On April 18, 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces launched from the USS Hornet and carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe. This heroic attack, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy...
Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by rotating units based in the U.S. to Europe.
There are approximately 6,000 regionally allocated Soldiers participating in nine-month Atlantic Resolve rotations at any given time.
There are four types of U.S. Army Atlantic Resolve rotations – armored, aviation,...
U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced presence will support ongoing whole-of-government and internationally supported operations to reduce the availability of illicit drugs and save lives in the United States and throughout the region. The intent is to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, degrade transnational criminal organizations, and increase interoperability with our partner nations and...
Operation Desert Storm was the first conflict in history to make comprehensive use of stealth and space systems support capabilities against a modern, integrated air defense. U.S. forces brought new weapons to the fight, including stealth aircraft, global positioning system devices, and precision guided technologies--these proved essential in neutralizing Iraq's more than 700 combat aircraft,...
Martillo is a USSOUTHCOM supported and Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South) led operation to deny transnational criminal organizations the ability to exploit shipment routes in international air and waters within the Western Hemisphere for the movement of narcotics, precursor chemicals, bulk cash, human trafficking and weapons.
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi, just ahead of Christmas for a multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic, countering illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing strengthening relationships for maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region.
The brand new Legend-class national security cutter, one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s flagships, will...
Joint Task Force – Quartz reports to U.S. Africa Command and is
responsible for Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ. The mission of Operation OCTAVE
QUARTZ is to reposition U.S. personnel from Somalia to other locations in
East Africa. Joint Task Force – Quartz priorities are to 1) safely
reposition U.S. forces, 2) protect U.S. forces through coordinated and
increased force protection measures,...
Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the...
