Joint Viking is a routine winter military exercise conducted by the Norwegian Armed Forces with participation from the U.S. and other NATO nations. Participants will engage in joint land and sea operations, ensuring the effective defense of Norway by enhancing allied forces’ ability to rapidly deploy, operate, and integrate in a winter environment. The United States Marine Corps will play a...
In its second year, Guardian Arena 2024 aims to test Guardians, Airmen and civilians from across the Space Force to identify a single team as the best unit in the U.S. Space Force.
Yama Sakura, part of U.S. Army Pacific's Operation Pathways, is the first U.S.-Japan-Australia Land Force exercise in Japan, and one of the the largest and most complex, forward command post exercises to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army...
BATAVIA, Ill. — In a moving Pearl Harbor Day commemorative speech delivered at the Lincoln Inn on Dec. 9, Capt. Christopher Labissiere, commanding officer of Navy Reserve Center, Great Lakes, called for vigilance and unity while honoring the sacrifices that transformed a devastating attack into a defining moment of national resilience. Speaking to an audience of 300, Labissiere emphasized...
Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting.
Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the...
As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 85 is first U.S.-Japan-Australia Land Force exercise in Japan, and one of the the largest and most complex forward Command Post exercise to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army...
This is the official DVIDS page for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Randy Oler Memorial Toy Drop 2024.
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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