Hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point since 1967, Sandhurst promotes military excellence of future leaders from across the world. The 51st competition, which takes place April 12 and 13, encompasses 49 teams representing 13 international military academies (Australia, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Germany, Denmark, Korea, Thailand, Colombia, Greece, Japan, Mexico and United Kingdom),...
On April 12, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan hosted a ministerial meeting with ministers and disaster management officials from 18 Caribbean countries to launch a new disaster resilience initiative, the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership, at the U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Miami, Florida. The event reinforces the close ties between the United States and the Caribbean, and...
This year marks the 75th anniversary of WWII and the allied invasion of
Normandy, in which the United States played a critical and important role.
"To mark the anniversary, the U.S. European Command with its allies and
partners, will come together to honor and thank WWII veterans and their
families for their service and sacrifices on behalf of the United States;
recognize the...
The 2nd Annual Fort Benning Infantry Week celebrates the U.S. Army Infantry with a series of competitions. The week kicks off April 8, 2019, with the Best Mortar Competition and the Lacerda Cup, and finishes with the David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition.
The Best Mortar Competition, hosted by the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, is scheduled to take place April 9 through 11,...
Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier who was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment and killed in action in Iraq in 2003, is slated to be awarded (posthumously) the Distinguished Service Cross – the nation’s second highest award for valor – in Pittsburgh, April 5.
The city of San Antonio is holding its annual Fiesta celebration April 18-28, 2019. U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Joint Base San Antonio will help commemorate Fiesta, as well as continue the proud Fiesta tradition of hosting festivities and providing ceremonial units at many of the lively Fiesta events.
Description: The U.S. Army is hosting the first-ever Army Weeks in the Army's priority cities over the next year and invites everybody to come meet the Army. With a little something for everyone, this is the Army you haven’t met yet.
Events across each city will include performances by Army Bands, such as the Six-String Soldiers, aerial jump teams, science and engineering equipment...
The 2019 Australian International Aerospace & Defence Exposition and Airshow (AVALON 2019) will be held Feb. 26 to March 3, 2019 at Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia. AVALON 19 is the premier aerospace exhibition (airshow & tradeshow) in Australia; this year’s exhibition will be the 14th iteration since its inception in 1992.
