That others may live: Silver Star medal for fallen Airman, son
Capt. Matthew Roland, of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, posthumously received the Silver Star on June 1 for actions taken during an ambush Aug. 26, 2015, in Afghanistan. Roland’s family accepted the decoration on behalf of the fallen special tactic…
Forever family, never forgotten
A mother watched as her 2-year-old, blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy stood in the middle of Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, hugging the gravestone of his father who had died five months prior. With heavy hearts, the two journeyed from Fort Cam…
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
Your Navy Operating Forward – Panama Canal, Baltic Sea, Manila
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of […]
CHIEFchat: EPRs heading in the right direction
The Air Force’s top enlisted leader addressed the new enlisted performance report and gave insight to feedback he’s received during his latest edition of CHIEFchat at the Defense Media Activity on Fort George G. Meade. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody encouraged Airmen to forget about the old EPR system and to embrace the new.
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: May 31, 2016
The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments […]
Charting the Course for our Sailors Today, Tomorrow and Beyond
By Vice Adm. Robert Burke Chief of Naval Personnel For more than 240 years, the U.S. Navy has served as America’s first line of defense, strategic deterrent, and protector of […]
Marine Missing From World War II Accounted For
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Pfc. James B. Johnson of Poughkeepsie, New York, will be buried May 31 in
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.Gunner’s Mate Seaman Connor Alan McQuagge, 19, of Utah, died May 26 of a non-combat related injury while underway in the Red Sea. The incident is under investigation.He was assigned to USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), forward deployed in the
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. on Gender-Neutral Staffing of Guard Forces at JTF-GTMO
Military commissions are part of our system of military justice. The Department of Defense, and we personally, are committed to fairness and transparency in military commission proceedings, and to the independence of the judges who oversee them. Our comments and those made by other senior officials regarding gender-neutral staffing of guard