There are still people who do not know that the military services employ civilians. It came as welcome news to many of the 300 Hispanic teens attending the Viva Technology Day, co-sponsored by DOD and the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corp., in Anaheim, Calif. Air Force Col. James J. Campbell, with the Pentagon’s personnel and readiness office, talked, in particular, about USAF’s civilian scientists and engineers.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.