Army General Mark A. Milley became the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Oct. 1, 2019. Prior to assuming the role as the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council, Milley served as the 39th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Commissioned in 1980, Milley has had multiple command and staff positions in eight divisions and Special Forces.
On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018.
The 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Forge is a brigade-level-exercise evaluation that takes place across the Island of Oahu each year. Lightning Forge typically serves as a preparation for a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Sea Breeze is an annual, multinational maritime exercise, co-hosted by Ukraine and the United States to enhance interoperability and capabilities among participating forces. Sea Breeze, now in its 20th iteration, will focus on multiple warfare areas including air defense, anti-submarine warfare, damage control, and search and rescue.
Adm. Robert Burke relieved Adm. James G. Foggo III as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples during a change of command ceremony at Joint Forces Command Headquarters in Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020.
Salute to America honors the nation's Armed Forces through music, military demonstrations, multiple flyovers, and more on Independence Day. #SaluteToAmerica
Every June since 2012, the Department of Defense has celebrated LGBT Pride Month. In honor of the celebration, March Air Reserve Base interviewed Marvin Tucker, the base's Installation Emergency Manager, and his husband Joshua Delgado, who were the first same-sex couple to be married at the historic March Air Reserve Base chapel.
Kosovo Force Mission Rehearsal Exercise is designed to prepare the U.S. units for operations in support of NATO in Kosovo. The exercise is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability and contingency operations in support of Kosovo civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment.
