Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Touchet | 354th Fighter Wing | 07.02.2025
The 354th Fighter Wing held a change of command ceremony as U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Townsend, 354th FW outgoing commander, relinquished command to Col. Matthew Johnston, 354th Fighter Wing incoming commander, July 2, 2025. The ceremony was attended by military and civilian leaders from throughout Alaska as well as family members and friends of Townsend and Johnston. “Today we mark the......
Story by Maj. A.J. Ruggieri | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 05.12.2022
More than 50 US government interagency officials working in more than 10 countries throughout East Africa met together at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti for the 2022 East Africa Security Forum May 11, 2022. The forum provided a face-to-face platform for representatives with the U.S. State Department, Department of Defense, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the National......
Story by Meredith March | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.17.2020
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling assumes command of U.S. Army Africa from Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier in a ceremony held on Hoekstra Field at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza July 15....
Story by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher | U.S. Africa Command | 09.24.2019
The commander of U.S. Africa Command hosted a reception for influential members of the local community in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 24, 2019....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 05.07.2019
FORT LEE, Va. (May 7, 2019) -- A Fort Lee service member died April 22. His fate did not occur on the battlefields of Southwest Asia, a place where thousands of fighting men and women have fallen supporting U.S. interests. He did not perish while engaged in one of the many training exercises around the world that help prepare our troops for battle....
Story by Michael Maddox | U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC) | 02.13.2019
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas. (February 13, 2019) – Top ROTC and West Point Cadets from across the country recently had the opportunity to learn from peers and Army leaders during the 2019 George C. Marshall Seminar at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Feb. 11-13....
Story by Michael Maddox | U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC) | 02.13.2019
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas. (February 13, 2019) – Cadets attending the 2019 George C. Marshall Seminar at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, were privy to advice and mentoring on how to excel after they commission as second lieutenants in the Army. From panels, to peer breakout sessions, there was no shortage of knowledge on how to prepare for and be successful officers....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 12.12.2018
BLACKSTONE ARMY AIRFIELD (Nov. 29, 2018) – Mountains of paperwork and other desk-centric administrative tasks are an inherent part of Col. Greg Townsend’s job of overseeing the training and well-being of thousands of advanced individual training troops....
