Air Force optometry specialists treated nearly 1,600 military personnel from Burundi, Africa, who were to deploy on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The airmen had deployed to Gakumbu military base from Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany. Peacekeeping trainers realized there was a problem when the Burundi soldiers scored poorly in weapons qualifications accuracy beyond 50 meters. The Air Force team—Maj. Craig McCluer and TSgt. Luis Gonzalez from Spangdahlem and Capt. Michael Sapp and SrA. Dale King from Ramstein—had four days to get their equipment together.
Congress Approves Waiver for Austin to Become SecDef
Jan. 21, 2021
Congress on Jan. 21 approved a waiver clearing the way for Lloyd Austin to be the next Defense Secretary, with a confirmation vote expected as early as the morning of Jan. 22. Austin, who retired from the Army in 2016 as the four-star commander of U.S. Central Command, needed Congressional…