The U.S. Army has approved the awarding of the Purple Heart or the Defense of Freedom, a civilian counterpart medal, to the soldiers and civilians wounded in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and more than two dozen wounded in 2009.
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...
2015 Army Birthday Ball b-roll video in support of the 240th Army Birthday.
Arctic Eagle is a joint service and international exercise, based on the
U.S. and Denmark National Strategies for the Arctic, addressing the defense
of critical infrastructure within the Arctic Circle.
Central Accord is an annual-joint-peacekeeping exercise focused on command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation; improving multi-echelon operations; developing multinational logistical and communications capabilities in an austere, forward environment; and improving regional ability to command, control, and support forward deployed forces. CA15 will exercise a scenario in...
Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.
Emerald Warrior provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare Special Operations Forces, Conventional Force enablers, Partner Nations and Interagency elements to integrate with and execute full spectrum Special Operations in a complex and uncertain Irregular Warfare security environment using all aspects of live, virtual,...
Nearly 1,000 gang members and associates from 239 different gangs were arrested in 282 cities across the U.S. during Project Wildfire, a six-week operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The operation targeted transnational criminal gangs and others associated with transnational criminal activity.
