U.S. Special Operations Command and the Global SOF Foundation will co-host Special Operations Forces Week, themed “The International SOF Team: The Unmatched Advantage for the World’s Wicked Problems - Hard Missions in Hard Places,” May 6-10. SOF Week is the expansion and rebranding of the annual U.S. SOCOM industry conference. The expansion reflects U.S. SOCOM’s interest in bringing...
Flintlock is the premier special operations forces exercise for U.S. Africa Command. The exercise strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership.
Eager Lion 24 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.
Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability, designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The two-week long exercise focuses on integration of the F-22 Raptor and F-35A...
The Neptune Series prepares NATO to use and integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of United States's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) into the defence of the NATO Alliance. Neptune Strike prepares the U.S. CSG to work with NATO Commands and provides the framework for future national and multinational CSG integrations to NATO.
The Neptune Strike series have been happening for...
COL Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War will lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2024. Additional information on Colonel Puckett's legacy is available at https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/puckett/.
The U.S. Army is a new sponsor for the UFL, Soldiers will be at select games to participate in sideline interviews, Army Futures Command will provide public affairs support for select games.
Every year, Armor Week highlights the importance of Armor troopers mastering the fundamentals and leveraging mounted warfare skills to claim the trophy and title of best crew. This year’s Armor Week consists of the Sullivan Cup, a biennial competition named in honor of Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, an Armor officer for 36 years who culminated his service as the 32nd U.S. Army Chief of Staff....
