Fuerzas Comando 2017 is Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved, and U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)-sponsored, special operations skills competition and combating terrorism fellowship program under the responsibility of Commander, Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH).
History: Fuerzas Comando is a competition held annually since 2004. The competition first held in El Salvador...
Get ready for take off at the South Carolina National Guard Air/Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base on May 6-7, 2017. The SC Guard Expo is an opportunity for the men and women of the South Carolina National Guard to say thank you to their fellow citizens for all the support they have received during multiple deployments overseas and during flooding and hurricane related...
Raven’s Challenge (RC) is an annual, interagency, counter IED exercise that incorporates scenarios focused on interoperability capabilities between public safety bomb squads (PSBSs) and military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units in operational domestic type IED environments. The exercise also provides international participation with partner nations an opportunity to observe techniques...
United Accord 17 is a U.S. Army Africa and African Partner nation CPX and FTX designed to increase the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. (MINUSMA) capacity to plan, deploy, sustain and redeploy a MINUSMA-lead and U.S.-sponsored combined joint task force in support of UN and African Union-mandated peacekeeping operations
The African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) is a weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans regional challenges and threats. ALFS 2017 is hosted by U.S. Army Africa and the Malawian Defense Force.
Exercise TROPIC THUNDER 2017 (XTT17) is a two part full spectrum readiness exercise hosted by the 15th Wing to test the individual, organizational, and expeditionary readiness of the Airmen stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
ARCTIC CARE 2017 is a civil-military collaboration intended to build on mutually beneficial partnerships between U.S. communities and the Department of Defense. It provides training opportunities for U.S. military (Active, Guard, Reserve) and Canadian Health service members to prepare for worldwide deployment while supporting the needs of underserved communities on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Eight United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and approximately 210 personnel from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, will participate in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme17-2 at Albacete Air Base, Spain, from April 24 to May 19, 2017. The 419 FW's 466th and 388 FW's 421st Fighter Squadrons will participate in flying training with other NATO Allied air...
