Defense News in Brief: Combat Veteran to TV Star

Source: United States Department of Defense

Actor Larry Wilcox, best known for his leading role as a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer and later as a CHP captain in the TV series CHiPs, which aired from 1977 to 1983 on NBC, was also a Marine Corps combat veteran.

Defense News in Brief: Secretary of War Hegseth, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George Host the 2025 Department of War National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony

Source: United States Department of Defense

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will host the Department of War 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony to honor those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain unaccounted for from past conflicts.

Defense News in Brief: DOD Awards Yuma Elementary School District One an $8,030,235 Grant for James D. Price Elementary School at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

Source: United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, awarded Yuma Elementary School District One a $8,030,235 grant as the federal share of a larger $10,037,794 project to construct a new James D. Price Elementary School at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.