U.S.Lt. Col. George Mattar, a Citadel alumni and former Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) commander, was killed on Jan. 13, 1982 when his flight, Florida Airlines No. 90, crashed into the waters of the Potomac River. Aboard this flight were 74 passengers, of which only six survived. Also killed were Maj. Ralph Herman, JCSE's Chief of Operations, and Sergeant Major James Dixon. In...
When directed, I MEF deploys and is employed as a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) in support of Combatant Commander (COCOM) requirements for contingency response or Major Theater War; with appropriate augmentation, serves as the core element of a Joint Task Force (JTF); prepares and deploys combat ready MAGTF’s to support COCOM presence and crisis response; and supports service and...
U.S. Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, conducted a simulated airfield seizure operation.
U.S.-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX) is a NAVCENT-led, bi-lateral exercise with the Royal Navy conducted quarterly to increase mutual ability to support and execute coalition mine warfare operations and to enhance military-to-military relationship.
The National Park Service and the United States Navy will co-host the 74th commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are scheduled events that will take place the week prior to the ceremony. The National Remembrance Day will take place Dec. 7, 2015, on the main lawn of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, looking directly out to the USS Arizona Memorial, at the World War II Valor in the...
The Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop - a Fort Bragg airborne operation
tradition and collective training exercise - is set to begin in early
December. Operation Toy Drop combines U.S. Army Reserve personnel, Army
paratroopers, dozens of volunteers and partner nation military personnel,
more than a dozen Air Force aircraft and toys.all for what has become the
world's largest...
Razor Talon is the premiere training initiative that provides a low-cost large force exercise (LFE) training opportunity for joint East Coast tactical and support aviation units it offers limitless Joint integration opportunities for Marines/AF/Navy/Army/Coast Guard.
Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine is the name given to the mission of training the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted at Grafenwoehr, Germany since 2022. Previously the training was conducted at the Combat Training Center-Yavoriv, at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Ukraine since 2015. This U.S.-led training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is overseen by U.S....
