Fleet Week New Orleans is a week long celebration that provides an opportunity for the citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The sea services will conduct community relations projects, band concerts, speaking engagements and moral welfare and recreation...
The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier Show, presented by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, is a high-energy 90-minute live musical production that showcases the talents of Soldiers who were selected by audition from throughout the Active-Duty, Reserve and National Guard Army. The motto, mission and philosophy of the show – “Entertainment for the Soldier, by the Soldier” – were...
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.
Tempest Express is a France-hosted and U.S.-cosponsored multinational workshop designed to prepare French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC) and Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) partner-nation defense personnel for multinational missions to include; Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations, Peace Enforcement Operations (PEO), Pandemic Response Operations,...
The 84th Training Command, 11th Aviation Command and Army Reserve Career Division Combined Command Best Warrior Competition will be held March 30 through April 3 at Fort Knox, Ky. About 20 competitors will vie for NCO of the Year and Soldier of the Year Honors.
The U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition is premier
showcase for Army Reserve Soldiers to demonstrate their technical and
tactical skills to determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior
enlisted Soldier from the 205,000 men and women serving as America’s
Warrior-Citizens. The top NCO and Soldier represent the Army Reserve at the
Department of the Army Best Warrior...
Commander USPACOM is supporting the U.S. Army and Air Force display teams to participate in Lima (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace) Expo 15. This year’s LIMA exhibition marks the biggest defense expo in the event’s history, with more than 510 aerospace and maritime companies from 36 countries participating. A total of 113 aircraft and 65 maritime vessels will be on display...
The United States Marine Corps and the government of Japan will conduct a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima March 21.
The event will take place on Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, and will include U.S. and Japanese veterans and their families, dignitaries and leaders from both nations, distinguished guests and Marines and sailors from III Marine...
