In Our Communities
In Our Communities

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida has a new mascot named Champa Boom, as Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. He was introduced Nov. 9 and has been making community visits since then. “Champa Boom is an asset to help tell the story of the Air Force and inspire from...

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Snap of the Week
Snap of the Week

Col. Kareem Montague, deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division, runs onto Empower Field at Mile High Stadium with Courtland Sutton, a Denver Broncos wide receiver, before the Broncos’ Salute to Service game Nov. 19. Before the game, service members...

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Cruz Predicts Tuberville Blockade Will End Soon
Cruz Predicts Tuberville Blockade Will End Soon

The issue of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blockade on military nominations “will be resolved soon,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Monday in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt. As The Hill reported, Cruz acknowledged the blockade is having “real and negative...

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ADC Recognizes 16 Local Defense Community Champions
ADC Recognizes 16 Local Defense Community Champions

Sixteen defense community leaders have been named 2023-2024 Defense Community Champions by ADC and its partner Navy Federal Credit Union. The champions are “leaders on base, in communities and across local governments and industry who improve the lives of those in...

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Austin Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine
Austin Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning in an unannounced visit to Kyiv. “I was honored to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv today to reaffirm the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine,” Austin wrote in...

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