Keris Aman 2023 is a multinational United Nations Peacekeeping (UN PKO) exercise conducted in Malaysia and co-sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Malaysian Armed Forces. It consists of a UN PKO Mission staff training event, field training event, and a critical enabler capability enhancement event at the Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre. The exercise is designed to strengthen...
Keris Strike is a U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored theater security cooperation program exercise conducted annually with the Malaysian Armed Forces. Keris Strike consists of medical first responder training, counter-IED training, Humanitarian Civic Assistance events, Medical Civic Actions Projects (MEDCAPs), and a brigade and battalion level staff exercise (STAFFEX) focused on peace support...
Keris Strike 16 is executed as an army-to-army exercise at the brigade level, which focuses on key US and MA training requirements. Keris Strike 16 directly assists U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) to enhance partner land force capacity and capabilities to develop military resiliency, address internal security challenges and participate in regional peacekeeping, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...
Exercise Keris Strike 2021 is a bilateral Army-to-Army military exercise between the Malaysian Army and United States Army Pacific. The exercise is a USARPAC capstone theater security cooperation event with Malaysia, conducted at the platoon level focusing on partner land force capacity and capabilities and exchange best practices for jungle operations and squad-level tactics.
Keris Strike is a U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored theater security cooperation program exercise conducted annually with the Malaysian Armed Forces. Keris Strike consists of medical first responder training, counter-IED training, Humanitarian Civic Assistance events, Medical Civic Actions Projects (MEDCAPs), and a brigade and battalion level staff exercise (STAFFEX) focused on peace support...
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor July 18, 2016, for his actions while serving as a Flight Commander assigned to the 176th Aviation Company (Airmobile) (Light), 14th Combat Aviation Battalion, Americal Division. Then-Maj. Kettles distinguished himself in combat operations near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam, on May 15, 1967. He led a platoon of UH-1D...
This page is dedicated to the handling of Key Bridge Response 2024. All information presented here is based on the available facts surrounding the incident. This site is maintained by the Unified Command to provide information to the public on the status of the incident and response.
Key Resolve is an annual command post exercise that ensures the ROK-U.S. Alliance is prepared to defend the ROK, while training Alliance forces to respond to any potential event on the peninsula. It is the culmination of many months of planning and is based on realistic scenarios assuming various threats, but does not reflect any real-world situation or crisis. Key Resolve was a CPX precursor...
