In recognition of and appreciation for his significant contributions to Army aviation for the past 40 years, the Army Aviation Association of America inducted Tod Glidewell into the Army Aviation
March 8, 2021
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Vice President, and thank you, Mr. Secretary.
On Friday, I submitted to the Senate for confirmation my first slate of nominations for four-star command positions in our Armed Forces among them, two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots. General Jacqueline Van Ovost in the United States Air Force is currently the only female four-star officer serving in our military. I nominated her as Commander of the United States Transportation Command.
And when confirmed, the Lieutenant General Laura Richardson, of the United States Army, will be promoted in rank and join General Van Ovost as the only four-star as another four-star general. I nominated her as Commander in the United States Southern Command.
East Room
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Vice President, and thank you, Mr. Secretary.
On Friday, I submitted to the Senate for confirmation my first slate of nominations for four-star command positions in our Armed Forces among them, two outstanding and eminently
qualified warriors and patriots. General Jacqueline Van Ovost in the United States Air Force is currently the only female four-star officer serving in our military. I nominated her as Commander of the United States Transportation Command.
And when confirmed, the Lieutenant General Laura Richardson, of the United States Army, will be promoted in rank and join General Van Ovost as the only four-star as another four-star general. I nominated her as Commander in the United States Southern Command.
Fort Rucker, Army Aviation bid bittersweet farewell to TH-67 Creek By Jim Hughes, Fort Rucker Public Affairs | February 19, 2021
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Army Aviation bid a bittersweet farewell to an old friend that an estimated 90 percent of its aviators learned to fly in when it hosted its TH-67 Creek Final Flight ceremony at Cairns Army Airfield Feb. 17.
The fire department at Cairns gives one of the TH-67s at the ceremony a farewell hose down. This aircraft has the distinction of being the first TH-67 at Fort Rucker, arriving in 1993. Jim Hughes Photo
Two TH-67s, escorted by an AH-64 Apache, two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook, first flew to Howze Field for a salute from Brig. Gen. Stanley Budraitis, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker deputy commanding general, Col. George Ferido, commander, 110th Aviation Brigade, and CW5 Jonathan Koziol, chief warrant officer of the Aviation Branch, then on to Cairns for a hose down co
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