All American Week is the Division's premiere event to maintain close ties with Division Veterans. The theme for this year's celebration is "Past, Present and Future," in recognition of the proud legacy established by the 82nd Airborne Division Veterans; a legacy that current Paratroopers will continue to build for future generations. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Operation Power...
USS CONSTITUTION, the World’s Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat and America’s Ship of State, promotes the United States Navy and America's naval heritage through educational outreach, public access and historic demonstrations both in port and underway in Boston Harbor.
Fleet Week New York, now in its 27th year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since...
The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition is the culminating event to determine who will be named the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier in the Army Guard. Those two Soldiers will then go on to compete at the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition this fall. The 14 competitors in the Army Guard Best Warrior Competition represent the best of more than...
The U.S. 7th Fleet is conducting operations in accordance with international law in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
The Visual Information Production Awards (VIAP) program recognizes the best Department of Defense VI productions achieving the official communication requirements of a Military Component or subordinate organization. It operates under the aegis of the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and is administered by the Defense Information School as part of a...
A multi-agency unified command is responding to an oil spill near Refugio State Beach, in Santa Barbara County, California that occurred on May 19. The response includes hundreds of federal, state and local first responders, contractors and community volunteers.
Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers lost their lives in the Himalayan Mountains during a helicopter mishap while helping the people of Nepal on May 12 during Operation Sahayogi Haat, "Helping Hand." Four of the Marines are members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and two are members of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Combat Camera. All six were deployed on a mission to bring...
