Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
New Horizons is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored joint humanitarian assistance exercise designed to provide humanitarian, dental and medical services to communities in need while demonstrating U.S. support for the Dominican Republic.
More than 5,000 service members from 9 NATO nations - Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States - will take part in exercise Swift Response 16. The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of the U.S. Army's Global Response Force alongside high-readiness Allied forces.
U.S. Army Paratroopers from the JFK Special Warfare Center (SWCS) participate in an airborne operation at the St. Mere Eglise Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 7, 2016. Paratroopers and Green Berets conducted a proficiency jump from a UH-60 Blackhawk to maintain their currency.
Representatives from more than 30 nations spanning six continents are preparing for their participation in the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX), a defensive mine countermeasures exercise to be held in the international waterways of the Middle East, April 4-26, 2016. IMCMEX serves to reinforce relationships with international partners, improve capability within the area of...
Alaska Shield 16 is a State of Alaska-led training exercise focusing on antiterrorism, cyber defense, and defense support of civil authorities. Numerous state, municipal/city, and federal organizations have partnered to validate plans, systems, and processes to exercise/demonstrate mutual support in the event of any of these scenarios.
Bold Quest is an annual multifaceted capability assessment designed to test the interoperability of NATO forces' command and control, communications and computer systems with a focus on combat identification and minimizing the risk of fratricide.
The 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and down-trace units participate in CSTX 78-16-01 at locations across the country, including Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Fort Hunter Liggett, California.
