The Air Force Birthday is a celebration of the proud history and heritage of American Airmen, the service's longstanding culture of innovation, and the unique global aspects of Airpower and the Air Force's enduring contribution to national security. The 2016 Birthday theme is "American Airmen Bringing AIRPOWER to the Joint Fight", focusing on Airmen leading and supporting joint operations...
2JA 2016 Mine Countermeasures Exercise (2JA-16 MCMEX) is an annual bilateral
mine countermeasures exercise held between the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime
Self Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiencies
in mine countermeasure operations.
The U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) conducts deliberate water airborne operations on Jordan Lake in Chatham County, N.C., July 13, 2016. ABNSOTD plans and executes the testing of airborne and airdrop equipment that ensure the safety and effectiveness of operational paratroopers, and ensure that the equipment is effective in all situations including water...
The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (JFKSWCS) conducts airborne operations at Saint Mere Eglise Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 11, 2016. JFKSWCS trains and educates U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations and Special Forces Soldiers on a wide range of special Operations capabilities to include airborne operations.
The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera (COMCAM) Competition is designed to challenge joint service combat camera personnel, and is named for Clayton, who died in Afghanistan July 2, 2013. The 2019 6th Annual Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera (COMCAM) Competition is scheduled to take place 5 - 10 May, 2019.
The U.S. Marine Corps University is the Marine Corps' Professional Military Education (PME) proponent. Through its resident and non-resident programs, the Marine Corps University develops the professional competence of its Marines, other service, international, and civilian students. Graduates are prepared to perform with increased effectiveness in service, joint, interagency,...
U.S. Marine Corps JROTC is at its essence a Leadership Education Program meant solely to develop character and citizenship. There is a body of defendable academic knowledge that clearly articulates the significant benefit to those that choose to participate. Our curriculum was the first to be nationally accredited under CITA/SACS and is directly linked to National Standards. Responding to...
U.S. Marine Corps Training Command is the Marine Corps Proponent for MOS individual-skill training whose responsibility is to analyze, design, develop, resources, implement, and evaluate standards-based individual training in order to provide combat-capable Marines and Sailors to the operating forces.
