With Hurricane Katrina making landfall on the Gulf Coast, the Air Force issued stop movement orders Monday for personnel moving to or transiting on temporary duty to Keesler AFB, Miss., and Tyndall AFB, Fla.
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.