WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Marc J. Miguez will be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Miguez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Rear Adm. Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as director, J2, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Christopher Collins as the superintendent of the newly established New Philadelphia National Historic Site located near Barry, Illinois. Collins is currently the superintendent at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri. He will assume his new role at New Philadelphia later this spring. "I am pleased to name Chris as  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 6 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: For the third time following the historic trilateral summit at Camp David in fall 2023, fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted the third trilateral aerial escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Indo-Pacific, April 2, 2024. U.S. F-16s from the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing flew alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s from the 8th Air  more