On Oct. 16, TSgt. Rudy Moreno, a member of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., received an Army Bronze Star Medal for his leadership actions during convoy operations throughout Iraq while he was deployed to work with the US Army at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Brig. Gen. Paul Johnson, 355th FW commander, presented the medal to Moreno. (Davis-Monthan photo release)
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr. assumed leadership of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, succeeding Navy Adm. John Aquilino at a change of command ceremony, urging action amid China's “increasing intrusive and expansionist claims,” on May 3