DEFENDER 24 is scheduled to occur March 31 – May 31. It will involve more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations. The exercise is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender 24 exercise, and is comprised of three sub-exercises: Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is focused on the strategic deployment of...
Infantry Week consists of the International Sniper Competition, the Lacerda Cup All-Army Combatives Championship, the Best Mortar Competition, and the David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition. Competitors from across the Army, Department of Defense, and international partners compete in four major competitions during Infantry Week at Fort Moore, Ga. Infantry Week brings together the...
The Maryland National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition is a multi-day marathon of mental and physical trials, pushing elite service members to their limits. This year’s competition is open to Maryland Army National Guard junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers with events conducted throughout the state of Maryland.
February 2024, the Department of the Air Force’s senior civilian and military leaders unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in those domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
U.S Army Special Operations Command Capability Exercise (USASOCCAPEX) is a week-long demonstration of Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) capabilities and equipment. This exercise will demonstrate the unique capabilities that USASOC units have across the conflict continuum. USASOC is the only Irregular Warfare Headquarters in the Department of Defense and represents unique capabilities...
The 711 HPW is an integrated organization that provides for available, ready, and highly performing Airmen and Guardians through research, consultation, and education. Through world-class programs, the 711 HPW is always working to discover and develop new ways to help Airmen and Guardians in the future. It’s delivery, though, where the Wing is most relevant to the warfighter today. At the...
Exercise CENTAM Guardian 24 will be held April 1-12 and June 3-14 in various locations throughout Central America. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the City of West Sacramento celebrate Earth Day 2024 with a tour of the West Sacramento Levee Improvement Project.
