California National Guard activates for domestic support missions to aid local and state agencies battling wildfires across the state during 2021.
The Saber Strike series of exercises have been conducted on a regular basis since 2010 and have been very successful in both enhancing interoperability between allies and regional partners and improving joint operational capability across a variety of mission sets. As in past iterations, ground and air forces will work together to strengthen the development of our joint leaders and teams...
Immediate Response 24 begins with the arrival of CONUS-based forces at ports in Narvik, Norway and Kalundborg, Denmark and involves approximately 10,400 U.S. and 12,750 multinational Allied and partner participants. Immediate Response 24 includes Army prepositioned stock (APS) draws, live-fire exercises, wet gap crossings, and multinational training. It is linked to the national exercises...
Swift Response 24 involves approximately 3,650 U.S. and 9,500 multinational participants and is scheduled to begin around May 5, 2024, with Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs), or airborne operations. In addition to the airborne operations, multinational forces will conduct air assaults, live-fires and multinational training. This year Swift Response is linked to the national exercises Quadriga...
Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.
Ready Tiger 24-1 is a command and control exercise designed to test and hone Lead Wing and XAB concepts from. The purpose is to highlight the A-Staff, the Airmen at contingency locations, and the 23rd Wing's ability to generate airpower while combating degraded communications.
Palmetto Fury is a joint-service, multi-domain exercise led by the South Carolina National Guard. This year’s exercise is scheduled May 17-19.
To be named "Best Squad" in 2024, the top "Griffin" Soldiers from the 89th Military Police Brigade will compete for this coveted title. The 89th MP BDE's competition will take place at Fort Carson, Colorado, from April 1–5, 2024, and our winning squad will move on to compete in the III Armored Corps' “Best Squad” competition. (Updated images and videos of the competition will be published daily.)
