On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018.
The U.S. Army continues to plan Project Convergence: a campaign of learning designed to aggressively advance and integrate the Army's contribution to the developing concept of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control. It ensures that the Army, as part of the Joint Force, can rapidly and continuously integrate or "converge" effects across all domains -- air, land, sea, space, and...
Northern Strike 20 is the National Guard's premier Joint Fires readiness event of the year. Hosted annually at facilities of the Michigan National Guard, Northern Strike provides a premier venue for exercising joint live fire proficiency at the company/troop level and multi-component units from battalion to division level in Joint Fires integration.
A total of more than 900 personnel are...
Adm. Robert Burke relieved Adm. James G. Foggo III as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples during a change of command ceremony at Joint Forces Command Headquarters in Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020.
Sea Breeze is an annual, multinational maritime exercise, co-hosted by Ukraine and the United States to enhance interoperability and capabilities among participating forces. Sea Breeze, now in its 20th iteration, will focus on multiple warfare areas including air defense, anti-submarine warfare, damage control, and search and rescue.
The 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Forge is a brigade-level-exercise evaluation that takes place across the Island of Oahu each year. Lightning Forge typically serves as a preparation for a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman relinquishes command to Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton July 31, 2020. Osterman will retire after 30 years of honorable service.
U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect and defend U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. The USSF was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense.
