The Department of Defense announced Monday that Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks is traveling to Texas, where she will visit Army Futures Command in Austin and meet with commander Gen, John M. âMikeâ Murray and personnel for an overview of their mission.
After visiting Futures Command, Hicks will travel to the Killeen-Fort Hood area where she will get a chance to meet with soldiers and leaders at Fort Hood, according to the Defense Department on Monday. Specific dates of the visits were not listed.
Getting more military contract dollars for North Carolina has been a major state priority. For 20 years, state agencies and private groups have worked to build up its ability to do that.
The military is important to North Carolina. We have more than 147,000 military and civilian Department of Defense personnel, up 9% in the past dozen years. That is the fourth-largest military footprint among the states.
Fort Bragg is home to 10% of the U.S. Army and sprawls over four counties in the Sandhills. Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville is the largest Marine Corps base on the East Coast. The Marines also have air stations at Cherry Point in Havelock and New River, next to Camp Lejeune.
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Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, right, out going Commander of U.S. Army North and Lt. Gen Laura Richardson, left, incomming Commander ride with Col. Niave Knell, U.S. Army North Chief of Staff to review the troops during the Change of Command at Fort Sam Houston, Monday, July 8, 2019.Bob Owen, Staff Photographer / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, left, greets Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson who is taking command of U.S. Army North during the Change of Command at Fort Sam Houston, Monday, July 8, 2019.Bob Owen, Staff Photographer / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Why San Antonio should host US Space Command Edward A. Rice Jr. December 29, 2020 Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph members slow their vehicle speed as they exit the base through the main gate bollards at Joint Base San Antonio. (Melissa Peterson/Air Force) San Antonio is one of six finalist communities to host the headquarters for U.S. Space Command the unified combatant command responsible for commanding and controlling space operations by all our military forces. For those of us who are familiar with the exceptional and diverse attributes of “Military City, USA,” San Antonio’s inclusion on the short list came as no surprise. While much has already been said about what makes San Antonio such a natural partner for Space Command, I would like to focus on two considerations that will be critical to the final location decision: (1) the practical matters of funding, building, manning, operating, and sustaining the command and (2) ensuring that it operates with a cul