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WATERTOWN — A few weeks after Staten Island native and Fort Drum soldier Michael H. Ollis was killed during combat in Afghanistan in the summer of 2013, his father recalled

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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...

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...

More than 100 years after his great-grandfather served in a segregated Army, General Beagle leads Fort Jackson Author: Darci Strickland Updated: 7:25 PM EDT June 15, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — General Milford Beagle can say without question, more than 100 years ago he had a relative lay the groundwork for his success today.  His great grandfather walked through gates, of what at that time was Camp Jackson, in 1918.  Private Beagle wore his uniform in a segregated ...

Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis will become the 52nd commanding general for Fort Jackson.

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General Lloyd Austin Is First Black U.S. Secretary of Defense Jan 27, 2021 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Gen. Austin the first African American to serve in that key strategic federal government leadership role. “I pledge to figh...

Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn slated to command US Army Pacific, and 14 other promotions January 26 Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, assistant deputy chief of staff for G-3/5/7, has been tapped to lead U.S. Army Pacific. (Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet/Army) Fifteen general officer assignments were announced by the Army chief of staff Monday, including the ascension of Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn to command U.S. Army Pacific out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Flynn, who currently serves as deputy chief of staff ...