Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.13.2025
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — A senior officer in the Paraguayan Armed Forces was awarded the Legion of Merit during a ceremony at the Comando de las Fuerzas Militares in Asuncion, Aug. 13, 2025. The decoration, one of the highest U.S. military honors that can be awarded to foreign military personnel, was presented by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Javier Reina, deputy commander for Mobilization and Reserve......
Story by Yasuo Osakabe | 374th Airlift Wing | 03.19.2025
Yokota Air Base hosted an award ceremony to present Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, commander of the 1st Airborne Brigade, with the Legion of Merit on March 18. U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presided over the ceremony, expressing his gratitude to Wakamatsu for his efforts in strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance....
Story by Vanessa Schell | 1st Theater Sustainment Command | 03.18.2025
1st Theater Sustainment Command Special Troops Battalion Command Sergeant Major Wesley Townsend relinquishes responsibility and is awarded the Legion of Merit Medal, just before retiring after over two decades of service in the Army....
Story by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds | 47th Flying Training Wing | 06.26.2024
47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) Airmen bid farewell to Col. Kevin Davidson and welcomed new commander, Col. Tyler Ellison, during a change of command ceremony here, June 26, 2024. Brig. Gen. Randall Cason, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 19th Air Force, presided over the ceremony, reflecting on the pivotal role the 47th FTW plays in the success of the Air Force....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jameson Harris and Spc. Devin Klecan | 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.16.2024
The U.S. Army V Corps held a Victory Honors ceremony to bid farewell to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Lambert, the outgoing deputy commanding general of support for V Corps, and to welcome U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Brown into the position at Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, on May 16, 2024....
Story by Dale Greer | 123rd Airlift Wing | 02.09.2024
Col. Ash Groves was awarded the Legion of Merit during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 10, 2024, recognizing his superior performance as commander of an aircraft maintenance unit....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Shannon Smith | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command | 01.19.2024
Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presented Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, former Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Defence, with the Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander, at the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, Thailand on Jan. 18, 2024....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Noah Tancer | 910th Airlift Wing | 05.06.2023
Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, the commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, stood tall atop his retirement ceremony stage, May 6, 2023, in front of friends, family, and Airmen gathered in a hangar at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to celebrate his 38 years of military service approximately 20 of which he spent assigned to the 910th AW....
