Defense Department support to the funeral in honor of Representative John R. Lewis in Alabama, Washington, D.C., and Georgia. For more information please contact the Military District of Washington, Public Affairs Office at (703) 835-6561.
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.
Roger A. Towberman was the first Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force. In this role, he served at the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provided direction for the enlisted force and represented their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. He acted as the personal adviser to the Chief of Space Operations and the Secretary of...
Gen. Chance "Salty” Saltzman assumed the duties of Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, November 2, 2022. As Chief of Space Operations, Saltzman serves as the senior uniformed Space Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of all organic and assigned space forces serving in the United States and overseas. As members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm. Bn.) will deploy task-organized communication detachments capable of installing, operating, maintaining, and defending communication networks in support of CG II MEF or CG 2d MEB or a Combined / Joint Task Force headquarters; and MEU Commanders in order to enable the commander's ability to command and control assigned forces.
The mission of Second Radio Battalion (2d RadBn) is to provide Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Electronic Warfare (EW), limited cyberspace operations, and Special Intelligence (SI) communications support to the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and Joint Forces Commander (JFC).
2nd Law Enforcement Battalion (2nd LE Bn.) conducts law and order operations in order to enhance the security environment and promote the rule of law in support of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operations.
2nd Intelligence Battalion (2nd Intel Bn.) is to plan, direct, collect, process, produce and disseminate intelligence, and provide counterintelligence support to the MEF Command Element, MEF major subordinate commands, subordinate Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF), and other commands as directed.
