Exercise Southern Vanguard is an annual U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year’s iteration of the exercise, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23), will take place throughout November, in Tolemaida, Colombia with U.S. Army personnel training...
SOUTHERN VANGUARD (SV) is an annual U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between U.S and Western Hemisphere forces, in this instance, Brazil. This year’s iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 24 (ExSV24), will take place throughout November, in Belem, Macapa, and Oiapoque. U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) and 101st Airborne...
Exercise SOUTHERN VANGUARD 25 (ExSV25) is a bi-lateral U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) led, JDXA funded, direct action focused exercise with the Chilean , Peruvian and Argentinian Army in the Andes Mountains of Chile. This exercise will be conducted from 11 AUG 2025 – 13 SEP 2025. The exercise includes the deployment of a light infantry company, BN TAC , and combat enablers to conduct a field...
Sovereign Guardian 2016 is a full scale exercise involving the intentional simulated use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or high-yield explosives occurring during a Presidential Inauguration designed to meet as many partner agency objectives as possible. A concept and objectives meeting will be facilitated to determine the scope and objectives followed by an initial...
Spartan Agoge is a two week exercise led by the 4/25 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) focused on squad live fire exercises, joint forcible entry operations and the establishment and training of basic mission command and sustainment operations.
Spartan Kopis 15-01 – Spartan Kopis is a quarterly exercise designed to strengthen aviation, surface and mine countermeasure units’ abilities to deter maritime surface threats.
Spartan Pegasus is a multi-component, joint military exercise which validates U.S. Army Alaska’s unique capacity to conduct airborne operations and ground mobility in extreme arctic conditions. The exercise further refines planning and mission capabilities between U.S. Army Alaska, the U.S. Air Force, the Alaska National Guard, and the State of Alaska.
Air Force ROTC Cadets receive immersion in Air Force Special Warfare and the Special Warfare Training Wing through physical competition and mentorship.
