Throughout the 2022 calendar year, the U.S. Navy will celebrate 100 years of aircraft carriers by taking every opportunity to communicate the strategic importance of aircraft carriers and naval aviation into the future while honoring their history. On March 20, 1922, the former USS Jupiter (Collier #3) recommissioned as the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV 1), following a...
U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa will be hosting Astral Knight 2022, alongside allies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. As U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense capstone exercise, the event aims to increase interoperability between regional allies to build upon integrated defense and collective security capabilities throughout the Baltic region.
On January 26, 2023, Marine Corps Installations Command will hold a ceremony to reactivate Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz at Asan Beach. The base is named in honor of Brigadier General Vicente Tomas "Ben" Garrido Blaz, the first CHamorro Marine to attain the rank of general officer. MCB Camp Blaz was administratively activated on October 1, 2020 and is the first newly constructed Marine...
The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) water quality recovery is a joint U.S. military initiative working closely with State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, U.S. government and independent organizations to restore a safe water delivery system to JBPHH military housing communities through testing, treatment, and repair. For detailed information, including...
The North and West Africa Crisis Response Force (NARF) is composed of joint elements across Europe and is tasked to protect U.S. personnel, property and interests in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility in case of crisis. The NARF is responsible for conducting crisis and contingency operations for AFRICOM throughout North and West Africa.
The NARF is under the command...
The African Air Chief Symposium is an annual conference that brings African air chiefs and USAFE-AFAFRICA leaders together to discuss continental defense issues and increased cooperation.
Trojan Footprint 22 is the annual, premier special operations forces exercise in Europe. While the exercise is focused on improving the ability of SOF to counter a myriad of threats, it also increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners. Most importantly, Trojan Footprint 22 fortifies military readiness, cultivates...
