Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.
Dr. Mark T. Esper became the Acting Secretary of Defense on June 24, 2019. Prior to this assignment he served as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. The former Raytheon Co. vice president, who also worked on Capitol Hill, previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (negotiations policy) and earlier on the Army staff as a war planner. Esper graduated from the U.S. Military...
Carpathian Summer is a bilateral training exercise at forward operating location Otopeni Air Base, Romania. Airmen and C-130 aircraft assigned to the 357th Airlift Squadron, 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, will participate in this bilateral training event from July 29 – Aug. 9, 2019, to enhance interoperability and readiness with Romania by participating in combined training.
Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing an opportunity for Reserve Citizen Airmen to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. This exercise is intended to test the ability of the Air Force Reserve to provide combat-ready forces to operate in dynamic, contested environments and to sharpen Citizen...
Sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, Africa Endeavor is an annual senior leader symposium and communications symposium designed to help develop multinational communications practices for peacekeeping, disaster response and counter violent extremist organization (VEO) operations mandated by the African Union and the United Nations. Africa Endeavor 2019 seminar co-hosted by the Ghanaian Armed...
Exercise Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)-sponsored exercise that trains USPACOM forces in a high-end, mid-intensity warfighting scenario involving a Combined Task Force (CTF). Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S./Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability, demonstrating U.S. resolve to support security operations to a key ally in the region.
With over 6,000 participants from 10 countries and 22 states, Northern Strike is again expected to be the Department of Defense’s largest Joint, Reserve-component exercise of the year. This event is hosted annually at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Aleena Combat Readiness Training Center, as well as over the skies of northern Michigan and Lake Huron.
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Agile Spirit is a biennial, joint, multinational exercise co-led by the Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe. This feature page highlights the participation and cooperation of the approximately 3,300 military personnel from 14 allied and partner nations. Download and share our videos, imagery and news.
