Exercise Obangame Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.
Flintlock 2018 is U.S. Africa Command's premier special operations forces exercise. The exercise strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership. Approximately 1,500 personnel from more than 25 African and western nations are set to participate in this...
Cope Tiger 18 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, joint multilateral field training exercise involving Thai, Singaporean and U.S. military forces. Its purpose is to reinforce our already strong relationships by improving combined readiness and interoperability among military partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Cope Tiger reinforces Theater Security Cooperation goals established by U.S. Pacific...
ARCTIC EAGLE is a homeland security and emergency response exercise operating throughout the state of Alaska, hosted by the Alaska National Guard. ARCTIC EAGLE provides training opportunities for national, state and local agencies to participate in sustained operations in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. Images and videos will be posted here throughout the...
Eager Lion 2018 is a major exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordan Armed Forces, which is one of the U.S. Government's strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region. This is the eighth iteration of...
The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) is a United States Army decoration
first created on June 18, 1965. This badge is the non-combat equivalent of
the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) and is awarded to medical personnel of the US
Military who successfully complete a set of qualification tests including
both written and performance portions.
Training exercise Bayonet Focus 18-02 began for Soldiers from across the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Hunter Liggett and Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018.
The 10-day exercise will certify one of the division’s subordinate brigades, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, on individual and collective tasks as the brigade prepares for an April National Training Center rotation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection prepares to replace a section of the existing border wall along the Southwest border between the United States and Mexico. This construction site is located near El Cento, CA.
