Story by Senior Airman Julian Atkins | 19th Airlift Wing | 06.13.2025
Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, has been named Air Mobility Command’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance and contributions to national defense....
Story by Capt. Gary Grantham | U.S. Army Reserve Command | 05.15.2025
NORFOLK, Va. — Former Army Reserve 1st Lt. Carlo Deldonno, once named the Army Reserve’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, celebrated two major milestones this week: earning his doctorate in medicine and being promoted to captain in the U.S. Army’s active component. Deldonno will begin his active-duty service as a resident at Walter Reed and bring his expertise and leadership to......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig | Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard | 05.02.2025
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. -- U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Denis Mulligan, Health Services and Support Branch Chief with the Pa. Guard’s G1 Services Division, was recently recognized as the Army National Guard medical readiness noncommissioned officer (NCO) of the year for large states....
Story by Cpl. Alexander Devereux | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | 04.25.2025
Staff Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower never imagined she would become a match director for the Marine Corps’ combat marksmanship program, yet at 23 years old, she now leads one of the most important roles in range operations as the chief instructor of marksmanship training at Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTBN), Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California....
Story by Sgt. Noah Braswell | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.04.2025
For 250 years, the Marine Corps has prided itself on the individual Marine’s ability to achieve greatness through the core values instilled from first stepping onto the yellow footprints. This year, two Cherry Point-assigned Marines who exemplified those core values received 2024 Marines of the Year honors. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexandria Dabideen stood out as the best to earn the......
Story by Joe Lacdan | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 10.14.2024
The service named Spc. Mason Breunig of U.S. Army Pacific the 2024 Soldier of the year, while USARPAC took Squad of the Year honors. Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Haynes of U.S. Army Medical Command earned NCO of the Year. The annual Best Squad Competition took place Sept. 29-Oct. 14 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina....
Story by Carrie Campbell | U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command | 06.06.2024
Seven of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers faced off June 3-5 in the command’s 2024 Best Warrior Competition for the coveted titles of Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year....
Story by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.28.2024
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – An under-desk treadmill quietly hums in the background of keyboard chattering from above in the office of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Juana Schoonmaker, 86th Airlift Wing Ramstein Law Center noncommissioned officer in charge of military justice. Her steady strides allow her to keep her balance while she works, unruffled by the moving belt beneath her feet. Towering......
