Thunder & Lightning over Arizona is a biannual Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
open house event open to the public, which features aerial demonstrations
and the opportunity to learn more about the Airmen and aircraft carrying out
the Air Force mission. This year's event is themed Honoring the Past,
Inspiring the Future and is being held on March 12-13.
Established in 1997, Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course
certifies civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and U.S. Air Force
pilots to fly in formation together during upcoming air show seasons. This
year's course occurs at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on March 4-6.
The 84th Training Command, 11th Aviation Command and Army Reserve Career
Division Joint Best Warrior Competition will be held March 21 through March
25 at Fort Knox, Ky. More than 20 competitors will vie for NCO of the Year
and Soldier of the Year Honors for each command. The winners will represent
the U.S. Army Reserve at the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition.
U.S. Army Alaska will host a Cold Regions/ Military Mountaineering Event that brings together military professionals from Canada, Chilean, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden whose primary purpose is the planning, training and execution of military operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous environments.
75 years after the founding of the historical Tuskegee Airmen
in 1941, the Air Force continues to celebrate the accomplishments and
resiliency displayed by the air pioneers.
Major Cross-border Tunnel Linking Calexico and Mexicali
U.S. Air Forces Europe and U.S Air Forces Africa, at the invitation from the Kingdom of Morocco and in coordination with the U.S. Embassy-Rabat, will participate in the International Marrakech Airshow 2016. The U.S. Air Force will have several aircraft on display for public view.
The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit is a transition summit in which heads of state, government and many participating countries voluntarily pledged to take specific actions to increase domestic nuclear security and to work through bilateral or multilateral mechanisms to improve security globally.
