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...
Adm. Michelle Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences.
Howard’s initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley (AS 31) and USS Lexington (AVT 16). While serving aboard Lexington, she received the...
LEADING EDGE 13 is a United Arab Emirates and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) executed and Inter-Agency (IA) supported biennial multilateral Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise designed to enhance Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) interdiction capabilities with partner nations to deter and disrupt movement of WMD-related material, technology, expertise and equipment, to include...
