Iron Keystone is an integrated large-scale exercise involving the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) intended to increase tactical proficiency, develop a baseline knowledge in dissimilar operations, and combine capabilities and resources across three major commands to maximize operational success on the modern battlefield.
MASA is an annual Philippine-U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts.
Army Futures Command (AFC) hosts an annual Best Squad Competition, in which the top Soldiers from US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), US Army Central (ARCENT), US Army North (ARNORTH), US Army South (ARSOUTH), US Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC), and the Futures and Concepts Center (FCC) compete to earn the...
Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation in both the field and in computer-simulated settings.
Since its first iteration in 1982, Orient Shield has focused on the development and refinement of the JGSDF and USARPAC’s efforts in the areas of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. Training and readiness are essential to generating credible deterrence in an increasingly complex regional security environment. This exercise underscores a continued commitment by both the...
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) conducts medical readiness exercises in Africa every year. These exercises join U.S. Army medical units with partner nation military medical providers for 3-week clinics in Africa. The interface provides U.S. Army medical professionals valuable knowledge of procedures and capabilities for care across Africa. The experience enhances the...
Cyber Shield is the longest running and largest Department of Defense unclassified cyber defense exercise. Individuals from the Army and Air National Guard have been participating in the Cyber Shield exercise since its’ inception in 2013.
The Cyber Shield mission is to develop, train, and exercise cyber forces in the areas of computer network internal defense measures and cyber incident...
The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine warfare exercise Silent Shark in the vicinity of Guam, Oct. 22.
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) and Sonwonil-class diesel-electric submarine ROKS Jung Ji (SS 073) participated in the exercise to increase interoperability between the navies in the undersea...
