Buddy Wing exercises are part of a combined fighter exchange program designed to improve interoperability between USAF and ROKAF fighter squadrons. Buddy Wing is conducted multiple times throughout the year in order to promote cultural awareness and sharpen combined combat capabilities.
Spartan Kopis 15-01 – Spartan Kopis is a quarterly exercise designed to strengthen aviation, surface and mine countermeasure units’ abilities to deter maritime surface threats.
Federal officials teamed with the National Football League (NFL) Thursday to announce the results of a nationwide law enforcement effort aimed at combating counterfeit sports merchandise. Fake jerseys, ball caps, t-shirts, jackets and other souvenirs are among the counterfeit merchandise and clothing confiscated by teams of special agents and officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs...
JMTC Rotation 15-02B is a Georgian Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE), a combined training exercise in which U.S. and Georgian soldiers practice counterinsurgency, stability and transportation operations in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in support of NATO.
VIGILANT GUARD 15 (VG 15) is a Joint Regional Training exercise program sponsored by U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau. The program provides the National Guard an opportunity to improve cooperation and relationships with its regional civilian, military and federal partners in preparation for emergencies and catastrophic events.
Sentry Aloha is an annual multi-phased, joint, interagency exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard to provide the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force and DoD counterparts a joint venue, with supporting infrastructure and personnel that incorporates realistic, integrated operational training missions for air wings and subordinate units. For this exercise, F-22s and F-16s from Alaska, as...
Flintlock 15, U.S. Africa Command's premier special operations forces exercise, will be hosted by Chad with outstations in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tunisia Feb. 16 - March 9, 2015. The exercise strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership.
Soldiers from the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and downtrace units participate in WAREX 78-15-01 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Fort A.P. Hill, Va.