Operation Southern Watch

Randolph Bresnik served in the Marine Corps during Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom. In 2004, he was selected to become a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Jennifer Day, who flew in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch and Provide Promise.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Army Veteran Dylan Perez, who served as a Reservist and electronics technician from 1992 to 2016.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Timothy Vitale, who served as a naval intelligence specialist for 20 years.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Jay Kappel, who served aboard USS Kittyhawk during Operation Restore Hope and Operation Southern Watch.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Derek Abbey, who works to repatriate the remains of American soldiers killed in action during World War II.

Paul Koester retired from the Air Force in 2015 after 41 years of service, the longest-serving pararescue airman in history.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Jaden J. Kim, who deployed multiple times as a pilot to Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Air Force Veteran Colonel William Andrews was taken prisoner during the Gulf War and earned the Air Force Cross for his actions.