Air Force officials on Monday announced the winners of the 2010 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. They are: Lt. Col. Tony Millican, assigned to Nellis AFB, Nev., senior officer category; 1st Lt. Kathryn Miles, Luke AFB, Ariz., junior officer category; SMSgt. Brett Rogers, Kirtland AFB, N.M., senior enlisted category; and SSgt. Michael Pereira, Eglin AFB, Fla., junior enlisted category. These four airmen will receive the award at a later date. The Sijan Award, named after the first Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor, is bestowed annually to recognize airmen who demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities while assigned to an organization at the wing level and below. (Here’s the 2009 Sijan Award winners list) (For more on Sijan, see The Courage of Lance Sijan from Air Force Magazine’s archives)
US Military Blows Up Second Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean
Sept. 15, 2025
The U.S. military conducted its second deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 15, as his administration continues an aggressive military campaign in the Caribbean.
