"So as we look at the majestic ARIZONA Memorial, we remember that this is the final resting place of more than 1,100 Sailors and Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice. They are the guardian angels of our nation, and here, they will never be forgotten. Today and for every tomorrow, we owe a debt to the men and women who gave their full measure of devotion on
December 7th and throughout World...
National Guard Soldiers supported state and local firefighting efforts against multiple wildfires in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky.
The Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop - a Fort Bragg tradition and collective training exercise - is set to begin in early December. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, dozens of volunteers, foreign jumpmasters, and toys for what is the world's largest annual joint and combined airborne operation.
As of 23 November 2016, five nations are confirmed to send...
Emerald Warrior 17 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting.
Scorpion Lens is an annual exercise designed to validate the ability of Air Force combat camera Airmen to survive, operate and provide directed imagery in an austere and/or contaminated environment.
U.S. Army Soldiers participate in various training exercises at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA. The National Training Center conducts tough, realistic, Unified Land Operations with our United Action Partners to prepare Brigade Combat Teams and other units for combat while taking care of Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members.
At the request of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), approximately 300 Marines will deploy to Helmand Province Afghanistan in Spring 2017 in support of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Task Force South West, made up of Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force and led by Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Jr., will train and advise key leaders within the Afghan...
The Iowa National Guard, local emergency response teams assisted with flood relief efforts after eastern Iowa was struck by heavy storms and flooding in September 2016.
