Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22, 2021. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Austin served 41 years in uniform, retiring as a four-star Army general after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command.The defense secretary oversees the Defense Department and acts as the principal defense policy maker and advisor.
Members from the 5th Bomb Wing, 7th Bomb Wing, 28th Bomb Wing and 509th Bomb Wing will be participating in a military flyover for Super Bowl 51 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 7, 2021.
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Northern Strike 21-1/”Winter Strike” is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from several U.S. states and coalition nations from January 23-29, 2021 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. As part of the Northern Strike exercise program, NS...
Joint Task Force - National Capitol Region provides the Department of Defense authorized ceremonial support to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. The military’s involvement in Presidential Inaugurations dates back to April 30, 1789, when members of the U.S. Army, local militia units, and Revolutionary War veterans escorted George Washington to the first inauguration ceremony. Military...
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Deployment Readiness Exercise and Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation at Join Base Charleston, South Carolina and Fort Polk, LA.
Operation Desert Storm was the first conflict in history to make comprehensive use of stealth and space systems support capabilities against a modern, integrated air defense. U.S. forces brought new weapons to the fight, including stealth aircraft, global positioning system devices, and precision guided technologies--these proved essential in neutralizing Iraq's more than 700 combat aircraft,...
