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Story by Savannah Baird | Fort Knox | 04.10.2025
Miramar, FL native, Army CSM Alejandro (Alex) Licea has been appointed as U.S. Army Garrison Command Sergeant Major assigned to Fort Knox, KY....
Hometown: Miramar
| Event: Promotion
Story by Command Sgt. Maj. Monnet Bushner | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | 03.24.2025
Pennsauken, NJ native, Army CSM Monnet Bushner has been appointed as Army Command Sergeant Major assigned to Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 110th Attack wing, MI....
Hometown: Pennsauken
| Event: Promotion
Story by Tara Shea | Space Launch Delta 30 | 03.20.2025
Virginia Beach, VA native, Tara Shea has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Space Force . Shea is currently serving as with Space Launch Delta 30, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Lt Col Shea has served in the military for 25 years....
Hometown: Virginia Beach
| Event: Promotion
Story by Lt. Col. Tyler Beal | 366th Fighter Wing | 01.01.2025
Alder, MT native, Tyler Beal has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force . Beal is currently serving as Commander, 389th Fighter Generation Squadron with 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID. Lt. Col. Beal has served in the military for 14 years....
Hometown: Alder
| Event: Promotion
Story by Col. Melissa Milas | Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs | 12.17.2024
Greenville, SC native, Melissa Milas has been promoted to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Col Milas is currently serving as Chief, Strategy and Policy Division, Office of the Director of Enterprise Information Technology, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington DC. Col Milas has served in the military for......
Hometown: Greenville-Greer Airport
| Event: Promotion
Story by Senior Airman Gavyn Floury | 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing | 12.06.2024
North Brookfield, MA native, Gavyn Floury has been selected for promotion to the rank of Senior Airman in the Air Force.
Floury is currently serving as Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Journeyman with 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, AK. SrA Floury has served in the military for 4 years....
Hometown: North Brookfield
| Event: Promotion
Story by Col. Joi Dozier | Space Launch Delta 30 | 10.18.2024
Battle Creek, MI native, Joi Dozier has been promoted to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force . Dozier is currently serving as 30th Medical Group Commander with Space Launch Delta 30, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Col. Dozier has served in the military for 18 years....
Hometown: Battle Creek
| Event: Promotion
Story by Staff Sgt. Tylon Chapman | 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 09.15.2024
Woolstock, IA native, Tylon Chapman has been promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Guard. Chapman is currently serving as Public Affairs with 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, Sioux City Air National Guard Base, IA. SSgt Chapman has served in the military for 5 years....
Hometown: Woolstock
| Event: Promotion
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