The Total Force C-17 team at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, has received the second of its new C-17 airlifters. It was flown to Hawaii from the Boeing production plant in Long Beach, Calif., on Feb. 21. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that some 30 civic leaders from Hawaii made the flight aboard the C-17. (Note to Star-Bulletin: Nice article, but the C-17 is a strategic cargo plane.)
Austin Ceremonially Sworn in at the White House
Jan. 25, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris on Jan. 25 ceremonially swore in new Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III at the White House, days after he started the job and has already announced multiple changes to the Defense Department. “Secretary Austin’s integrity, experience, and intimate knowledge of the issues facing our military…