U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a U.S./Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to foster and nurture U.S. and German relationships, develop interoperability during training, and provide a basis for future operations in training and real world environments.
Tradewinds 2017 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored combined joint exercise that will be conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective ability of their defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime and conduct humanitarian/disaster relief operations, while developing strong relationships and...
Guardian Sea is a USPACOM sponsored, PAC Fleet lead bilateral exercise designed to enhance the professional relationships between the US Navy and the Royal Thai Navy and improve the ability of both navies to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and operations in a shallow-water environment. The exercise consisted of a robust in port phase of information exchanges, briefings, and simulator...
Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate on the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19 2016. Approximately 6,100 maritime, ground, and air force troops from participating nations will demonstrate maritime interdiction, anti-submarine warfare,...
BRILLIANT JUMP 2016 (17-27 May 2016 ) Deployment Exercise is taking place in several locations in Poland, with the aim of training NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), or “Spearhead force”.
Khaan Quest 17 is a Multilateral Mongolian military sponsored capstone exercise for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), which provides pre-deployment training to GPOI partner countries preparing to deploy to U.N. peacekeeping missions in the region. The U.S. military and members of the Mongolian Armed Forces have a long-standing relationship and routinely participate in joint...
Exercise TRICRAB 16 is a multi-national exercise centering on the tactical employment of EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). The exercise will include U.S. forces from all four services as well as forces from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Singapore.
The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, will participate in a Multi-Echelon Integrated Brigade Training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas from June 3-23, 2016. The joint exercise will showcase the 155th ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and 36th Infantry Division partnerships and demonstrate the U.S. Army's Total Force Policy. Collectively,...
