The 2021 incident prompted Air Force leaders to take a close look at the quality of instruction and how to better accommodate foreign students. An Arleigh Burke destroyer will be named for retired Navy Capt. Thomas Gunning Kelley, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced. “These airmen exemplify the rescue and attack mission of the 355th Wing,” the Air Force said. Capt. Kelsey M. Hastings assumed command of the Silent Drill Platoon in November. AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul. Air Force Times exclusively spoke with five airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during Operation Allies Refuge. The Marine Corps, unlike other services, does not allow religious articles of faith in recruit training, such as a Sikh beard or turban. Air Force linguists scrambled to keep up through the Afghanistan withdrawal and, now, the war in Ukraine. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties." The former Dodger said his son had wanted to be a pilot since he was young. Load More