The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West is stationed in the San Francisco Bay area at Travis Air Force Base, California. The only active duty Air Force band west of the Rockies. In addition to performing for civilian communities throughout the states of California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada, the band supports 13 Air Force Bases, 8 Air Force Reserve Wings, and 6...
The Band of Mid-America has a long history of entertaining the American public and promoting esprit de corps within the military. The unit strives to inspire the hearts and minds of our men and women serving around the world and to tell the Air Force story through the universal language of music. Each year, the Band of Mid-America performs for millions of people throughout a ten-state region...
Established in 1991, the Armed Forces Skills at Arms Meeting (AFSAM) is a multinational and inter-service competition that was created to promote marksmanship training and competition between the different components and services of United States military forces and allied nations. The event is run during the same time frame as the Winston P. Wilson Championship and incorporates many of the...
The Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Championship is conducted annually at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas, and involves the rifle, pistol, machine gun, and combined arms disciplines. The objective of this training event is to promote the growth and development of state-level marksmanship training, as well as evaluate individual and collective tasks pertaining to that...
The Department of the Air Force's Chief Architect Office conducted the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 and 5.2 events to rapidly develop the capabilities required to increase deterrence options in competition and crisis through a data-centric software-based approach.
U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) will host the fiscal year 2021 Best Leader Competition (BLC) from July 25-30th on the Island of Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii. Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) is the anchor for this year’s competition, which was formerly known as Best Warrior. The Best Leader Competition is designed to promote “Esprit De Corps” throughout the Army while recognizing...
The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Warrior Competition is an annual event with competitors assigned to United States Army Europe and United States Army Africa. Officers, noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers compete in separate categories and are evaluated on general military knowledge, physical fitness, and common military tasks. Winners in the NCO and junior enlisted...
U.S. Army Central's top Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers will compete in the 2021 USARCENT Best Warrior Competition in Kuwait from June 20 - 24, 2021. The competition is designed to reinforce the importance of individual excellence and readiness, promote Esprit De Corps, and determine who exemplifies the “Third, Always First” mentality. Finalists proved themselves during subordinate...
