Sentry Aloha is an annual multi-phased, joint, interagency exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard to provide the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force and DoD counterparts a joint venue, with supporting infrastructure and personnel that incorporates realistic, integrated operational training missions for air wings and subordinate units. For this exercise, F-22s and F-16s from Alaska, as...
USAFE is participating in the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) and contributing to NATO's Large Force Exercise (LFE) training, which involves eight other NATO countries. The purpose is to improve mission planning, mission command and execution skills as an airborne strike package, as well as building NATO partnerships and enhancing interoperability.
Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, located in Washington D.C. at Fort Lesley J. McNair, is charged with the planning and execution of ceremonial support for the state funeral of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. As a joint organization, the task force is comprised of nearly 4,000 military and civilian personnel from all branches of the United States Armed...
Operation Askari Storm, a multinational training exercise occurring in Kenya, Africa between Paratroopers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment , British and other partner-nation forces to increase their cooperation and interoperability.
The National Park Service and the United States Navy will co-host the 77th
commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are scheduled events that
will take place the week prior to the ceremony. The National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration Ceremony will take place Dec. 7, 2018, on the main lawn of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, looking directly out to
the USS Arizona...
Approximately 300 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Peru are currently deployed aboard the USS SOMERSET (LPD 25) to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training with Peruvian naval forces. The purpose of this deployment is to strengthen the relationship and enhance interoperability between the two nation's forces in the event of a...
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 F-35A is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter. It will replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s, which have been the primary fighter aircraft for more than 20 years, and bring with it an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate. With its aerodynamic...
