The 3d Cavalry Regiment "Brave Rifles" from Fort Hood, Texas, deployed to the CENTCOM Area of Operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Brave Rifles supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, working by, with and through Iraqi Security Forces and coalition partners to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria. They work alongside coalition partners...
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Exercise BRIGHT STAR 2017 is a bilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, field training exercise and senior leader seminar, held with the Arab Republic of Egypt. Participation strengthens military-to-military relationships between U.S. forces and our Egyptian partners in the Central Command area of responsibility. The exercise enhances regional security and stability...
REGIONAL COOPERATION 2017 (RC 17) is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, held in conjunction with regional partners from Central and South Asia. Tajikistan will lead this year’s exercise, which will take place 10-23 July in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. More than 200 personnel and observers from the U.S., Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan...
At the request of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), approximately 300 Marines will deploy to Helmand Province Afghanistan in Spring 2017 in support of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Task Force South West, made up of Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force and led by Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Jr., will train and advise key leaders within the Afghan...
Eagle Resolve is the premiere U.S. multilateral exercise within the Arabian Peninsula/Gulf Region and has evolved to become USCENTCOM’s multi-warfare exercise for developing and exercising capabilities with Gulf nations. The purpose of ER 2017 is to address the regional challenges associated with asymmetric/unconventional warfare.
REGIONAL COOPERATION is the only multi-lateral USCENTCOM exercise in Central
Asia (CAS) designed to promote cooperation and enhance interoperability
among US, Central and South Asia (CASA) States, and other participating
nations. Participants include Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan,
and the United States. The exercise will be conducted in three phases: Staff
integration and...
Earnest Leader is an annual U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) sponsored, U.S. Army Central executed, exercise conducted with the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF). Its purpose is to foster a friendly environment that facilitates military cooperation, peacekeeping, and participation in regional security programs. All of these elements are vital components of CENTCOM's engagement strategy within its...
