Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the distinguished guests, family, and friends of 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment. It is a great day here at Fort Jackson, and I am honored to be with you.

Trainees march to a Space Force basic training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025. (Isaac Blancas/U.S. Space Force) The U.S. Space Force’s new service dress ...

Almost exactly 6 years after the Space Force was founded, a basic training class made history as the first to march in the traditional boot camp graduation ceremony wearing the service’s own, ...

HUTCHINSON — After 14 weeks of intensive training, 22 members of the 351st Basic Training Class at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduated, taking the oath of office in front of family, ...