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1st BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership Commander COL Stephen A. Fairless Colonel Stephen A. Fairless was commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1997 following graduation from the United States Military Academy. His first assignment was with the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, from 1998 to 1999. There he served as a Battalion S-1 and as a Tank Platoon Leader. He then served in 1st Battalion, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, as a Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and as a Support Platoon Leader ...

General Innocent Buthelezi. Members of the Air Force Command Council, retired and serving Generals, Officers Commanding bases and units, Senior and Junior Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, members of the SAAF spouses forum, captains of industry, members from the media, ladies and gentlemen. I bring you warm greetings and best wishes for the new year from the South African Air Force (SAAF) Executive Council. It is my singular honour and privilege to welcome you all back to your respective duties after the past year’s festive period. Under normal circumstances, the Air F...

HX Challenge completed successfully Press release The HX Challenge has been completed successfully. Finnish Air Force HX Fighter Programme Director, Colonel Juha-Pekka Keränen analyses the testing and evaluation event in this article. Finnish Air Force HX Fighter Programme Director, Colonel Juha-Pekka Keränen. Photo: Finnish Defence Forces. The HX Challenge was defined in the Request for Quotations (RFQ) as one out of the three opportunities for the candidates to demonstrate their capabilities and the validity of the information presented in their responses to the R...

Athens News Agency      NICOSIA -- A joint search and rescue exercise between Cyprus and Greece under the name "SALAMIS-02/21" took place on Monday, January 25, 2021. The exercise was successfully carried out in the sea of the Republic of Cyprus, within its maritime search-and-rescue region, with the participation of the Greek frigate "Hydra" and an AW-139 helicopter from the 460 Search and Rescue Squadron of the Air Force Command of the Cypriot National Guard General Staff. Responsible for the coordination and operational control of the air and sea rescue vessels and aircraft that took ...

First 100 days: Invest in space infrastructure to spark economic recovery Tim Chrisman, opinion contributor © Getty Images First 100 days: Invest in space infrastructure to spark economic recovery It's fair to say that the Trump administration wasn't defined by space policy. However, there are handovers for the Biden's administration, from laying the groundwork for a lunar colony to the creation of the U.S. Space Force and the beginnings of commercialization of low Earth orbit research. The first 100 days of the new administration will be crucial as we begin a new era of sp...