Hoguk is a US Army Pacific supported, Korean military led, combat arms battalion level FTX that includes elements of the US Forces Korea (USFK) supporting the defense of the Korean Peninsula IOT promote stability and increase positive military relations. The objectives of the exercise include enhancing military operability, maintain military posture and promote cultural awareness between the...
The Army will continue its annual holiday tradition of pausing basic training and Advanced Individual Training during the holiday season. Trainees have the option to leave basic training and AIT for the two-week holiday period, providing an opportunity to reconnect these young Soldiers with their families and to share their Army story with the public and their communities.
Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) represents a cultural shift in the way the Army trains, develops, and cares for our Soldiers. H2F addresses the five domains of physical and non-physical readiness (physical, mental, sleep, nutrition and spiritual) through a comprehensive, integrated system of governance, personnel, equipment/facilities, programming and education to optimize individual Soldier...
The FEMA Region IX Homeland Response Force (HRF) will conduct a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at MTC Camp Roberts, CA in order to be evaluated by JITEC and recommended for validation by the TAG. The training mission will be accomplished by organizations within the 49th MP BDE and the California Air National Guard.
Images and video from the Joint Training Exercise between U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Army North, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Florida National Guard and the Miami-Dade Fire Department held at the Homestead Miami Speedway, January 5-14, 2018. For more information about the JTE, please contact the U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs Office at (719)556-0991.
On April 18, 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces launched from the USS Hornet and carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe. This heroic attack, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy...
From 1941 through 1946, nearly 1,000 young men were trained as pilots, and, after successfully completing the training, they received their commissions and silver pilot wings. The Tuskegee Airmen formed the 332nd Fighter Group which originally consisted of four fighter squadrons: the 99th, the 100th, the 301st and the 302nd. They flew over 15,000 missions/sorties in the European Theater of...
In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), also known as the "Legion," was called upon to play a major role in our Nation's defense. Within hours of the terrorist attacks, Soldiers from the Group were deployed in support of the Global War on Terror.
From October 2001 through April 2002, Special Forces Operational Detachments – Alpha (SFOD-A), or A- teams, from...
