NEWS & EVENTS

McCarthy Takes Over as Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on Sept. 30 was sworn in as the 24th secretary of the Army. McCarthy, who was formerly the No. 2 in the Army, had served as the acting secretary of the service since Mark Esper was nominated and confirmed to be...

Army, Army Guard to Reach Recruiting Goals The Army National Guard is on pace to meet its recruiting goals for the fiscal year ending later this month. The active-component Army, too, is on pace to meet its goals for the year. Last year, all three Army components...

AIR FORCE FITNESS Gen. David L. Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, said he expects all commanders to be physically fit. He made the remarks during a town hall at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference last week. "There's no other discussion, because I don't know...

Senators Push for Early Retirement Credit for 12304(b) Missions Nine senators are pushing congressional leaders from both sides of the political aisle to support a measure that would provide early retirement credit for National Guardsmen and Reservists mobilized under...

McConville Becomes Army’s 40th Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley handed over command of the Army to Gen. James McConville on Aug. 9 as he departs the service to become the Defense Department’s top uniformed officer. The Senate on July 25 confirmed Milley as the next...

Senate Confirms Milley as Joint Chiefs Chairman The Senate on July 25 confirmed Army Gen. Mark Milley to be the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a bipartisan, nearly unanimous vote of 89-1. Milley will take over for retiring Marine Corps Gen. Joseph...

Senate Confirms Esper as Defense Secretary The Senate on July 23 confirmed Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense, by a vote of 90-8. Esper could be sworn in as the Pentagon’s new leader as early as this evening. He largely sailed through the Senate...

SASC Sends Esper, Milley Nominations to Senate Floor The Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18 approved the nominations of Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the new defense secretary and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

ANG Suicide Analysis Board Urges Increased Gun Safety The Air National Guard wants to rely more heavily on chaplains to help combat suicides, following a recent analysis that discovered easy access to guns and a lack of preventative information contributed to most ANG...

Esper Formally Nominated for Defense Secretary The White House on July 15 formally nominated Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the Trump administration’s second Senate-confirmed defense secretary. The nomination, which was sent to the Senate around 3 p.m., came about 18...