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Senate Confirms Brown to Lead Air Force in Historic Vote

Senate Confirms Brown to Lead Air Force in Historic Vote By Rachel S. Cohen Senators confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9. Brown, the decorated four-star general in charge of...

15 States Activate Guard to Help Quell Unrest

15 States Activate Guard to Help Quell Unrest By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory About 5,000 National Guard personnel—including more than 375 Air National Guardsmen—had been activated as of the morning of May 31 “in response to civil disturbances” that erupted...

Trump to Extend National Guard Title 32 Orders into August

Trump to Extend National Guard Title 32 Orders into August By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory President Donald Trump on May 28 announced he will extend the Title 32 orders of National Guard personnel activated to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the middle of August,...

GUARD DEATH

GUARD DEATH First Lt. Trevarius Ravon Bowman, 25, died May 19 at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced late last week. Bowman, from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was a member of the South Carolina National Guard’s 228th Theater Tactical...