Shared Accord is a joint exercise intended to enhance U.S. and African forces' capabilities to perform peacekeeping operations in support of United Nations and African Union mandates. Shared Accord 17, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and executed by U.S. Army Africa, seeks to enhance U.S. and other participating nations and organizations capabilities, and bilateral and regional relationships.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation 17-04 at Fort Stewart. XCTC 17-04 is a three-week long exercise to certify the brigade's readiness to the platoon level. 48IBCT is an associated unit of 3rd Infantry Division. The division facilitates and supports XCTC to enhance training value and provide tough,...
Exportable Combat Training Capability is a series of training exercises between an active-duty U.S. Army brigade and an Army National Guard brigade, intended to increase the skills and readiness of National Guard units.
Saber Guardian 25, enhances NATO land component mission command and improves coordination among Allied and partner forces in a fast-moving environment. Starting with a long tactical road march, the realistic and multi-domain training brings together approximately 10,000 troops. Saber Guardian 25 includes convoys, river crossings, live-fire events, and a rocket live-fire over the Black Sea,...
B-52 Stratofortress', B-1 Lancer's and B-2 Spirit bombers deploy to Royal Air Force Fairford, England, to exercise skill-sets in a forward environment. These exercises validate the vital role RAF Fairford plays in projecting the Department of Defense's strategic bomber force to other areas of responsibility. While at RAF Fairford, B-52s will participate in BALTOPS 17 and SABER STRIKE 17,...
Exercise Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)-sponsored exercise that trains USPACOM forces in a high-end, mid-intensity warfighting scenario involving a Combined Task Force (CTF). Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S./Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability, demonstrating U.S. resolve to support security operations to a key ally in the region.
The 28 Days in Air Force Global Strike Command project highlights the command's mission, its culture of special trust and responsibility and the 25,000 Airmen who provide safe, secure and effective combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations.
Operation Vigilant Catamount is a joint multi-county disaster response exercise in western North Carolina 5-14 June, 2017. The exercise, led by the North Carolina National Guard, will have dozens of local, state and federal disaster response agencies participating, to include the U.S. Air Force from Seymour Johnson Air Base. The exercise is designed to test and improve the integration of...
