The mission of HQ Air Force Materiel Command History Office is to operationalize history, weaponize the archives, bring context to the discussion, and inspire and educate. This page is a repository of historical studies compiled by the unit.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is executing a Combat Training Center rotation from Feb. 23 to March 31, 2026, at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) 26-05 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
The Joint Readiness Training Center provides Paratroopers with realistic and stressful training to prepare for combat operations. This training focuses on contingency force missions,...
The 18th Military Police Brigade's Best Squad Competition will have Soldier amongst the brigade to compete over various challenges, tasks, and drills to test their knowledge and expertise to determine who will be sent to the 21st Theatre Sustainment Command's Best Squad Competition.
Exercise CENTAM Guardian 26 is a multinational exercise focused on Central American security hosted by El Salvador. U.S. military forces will join counterparts from participating Central American nations for training designed to build humanitarian assistance/disaster response functional capacity, enhance readiness to combat common threats in Central America, and promote cooperation and...
Fort Hood will host U.S. Army Experience 2026 March 25-27. Comprised of two simultaneous events—Career Expo and Basic Training Challenge—U.S. Army Experience 2026 is a unique field trip opportunity for high school students. U.S. Army Experience will run daily from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 25-27, 2026. The Career Expo will include dozens of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and...
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.
Georgia Department of Defense and country of Georgia Defence Force soldiers conduct the Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at the Cumming Readiness Center, Cumming, Georgia, the Catoosa Volunteer Training Site, Ringgold, Georgia, and the Clarke Range Complex, Anniston, Alabama, Mar. 8-13, 2026. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of the Georgia DoD...
Photo and video imagery of the Hawaii Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition
