Rock Island Arsenal will host a 9/11 Remembrance Walk and Ceremony on September 11, 2024 to remember the lives lost 23 years ago on September 11, 2001. The 2.5-mile walk will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Memorial Field parking lot, with marchers assembling beginning at 6 a.m. The walk will end with a placement of flags for each of those who lost their lives on that day. The ceremony will begin at...
Exercise Sea Breeze 2024, split into 3 serials, is a joint mine countermeasure exercise between the Bulgarian Navy, Royal Navy, Ukrainian Navy and U.S. Navy. It is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea.
Sea Breeze 24-1 focuses on the integration and command and control of Mine Countermeasure...
The intent of Army Pregnancy Postpartum Performance Training (P3T) which focuses on maintaining a healthy lifestyle for women throughout their pregnancy and postpartum.
NORTHERN VIKING 24 (NV24) is a U.S. European Command-directed and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-led joint and coalition live exercise held Aug. 26 – Sept. 3, 2024.
Participating countries in NV24 include Denmark, France, Iceland, Norway, Poland, and the United States as well as elements of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command, Forces provided by these Allied nations include multiple ships and...
The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing starting Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina, for the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) to consider evidence related to the loss of the Titan submersible. The hearing will examine all aspects of the loss of the Titan, including pre-accident historical events, regulatory compliance, crewmember duties and...
Burmese Chase 24 is hosted by U.S. Marines with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is taking place at Camp Lejeune, North...
UNITAS, Latin for Unity, is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world. A U.S.-sponsored joint exercise, UNITAS was conceived in 1959, with the first UNITAS (UNITAS I) taking place in 1960. UNITAS has occurred every year since then. When it started, U.S. and partner nation organizers decided to use Roman numerals to highlight the significance of a multinational maritime...
Exercise Obangame Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.
