The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working in partnership with the
local, state, and federal response to the devastating California wildfires
in October 2017. Over 5500 properties will cleared of debris by early 2018 to
allow communities to rebuild.
A regionally aligned annual JCS/TSC Partner Nation (PN) bilateral exercise between elements of the United States Army Central (USARCENT) command and Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) - Royal Omani Army. This exercise focuses on sustaining responsive relations and developed interoperability while promoting PN objectives.
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots.
Assigned Locations:
JB San Antonio, Texas
Moody AFB, Georgia
Columbus AFB, Mississippi
Vance AFB, Oklahoma
Laughlin AFB, Texas
Sheppard AFB, Texas
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The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. It is also used to support navigator training for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and international services.
Assigned Locations:
Columbus AFB, Mississippi
Laughlin AFB, Texas
Vance AFB,...
The UH-1N is a light-lift utility helicopter used to support various missions. The primary missions include: airlift of emergency security forces, security and surveillance of off-base nuclear weapons convoys, and distinguished visitor airlift. Other uses include: disaster response operations, search and rescue, medical evacuation, airborne cable inspections, support to aircrew survival...
The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. The HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war, including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, security cooperation/aviation advisory, NASA...
Chairman's USO Tour 2017
Gen. Joe Dunford, the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts his
4th USO Holiday Tour to spread holiday cheer to service members deployed and
stationed overseas. Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted
advisor to the chairman, and Dr. J.D. Crouch II, USO CEO and President, will
join the chairman on the tour as they stop at locations across...
The WC-130 Hercules is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft flown by the Air Force Reserve Command for weather reconnaissance missions. The aircraft penetrates tropical disturbances and storms, hurricanes and winter storms to obtain data on movement, size and intensity. The WC-130J is the weather data collection platform for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron located at Keesler Air Force...
