The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment provides limited-duration and expeditionary anti-terrorism security forces in support of designated component and geographic combatant commanders in order to protect vital naval and national assets. Marines may also conduct other limited duration contingency operations as directed by the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces...
Northern Strike 2014 is a National Guard Bureau sponsored Joint Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) emphasizing the Theatre Air Control and Army Air Ground Systems (TACS/AAGS) within the Theatre Air Ground System (TAGS). It blends Maneuver, Close Air Support (CAS), Joint Fire Support, and Air Mobility in both Major Combat Operations and limited Operation Enduring Freedom...
Over 400 competitors from 14 nations will take part in the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women. Teams will come from the armed forces of nations that have served alongside each other. At this inaugural athletic competition, a total of 100 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members representing each branch of the U.S....
The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, are designed to introduce wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to adaptive sports and encourage them to stay physically active when they return to their local communities following the event. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sport competition for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. Since its inception, the Warrior Games...
World War II marked a climax in the long struggle of the Army airmen to establish an independent Air Force. Despite inter service rivalries and cost cutting policies of the early postwar period, General Eisenhower, General Arnold and other air advocates set in motion the modern Air Force. The National Security Act of 1947 established the Department of the Air Force, and on Sept. 18, 1947, W....
The mission of MAWTS-1 is to provide standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications that support Marine Aviation training and readiness. Marines with MAWTS-1 also provide assistance in the development and employment of aviation weapons and tactics.
Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) is a coalition of partner nations united in their resolve against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The name INHERENT RESOLVE is intended to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat...
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (I MEB) military members and forces from the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group are scheduled to participate in Large Scale Exercise 2014 (LSE-14), a joint, bilateral training exercise, from August 8-14. Training will focus on contingency operations that will test the ability of the MAGTF to conduct shaping, fires, and maneuver operations through live, virtual...
