Exercise Viking Star is an Overseas Deployment for Training (ODT) involving the 1-125th Infantry Regiment of the Michigan Army National Guard. Soldiers from Bravo Company based in Saginaw, Michigan, conduct combative training, orienteering and joint live fire exercises with the Danish Home Guard and Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry. The exercise promotes collaboration with allied partners and...
Michigan Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (1/125IN) conducts Expeditionary Deployment Operations as well as Platoon Movement to Contact and Platoon Attack Battle Drills with units of the British Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) in order increase interoperability between the two nations for future operations.
The 94th Airlift Wing has received aircraft from military installations in the Southeastern U.S. expecting severe weather from Hurricane Irma.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base is a designated hurricane reception location and has standing agreements with several military installations to provide airfield space to safely hold aircraft during severe weather. The base will accommodate approximately...
San Francisco Fleet Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team and experience America's sea services. Fleet week will highlight naval personnel, equipment, technology, and capabilities, with an emphasis on humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
Energy Action Month is an opportunity for the Army to reinforce key messages for Installation and Operational Energy regarding energy security, resilience and conservation as well as raise awareness of Army initiatives. Energy security underpins mission readiness. The theme of October 2017 Energy Action Month is "Energy Resilience Enables Army Readiness."
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting Wildland Fire Fighting (WFF) operations within the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations as approved by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Mission assignments will be...
Hurricane Irma formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Caribbean Sea, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, before impacting the United States. U.S. military assets supported FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts.
The Rhode Island National Guard's Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute-training event and competition. This is both an individual and team event as jumpers compete for fastest individual and team times. Participants will come from around the world to test their skills against some of the world's best paratroopers.
