In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established a presidential directive allowing African Americans to be recruited in the Marine Corps. African American recruits were not trained at Parris Island or San Diego, but were segregated and received basic training at Montford Point, a facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. From 1942-1949, approximately 20,000 African American recruits received training...
This page features all products made for Women In Aviation Week at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 2022.
This page features all products made for Women In Aviation Week at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 2024.
Mosaic Tiger is designed to test the 23d Wing's ability to integrate multi-capable Airmen into joint operations while maintaining a lighter footprint downrange.
Mosaic Tiger 22-1 is a multi-wing exercise intended to bring all of the elements of lead wing, AFFORGEN and Agile Combat Employment together to meet national security objectives. The wings will test these elements in a simulated Indo-Pacific environment, defending the homeland, partners, allies and global commons against multiple threats.
Mosaic Tiger 24-1 is an exercise designed to test the 23rd Wing's ability to generate airpower at austere/dispersed locations while combating degraded communications. This aligns with the new Air Force Force Generation deployment model.
The Shock series of exercises are directed by the USAREUR CG and they can take place anywhere in theater. They are no-notice Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises (EDRE) designed to test a unit's ability to respond and conduct operations with little or no advanced warning.
Mountain Training Exercise (MTX) is a service level training exercise (SLTE) and the annual capstone Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) training event for Marine Forces Reserve (MFR). MTX 4-23 units will conduct mountain training exercises allowing Marines to sustain warfighting functions while participating in realistic combat training in a mountainous environment. The...
