Pete Hegseth defended himself against accusations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and mismanagement on Tuesday and vowed to “restore the warrior ethos” to the Pentagon as he tried to convince senators of his fitness to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary.
The Senate confirmation hearing for Doug Collins to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which was scheduled for Tuesday morning, has been delayed for a week as the FBI completes a required background check.
Three-time Olympic athlete Anita Alvarez graduated Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas on Jan. 9 and will be joining the Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) to continue her training as an artistic swimmer.
Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of an American flag sitting in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Merrill checks on Feb. 28, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, before he leaves on a mission.
The success of the concept — also in Charlotte and Cleveland — hinges on the skills of a rotating set of comedians who typically have backgrounds in improv and stand-up comedy as well as a script that can be thrown out the window when necessary, making every tour distinct.
