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.
Medical Department Activity - Alaska conducted a mass casualty event August 28, 2025 in partnership with the Ft. Wainwright Medical Training Center. This readiness training event enabled 59 military and civilian personnel from different departments and specialties, such as medical, religious affairs, and patient administration to hone skills in their respective roles. Several scenarios during...
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.
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is proud to host the FY26 Medical Readiness Command, West Best Medic Competition — a premier event designed to promote esprit de corps across MRC, W and Army Medicine while recognizing Soldiers and NCOs who live the Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.
This demanding two-Soldier team competition physically and intellectually challenges the best...
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).
