Fuerzas Comando 2015 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, special operations skills competition and combating terrorism fellowship program under the responsibility of Commander, Special Operations Command South FC15 will be held in Poptun and fellowship program in Antigua, Guatemala from 15-23 July 2015.
The Texas Army National Guard is assisting with relief efforts in many areas of Texas after heavy rainfalls have caused flooding in various regions.
Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers lost their lives in the Himalayan Mountains during a helicopter mishap while helping the people of Nepal on May 12 during Operation Sahayogi Haat, "Helping Hand." Four of the Marines are members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and two are members of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Combat Camera. All six were deployed on a mission to bring...
A multi-agency unified command is responding to an oil spill near Refugio State Beach, in Santa Barbara County, California that occurred on May 19. The response includes hundreds of federal, state and local first responders, contractors and community volunteers.
The Saber Strike series of exercises have been conducted on a regular basis since 2010 and have been very successful in both enhancing interoperability between allies and regional partners and improving joint operational capability across a variety of mission sets. As in past iterations, ground and air forces will work together to strengthen the development of our joint leaders and teams...
Southern Jackaroo 15 is a multi-service, trilateral exercise between United States, Australian and Japanese forces that seeks to increase interoperability at the tactical level. The training features platoon-size elements that will focus on combined fires and maneuver support operations.
The Visual Information Production Awards (VIAP) program recognizes the best Department of Defense VI productions achieving the official communication requirements of a Military Component or subordinate organization. It operates under the aegis of the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and is administered by the Defense Information School as part of a...
The U.S. 7th Fleet is conducting operations in accordance with international law in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
