Forty-one new USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief petty officers were pinned during a ceremony held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Newport News, Virginia, Nov. 19, 2021.
On Nov. 4, 2021, in conjunction with exercise Bold Quest 21.2, a demonstration was conducted of the Secret and Below Releasable Environment (SABRE), the CENTCOM Partner Environment (CPE), and the expeditionary capabilities of the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE).
Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor on October 1, 2018, for his actions as a Green Beret medic with 3rd Special Forces Group during the Battle of Shok Valley in northeastern Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. Shurer was part of a team sent to capture or kill several high-value members of the Hezeb Islami al Gulbadin militant group. He passed away May 14, 2020, at the age of 41.
Checkered Flag, one of the DoD's largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of Air Force aviators and maintainers. The two-week long exercise focuses on the integration of F-22 Raptor, F-35A Lightning II and fourth-generation aircraft in a large-force...
This page includes visual products of U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center’s autonomous vehicle demonstrations.
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, hosts a three-nation USO Tour over Thanksgiving to thank troops from all services and components serving overseas through the holiday season.
Elements of the 7th Infantry Division will conduct training with elements from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at Yakima Training Center, Wash., from December 1 – 17, 2021 as part of Exercise Rising Thunder ‘21, an annual, bilateral combined exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF designed to increase interoperability and build combat capability between the two allies.
The Regional Health Command-Atlantic held its 2021 Best Medic Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 15-19, 2021. Teams competed to represent the region at the U.S. Army Medical Command's 2022 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark, Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 24-28, 2022.
