Story by Spc. Ryan Dunn | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 04.24.2026
Long before she ever touched the controls of a military helicopter, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Flora Flux-Gooch stood beneath the skies of southern France, watching aircraft cut low across the horizon as they raced toward wildfires along the Mediterranean coast....
Hometown: Toulon
Photo by Spc. Ryan Dunn | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 04.24.2026
Chief Warrant Officer Four Flora Flux-Gooch, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot and maintenance test pilot assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion, Washington Army National Guard, performs tasks during a post phase run up, so adjustments can be made before flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on April 23, 2026. Flux-Gooch began her aviation journey as a......
Hometown: Toulon
Photo by Seaman Kiejuanesha Simmons | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 07.12.2025
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Alethea de Mers, from Marseille, France, assigned to security department, operates a long-range acoustic device during a small boat engagement drill on the fantail of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Celebes Sea, July 11, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine......
Hometown: Marseille
Story by Pfc. Elisha Hall | 3rd Infantry Division | 08.12.2024
On August 8, 2024, Fort Stewart welcomed Brig. Gen. Lionel Meny as the new Deputy Commanding General of Readiness for the 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID). Meny is here as part of a U.S. and French exchange program made possible by the Army’s Military Personnel Exchange Program....
Hometown: Mulhouse
Photo by Patrick Albright | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 04.08.2024
Team 21: Sgt. Paco Casas, Capt. Guillaume De Massia, and Sgt. Benjamin Jean-Jourdaine from France will compete in the International Sniper Competition April 5-11, 2024, at Fort Moore, Ga....
Hometown: Draguignan
Video by Sgt. Jacob Bradford | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 02.27.2024
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 -- most commonly known as D-Day. Utah Beach saw amphibious and airborne assaults aimed at securing a beachhead on the Cotentin Peninsula to capture Cherbourg's port facilities. Despite initial challenges and a month-long delay, Allied forces managed to secure the beachhead with minimal......
Hometown: Normandy
Video by Sgt. Jacob Bradford | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 02.26.2024
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 -- most commonly known as D-Day. Sainte-Mère-Église, strategically positioned along route N13, played a vital role in the Normandy landings, with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions liberating it early on June 6, 1944, marking one of the first towns freed during the invasion. (U.S.......
Hometown: Normandy
Video by Sgt. Jacob Bradford | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 02.26.2024
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 -- most commonly known as D-Day. Sainte-Mère-Église, strategically positioned along route N13, played a vital role in the Normandy landings, with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions liberating it early on June 6, 1944, marking one of the first towns freed during the invasion. (U.S.......
Hometown: Sainte-Mère-Église
