The 325th Fighter Wing transitioned from the F-22 Formal Training Unit into an F-35A combat-ready fighter wing. The arrival of the first aircraft to the installation is a significan milestone for the 325th FW, especially while it is still under going a nearly $5 billion rebuild after Hurricane Michael, showcasing the adaptability and resiliency of the United States Air Force. These aircraft...
Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability, designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The two-week long exercise focuses on integration of the F-22 Raptor and F-35A...
African Lion 23 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. The African Lion exercise is one of many annual exercises and exchanges that the Utah National Guard will support this year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its State Partnership Program with Morocco. Primarily supporting June 4-18, the UTNG is sending...
U.S. European Command, in coordination with the Department of State, began providing assistance Jul. 28 to the government of Greece in their efforts to combat numerous wildfires causing devastation across the country.
The U.S. military will work in coordination with USAID, interagency partners, the government of Greece and our Allies and partners to aid the people of Greece. USEUCOM is...
After BMT, trainees take on the 7-week Special Warfare Candidate's Course. At SWCC, trainees learn how to keep their bodies and mind in peak shape through exercise, proper eating and more so that when they arrive at Assessment and Selection or the TACP Apprentice Course, they're ready for the challenge.
III Armored Corps deploys specified force elements into the designated JOA at Camp Carrol, ROK to support defense operation activities to validate the unit's ability to rapidly deploy and to redeploy to home station when directed by Command Authority.
The Commander of U.S. Space Command is the DoD’s manager for human space flight support (HSFS) operations for NASA’s crewed space flight missions. As the DoD’s HSFS manager, USSPACECOM is responsible for the terrestrial rescue and recovery of NASA-sponsored astronauts and spacecraft during NASA’s commercial crew program and Soyuz off-nominal events. USSPACECOM is also responsible for...
Commander USPACOM is supporting the U.S. Army and Air Force display teams to participate in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 19. This year’s LIMA exhibition marks the 15th iteration of U.S. participation and is scheduled to have aircraft and maritime vessels on display from March 26 to 30.
