Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Expeditionary Strike Group 2 conduct Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 20, which focuses on sustaining proficiency in planning and executing maritime prepositioning operations. II MEF Forward will command and control the exercise from to Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. MPFEX 20 provides an opportunity for II...
Northern Viking 20 is a bi-lateral exercise between Iceland and the United States, along with 11 partner and ally countries. The exercise is from April 15-30 in Iceland. Other supporting locations include Germany, Norway, the U.K. and the U.S.
Participating countries include: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the...
Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service emergency and natural disaster response exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state and local agencies and the military by providing quick response training.
Nearly 400 medical personnel from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and 30th Medical Brigade will participate in Operation Courageous Defense, a collective training exercise designed to showcase integrated medical operations in the European theater, March 3-6. As part of their preparations for DEFENDER-Europe 20, a theater-wide exercise with the largest deployment of U.S.-based forces to...
Southern Strike 2020 is a large scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air support, enroute casualty care, non-combatant evacuations and special operations. The event will be held at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss. from 30 January to 13 February 2020.
NF20 is an exercise of the Marine Corps' ability to deploy a force for quick and effective crisis response. The exercise is designed to train Special Purpose Marine-Air-Ground Task Force Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors in maritime prepositioning force operations. Additionally, it is aimed to increase proficiency, expand levels of cooperation, enhance maritime capabilities and promote long-term...
U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force will join their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterparts during the bilateral-training field exercise, Northern Viper, at Hokudaienn and Yausubetsu Training Areas in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan.
The purpose of Northern Viper is to conduct a bilateral, combined arms exercise and live fire training in conjunction with ground and...
Exercise Citadel Shield - Solid Curtain 2020 is a two-part, linked anti-terrorism force protection exercise conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command on all Navy installations in the continental U.S. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy Security Forces and ensure seamless interoperability among the commands, other...
