NEWS & EVENTS

Loh Takes Over as Air National Guard Director By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh received his third star and became the Air National Guard’s 13th director in a July 28 ceremony at the Pentagon. He succeeds Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, who retired Aug. 1,...

Trump Swears in Brown as Air Force Boss in Oval Office Ceremony By Brian W. Everstine Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. took a ceremonial oath of office Aug. 4 in a surprise event at the White House, two days before he officially becomes the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air...

Hokanson Takes Over as National Guard Bureau Chief By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson received his fourth star and formally took charge of the National Guard Bureau during an Aug. 3 change of responsibility ceremony led by Defense Secretary Mark...

FORMER SC TAG DIES Retired Army Maj. Gen. Stanhope Spears, a former adjutant general of South Carolina and NGAUS board member, died July 14. He was 83. Spears was South Carolina's adjutant general from 1995 to 2011. At the time, it was an elected position. He served...

US Senate Confirms Minnesotan as Next Army National Guard Director Star Tribune The U.S. Senate confirmed the head of the Minnesota National Guard to lead the Army National Guard's forces nationally. The promotion of Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen to director of the Army...

Senate Confirms Next National Guard Bureau Chief, ANG Director By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory The Senate in a pair of July 20 voice votes confirmed the next leaders of the National Guard Bureau and the Air National Guard. Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Daniel R....

Esper’s Flag Policy Bans Confederate, Rainbow Flags By Tobias Naegele The Defense Department banned the display of unapproved flags in a new policy issued July 16. The change effectively blocks display of controversial flags such as the battle flag of the Army of...

Lengyel: Military Should Stay Out of Civil-Unrest Missions By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Civil-unrest response efforts should be undertaken by law-enforcement authorities, not U.S. troops, National Guard Bureau Chief Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel said July 2 during an...

Bass Tapped as Air Force’s First Female Enlisted Leader By Rachel S. Cohen Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass will become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the military services. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.,...

Senate Vets Hokanson for National Guard Chief By Rachel S. Cohen The prospective next head of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate this week he expects the new coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest will require the Guard to play a greater role in homeland...