The Citizen Soldier Campaign is a communications effort to reconnect the American people with its Army by highlighting Soldiers serving in the Army National Guard. Recent studies have shown a continual decline in familiarity with the military since fewer people report having an immediate connection or a basic understanding of the military lifestyle. Citizen Soldiers work, volunteer, worship...
Joining a proud legacy of leaders, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. became the 37th person to assume command of the Pacific Air Forces and the more than 46,000 Airmen who call PACAF home.
The Continuum of Learning is a label for a new learning paradigm for the United States Air Force. Included in this paradigm are: modularized learning that is made available to Airmen across their careers rather than in concentrated, episodic opportunities; on-command and on- demand learning, meaning Airmen will receive the learning opportunities the Air Force requires but also be afforded...
This is a feature page highlighting the burial ceremony at Normandy for the Pieper Brothers - two brothers killed during the Normandy Invasion and recently reunited.
James Mattis became the 26th defense secretary Jan. 20, 2017. During more than four decades in uniform, he commanded Marines at all levels, including in combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his retirement from the U.S.Marine Corps in 2013, Secretary Mattis served as the Davies Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, specializing in the...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) April 25 to thank command personnel for their steadfast support to his country’s security efforts. During the visit, Santos presented the Department of Defense’s geographic unified command with his country’s Orden de San Carlos (Order of San Carlos) Medal for SOUTHCOM’s unwavering support for Colombia’s...
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford became the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Oct. 1, 2015. Prior to assuming the role of principal military advisor to the president, defense secretary and National Security Council, Dunford was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Commissioned in 1977, Dunford served as an infantry officer at all levels, including commanding the 5th Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, deputy commandant of Aviation, retired at Marine Barracks Washington, Washington, D.C., July 10, 2017. Davis retired after 40 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.