National Guard units in several states were ordered to duty to assist emergency management efforts after a blizzard affected the Northeast Jan. 26-27, 2015.
Sentry Aloha is an annual multi-phased, joint, interagency exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard to provide the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force and DoD counterparts a joint venue, with supporting infrastructure and personnel that incorporates realistic, integrated operational training missions for air wings and subordinate units. For this exercise, F-22s and F-16s from Alaska, as...
Flintlock 15, U.S. Africa Command's premier special operations forces exercise, will be hosted by Chad with outstations in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tunisia Feb. 16 - March 9, 2015. The exercise strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership.
Energy Ethos is the shared vision that the efficient use of energy resources is a critical component of mission readiness. Marine Corps Energy Ethos, led by the Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) supports the mission by ensuring energy resiliency, reducing facility operating costs, and fostering a culture of efficient energy usage throughout the Corps. With these efforts, Marines with...
Soldiers from the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and downtrace units participate in WAREX 78-15-01 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Fort A.P. Hill, Va.
Adm. Michelle Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences.
Howard’s initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley (AS 31) and USS Lexington (AVT 16). While serving aboard Lexington, she received the...
The Defense Commissary Agency, which is headquartered at Fort Lee, VA.,
operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military
personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping
environment. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5-percent
surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and
modernizing existing ones. Shoppers...
USAFE is participating in the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) and contributing to NATO's Large Force Exercise (LFE) training, which involves eight other NATO countries. The purpose is to improve mission planning, mission command and execution skills as an airborne strike package, as well as building NATO partnerships and enhancing interoperability.
