Elements of the 7th Infantry Division will conduct training with elements from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at Yakima Training Center, Wash., from December 1 – 17, 2021 as part of Exercise Rising Thunder ‘21, an annual, bilateral combined exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF designed to increase interoperability and build combat capability between the two allies.
The Regional Health Command-Atlantic held its 2021 Best Medic Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 15-19, 2021. Teams competed to represent the region at the U.S. Army Medical Command's 2022 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark, Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 24-28, 2022.
Non-citizen travelers who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POE) and ferry terminals starting on November 8, 2021. This shift eases long-standing restrictions on non-essential travel, consistent with public health guidance.
Airmen assigned to the 5th and 2nd Bomb Wings participate in Global Thunder 22, an annual U.S. Strategic Command exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen and aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, flew to Minot and integrated with 5th Bomb Wing personnel as an iteration of the exercise, implementing Airmen from various functional backgrounds holistically and...
Gulf Gunnery is a trilateral gunnery exercise held in Kuwait with Kuwait Land Force, Royal Saudi Land Forces, and the U.S. Army participating, planned and executed by Task Force Spartan.
This course provides COMCAM personnel with the knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively deliver communication and documentation capabilities in hostile or uncertain environments. The primary focus of the course is on understanding and demonstrating the ability to transition between photo/video documentation and combat-related actions as well as shaping the joint information environment...
Remote Island Disaster Exercise (RIDEX) is a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise organized and executed by the Japan Self-Defense Force. This year is the first iteration III MEF Forces were invited to participate. This collaboration demonstrates the future of our evolving capabilities as a bilateral team to support humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
Thunder Challenge 2021 is the first world-wide U.S. Air Force Staff Weather Officer (SWO) competition in history, hosted by the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing. The competition evaluates SWOs from across the globe through tests of meteorological forecasting application, agile combat employment, physical ability, and marksmanship proficiency, in order to identify the most exceptional weather...
