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Published July 30, 2021, 3:16 PM Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., incumbent commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) in Mindanao, has been appointed by President Duterte to be the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective Saturday, July 31. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. is appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines effective July 31, 2021. (File photo courtesy of AFP) Capt. Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs chief, confirmed that Fau...

Published July 28, 2021, 12:07 PM When it rains, it pours so they say, and this adage was proven true by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Fresh from her historic feat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan that gave her more than P50 million in cash rewards and other perks, weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz received another reward which came in the form of a rank promotion from the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz reacts after placing first in the women’s...

ContributedCongressman Dr. Mark Green in a GOP Doctors Caucus video encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The number of people getting the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed in Montgomery County even as the Delta variant – which is more contagious and deadly – is surging in parts of the country that have low vaccination rates. The biggest obstacle to increased vaccination is hesitancy among those concerned about vaccine side effects, who don’t th...

yesterday in Coronavirus, News, Special Reports Congressman Dr. Mark Green in a GOP Doctors Caucus video encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. /Contributed CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The number of people getting the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed in Montgomery County even as the Delta variant – which is more contagious and deadly – is surging in parts of the country that have low vaccination rates. The biggest obstacle to increased vaccination is hesitancy among those con...

FORT DRUM — When he took the reins in 2019 as the new commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes said it was like coming home. During a Change of Command Ceremony Monday afternoon, he passed those reins on to Brig. Gen. Milford H. “Beags” Beagle Jr., who shared a similar sentiment. Maj. Gen. Mennes will soon be relocated to Washington state where he will serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brig. Gen. Bre...

BK Technologies Names General Payne Chairman ACCESSWIRE - Retired Marine Corps Major General with Extensive Experience - WEST MELBOURNE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / July 8, 2021 / BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American:BKTI) today announced that board member Major General (Ret.) E. Gray Payne has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. General Payne replaces John W. Struble who will remain a board member. General Payne brings over forty years of leadership experience, both in the military and...

25th Anniversary: Spur Cross retrospective ( Editor’s note: As we continue our retrospective on the incredible 42-month effort to save Spur Cross, we will focus on water which is one of the key elements identified in the last article by Gary Schmitt. Gail Clement was most generous in explaining three separate issues with respect to water, one of which Schmitt referred to as a silver bullet. Clement is a well known environmental scientist and water expert, having spent her career working with ...

US Diplomacy 2021 Honors Jenkins Vangehn: The Unsung Hero Who Saved Liberia on the Brink One of Africa’s Worst Atrocities US Diplomacy 2021 Honors Jenkins Vangehn: The Unsung Hero Who Saved Liberia on the Brink One of Africa’s Worst Atrocities Share Liberian-born, Jenkins Vangehn, whose towering and selfless patriotism earned him the United States Diplomacy 2021 Hero Award – on June 29, 2021, via virtual streaming, made history for his native Liberia and to his credit for his critical rol...

The event also honored veterans of Operation Desert Storm. “I believe this is the first division of the army post-covid to do such a thing. The reason we can do that is because the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell has taken the lead in fighting against this (virus),” Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell Maj. Gen. Jp McGee said. “What you see before you and on this post is the most vaccination division in the entire United Stat...

On Wednesday, June 30, the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park welcomes the 1st Infantry Division Band and the Commanding Generals Mounted Color Guard.