The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is selected by the Commandant of the Marine Corps to serve as his advisor and as the preeminent and highest ranking enlisted Marine with a protocol equivalency of a three-star general officer. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps typically serves a four-year term, though his service is at the discretion of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. 'Sergeant...
Dr. Mark T. Esper became the Acting Secretary of Defense June 24, 2019, and was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of Defense July 23, 2019. Prior to this assignment he served as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. The former Raytheon Co. vice president, who also worked on Capitol Hill, previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense (negotiations policy) and earlier on the Army staff...
U.S. 5th Fleet and the Egyptian Naval Force (ENF) are working together during exercise Eagle Salute 19, a surface exercise designed to enhance interoperability and war-fighting readiness, fortify military-to-military relationships and advance operational capabilities of all participating units. Eagle Salute 19 also incorporates Eagle Response 19, an explosive ordnance exercise, to provide...
REGIONAL COOPERATION 2019 (RC 19) is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, held in conjunction with regional partners from Central and South Asia. Tajikistan will lead this year's exercise, which will take place 5 -16 August in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nearly 200 personnel from the U.S., Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and observers from Pakistan will...
Air Mobility Command's premier, large-scale mobility exercise, Mobility Guardian 2019, is scheduled to take place at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, from Sept. 8 - 28. Mobility Guardian provides a realistic training environment for more than 2,500 Airmen, joint and international partners to hone their skills and keep a competitive edge in current and future conflicts. “Mobility Airmen...
The 2019 World Scout Jamboree, sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada, and Asociación de Scouts de Mexico, is located in Fayette County, West Virginia at the Summit Bechtel Reserve from 22 July – 2 August 2019. The World Scout Jamboree is the largest camping event organized by the Scout Movement, gathering as many as 50,000 Scouts and leaders every four years from the 165...
The Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference brings together senior enlisted leaders from African partner nations and the U.S. to discuss shared challenges and opportunities. The ASELC provides an opportunity for senior enlisted leaders from African nations to learn about each other's military education systems and other resources, and discuss opportunities for collaboration and partnership.
Sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, Africa Endeavor is an annual senior leader symposium and communications symposium designed to help develop multinational communications practices for peacekeeping, disaster response and counter violent extremist organization (VEO) operations mandated by the African Union and the United Nations. Africa Endeavor 2019 seminar co-hosted by the Ghanaian Armed...
