U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class. Robert Williams, second from left, from the Washington Army National Guard, receives the Recruiting and Retention Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year award from Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, far left, Director of the Army National Guard, at the Director’s Strength Maintenance Awards Conference in Houston, TX, Mar. 14, 2024. The Director’s Strength Maintenance … [Read more...]
Navy’s Top Officer Talks Red Sea Mission
MARCH 29, 2024 - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti yesterday said she credits both a recent transformation in the Navy's surface warfare training regimen and the quality of logistics operations for the service's ability to successfully counter recent attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea. Navy assets have been operating in the Red Sea since … [Read more...]
SPACECENT Stands Up New Combat Detachment
MARCH 29, 2024 - Lt. Col. Deane L. Lake assumed command of U.S. Space Forces Central Combat Detachment 3-1 during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 12. CDet 3-1 provides Command and Control for SPACECENT teams in the region that provide space-based capabilities such as … [Read more...]
General Shares Leadership Advice with Next Generation
MARCH 29, 2024 — Gen. Laura Richardson, U.S. Southern Command’s first female commander, has commanded at the tactical, operational and strategic level. She commanded an assault helicopter battalion in Iraq. She served in the White House, at the Capitol and Pentagon. Throughout her more than three decades in the Army, she’s earned awards such as the Distinguished Leadership … [Read more...]
Air Force Focuses on Threats and Defending Against Them
Members of the 3rd Wing and 90th Fighter Generation Squadron conduct a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Staff Sgt. Charles A. Crumlett at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen service members. (U.S. Air … [Read more...]