This is the DVIDS feature page for the XVIII Airborne Corps' DragonCannes 2 program. DragonCannes 2 is a competitive film festival that will run September 4 - 6 on the XVIII Airborne Corps' Twitter account (@18airbornecorps). We're asking all units and Soldiers to submit a video, 2 minutes and 20 seconds or less, to this site no later than August 27th. The winner of DragonCannes 2 will be...
Operation Pacific Iron 2021 is a U.S. Pacific Air Forces' (PACAF) dynamic force employment (DFE) operation to project forces into the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility in support of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) to be a more lethal, adaptive, resilient force. The operation will focus on deploying, operating, maneuvering, sustaining and generating forces...
The F-15EX Eagle II provides a unique opportunity for the test enterprise as it is the first Air Force aircraft to be completely tested and fielded through combined developmental and operational test efforts. Capabilities that the F-15EX adds to the F-15C are its fly-by-wire system; two extra weapon stations, and an updated cockpit with touch-screen color displays; EPAWSS and advanced radar...
Representatives from the United States and 12 partner nations are participating in the 36th iteration of the Tradewinds exercise, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Caribbean-focused effort. Tradewinds 2021 (TW21) is a multi-dimensional exercise conducted in ground, air, sea, and cyber domains. The multinational exercise will occur June 13–25 in Guyana.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the US Navy, has completed a successful 18-month Post Delivery Test &Trials (PDT&T) period, during which the ship completed all required testing, accomplished planned improvements and maintenance ahead of schedule, and learned valuable lessons to increase the reliability of FORD Class’s advanced systems, while...
Fort Hunter Liggett and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program hosted a “Boss Lift” to enhance understanding and cooperation between Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers, June 12, 2021.
The event kicked off in the morning at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, and Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) at Los Alamitos, California,...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan National Guard began operation COVID-19 Hammer to help assist Michiganders with food banks, Covid-19 testing, hospital support, and vaccinations
The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), Mississippi Army National Guard participates in a National Training Center combat training exercise at Fort Irwin, California from May 20-June 23.
The NTC rotation will showcase 155th ABCT and supporting unit partnerships, demonstrating the U.S. Army’s Total Force Policy. The plan requires one total force, the active Army, Army National Guard,...
