Headquarters Department of the Army is celebrating the Army's 243rd birthday during the week of 10-16 June 2018 with numerous ceremonies and events. Highlighted celebrations are Army Day with the Nationals on 10 June; Twilight Tattoo hosted by the Sergeant Major of the Army on 13 June; a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on 14 June; the Pentagon Army Birthday Celebration...
MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pendleton executes their annual Heritage Ride 2018 on May 5, 2018. The ride commemorates the establishment of MCB Camp Pendleton and enhances morale and esprit de corps of active duty, civilian personnel, invited quests, ranch and riding enthusiast partners, and other participants.
Camp Pendleton firefighters along with firefighters from CAL FIRE and surrounding fire authorities conduct training every year in preparation for the up coming fire season. Training includes controlled burns, heavy equipment operations, and air drops. Neighboring fire departments use Camp Pendleton’s fire operations as a resource to train and improve firefighting tactics they wouldn’t...
Camp Pendleton firefighters along with firefighters from CAL FIRE and Orange County Fire Authority began cutting firebreaks for the installation on Camp Pendleton, April 30, 2018. The 38 miles of firebreaks being created over the next two weeks are a start to the creation of the total 164 miles of firebreaks on base used to keep fires from leaving the installation and damaging property on and...
Swift Response 24 involves approximately 3,650 U.S. and 9,500 multinational participants and is scheduled to begin around May 5, 2024, with Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs), or airborne operations. In addition to the airborne operations, multinational forces will conduct air assaults, live-fires and multinational training. This year Swift Response is linked to the national exercises Quadriga...
Since 1973, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an elevating experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show also encompasses various U.S. and Japanese static aircraft displays, aerial performances and demonstrations, food and entertainment.
United Accord 2018 is a Ghana Armed Forces & U.S. Army Africa hosted exercise consisting of four combined, joint components: a Command Post Exercise (CPX), field training exercise (FTX), Jungle Warfare School (JWS) and medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE). West-African partner militaries, NATO Allies and U.S. Army Africa will execute each component in Accra, Ghana and surrounding...
Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) 2018 is the Army Chief of Staff's capstone event that provides the Army a venue to achieve "Triple Payoff" objectives: Training Readiness, Future Force Development, and Interoperability with NATO allies in a resource constrained environment.
