“The U.S. Air Force regularly deploys fifth-generation fighters, including the F-35A Lightning II, to the European theater to conduct training with partners and allies, deter adversaries, and demonstrate U.S. commitment to regional security. In late May 2019, the USAF deployed one squadron of F-35s to Europe as part of a Theater Security Package. The aircraft, Airmen and associated equipment...
Oklahoma National Guard response to flooding Spring 2019. For More Information Please Contact: Col. (ret.) Charles Seitz, Oklahoma Military Department, Office of Public Affairs, 3501 Military Circle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111-4305; (405) 228-5212 or (405) 250-8840 cell. https://ok.ng.mil
The 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Forge is a brigade-level-exercise evaluation that takes place across the Island of Oahu each year. Lightning Forge typically serves as a preparation for a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
The Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium is a professional development forum sponsored by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Institute of Land Warfare with U.S. Army, Department of State and joint and regional partners discussing and showcasing the critical role of Pacific land forces. The event brings together land forces leaders, defense industry, academia, and foreign...
U.S. Border Patrol agents working in El Paso apprehend 1,036 illegal aliens. Agents took custody of the group members as they were attempting to illegally enter the U.S. in El Paso, Texas. May 29, 2019.
The U.S. Air Force will lead exercise Astral Knight 19, scheduled to take place in the beginning on June, primarily taking place at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and other locations in Croatia, Germany, and Slovenia. Astral Knight 2019 is a joint and multinational exercise that will involve airmen, soldiers and sailors from the United States and airmen from Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. The exercise...
African Partnership Flight Rwanda took place in Kigali, Rwanda, 4-8 March 2019. This multilateral mil-to-mil engagement and security assistance event was intended to strengthen U.S. strategic partnerships with key countries in Africa, share ideas on aviation related topics, and enhance regional cooperation and interoperability. This APF focused on Flight, Ground and Weapons Safety.
New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. New Horizons Training Exercise 2019 will take place in Guyana. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support...
