In June 1948, in response to a Soviet blockade on West Berlin, Allied powers began transporting supplies through an airlifting campaign that lasted until September 1949. The U.S. involvement of this campaign was known as Operation Vittles, with a combined airlift task force established at Wiesbaden Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, West Germany. In recognition of this history, U.S. Army Garrison...
The Gen. Omar N. Bradley Competition is an internal competition that First Army Division West hosts annually. The purpose of the Best Observer Controller/Trainer Competition (BOC/TC) is to identify Officers, Warrant Officers, & Noncommissioned Officers (NCO), who demonstrate outstanding OC/T, military performance, leadership, and achievement in their daily duties. The DW 2024 BOC/TC will be...
The Best Ranger Competition is a three-day event hosted annually at Fort Benning by the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade. Now in its 33rd year, it is regarded throughout the military community as one of the toughest, most physically demanding competitions in the world. It has grown from a local contest into an Army-wide competition to find the Army's best Ranger team.
The David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition is a three-day competition that places the military's best two-man Ranger teams against each other as they compete for the title of Best Ranger. The competition is hosted by the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, the unit responsible for training all of the Army's Rangers, in Ft. Benning, Ga. Approximately 50 two-man Ranger teams from across...
The official landing page for the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition 2024.
The annual Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition is the Army's premier Army competition, which names the Army's Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. Warriors selected to compete for these prestigious titles have already mastered a series of benchmarks throughout the year to qualify for the DA-level competition. During the six-day competition, these elite competitors will...
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Defense Department, in collaboration with the Military Women’s Memorial, is hosting a historic Women, Peace, & Security discussion.This event will feature, for the first time, all four of the DOD’s 4-star female officers. In celebration of Women’s History Month, they will go “Beyond Firsts,” discussing their unique perspectives and...
Black Dart is the largest Department of Defense (DoD) live-fly, live-fire counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technology demonstration. Fully nested within the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford’s Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Vision 2020 and Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization’s (JIAMDO) chartered mission, our mission is to conduct...
