This is the fifth annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) will train with two RCN Stenka-class patrol boats. In addition to maneuvering and surface-gunnery drills,...
Exercise Southern Strike 15 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, from October 27 through November 7, 2014. The SS15 exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and...
Kowari is an Australian army-hosted survival skills exercise designed to increase defense cooperation between forces from the U.S. (Army and Marine), Australia and China (PLA /PLN).
Clear Horizon is a US Navy led annual, bilateral exercise with the ROK navy designed to enhance cooperation and improve capabilities in mine countermeasure operations. During the exercise, U.S. and ROK navy ships and expeditionary units will practice clearing routes for shipping and conduct training surveys for clearing operational areas. Mine clearing helicopters will rehearse mine...
The field portion of NORAD Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD is hosted by the Canadian NORAD Region this year. It is held at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, from 15 to 29 October 2014. Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD is a bi-national exercise which emphasizes an integrated American and Canadian exercise program to support respective national strategy for North America’s defense. VIGILANT SHIELD...
Pacific Horizon 2015 is a scenario-driven, simulation supported crisis response exercise designed to improve 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (1st MEB) and Expeditionary Strike Group 3's (ESG-3) interoperability and strengthen Navy-Marine Corps relationships by conducting an in-stream Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) offload of equipment, by providing host country civil-military security...
Steppe Eagle is an annual, multi-lateral military exercise which focuses on peacekeeping and peace support operations. The exercise involves military participants from several countries, including Kazakhstan, Great Britain, and the United States of America. This exercise is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication by the Kazakhstani Air Mobile Forces and is a testament to their...
Soldiers from the 1st Stryke Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division partnered with Indian Army Soldiers from the 99th Mountain Brigade and 2nd Battalion, 9th Gurhka Rifles this month (Sept. 17-30) to execute the U.S. Army Pacific sponsored annual bilateral training exercise, Yudh Abhyas in Uttarakhand, India.
