The Utah Army National Guard’s 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 1457th Engineer Battalion and 489th Brigade Support Battalion will participate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service in a vertical and horizontal construction operation as part of an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) exercise in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This IRT involves rerouting and...
The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System program is a joint effort between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. Four C-130 wings support the MAFFS mission including three Air National Guard units: Nevada's 152nd Airlift Wing, California's 146th Airlift Wing, and Wyoming's 153rd Airlift Wing; and one U.S. Air Force Reserve unit, Colorado's 302nd Airlift Wing.
Cascadia Rising/Ardent Sentry 16 is an exercise that takes place in the Pacific Northwest and is designed to allow federal, state, tribal and local officials to practice their response to a catastrophic earthquake/tsunami disaster. The exercise scenario is based on a magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone catastrophic earthquake and resulting tsunami. The exercise gives civilian and military...
Crescent Reach is a joint U.S. Air Force and Army exercise designed to test Joint Base Charleston's ability to provide heavy lift, airborne operation and passenger transport capabilities under combat conditions to a simulated crisis abroad.
Since 1973, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has conducted a single day air show and open house specifically designed to foster positive relationships between the air station and our Japanese hosts. This annual event traditionally draws more than 200,000 visitors and participants. This year is the 40th Friendship Day and helps strengthen international relationships and goodwill between the...
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...
