Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 1 to 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.
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This collection of media captures the origin stories of the 106th Rescue Wing, based in Westhampton Beach, New York. The wing's legacy began on May 24, 1946, when the historic World War II Army Air Forces' 394th Bombardment Group was officially redesignated and allotted to the New York Air National Guard. After undergoing several organizational changes over the decades, the unit made history...
The Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER) is an annual meeting of the nations belonging to the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA). SICOFAA is a voluntary and non-political organization dedicated to promoting cooperation, unity, and interoperability among Western Hemisphere air forces. This is the 66th CONJEFAMER meeting. Established in 1961, SICOFAA promotes...
Senior military leaders and defense industry representatives participate in the German American Partnership (GAP) Dialogue at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, June 12, 2026. Convened by German Army Gen. Carsten Breuer, German Chief of Defence, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Commander of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme...
USS Illinois (SSN 786) during maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Exercise Resolute Sentinel 26 — Salitre is a multinational combined air exercise hosted by the Chilean Air Force and co-led by 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern. It is designed to strengthen partnerships, enhance air interoperability, and improve the collective ability of participating nations to respond to multidomain challenges. The exercise scenario centers on an integrated air response...
USS Colorado Returns to the Fleet from Maintenance Ahead of Schedule
Operation Iron Spur (June 5 - 6, 2026) is the culminating Field Training Exercise and historic final Spur Ride for the 2nd Battalion, 415th Regiment “Old Faithful” at Camp Parks, California. Throughout the crucible, Army Reserve Drill Sergeants and Cadre from the 98th Training Division validated their tactical skills, physical endurance, and leadership under pressure. This page captures...
