Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) April 25 to thank command personnel for their steadfast support to his country’s security efforts. During the visit, Santos presented the Department of Defense’s geographic unified command with his country’s Orden de San Carlos (Order of San Carlos) Medal for SOUTHCOM’s unwavering support for Colombia’s...
General James F. Amos is the 35th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. General Joseph F. Dunford is currently serving as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Joining a proud legacy of leaders, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. became the 37th person to assume command of the Pacific Air Forces and the more than 46,000 Airmen who call PACAF home.
Department of Defense support to the funeral in honor of Congressman Don Young. For more information, please contact the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region / U.S. Army Military District of Washington Public Affairs Office at 703-835-6561
The Continuum of Learning is a label for a new learning paradigm for the United States Air Force. Included in this paradigm are: modularized learning that is made available to Airmen across their careers rather than in concentrated, episodic opportunities; on-command and on- demand learning, meaning Airmen will receive the learning opportunities the Air Force requires but also be afforded...
"The squadron is the beating heart of the United States Air Force; our most essential team. We succeed or fail in our missions at the squadron-level because that is where we develop, train, and build Airmen. Our service culture and traditions manifest themselves in the squadron because our Airmen most readily identify with this core fighting unit. Squadrons are the engines of innovation and...
James Mattis became the 26th defense secretary Jan. 20, 2017. During more than four decades in uniform, he commanded Marines at all levels, including in combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his retirement from the U.S.Marine Corps in 2013, Secretary Mattis served as the Davies Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, specializing in the...
The U.S. Army has partnered with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to create the Digital Garrison mobile app. Digital Garrison integrates information from AAFES and two IMCOM-operated website networks: https://home.army.mil and https://www.armymwr.com/. Digital Garrison securely delivers information and facilitates access to a full range of installation Quality-of-Life services...
