Dr. Mark T. Esper became the Acting Secretary of Defense on June 24, 2019. Prior to this assignment he served as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. The former Raytheon Co. vice president, who also worked on Capitol Hill, previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (negotiations policy) and earlier on the Army staff as a war planner. Esper graduated from the U.S. Military...
The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump visits the Joint Security Area and Osan Air Base, June 29-30, 2019 as part of his two-day state visit to South Korea. During his visit, Trump will participate in a series of bilateral and cultural engagements demonstrating continued commitment to the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson is Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va. As Vice Chief, he presides over the Air Staff and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group. He assists the Chief of Staff with organizing, training, and equipping of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving...
Matthew Donovan is the Acting Secretary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training and equipping and providing for the welfare of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces as well as their families. He oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of more than $138 billion and directs strategy and policy...
America’s Air Force is a community outreach effort to connect Americans with their Airmen and increase public knowledge and understanding of Air Force missions and capabilities through engagements in cities across the nation.
Patrick M. Shanahan became the Acting Secretary of Defense on January 1, 2019. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense, appointed on July 19, 2017. The Washington state native holds two advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and spent more than 30 years at Boeing, where he led programs for commercial planes, missile defense systems...
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is proud to announce the 2018 AFGSC Women’s Leadership Symposium (WLS) taking place at Barksdale AFB, LA from November 13-14 2018.
The mission of this year’s symposium is to “Educate AFGSC Airmen on the importance of retaining female warfighters through acknowledging diversity as a force-multiplier and developing the talent of our...
The Invictus Games, established by Prince Harry in 2014, brings together wounded and injured veterans from 17 nations for 12 adaptive sporting events, including track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, swimming, sitting volleyball, and golf. This year's games are in Sydney, Australia.
