America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 is an emergency deployment readiness exercise where 7th Infantry Division's Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord flew to Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to participate in realistic training events hosted by U.S. Army Alaska's 1st Battalion,...
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and the National Science Foundation Director France Córdova signed a dual signature Letter of Intent on May 9, 2018. The initiative opens a new partnership toward greater collaboration on mutual scientific research and themes.
The B-17F Memphis Belle is a national aviation treasure and widely recognized symbol of American bravery and heroism during WWII. The Memphis Belle will be placed on permanent public display exactly 75 years after its crew finished their last mission in the war against Nazi Germany on May 17, 1943. See the opening ceremony live from the National Museum of the United States Air Force at 6:30...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) April 25 to thank command personnel for their steadfast support to his country’s security efforts. During the visit, Santos presented the Department of Defense’s geographic unified command with his country’s Orden de San Carlos (Order of San Carlos) Medal for SOUTHCOM’s unwavering support for Colombia’s...
May 3, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of one of America's great military leaders, Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews and 14 others. And the crash of the B-24 Liberator 'Hot Stuff', the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions. There will be a memorial dedication and event on 3 May to honor them and those lost during
WWII.
Exercise Semper Durus 2018 (SD-18) is a CG MCIWEST-MCB CAMPEN Regional CPX and FTX. MCIWEST-MCB CAMPEN will execute SD-18, 23-26 April 2018. Regional Installation Command Headquarters and assigned installations will exercise C2, the METL, and SOPs. It’ll be a terrorism scenario. Higher and adjacent commands have been invited to participate.
Rapid change is the new norm, and it's a major vulnerability to those unable to adapt, innovation is critical to answering the threats that may come with rapid change. Answers to our most complex security issues will be delivered by harnessing the power of innovators and entrepreneurs within the Air Force, across our country and throughout the world. To remain the world's preeminent air and...
