The 125th Fighter Wing hosted a change of command ceremony at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Sept. 14, 2024. Outgoing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. George Downs, relinquished command to incoming commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Mansour Elhihi, before Airmen, friends and family. As the former wing commander, Downs led the execution of the F-15 Federal Aerospace Control Alert...
U.S. Army Alaska will host a Cold Regions/ Military Mountaineering Event that brings together military professionals from Canada, Chilean, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden whose primary purpose is the planning, training and execution of military operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous environments.
Colony Glacier is a real world mission to recover the remains and wreckage of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft that crashed Nov. 22, 1952, near Mt. Gannett, Alaska. Soldiers assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard discovered the debris from a Blackhawk helicopter on June 10, 2012, during a routine training mission on Colony Glacier nearly 14 miles from where the plane first...
As part of USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T), Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT) is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner.
On November 10, 2024, U.S. Marines around the globe will celebrate 249 years of success on the battlefield and a legacy defined by honor, courage and commitment. This year, the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz reiterate to the force that Marines are warfighters first and foremost, in any clime and place....
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, will pass command to Gen. Robert B. Neller during a ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks Washington, D.C., September 24 at 10 a.m. Gen. Dunford is scheduled to become the 19th Chairman of the Joint Staff September 25, 2015.
Our Community Information Exchange take place monthly at the Tropics Recreation Center on Schofield Barracks beginning at 11:30 a.m. monthly. The command teams and staff from the Division and the Garrison will be presenting updates on a variety of topics including MWR opportunities, housing, schools, and of course updates on utility outages. Please join the CIE virtually if you cannot make it...
The Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER, per its Spanish acronym), is an annual meeting of the nations who belong to the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA), a voluntary and apolitical organization dedicated to the promotion of cooperation, unity and interoperability among Western Hemisphere air forces. This is the 64th CONJEFAMER meeting.
