Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, located in Washington D.C. at Fort Lesley J. McNair, is charged with the planning and execution of ceremonial support for the state funeral of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. As a joint organization, the task force is comprised of nearly 4,000 military and civilian personnel from all branches of the United States Armed...
The National Park Service and the United States Navy will co-host the 77th
commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are scheduled events that
will take place the week prior to the ceremony. The National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration Ceremony will take place Dec. 7, 2018, on the main lawn of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, looking directly out to
the USS Arizona...
Marne Week is a fantastic display of our “Dogface” Soldiers displaying their readiness and fitness in some good old-fashioned competition. Individuals and teams go head-to-head with each other in more than 25 events ranging from combatives and tug-of-war to functional fitness and ultimate frisbee, and even family friendly events, such as spouse kickball. Though all of the competitions are...
The 2nd Annual Substance Use Disorder Symposium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, presented by the National Capital Region Medical Directorate is a part of our ongoing educational initiative, hosted by the National Capital Region Pain Initiative. This symposium is dedicated to addressing the abuse of both prescription, nonprescription opioids and other substances, which has...
U.S. military and civilian personnel will participate in this year’s Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) Nov. 14-16 and the preceding Manama Air Power Symposium Nov. 13. Since the inception of the BIAS in 2010, U.S. military support and participation continues to build upon and enhance our enduring relationships in the region. Our participation in this event is just one way our U.S. forces...
The 2018 Pacific Regional Trials is held Nov. 6-16, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. About 150 wounded, ill and injured active-duty Soldiers and veterans from across the country will go head-to-head in 12 adaptive sporting events for a chance to compete at the 2019 U.S. Army Trials, and from there an opportunity to represent Team Army at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games.
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Over 300 Soldiers from across the Army participate for the chance to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge at Fort Bragg, N.C., starting Nov. 3, 2018. The coveted badge's testing is being hosted by units from the XVIII Airborne Corps.
The 6th annual NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting took place Oct. 22 – 25, 2018, at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel in Oxon Hill, MD.
Delivering Readiness and Resiliency in an Unpredictable World was the theme for the 2018 conference. The co-sponsored conference is intended as a platform to view and discuss the challenges that face the defense logistics enterprise in the current security...
