Murphy names first woman to oversee N.J. National Guard, veterans homes after COVID deaths spur big changes
Updated May 03, 2021;
Posted May 03, 2021
U.S. Army Col. Lisa J. Hou, the Interim Adjutant General of the New Jersey National Guard, visits with New Jersey National Guard Soldiers Deployed to Washington, D.C. in January. She was nominated to take over the adjunct general job permanently.(U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Devlin Drew)
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Col. Dr. Lisa J. Hou will be nominated to be the first woman and the first Asian American to oversee the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the governor said. The appointment needs to be approved by the state Senate.
31 NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. – Rear Adm. Christopher J. Sweeney relieved Rear Adm. James A. Kirk as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, during a ceremony held at Naval Station Everett, April 30.
Kirk, from Hershey, Pennsylvania, assumed command of CSG-11 in May 2020. He is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has attended both the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. Army War College graduating with a master’s degree in National Security Studies. He has served in a variety of afloat and ashore billets as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO).
While under Kirk’s command, CSG-11 operated in U.S. 5th Fleet in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission. In September 2020, the strike group began operations in the Arabian Gulf, conducting the first aircraft carrier Strait of Hormuz transit in nearly a year. CSG-11 also supported Operation Inherent Resolve, providing close air support and defensive counter-air mis
By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 30, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan – Deadly insider attacks in the Afghan security forces nearly doubled this year compared to 2020, fueling fears that local troops and police will be hard pressed to maintain stability in the country as the U.S. withdraws, a U.S. government report and analysts said Friday. Insider attacks spiked by 82% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2020, with one occurring every three days, said the report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The number of Afghan soldiers and police killed in the attacks more than doubled compared to January to March last year, to 115, said the report, which was released as the U.S. military withdrawal from the country was underway.
11 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of Edna W. Cummings as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador for Maryland.
Cummings is the owner of Cummings & Cummings, LLC, Management and Proposal Consulting Services. She holds a master’s degree in foundations of education from Troy State University and a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Appalachian State University. She is a former member of the 6888th Monument Committee and Appalachian State University’s Selection Board for Fleming Scholarship, and was vice chairman of the Governance Committee, Foundation Board of Directors, Appalachian State University. She is a life member of the Reserve Officers Association, the Military Officers Association of America, the Association o
11 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of R. James Steiner as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador for New Hampshire.
Steiner is a partner in the Steiner Law Office, PLLC. He holds a juris-doctorate (cum laude) from Suffolk University Law School. He previously served as a member of the New Hampshire State Board of Education (gubernatorial appointment), and currently serves, or is a member of, the American Bar Association’s Military Pro Bono Committee of New Hampshire, Special Forces Association, U.S. Army Ranger Association, American Bar Association, American Legion and the Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. He is also the immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees, Leadership New Hampshire and serves as Preside