The announcement marks the largest batch of awards to date for the airmen who participated in Operation Allies Refuge.
“We’re Marines till we die,” a Silver Star recipient says in the video. “And we require a two-week notice for that.”
“There’s always someone that disappoints you. I’m reminded that Jesus of Nazareth had 1 out of 12 disappoint him.”
“We have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told airmen.
Gen. Eric Smith, the Marine commandant, "will need to focus on his health prior to fully returning to duty,” the Marine Corps said.
Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney will perform the duties of commandant while Commandant Gen. Eric Smith remains hospitalized.
The Air Force spent more than a month without a confirmed four-star general at the helm.
A spokesman attributed the “tough decision” to cancel the Tampa ball to “the dynamic and uncertain security environment" in the Middle East.
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized Sunday evening following what the Marine Corps called a “medical emergency.”
Chamber leaders are hopeful they'll soon have a solution to hundreds of other stalled nominations.
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