Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise, which takes place in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime...
In commemoration of the 80th year since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Resolute Dragon 2021 (RD21) is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and the U.S. Marine Corps in Calendar Year 2021 with U.S. Marines and JSDF members deployed to nine geographically-separated training areas throughout Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen bilateral operational capabilities between the U.S. Marine Corps and JSDF with an...
Elements of the 7th Infantry Division will conduct training with elements from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at Yakima Training Center, Wash., from December 1 – 17, 2021 as part of Exercise Rising Thunder ‘21, an annual, bilateral combined exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF designed to increase interoperability and build combat capability between the two allies.
The Regional Health Command-Atlantic held its 2021 Best Medic Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 15-19, 2021. Teams competed to represent the region at the U.S. Army Medical Command's 2022 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark, Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 24-28, 2022.
On Nov. 4, 2021, in conjunction with exercise Bold Quest 21.2, a demonstration was conducted of the Secret and Below Releasable Environment (SABRE), the CENTCOM Partner Environment (CPE), and the expeditionary capabilities of the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE).
Mosaic Tiger 22-1 is a multi-wing exercise intended to bring all of the elements of lead wing, AFFORGEN and Agile Combat Employment together to meet national security objectives. The wings will test these elements in a simulated Indo-Pacific environment, defending the homeland, partners, allies and global commons against multiple threats.
U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a large-scale joint rehearsal of tactics and carried out simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa. The purpose of this joint maritime strike rehearsal was to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures for delivering air-delivered strikes against targets at sea. Events like this ensure that we...
