Dana Gordon, Sery Kim to join Pentagon s Defense Health Board Follow Us
Question of the Day By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it is adding two officials to its Defense Health Board as the U.S. begins distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller is expected to appoint Dr. Dana Gordon to the Defense Health Board and Assistant Administrator Sery Kim to the board’s public health subcommittee.
“Dr. Gordon and Assistant Administrator Kim bring a wealth of knowledge and experience which will help to inform and advise the Defense Health Board immensely,” said Dave Vasquez, a Defense Department spokesman. “The department is fortunate to welcome them to these respective subcommittees within the DHB and we look forward to their service.”
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Singing the alma mater second never felt quite like this for Army.
These Black Knights accomplished something never before done in the history of their rivalry with Navy: Beating the Midshipmen at West Point.
Tyhier Tyler scored on a 4-yard run early in the fourth quarter, the Army defense stoned Navy with a goal-line stand in the third, and the Black Knights beat their archrival 15-0 on Saturday at fog-shrouded Michie Stadium.
It was the first meeting between the teams at West Point since a 13-0 Navy shutout in 1943. The storied game is typically played at a neutral site like Philadelphia or Baltimore but the pandemic changed those plans.
The other appointees are former U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization Thomas Carter, Edward Luttwak, Thomas Stewart, former Rep. Randy Forbes
The Pentagon last week also announced the intended appointments of Michael Pillsbury, a China expert at the Hudson Institute, to serve as the board’s chair, and former National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty as a member.
“These incoming members bring extensive defense and national security affairs experience to this advisory committee from their time in Congress, the State Department, our armed forces and beyond,” acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said in a statement. “I’m confident the Department of Defense will benefit greatly from their time and service to the board.”
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U.S. Africa Command showed it is not about to scale back the fight against Islamic terrorist group al Shabab in Somalia, releasing its first video of a targeted airstrike Dec. 10 as American soldiers prepare to leave the country at President Trump’s orders.
The short, black-and-white video with blue crosshairs shows a precision missile hitting a target inside a building compound. AFRICOM said eight bomb makers were killed and two were injured in the strike.
“Even when the repositioning of forces occurs, AFRICOM will ensure a focus on the continuity of operations and support in Somalia and the East African region,” U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Karns told the