The Senate on July 13 confirmed Pete Geren to become the next Secretary of the Army. President Bush nominated Geren, who has been serving as acting Army Secretary since Francis Harvey got the boot earlier this year over the wounded warrior problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Geren, a former Congressman from Texas, also served for about three months as acting Air Force Secretary, after which he returned to his former position as special assistant to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld before becoming Undersecretary of the Army.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.