Aug. 26, 2018 DoD Mourns Death of Senator John S. McCain United States senator and retired Navy Capt. John S. McCain died in Arizona after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. McCain, a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, “steadfastly represented the best ideals of our country,” Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said.
Aug. 24, 2018 AFCYBER move streamlines ACC warfighting efforts With the addition of 24th Air Force/Air Forces Cyber to Air Combat Command, new cyber outcomes are available to America's warfighting commanders.
Aug. 24, 2018 Lyons takes command of USTRANSCOM U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons took command of U.S. Transportation Command in a ceremony here Aug. 24, 2018, becoming the first Army officer to lead the global combatant command.
Aug. 22, 2018 Medal of Honor presented to Tech Sgt John Chapman’s family On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22.
Aug. 22, 2018 Air Force releases staff sergeant/18E5 promotion cycle statistics The Air Force has selected 15,669 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 30,651 eligible for a selection rate of 51.12 percent in the 18E5 promotion cycle.
Aug. 21, 2018 Breaking barriers: Miller nominated as AF Reserve's first 4-star Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for promotion to the rank of general Aug. 20. Miller will become the first Airman in the history of the Air Force Reserve to pin on a fourth star. In 2016, she became the first female chief of the Air
Aug. 20, 2018 USTRANSCOM holds change of command Aug. 24 Army Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons will take command of the U.S. Transportation Command here during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24.
Aug. 17, 2018 11th Annual Boat Regatta makes big splash at Scott The “Air Force Ballers” from the 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs went home with the prize for fastest time at the 375th Force Support Squadron’s Outdoor Recreation’s 11th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Aug. 10 with a recorded time of 1 minute and 56 seconds.