February 2024, the Department of the Air Force’s senior civilian and military leaders unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in those domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
The Commander of U.S. Space Command is the DoD’s manager for human space flight support (HSFS) operations for NASA’s crewed space flight missions. As the DoD’s HSFS manager, USSPACECOM is responsible for the terrestrial rescue and recovery of NASA-sponsored astronauts and spacecraft during NASA’s commercial crew program and Soyuz off-nominal events. USSPACECOM is also responsible for...
The page will contain photos, videos, and print stories of events that occur throughout the deployment as the HST CSG operates in the
U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
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...
This page compiles all visual information, written stories, and press releases related to the Joint Security Cooperation Group-Panama and forces operating under JSCG-P.
Joint Task Force – Quartz reports to U.S. Africa Command and is
responsible for Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ. The mission of Operation OCTAVE
QUARTZ is to reposition U.S. personnel from Somalia to other locations in
East Africa. Joint Task Force – Quartz priorities are to 1) safely
reposition U.S. forces, 2) protect U.S. forces through coordinated and
increased force protection measures,...
The story of Operation Allies Refuge from the Mobility Air Forces perspective.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide Geographic Combatant Commanders with forward-deployed, sea-based, expeditionary forces that can operate across the range of military operations. The three ships that compose the Makin Island ARG are the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the amphibious transport dock ship USS...
