Imagery, video and stories highlighting the Defense Department's response to Hurricane Michael that is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida, Oct. 10, 2018. The Department of Defense is prepared to provide life-saving, search and rescue, logistical, and recovery support to any state that requests assistance. For more information on the DoD's support to the Hurricane Michael...
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Military assets regarding the 2021 hurricane season.
Hustler Trough II is a joint fires exercise with participants from more than ten different Army and Air Force elements from across the United States, Nov. 2 to Nov. 6 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The exercise will provide a realistic training environment for Joint terminal attack controllers (JTACS), 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss to call in artillery fire from ground based, fixed...
HYDRA III 2024 (HYDRA 24) is a bi-lateral exercise between the US Army and the Colombian Army (COLAR) in Fuerte Militar de Tolemaida, Colombia (FMT). HYDRA 24 is the third iteration of the HYDRA exercise series and will involve 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers participating in a joint airborne operation followed by actions on an objective. The exercise aims to enhance the technical, procedural,...
HYDRACRAB is quadrilateral Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces on Guam. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating EOD forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region.
I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman relinquishes command to Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton July 31, 2020. Osterman will retire after 30 years of honorable service.
I Marine Expeditionary Forces' Large Scale Exercise 2016 (I MEF LSE-16) is designed to enhance the command and control and interoperability between I MEF command element staff and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. LSE simulates the planning, deployment and combat operations of a MEF-level force of more than 50,000 military members within a partner country while...
