The North and West Africa Crisis Response Force (NARF) is composed of joint elements across Europe and is tasked to protect U.S. personnel, property and interests in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility in case of crisis. The NARF is responsible for conducting crisis and contingency operations for AFRICOM throughout North and West Africa.
The NARF is under the command...
Trojan Footprint 22 is the annual, premier special operations forces exercise in Europe. While the exercise is focused on improving the ability of SOF to counter a myriad of threats, it also increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners. Most importantly, Trojan Footprint 22 fortifies military readiness, cultivates...
Operation IRON DAGGER supports the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment (DFE) concept through agile combat employment (ACE), which supports the National Defense Strategy effort to conduct training with joint partners while maintaining global peace and security.
Northern Strike 22-1/”Winter Strike” is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from several U.S. states and coalition nations from January 21-30, 2022 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. Winter Strike is help annually in northern Michigan...
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise, which takes place in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime...
In commemoration of the 80th year since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Self-Defense Force that strengthens the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Resolute Dragon focuses on enhancing bilateral command and control, multi-domain maneuver, and fires and effects in a geographically distributed environment. Bilateral exercises like Resolute Dragon demonstrate the...
Elements of the 7th Infantry Division will conduct training with elements from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at Yakima Training Center, Wash., from December 1 – 17, 2021 as part of Exercise Rising Thunder ‘21, an annual, bilateral combined exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF designed to increase interoperability and build combat capability between the two allies.