Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point hosts the 2016 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show "Celebrating 75 Years" at the air station April 29, 30 and May 1. The air show includes 40 static displays, 17 aerial performers, as well as a concert and offered fun for all ages with a fun zone for kids, good food, exhibits and more. The air show celebrates the 75th anniversary of Cherry Point and 2nd Marine...
The two-phase training event focuses on refining peacekeeping and peace support operations tasks, while improving interoperability and military cooperation with key partner nations. Participants include U.S., UK and Kazakhstani soldiers. Steppe Eagle provides multilateral forces with the opportunity to promote cooperation among participating forces, practice crisis management, and enhance...
The Army continues to use the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) process to integrate, validate and refine enhanced network capabilities to meet the operational needs of Soldiers in the field. NIE 16.2, is the eleventh in a series of Soldier-led evaluations to be conducted at Fort Bliss from May 2-14, 2016. NIE 16.2 will focus on key areas, which include evaluating network operations tools...
Exercise Anakonda Response 2016 (AR16) is a joint, multinational evaluation exercise taking place at Papa Air Base, Hungary from 23 APR - 8 MAY 2016 that involves U.S. Army Reserve forces. This exercise involves participants from the Hungarian MOD, the U.S. military, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute and local Hungarian officials. Anakonda Response...
Fleet Week New York, now in its 28th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The week-long celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984.
Centennial Rogue 2016 is a collective training exercise that is set in the greater-Denver area and resembles enemy techniques, tactics, and procedures that foreign terrorist organizations have used in recent history. This exercise will resemble a scenario similar to the Paris attacks of 2015. Centennial Rogue will involve contingency support teams, homeland response forces, fatality search and...
Aegis Ashore, a critical part of the European Phased Approach (EPAA), is a land-based capability of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BDM) System constructed to defend against missile threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area.
The 39th Annual Airborne Awards Festival is scheduled for April 13-16, 2016. This festival serves active duty and retired airborne military members from all services, extending the brotherhood of the airborne ethos.
