April 6, 2023 Yokota AB supports JPMRC 23-02 Alaska The 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, provided airlift support for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability exercise, March 21-April 2.
June 7, 2022 Joint, coalition warfighters test tactical expertise during Navy FST-J exercise FST-J exercises are U.S. Navy-sponsored, bringing together multiple units from around the globe to train together in a virtual environment.
Feb. 4, 2022 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 17, 2021 505th CCW supports Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and the 505th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, supported Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 – the biggest U.S. Navy exercise in a generation, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, July 28-Aug. 16.
June 30, 2021 Air Force, Army build on joint contracting operations with JFCE 2021 The Joint Force Contracting Exercise 2021, the first Air Force/Army training exercise since 2017, gave contracting teams the chance to practice unity of effort, build relationships and better understand each other’s organizational structure and methodologies.
Nov. 17, 2020 Ellsworth AFB, Dyess AFB participate in Indo-Pacific joint exercise A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, participated in a joint interoperability exercise to test long-range force packaging and demonstrate global reach capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region Nov. 12.
Aug. 26, 2020 Green Flag Little Rock 20-09 advances warfighting capabilities As Air Mobility Command’s only joint-accredited flag-level exercise, GFLR offers unit participants a fluid training syllabus with each exercise tailored to meet unit specific requirements and certain major command designated training.
Aug. 21, 2020 Gunfighter Flag 20-1 enhances capabilities against near-peer adversaries Throughout the week of Aug. 17, fighter jets, helicopters, a C-130 Hercules and more came together to train in a challenging and ever-changing environment. This was an exercise known as Gunfighter Flag 20-1.
Aug. 5, 2020 36th CRG hosts exercise Machete Green The exercise objectives were to open an airfield in a hostile and contested environment that teamed service members from the 36th Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25.
March 4, 2020 Contingency response experts practice teamwork, training during Patriot Sands Contingency-response personnel from around the globe teamed up on the east Florida coast to refine their emergency-response capabilities during the exercise training on a host of different aircraft platforms including the C-17 Globemaster III, C-5M Super Galaxy, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-130 Hercules,
July 6, 2019 U.S., Indonesian air forces wrap up Cope West ‘19 Cope West is designed to advance interoperability and build upon already-established partnerships between U.S. military forces and Indonesian air forces, with the end goal of enhancing both sides’ combat capabilities and unit readiness.
May 23, 2019 Okies support exercise Northern Edge The 507th ARW and 465th Air Refueling Squadron provided KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling support to joint Department of Defense aircraft during the large force exercise.
May 17, 2019 Blue Flag 19-1 exercises Ninth Air Force’s command, control capability Ninth Air Force executed its mission as the operational-level command and control node of a noncombatant evacuation operation for U.S. Southern Command as JTF-NEO while continuing efforts toward full operational capability as an Air Force-led, JTF-capable headquarters.
May 15, 2019 Maryland Guard forces join Estonian military in exercise The training fostered collaboration by more than 9,000 military personnel from more than a dozen NATO partner countries. The brigade-versus-brigade scenarios were implemented to test preparedness and response for wartime situations.
Jan. 20, 2015 MacDill AFB hosts cross-service exercises The 6th Air Mobility Wing here hosted a massive 300 sortie Navy F-18 pilot training exercise from Jan. 4-17.
Aug. 12, 2014 US partners with Greece for bilateral training Nearly 20 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, deployed to Souda Bay, Greece, for bilateral training with the Hellenic air force Aug. 11-23.
May 19, 2014 Premium DOD exercise hones special operations skills More than 1,500 Special Operations Forces from around the services participated in Emerald Warrior, a two-week joint service, inter-agency and partner nation exercise that concluded May 9 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Feb. 5, 2014 Real Thaw 14 kicks off in Portugal Approximately 260 Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing arrived in Monte Real Air Base, Portugal, in support of Real Thaw 14 -- a two-week close air support exercise hosted by the Portuguese air force.
Dec. 17, 2013 AF, Marines, Navy take part in 3-day surge during Exercise Forager Fury II Various units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force came together to exercise their ability to conduct combat operations across the Pacific by participating in a nonstop operations surge Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 on Guam and the nearby island of Tinian.