U.S. Marine Corps Forces South is participating in a multinational expeditionary training exercise dubbed “Partnership of the Americas” (POA) in the South American country of Chile this summer. With more than 10 partner-nations participating, POA will enhance multinational operational readiness, interoperability, and security cooperation, among U.S. Marine Corps and partner-nation naval...
Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band have joined about 1,000 international military and civilian musicians and dancers to perform in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo outside Edinburgh castle in Scotland Aug. 3-25
Red Flag is the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. Participants often include both US and allied nations' combat air forces. The exercise gives pilots the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment.
U.S. Army North conducts Exercise Vibrant Response 14 to confirm the operational readiness and tactical capabilities of major elements of DOD's specialized forces designed to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents in support of local, state and federal civilian agencies. Exercise Vibrant Response is the largest annual exercise for DOD's specialized response...
CSTX-91, based at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, is a sustainment-focused exercise specifically developed for units in Train/Ready-3 year of the ARFORGEN cycle. Led by the 91st Training Division (Operations), the collective environment of the exercise provides units an opportunity to conduct Soldier, leader and staff training in a multi-echelon, multi-functional, distributive training...
Western Accord 2012 is a joint and multi-lateral exercise between the U.S., Senegalese and several West African nations taking place June 26 - July 24 in Thiès, Senegal. The exercise will involve more than 600 U.S. service members and approximately 600 members of the Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France. Supporting units include:
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Tradewinds is a joint, combined exercise conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective abilities of defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime and to conduct humanitarian/disaster relief operations.
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT): The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and nine partnering Pacific countries began in May.
While the exercise is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces, it also focuses on relationship building between...
