Two Washington Air National Guardsmen received Bronze Star medals for their efforts during deployments to Iraq in 2004, reports the Spokesman Review. MSgt. Henry Stroisch and TSgt. Michael Frady were deployed to Balad, Iraq, working with an Army transportation company. Stroisch set up a training program for new troops, and Frady established a computer network for the Army camp. They are both assigned to ANG’s 141st Air Refueling Wing.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.