The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit is a transition summit in which heads of state, government and many participating countries voluntarily pledged to take specific actions to increase domestic nuclear security and to work through bilateral or multilateral mechanisms to improve security globally.
The 2016 Oceania Pacific Resilience (PR) Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) is the first civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the Vanuatu Civil Defense Force and the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC). The Oceania DREE emphasizes operational civil-military humanitarian assistance & disaster relief (HA/DR) topics that enhance collaboration and communication....
National Guard Soldiers support firefighting efforts against multiple fires in Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Texas National Guard and 8th Coast Guard District assists with relief efforts after the southeastern area of Texas was struck by heavy storms and flooding in April 2016.
National Guard Soldiers supported state and local firefighting efforts against multiple wildfires in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky.
The National Guard supported state and local firefighting efforts against multiple wildfires in New Mexico.
40 two-man teams from around the world will participate in the 2016 U.S. Army International Sniper Competition.The competition will take place on firing ranges on post and will test the competitors’ physical fitness and mastery of sniper skills to include target detection, stalking, land navigation and marksmanship.
The Virginia National Guard was deployed to assist local authorities with protecting lives and property after flooding in Alleghany County, Virginia.
