Marne Week is a fantastic display of our “Dogface” Soldiers displaying their readiness and fitness in some good old-fashioned competition. Individuals and teams go head-to-head with each other in more than 25 events ranging from combatives and tug-of-war to functional fitness and ultimate frisbee, and even family friendly events, such as spouse kickball. Though all of the competitions are...
This event is dedicated to celebrating diversity of the past, present and future aviators while honoring those first female CSOs of class 78-01
The Educator Workshop Program was created to provide educators with firsthand knowledge of Marine Corps recruit training, as well as the job skills, opportunities, and educational benefits available to Marines. The program is designed to impress upon educators the continuing need to recruit highly qualified and motivated young men and women. Educators visit Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...
The 2016 Ranger Training Battalion Open House will showcase the capabilities of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion and the Florida Ranger Camp. Open House will start with a "Race the Ranger" 5K. Events during the Open House will consist of a static line and free-fall parachute demonstration, rangers in action demonstration, a hand to hand combative show, and a reptile show by the U.S. Army's...
June 6, 1944: 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany. At the invitation of the French government, Task Force Normandy, led by the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), has organized more than 650 U.S. military personnel to support approximately 30 ceremonies in the Normandy region of France from 4-8 June 2014,...
June 6, 2015 marks the 71st anniversary of D-Day, one of world history’s watershed moments. Mayors and civic leaders of the French Normandy region, through the U.S. Embassy in Paris, have requested U.S. participation in ceremonies to commemorate the D-Day landings and subsequent liberation of surrounding communities.
On April 18, 1942, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan. These men, led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
The surviving Doolittle Tokyo Raiders reunite for their 71st anniversary and hold their final public reunion.
“Frontiers of Blue…This is 72!” The 2019 Air Force Birthday theme focuses ion celebrating our heritage over 72 years, our present-day warfighting strength, and our promise to deliver the competitive edge through innovation. The 72nd Air Force Birthday page is a one stop shop for related media products from around the globe.
