Camp Pendleton firefighters along with firefighters from CAL FIRE and surrounding fire authorities conduct training every year in preparation for the up coming fire season. Training includes controlled burns, heavy equipment operations, and air drops. Neighboring fire departments use Camp Pendleton’s fire operations as a resource to train and improve firefighting tactics they wouldn’t...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will award the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army Soldiers for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity: Private Bruno R. Orig (posthumous), Private First Class Wataru Nakamura (posthumous), Corporal Fred B. McGee (posthumous), Private First Class Charles R. Johnson (posthumous), retired General Richard E. Cavazos (posthumous), Captain Hugh R. Nelson, Jr....
Medal of Honor awarded to Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson for acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Georgia on 12 April 1862. Andrews' Raiders.
The Medical Readiness Command, West (MRCW), Best Medic Competition seeks to challenge MRC, W's best medical personnel in a simulated operational environment. During the competition, two-soldier teams from each of our subordinate commands navigate a grueling series of events that push their stress, physical, and emergency medical skills to the limits.
U.S. Marines and sailors of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76 are participating in MEFEX with Marines and sailors of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps and Navy in the ROK, March 10 – April 10. MEFEX is defensive in nature and is tied into three separate Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) exercises and command post exercises which are annually recurring training events...
MEFEX 21.1 is a command and control exercise conducted in a simulated deployed environment designed to enhance the interoperability between II Marine Expeditionary Force command element staff and its higher, adjacent, and subordinate command headquarters including, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG) and 2nd Marine...
MEFEX is a MEF-level exercise conducted to deploy the MEF with its MSCs in an expeditionary environment, train the I MHG Staff as an operational command, and strengthen subordinate units by maximizing training opportunities. I MEF has not coordinated a command-level exercise of this capacity since 2003.
From 27-29 May 2023, HQ USEUCOM, USAREUR, USAFE, NAVEUR, MARFOREUR, the USAFE Band, the USAREUR Band, the NAVEUR Band and the SHAPE Band will jointly support Memorial Day ceremonies at all 21 U.S. military WWI/WWII cemeteries in Europe (France, Belgium, the UK, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands).
