A regionally aligned annual JCS/TSC Partner Nation (PN) bilateral exercise between elements of the United States Army Central (USARCENT) command and Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) - Royal Omani Army. This exercise focuses on sustaining responsive relations and developed interoperability while promoting PN objectives.
Exercise Patriot Palm is a joint-service emergency and natural disaster response exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state and local agencies and the military by providing quick response training.
AMAN 19 is a biennial Pakistan-led multinational naval exercise. This exercise will enhance cooperation, mutual maritime capabilities and interoperability between multiple military forces in order to develop mutual abilities to address threats to freedom of navigation and the free flow of international commerce. Participation in engagements such as AMAN 19 underscores U.S. commitment to work...
Exercise Citadel Shield - Solid Curtain 2019 is a two-part, linked anti-terrorism force protection exercise conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command on all Navy installations in the continental U.S. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy Security Forces and ensure seamless interoperability among the commands, other...
Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) is a coalition of partner nations united in their resolve against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The name INHERENT RESOLVE is intended to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat...
Patrick M. Shanahan became the Acting Secretary of Defense on January 1, 2019. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense, appointed on July 19, 2017. The Washington state native holds two advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and spent more than 30 years at Boeing, where he led programs for commercial planes, missile defense systems...
The first KC-46A Pegasus was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on January 25, 2019. The Air Force and Air Mobility Command introduced the new aerial refueling tanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, in a ceremony hosted by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
US Army Corps of Engineers held Industry Day at the Westin Hotel in Waltham to partner with local small business contractors.
