Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Lt. Amanda Lee of the Blue Angels The Blue Angels, the famed U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron that has delighted millions with its thrilling air shows, added its first female pilot last week. Navy Lt. Amanda Lee was tapped as the first female F/A-18E/F demo pilot. She and five other officers are the newest members of the 2023 Show Season for the Blue Angels.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Mike Hopkins This past week, the Space Force’s first representative took a very different mode of transport to his base for the next six months – traveling on the SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Spac
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: The Army's Maura Spence-Carroll Imagine trading your helmet in for a crown. That’s what happened for Army Spc. Maura Spence-Carroll last month when she was named Miss Colorado 2021.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Nadja West In recognition of Women’s History Month 2018, and the 216th Birthday of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on March 16, Veterans Advantage honors Lt. General Nadja West, the highest ranking female to have ever graduated from West Point.
Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Honoring TopRank LT General Nadja West This month, Women's History Month, we honor TopRank LT General Nadja West, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: U.S. Army General Vincent Brooks To choose one word to describe U.S. General Vincent Brooks is difficult, but most members of the press would agree that the commander of United States Forces Korea is the epitome of “unruffled.” As noted in our previous profile of Brooks in 2003, no matter the situation, Brooks’ demeanor is cool, calm and collected. His serious attitude reflects his family’s extraordinary military accomplishment and service to our country.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Michelle Howard Breaking the military "brass ceiling" once again, the Navy's Michelle Janine Howard was promoted to Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the Navy's Number 2 post, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Remembering General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Schwarzkopf was credited in securing key Middle Eastern military support for a six-week aerial campaign in January 1991, which climaxed with a swift and massive ground offensive.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Doug Wheelock For U.S. Astronaut and West Point Graduate Douglas H. Wheelock, achieving his childhood goal of spaceflight is truly extraordinary, and yet it's only one of his proudest achievements. His sky-high personal goals take a backseat to honoring those who have served before him and inspiring those who will serve in the future.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Ann E. Dunwoody This November of firsts is not limited to the presidential election. Our military has its own historic event to report. General Ann E. Dunwoody (right) ascended last week from humble beginnings 33 years ago at Fort Sill, Okla., to the never-before achieved elite level of four-star general.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Ed Freeman, Vietnam Pilot, Awarded Medal of Honor Retired Major Ed W. Freeman has been awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor as a pilot in Vietnam. He is the 34th Idaho resident to receive the nation’s highest military honor.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Lt. General James Conway The elite force of the U.S. Marines is poised to be led by one of its own with the President’s nomination of Lt. Gen. James Conway as the 34th Commandant.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Col. Eileen Marie Collins Astronauts are traditionally trail blazers. But for Col. Eileen Marie Collins (USAF), her career has been historic, too: This month, the Space Shuttle’s first woman commander completed a historic "Return to Flight" mission as NASA recovers from the 2003 Columbia disaster.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: General Michael W. Hagee After spending his first year at the University of Texas in an NROTC unit, General Hagee received a Congressional appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1968, a year which produced more general officers in the Marine Corps than any other class.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: General Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Great historical events have often been "defining moments" for our nation’s military leaders. For General Richard B.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopRank: Gen.Tommy R. Franks President Bush calls Tommy Franks a "down-to-earth, no-nonsense guy." And even though this Soldier’s Soldier has faced his own losses to terrorism long before Iraq and Afghanistan, he rises to the
