Operation Upward Minuteman, 8 - 21 July,2019 is designed to advance relationships within the Botswana State Partnership Program and National Guard states and will help foster trust and partner capacity and exchange military to military best practices while maintaining critical skills. Botswana and the NC National Guard have been state partners for 11 years.
The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team conducts a decisive action rotation with combined arms maneuver and collective gunnery at the National Training Center (NTC) Fort Irwin, CA (FICA) 1-31 July, 2019 in order to validate the capabilities of the 30th ABCT and provide a globally-responsive brigade that is prepared to deploy, fight and win. The 30th is nicknamed "Old Hickory" after President...
Previously known as the European Best Squad and European Best Sniper Squad, the competition tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, land navigation, and mental agility while engaging in a team building competition. More than 25 sniper teams from 15 nations compete annually in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 7th Army Training Command hosted, European Best Sniper Team Competition...
Rapid Forge is a USAFE-led mission to enhance readiness and test our ability to function at locations other than main air bases, which is called dispersal operations. Rapid Forge will include F-35A Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets forward deploying from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to bases in the territory of other NATO allies. Additional USAFE-based aircraft, including...
Anatolian Eagle is a Turkish-led flying training exercise with multinational participation per Turkey’s invitation. This year, the U.S. will send F-15E Strike Eagles and Airmen assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, to Konya Air Base, Turkey.
2019 marks the 35th year anniversary of the Golden Coyote Exercise. The Golden Coyote exercise is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks and battle drills.
Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. ITX 4-19 is an essential component of the Marine Forces Reserve training and...
Exercise STEPPE EAGLE 19 (SE 19) is an annual, multi-lateral exercise sponsored by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and executed by United States Army Central (USARCENT). The exercise enhances coalition interoperability and operational readiness, promotes regional access and security, and improves military cooperation.
