Joint Task Force – Quartz reports to U.S. Africa Command and is
responsible for Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ. The mission of Operation OCTAVE
QUARTZ is to reposition U.S. personnel from Somalia to other locations in
East Africa. Joint Task Force – Quartz priorities are to 1) safely
reposition U.S. forces, 2) protect U.S. forces through coordinated and
increased force protection measures,...
Fighter operations will be conducted in the western Pacific to provide opportunities for Pacific Air Forces to improve readiness of the forces, build experience and competence in dynamic force employment (DFE) processes and concepts, and demonstrate the United States’ continued commitment to allies and partners and to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the...
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide Geographic Combatant Commanders with forward-deployed, sea-based, expeditionary forces that can operate across the range of military operations. The three ships that compose the Makin Island ARG are the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the amphibious transport dock ship USS...
U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced presence will support ongoing whole-of-government and internationally supported operations to reduce the availability of illicit drugs and save lives in the United States and throughout the region. The intent is to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, degrade transnational criminal organizations, and increase interoperability with our partner nations and...
On April 18, 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces launched from the USS Hornet and carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe. This heroic attack, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy...
Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) is an active United States Air Force Air Expeditionary Base operating in Saudi Arabia and assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by rotating units based in the U.S. to Europe. There are four types of U.S. Army Atlantic Resolve rotations – armored, aviation, sustainment task force and division headquarters. Rotational units conduct bilateral, joint and multinational training events across more than a dozen...
