Swift Response 24 involves approximately 3,650 U.S. and 9,500 multinational participants and is scheduled to begin around May 5, 2024, with Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs), or airborne operations. In addition to the airborne operations, multinational forces will conduct air assaults, live-fires and multinational training. This year Swift Response is linked to the national exercises Quadriga...
Since 1973, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an elevating experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show also encompasses various U.S. and Japanese static aircraft displays, aerial performances and demonstrations, food and entertainment.
United Accord 2018 is a Ghana Armed Forces & U.S. Army Africa hosted exercise consisting of four combined, joint components: a Command Post Exercise (CPX), field training exercise (FTX), Jungle Warfare School (JWS) and medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE). West-African partner militaries, NATO Allies and U.S. Army Africa will execute each component in Accra, Ghana and surrounding...
Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) 2018 is the Army Chief of Staff's capstone event that provides the Army a venue to achieve "Triple Payoff" objectives: Training Readiness, Future Force Development, and Interoperability with NATO allies in a resource constrained environment.
America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 is an emergency deployment readiness exercise where 7th Infantry Division's Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord flew to Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to participate in realistic training events hosted by U.S. Army Alaska's 1st Battalion,...
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and the National Science Foundation Director France Córdova signed a dual signature Letter of Intent on May 9, 2018. The initiative opens a new partnership toward greater collaboration on mutual scientific research and themes.
The B-17F Memphis Belle is a national aviation treasure and widely recognized symbol of American bravery and heroism during WWII. The Memphis Belle will be placed on permanent public display exactly 75 years after its crew finished their last mission in the war against Nazi Germany on May 17, 1943. See the opening ceremony live from the National Museum of the United States Air Force at 6:30...
