U.S. Reserve components compete in the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Military Competition, an annual reserve military competition consisting of NATO member states and other participating nations with 34 countries in total,representing 1.3 million reservists. The MILCOMP, which has been held since 1957, is a military pentathlon testing service members in pistol and rifle...
The 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23), NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, will take place June 4-16. NATO Allies and Partners will exercise a myriad of capabilities that demonstrate the inherent flexibility of maritime forces, including amphibious, gunnery, anti-submarine, and air defense operations, as well as mine clearance operations,...
Navy Day at Nationals Park is an event that honors the U.S. Navy.
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington D.C. He serves as the Chief’s principal military advisor on all enlisted matters affecting training, utilization, health of the force, and enlisted professional development. As the highest enlisted level of leadership, he provides direction for the enlisted...
Tri-Service graduating emergency and family medicine residents and medical personnel from Army, Navy and Air Force medical teams including Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves will join for the Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise hosted by Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. The purpose of the exercise is to train emergency medicine medical personnel in realistic combat casualty care in...
William Tell showcases the Air Superiority capabilities of the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, and F-15 Eagle. In 2025, competition planners will round out the competition teams with the integration of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, often referred to as the Viper, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in service to the U.S. Air Force.
African Lion 23 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. The African Lion exercise is one of many annual exercises and exchanges that the Utah National Guard will support this year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its State Partnership Program with Morocco. Primarily supporting June 4-18, the UTNG is sending...
Cyber Shield is the longest running and largest Department of Defense unclassified cyber defense exercise. Individuals from the Army and Air National Guard have been participating in the Cyber Shield exercise since its’ inception in 2013.
The Cyber Shield mission is to develop, train, and exercise cyber forces in the areas of computer network internal defense measures and cyber incident...
