Tradewinds 2019 (TW19) is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored combined joint exercise conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective ability of their defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime and conduct humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations, while developing strong...
Munitions teams from around the Air Force have been officially selected to compete in the second-annual Air Force Combat Operations Competition set to take place at Beale AFB, Calif., May 13-17, at the Air Force Combat Ammunitions Center.
Innovative Readiness Training provides real world training opportunities for our service members and units to prepare them for their wartime missions while supporting the needs of America's underserved communities.
Ardent Sentry is an annual North American Aerospace Defense and U.S. Northern Command (US NORTHCOMM) exercise focused on defense support to civil authorities. Shaken Fury is a Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) exercise to evaluate and improve the response to a "no-notice" earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) and implement a coordinated recovery strategy that prioritizes...
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army."
The North Carolina National Guard is hosting the Region III Best Warrior Competition at the Camp Butner National Guard Training Center, Stem, N.C., May 14-18, 2019. Ten states and territories will participate in the five-day competition that evaluates physical fitness, weapons qualification, road march, land navigation, warrior tasks and battle drills, a stress shooting course, urban...
Resilient Typhoon is a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)-sponsored dispersal exercise being held in Guam, Saipan, Tinian, The Federated States of Micronesia (Yap) and Palau designed to validate the command's and our regional partners' ability to maintain readiness while adapting to rapidly evolving events such as inclement weather.
Mission: USCENTCOM directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests. Vision: A more stable and prosperous region with increasingly effective governance, improved security, and trans-regional cooperation to counter state and non-state actors posing a threat to U.S. interests.
