WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2015 – The Senate last week confirmed Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva as the 10th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The nation’s second-highest-ranking military officer is a pilot and most recently was commander of U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Also last week, the Senate confirmed Marine Corps Gen. … [Read more...]
Coalition Continues Airstrikes Against ISIL Targets in Syria, Iraq
From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 3, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took … [Read more...]
Dover Airmen Survive Land, Water Training
August 3, 2015, DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) -- The survival, evasion, resistance and escape motto is very simple, but grave, "Return with Honor." It’s a motto that SERE specialists at Dover Air Force Base instill in aircrews, giving them the confidence they need to embark on any mission across the world. Dover AFB Airmen recently set out to hone their survival … [Read more...]
Seeing Double: 36th SFS Twins Defend Andersen Together
August 3, 2015, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- Driving through the gates at Andersen Air Force Base, someone could easily mistake two Airmen that stand guard there and it’s easy to see why. Though not exactly identical, they could almost be the same person, but one has longer hair. They have the same Washington state accent, stand at about the same height with … [Read more...]
“On a Mission to Defend Freedom” – USS John Warner is Commissioned
August 3, 2015, NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) was commissioned during a ceremony attended by more than 2,500 in its future homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 1, 2015. Proudly displaying its motto "On a Mission to Defend Freedom," the ship is the 12th Virginia-class attack submarine to join the Navy's operating … [Read more...]