Monday, April 26, 2021

Flying Javelins

 

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Cooper and Cpl. Jacob Siemsen fire a Javelin missile while conducting a live-fire combat rehearsal during Fuji Viper 21.3 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2021. Marines honed tactics, techniques and procedures to support expeditionary advanced base operations at the platoon and company level during the exercise.

Hiding Place Huddle

 

Airmen discuss evasion methods at a potential hiding site during training at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., April 15, 2021.

Grocery Distribution

 

Army Spc. Andres Ortiz, a transportation specialist assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard's 2220th Transportation Company, distributes bags of groceries at a food bank in Payson, Ariz., April 20, 2021.

Swab Samples

 

Navy Lt. Jae Dugan prepares multiple swab samples for COVID-19 testing at the Naval Medical Research Unit at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 23, 2021.The NAMRU team has done thousands of lab tests since the spring of 2020. The NAMRU researches and tracks infectious diseases, environment health concerns, and epidemiology and behavioral sciences to support military personnel deployed to Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

COVID-19 Vaccine

Navy Seaman JLyn Bautista, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Wingle in Norfolk, Va., April 23, 2021.

Aerial Action

 

Marines jump from a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 15, 2021.

Welcome Home Hug

 

An airmen greets his family at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 23, 2021, after returning from redeployment.

Sparkly Scene

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Htoo Htoo Baw welds pieces of metal together during training in Okinawa, Japan, April 20, 2021.

Rappel Ready

 

Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Rice watches as Lt. Col. Matthew Suhre and Staff Sgt. Daniel Robinson rappel down a structure at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 19, 2021.

Band Buddies

 

Army Sgts. Jacob Davis and Colin Murray, left, and Spc. Brooke Hendricks, members of the U.S. Army Japan Band, perform during a community event to mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month in Japan, April 23, 2021.

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment

 April 26, 2021


The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:

Navy Command Master Chief Kim A. Feroni, currently assigned as the command master chief for Maritime Expeditionary Security Group Two in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was selected to replace Coast Guard Command Master Chief Michael S. Koch as command senior enlisted leader for Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

General Officer Assignments

 April 26, 2021


The chief of staff of the Army announces the following general officer assignments:

Maj. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., commanding general, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

Brig. Gen. Matthew L. Eichburg, deputy commanding general (Operations), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, to chief of staff, U.S. Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, commandant, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to deputy director for operations, National Joint Operations Intelligence Center, Operations Team Four, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Steven M. Marks, deputy commanding general, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

U.S. Army Reserve

Brig. Gen. John M. Dreska, deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Los Angeles, California, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Los Angeles, California.

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Yost, hospital commander (Troop Program Unit), 228th Medical Command Hospital, Forward Detachment 2, U.S. Military Hospital, Operation Spartan Shield, Kuwait, to deputy commander for professional services (Troop Program Unit), 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Saint Charles, Missouri.