Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who guided the 36th Wing through one of Guam’s most destructive storms in decades, stepped down Thursday, marking the end of a 39-year military career defined by an unorthodox public style.
Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who guided the 36th Wing through one of Guam’s most destructive storms in decades, stepped down Thursday, marking the end of a 39-year military career defined by an unorthodox public style.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to the military’s household goods moving system, citing ongoing frustration among service members with a newly instituted contracting system.
The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed this week. The strategically important island in the Indian Ocean has served as a base for U.S. bombers during the Pentagon’s airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen that began earlier this year.