Aegis Ashore, a critical part of the European Phased Approach (EPAA), is a land-based capability of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BDM) System constructed to defend against missile threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area.
The FEMA Region IX Homeland Response Force (HRF) will conduct a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at MTC Camp Roberts, CA in order to be evaluated by JITEC and recommended for validation by the TAG. The training mission will be accomplished by organizations within the 49th MP BDE and the California Air National Guard.
Cyber Shield is a defensively focused cyber exercise that is designed to develop, train, and exercise National Guard cyber-capable forces, Cyber Network Defense Teams (CND-T), threat analysis teams, reporting mechanisms, and leaders. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a collective training event for the evaluation of CND-Ts and to set the conditions for team validation.
Fifty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and two LC-130 ski-equipped aircraft are in the High Arctic supporting the Canadian Forces annual Operation Nunalivut exercise in Canada's Nunavut Territory.
Aviators from the U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force at Fort Wainwright will assist the National Park Service by transporting equipment and supplies to set up base camps for the 2016 Denali climbing season. CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Company B, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment will sling-load the supplies from Talkeetna to the mountain on Sunday, April 24, depending on weather....
Emerald Warrior 16 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting.
Fuerzas Comando 2016 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, special operations skills competition and combating terrorism fellowship program under the responsibility of Commander, Special Operations Command South. FC16 will be held in Ancon, Peru and fellowship program in Lima, Peru from 2-12 May 2016.
Slogan for this year is: "Nuestra Fortaleza: El...
Vibrant Response is a U.S. Northern Command-sponsored field training exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive consequence management forces designed to improve their ability to respond to catastrophic incidents.
