Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
America’s Marine Corps is accountable to those we serve. For this reason, senior leaders occasionally testify before the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. These Capitol Hill testimonies will be posted here for the record.
New Horizons is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored joint humanitarian assistance exercise designed to provide humanitarian, dental and medical services to communities in need while demonstrating U.S. support for the Dominican Republic.
More than 5,000 service members from 9 NATO nations - Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States - will take part in exercise Swift Response 16. The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of the U.S. Army's Global Response Force alongside high-readiness Allied forces.
National Guardsmen were activated to assist local and state authorities in the aftermath of record floods affecting Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas in 2016.
U.S. Army Paratroopers from the JFK Special Warfare Center (SWCS) participate in an airborne operation at the St. Mere Eglise Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 7, 2016. Paratroopers and Green Berets conducted a proficiency jump from a UH-60 Blackhawk to maintain their currency.
Representatives from more than 30 nations spanning six continents are preparing for their participation in the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX), a defensive mine countermeasures exercise to be held in the international waterways of the Middle East, April 4-26, 2016. IMCMEX serves to reinforce relationships with international partners, improve capability within the area of...
Alaska Shield 16 is a State of Alaska-led training exercise focusing on antiterrorism, cyber defense, and defense support of civil authorities. Numerous state, municipal/city, and federal organizations have partnered to validate plans, systems, and processes to exercise/demonstrate mutual support in the event of any of these scenarios.
