DOD announced Monday that SSgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 18 from injuries sustained during a vehicle accident in Kuwait. He had deployed from the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. The accident is still under investigation.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.