The North and West Africa Crisis Response Force (NARF) is composed of joint elements across Europe and is tasked to protect U.S. personnel, property and interests in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility in case of crisis. The NARF is responsible for conducting crisis and contingency operations for AFRICOM throughout North and West Africa.
The NARF is under the command...
Members from the North Carolina National Guard and North Carolina’s Governor’s and Agricultural Offices joins members from the Republics of Zambia and Malawi for State Partnership Signing (SPP) Ceremonies. The two separate ceremonies were held in the respective countries of Zambia, April 26, 2024, and Malawi, April 27, 2024. The State Partnership Program is the cornerstone of our...
North Wind 2015 is a two-week bilateral field training and command post exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability amongst U.S. Army personnel and the JGSDF to respond to a wide range of crisis contingencies in the Asian-Pacific region. This year, for the first time the 25th Infantry Div., US Army Alaska with partner with units of the JGSDF in a US - Japan airborne operation...
The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, is mobilizing approximately 250 Soldiers from the 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, known as "Thunderbolt," to perform firefighting duties as part of the Wildland Fire Fighting in Eastern Washington.
From June 27-29, 2022 the Michigan Air National Guard (ANG) will partner with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the Michigan Department of Transportation, and local agencies to host exercise “Northern Agility 22-1,” which prepares military aircrews for operations in austere environments under the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) doctrine. Northern Agility 22-1 will...
Northern challenge is a NAVEUR executed EOD exercise, hosted by
the Icelandic Coast Guard and open to participating NATO teams. The exercise
focuses on the rendering safe Terrorist Improvised Explosive and Sabotage
Devices and is organized by the Icelandic Coast Guard.
Northern Challenge 2019 is a multinational explosive ordnance disposal and counter-improvised explosive device exercise hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard and aimed at improving coordination and interoperability with NATO allies and partners. During the exercise, participants will share tactics, techniques, and procedures in order to achieve greater interoperability when conducting combined...
Northern Coasts (NOCO) 19 in Denmark and Germany is a multilateral exercise with maritime forces in the Baltic Sea and in the vicinity of the Baltic Sea to promote anti-submarine warfare, explosive ordnance disposal and mine countermeasures interoperability between participating forces.
