Exercise Croix du Sud (CDS25) is a joint/multinational field training exercise (FTX) organized and led by French Army New Caledonia (FANC). USARPAC’s role in Croix du Sud 25 will be providing ground force augmentation to FANC’s primary training audience to support USINDOPACOM’s competitive posture in Oceania, increase regional capacity for managing regional disaster and crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between U.S., France, and militaries of Oceania... read more
Exercise Croix du Sud (CDS25) is a joint/multinational field training exercise (FTX) organized and led by French Army New Caledonia (FANC). USARPAC’s role in Croix du Sud 25 will be providing ground force augmentation to FANC’s primary training audience to support USINDOPACOM’s competitive posture in Oceania, increase regional capacity for managing regional disaster and crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between U.S., France, and militaries of Oceania countries. CDS25 is the FANC’s Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR), Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), and Stability and Support Operations (SASO) scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and Joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. show less
NOUMEA, New Caledonia – Soldiers from the 368th Military Police Company, stationed in temporary housing at Tontouta Air Base, began preparations April 28 for deployment to Wallis. The unit engaged in multinational training to enhance interoperability and readiness for natural disaster response operations, such as hurricanes, ahead of continued exercises on the nearby island.
