This is the official DVIDS page for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Randy Oler Memorial Toy Drop 2.0 (OTD2.0).
Established in 1998, by then Staff Sergeant Randy Oler, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command(Airborne) (USACAPOC(A)) Soldier, Operation Toy Drop (OTD) began as a training event and airborne operation.
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Rapid Forge is a USAFE-led mission to enhance readiness and test our ability to function at locations other than main air bases, which is called dispersal operations. Rapid Forge will include F-35A Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets forward deploying from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to bases in the territory of other NATO allies. Additional USAFE-based aircraft, including...
To support Army modernization efforts, Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the Army, charged Army Materiel Command to pilot a new program aimed at increasing equipment on hand readiness through focused fielding, lateral transfers and divestiture. The Rapid Removal of Excess, or R2E, pilot has been underway since October, and it allows Soldiers from active units to turn in items ranging from...
Rapid Trident is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa exercise taking place in Moldova this year, from Sep. 10-22, 2023. The exercise is designed to enhance our partnership with Moldova by increasing interoperability and readiness through peacekeeping and stability operations training. Exercise Fire Shield is a sub-live-fire exercise within the construct of the Rapid Trident exercise conducted...
Raven’s Challenge (RC) is an annual, interagency, counter IED exercise that incorporates scenarios focused on interoperability capabilities between public safety bomb squads (PSBSs) and military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units in operational domestic type IED environments. The exercise also provides international participation with partner nations an opportunity to observe techniques...
Razor Talon is the premiere training initiative that provides a low-cost large force exercise (LFE) training opportunity for joint East Coast tactical and support aviation units it offers limitless Joint integration opportunities for Marines/AF/Navy/Army/Coast Guard.
RAZOR TALON 23-1, is an agile combat employment focused exercise, designed to test the 4th Fighter Wing’s ability to operate as a Lead Wing to generate combat airpower while continuing to move, maneuver and sustain the wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic contested environment.
The RC-135S Cobra Ball is a rapidly deployable aircraft, which flies Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed missions of national priority to collect optical and electronic data on ballistic targets. This data is critical to arms treaty compliance verification, and development of U.S. strategic defense and theater missile defense concepts.
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