The 2nd Annual Substance Use Disorder Symposium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, presented by the National Capital Region Medical Directorate is a part of our ongoing educational initiative, hosted by the National Capital Region Pain Initiative. This symposium is dedicated to addressing the abuse of both prescription, nonprescription opioids and other substances, which has...
Exercise Point Blank is a recurring large force Exercise designed and cohosted by the Royal Air Force and the 48th Fighter Wing. It is a low-cost initiative created to increase tactical proficiency of Department of Defense and Ministry of Defence forces stationed within the United Kingdom and Europe.
The African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) is a week-long seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop trans-regional solutions for improving security and stability in their home country. ALFS 2019 is hosted by U.S. Army Africa and Botswana Defence Force.
As part of the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia, U.S. military forces routinely deploy to Australian bases to conduct exercises and training missions with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in northern Australia. At the direction of the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. aircraft will conduct combined exercises and training missions with Royal Australian...
Shared Accord 19, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and executed by U.S. Army Africa, the Rwandan Defence Force and other partner nations, seeks to improve interoperability between vested stakeholders by enhancing the capacity and capability of Troop Contributing Countries to the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.
Each December, aircrews and support personnel from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, fly to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct Operation Christmas Drop -- the longest running humanitarian airlift operation in the history of the Department of Defense.
Utilizing the Denton Program, which allows private U.S. citizens and organizations to use space available on U.S....
Hill AFB's 388th and 419th Fighter Wings conduct a combat power exercise Nov. 19, 2018. Prior to launching, dozens of F-35A taxi in what is traditionally known as an "elephant walk." The exercise strengthens readiness and esprit de corps, as well as demonstrates, lethality and combat capability by evaluating our Airmen’s ability to employ combat power in mass on short notice.
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting Wildland Fire Fighting (WFF) operations within the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations as approved by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Each year, an average of...
