Preparedness is essential at all levels within the Department's workforce to support the U. S. Government's preparations for, and responses to, a wide range of security threats and hazards at home and abroad. A well-prepared and resilient workforce enhances the Department's ability to carry out its vital national security and warfighting missions.
James Mattis became the 26th defense secretary Jan. 20, 2017. During more than four decades in uniform, he commanded Marines at all levels, including in combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his retirement from the U.S.Marine Corps in 2013, Secretary Mattis served as the Davies Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, specializing in the...
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From August 3-5, 2021, the Dense Urban Terrain exercise includes over 170 Soldiers from 12 Army National Guard and two Army Reserve units with military police, engineering, medical, logistics and HAZMAT-response capabilities. The Michigan National Guard's 46th Military Police Command provides command and control to DoD service members who partner with civilian authorities such as the New York...
On Tuesday, August 30, 2017 Delaware Air National Guard aircrews flew to Texas for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The 166th Airlift Wing aircrews have been transporting supplies to include water and non-perishables to Hurricane Harvey victims and volunteers.
Multi-service product page for the Innovative Readiness Training exercise Delta Wellness.
The Michigan Army National Guard’s 46th Military Police Command is beginning a series of increasingly-complex planning and execution exercises to coordinate and rehearse emergency response actions in the event of a chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological attack in a dense urban environment. Detroit, as the nearest concentration of urban terrain, provides the command and local response...
