Tiger TRIUMPH, which stands for Tri-Services India U.S. Amphibious Exercise, is an combined and joint exercise that takes place near Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, India. The training events enhance U.S.-India military-to-military relations and hone individual and small-unit skills in humanitarian assistance and disaster response. The exercise includes staff-planning events, as well as field training, that simulates moving a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief force from ship to shore. This training builds the capacity of both the Indian and U.S. participants, while improving their ability to operate together.
VISAKHAPATHNAM, India -- U.S. Marines and Sailors arrived aboard the USS Germantown (LSD 42) in Visakhapatnam, India, Nov. 13, 2019 to make history by participating in the first-ever tri-service exercise Tiger TRIUMPH between the U.S. and India. The exercise gave the U.S. and Indian forces the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other as well as establish personal and professional relationships.