06 January 2021 Spartan Medics and Physicians Receive First Vaccinations JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA – Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” received their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine here Jan. 4, 2021Spartan medics and physicians were the first to receive the first of two doses...
20 July 2021 World War II Veteran Visits Alaskan Paratroopers JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- World War II paratrooper, machine gunner, Bastogne legend, and storyteller, Vincent Speranza, visited the Spartan Brigade this week.Speranza served with H Company, 501st Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, and fought during the Battle of the...
01 November 2021 U.S. Indian Army Troops Conclude Yudh Abhyas 21 with Ceremony JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Indian Army Soldiers concluded exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 with a closing ceremony here Oct., 29, 2021.The ceremony marks the end of the 17th time U.S. And...
30 January 2018 4th Force Recon Prepares Students for Basic Reconnaissance Course MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Reconnaissance Marines with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company hosted amphibious training events as part of a preparation course for prospective Reconnaissance Marines at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22-23, 2018.The course, running from Jan. 3 to Feb...
27 January 2025 4th Marines ACVs Complete First Open Water Amphibious Movement Amphibious Combat Vehicles with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, completed the first open-water amphibious movement in the Kushi Crossing, Dec. 10, 2024...
06 June 2022 Joint and Coalition Warfighters Test Tactical Expertise during Navy FST-J Exercise Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J...
24 September 2024 Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 integrated U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force to train for a possible conflict in the era of Great Power Competition. Last month, the exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific...
22 November 2022 Air Force Supports First Ever Army Warfighter Exercise in Indo-Pacific Focusing on Joint Large-scale Combat Operations U.S. Air Force Airmen supported U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program Soldiers during the Army’s first warfighter exercise to take place in the Indo-Pacific theatre concentrating on joint large-scale combat operations contested in all domains...
24 February 2023 BLUE FLAG Exercise Prepares Pacific Air Forces for Pacing Challenge JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces' ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component's...
27 April 2022 Air Force Leads a New Era in Air Component Training through BLUE FLAG Exercises HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend...