U.S. Army Central's top Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers will compete in the 2021 USARCENT Best Warrior Competition in Kuwait from June 20 - 24, 2021. The competition is designed to reinforce the importance of individual excellence and readiness, promote Esprit De Corps, and determine who exemplifies the “Third, Always First” mentality. Finalists proved themselves during subordinate...
F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and Airmen assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, and Airmen assigned to 435th Combat Training Squadron, and the 4th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 1, Ramstein AB, Germany, are participating in Thracian Star 21, a multilateral training exercise with the Bulgarian air force at Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria. During the...
Exercise Forager 21 is a U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) exercise designed to test and refine the Theater Army's ability to flow landpower forces into the theater, execute command and control of those forces, and effectively employ them in support of our allies, partners, and national security objectives in the region. Forager 21 is an opportunity for the Theater Army to exercise Joint,...
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the Tennessee Air National Guard and the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are participating in Falcon Defender 21, a bilateral training exercise with the Bulgarian air force at Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria. During the exercise, U.S. and Bulgarian forces will conduct force protection and security forces training to build mutual capability...
Integrated Training Exercise 4-21 is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and ready operational reserve for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement. ITX 4-21 is an essential component of the Marine Forces Reserve training and...
The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) is a United States Army decoration first created on June 18, 1965. This badge is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) and consists of a Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA), Written Test, Day and Night Land Navigation, Three Combat Testing Lanes (CTL), and a 12 Mile Foot March. Nine Allied and partner nations are participating in this...
Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored training exercise that unites service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air combat operations. The exercise is conducted at Camp Grayling in northern Michigan, at the nearby Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, and at select locations in Michigan, like the Rogers City quarry,...
U.S. Coast Guard response to 2021 Hurricane Season
