Medal of Honor awarded to Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson for acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Georgia on 12 April 1862. Andrews' Raiders.
Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Self-Defense Force that strengthens the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Resolute Dragon focuses on enhancing bilateral command and control, multi-domain maneuver, and fires and effects in a geographically distributed environment. Bilateral exercises like Resolute Dragon demonstrate the...
VS24 is a multinational, biennial field training exercise focused on integrating interoperability training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, in space, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.
The Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER, per its Spanish acronym), is an annual meeting of the nations who belong to the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA), a voluntary and apolitical organization dedicated to the promotion of cooperation, unity and interoperability among Western Hemisphere air forces. This is the 64th CONJEFAMER meeting.
U.S. Air Force Lt Gen Tony Bauernfeind, Air Force Special Operations Command outgoing commander, relinquished command of AFSOC to Lt Gen Michael Conley, AFSOC commander, on July 2, 2024 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The 2024 Warriors Over The Wasatch Open House and Air Show is scheduled to take place on June 29 and 30, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The event is free for the community and is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of attendees. The air show will feature a variety of civilian aerial acts and the precision flying of the Air Force Thunderbirds. The event is centered around the...
Cadet Summer Training (CST) is the largest annual training event in the Army. It is designed to lay the foundation of Army future leaders in the Active force, Army Reserve and National Guard. Each year, approximately 10,000 cadets from around the country attend training in Basic or Advanced Camp. Approximately 1,500 other cadets participate in professional development opportunities such as...
Trident Spectre 2024 (TS-24) is a joint experimentation exercise focused on the integration of operations, intelligence, and technology, in support of operational capability needs from the Special Operations and Intelligence Community.