The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide Geographic Combatant Commanders with forward-deployed, sea-based, expeditionary forces that can operate across the range of military operations. The three ships that compose the Makin Island ARG are the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the amphibious transport dock ship USS...
U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced presence will support ongoing whole-of-government and internationally supported operations to reduce the availability of illicit drugs and save lives in the United States and throughout the region. The intent is to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, degrade transnational criminal organizations, and increase interoperability with our partner nations and...
On April 18, 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces launched from the USS Hornet and carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe. This heroic attack, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy...
Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) is an active United States Air Force Air Expeditionary Base operating in Saudi Arabia and assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by rotating units based in the U.S. to Europe. There are four types of U.S. Army Atlantic Resolve rotations – armored, aviation, sustainment task force and division headquarters. Rotational units conduct bilateral, joint and multinational training events across more than a dozen...
USCGC Walnut (WLB 205) and USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) participate in Operation Aiga to conduct fisheries law enforcement and strengthen partnerships in Samoa and American Samoa throughout August 2019.
This feature page highlights U.S. Forces participation in activities in the Normandy region of France June 1-9, 2019 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the allied invasion. Download and share video, stills, and stories to honor the service and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation during WWII.
Documenting the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's fourth deployment and combat tour since the Global War on Terror began and continuing to live the motto of the unit, "Volunteers! Send Me!".
