General Officer Assignments
The chief of staff, Air Force announced the following assignments:Col. Kenneth P. Ekman, who has been selected to the grade of brigadier general, from deputy chief of staff, North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air …
General Officer Announcement
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David H. Berger for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and for assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific; and commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Berger is currently serving as the
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on U.S. Airstrike in Somalia
On May 27, U.S. forces carried out an airstrike in south-central Somalia targeting Abdullahi Haji Da’ud, a senior military commander for al-Shabaab. Da’ud was one of al-Shabaab’s most senior military planners and served as a principal coordinator of al-Shabaab’s militia attacks in Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda. He held several positions of authority