after 1st Lt. Koren Kolligian Jr., an Air Force pilot who was declared missing when his T-33 Shooting Star disappeared off the California coast Sept. 14, 1955. Presented … [Read more...]
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Wing Mourns 5 Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash Outside San Diego
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Five Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing have been confirmed deceased following a CH-53E helicopter crash on Feb. 6, 2024. Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW issued the following statement, “It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I share the loss of … [Read more...]
Army, Air, Navy Train Together in Mass Casualty Exercise
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A deep breath in, deep breath out. An Airman from the Idaho Air National Guard holds his weapon steady in front of him, pressing it against his shoulder, finger on the trigger, his body low to the ground. He takes a small, strategic step into the plume of smoke swirling around him. Surrounded by a blanket of red smoke makes it hard to see his battle buddy but … [Read more...]
Austin Praises Close U.S.-Kenya Partnership
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the close partnership between the U.S. and Kenya on a range of security issues as he met today with Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Bare Duale. The two leaders held talks at the Pentagon just months after signing a framework for defense cooperation during Austin's visit to Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, last … [Read more...]
Swapping Skills and Patches at the Shooting Range
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Ten soldiers from the German military, the Bundeswehr, earned U.S. Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges at Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen Oct. 18, while strengthening German-American friendship. After a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the USAG Stuttgart Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) was finally able to host German Soldiers at the … [Read more...]