The Government Printing Office has released a 64-page book highlighting National Guard support following devastating Hurricane Katrina that struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. National Guard historians Bill Boehm and Renee Hylton and Army Maj. Thomas Mehl collaborated on the effort. Boehm, lead author, believes much of the Guard support received little press and some media coverage was incorrect. (Readers can access the book online—”In Katrina’s Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast, 2005) (NGB release)
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
