Big Logistics Over-The-Shore - West (BLW) is an annual, Army Reserve,
multi-echelon (Company/Detachment to Brigade) functional exercise designed
to train transportation units and sustainment commands in Logistics
Over-the-Shore (LOTS) operations. This multi-component exercise involves
elements from the Active Component Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Coast
Guard and United States Maritime...
The Big Red One Year of the NCO is the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley’s program to further develop our NCO Corps and recognize their contributions, both personal and professional, to the 1st Infantry Division. The Big Red One recognizes the importance of our NCO Corps. NCO’s education, fitness and leadership development are enhanced through 1st Infantry Division initiatives and...
At the invitation of the Government of the Philippines and at the direction of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Air Forces conducted the first Air Contingent-Philippines in April 2016 at Clark Air Base. The purpose of the Air Contingent is to build Philippine Air Force capacity in support of the Mutual Defense Treaty. It also addresses local and regional security concerns through...
The outreach is hosted through a partnership between the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Program, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, active duty Air Force and Navy Reserve and U.S. Public Health Service in partnership with Birchwood Cares Community Center to offer no-cost health care services to individuals living in the counties of Rhea, Meigs and Hamilton. The two...
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project is to rehydrate coastal wetlands and reduce damaging point-source freshwater discharge to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park. The BBCW project will restore wetland and estuarine habitats, and divert an average of 59 percent of the annual coastal structure discharge into freshwater and saltwater wetlands instead of direct discharges to...
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...
Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants' collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. The almost 350 Marine Corps and U.S. Navy personnel of...
Black Swan 21 is an annual Hungarian led multinational special operations forces exercise. The exercise is conducted in Hungary, and it includes SOF from Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the United States. Black Swan 21 was held in conjunction with Trojan Footprint 21 to test military synchronization capabilities and to defend multiple domains in Europe simultaneously.
