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AGILE BEAR is Joint Task Force-Bravo’s premier exercise aimed at strengthening the readiness of U.S. and partner nation forces to respond effectively during a disaster and in countering transnational criminal organizations hosted by Belize. Key participants include Joint Task Force-Bravo, the Belize Defence Force, Belize Coast Guard, U.S. Embassy-Belize, and the British Army Training Support...
Seattle Fleet Week is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Washington to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services.
Caribbean Thunder is a 1st MSC-led collective training exercise with focus on inter-island sustainment operations in support of Large-Scale Combat Operations. Caribbean Thunder takes place across eight (8) locations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and U.S. Transportation Command are scheduled to (USTRANSCOM) co-sponsor the NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting 2025, at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, Monday, October 6 through Thursday, October 9, 2025.
The Fall Meeting is a four-day, NDTA-USTRANSCOM co-sponsored, annual event that brings together U.S. government,...
Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 25-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 2 to 16, 2025 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year's...
DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality...
