At the invitation of the Government of Norway, six United
States Air Force F-15s and approximately 100 support personnel from the 48th
Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., will be deploying to Bodo, Norway May 23
- 27, 2016 to participate in Exercise Arctic Fighter Meet 16. During the
three-day bilateral training, the 48th Fighter Wing will conduct basic
fighter maneuvers with dissimilar...
Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Northern Command sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved list of Arctic Council Chairmanship events. Concept is to conduct a live field training exercise (FTX) of the Arctic SAR Agreement that will exercise a response construct applicable across the Arctic region. Intent is to build upon Arctic Zephyr TTX series by...
U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a U.S./Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to foster and nurture U.S. and German relationships, develop interoperability during training, and provide a basis for future operations in training and real world environments.
Guardian Sea is a USPACOM sponsored, PAC Fleet lead bilateral exercise designed to enhance the professional relationships between the US Navy and the Royal Thai Navy and improve the ability of both navies to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and operations in a shallow-water environment. The exercise consisted of a robust in port phase of information exchanges, briefings, and simulator...
Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate on the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19 2016. Approximately 6,100 maritime, ground, and air force troops from participating nations will demonstrate maritime interdiction, anti-submarine warfare,...
Exercise TRICRAB 16 is a multi-national exercise centering on the tactical employment of EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). The exercise will include U.S. forces from all four services as well as forces from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Singapore.
The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, will participate in a Multi-Echelon Integrated Brigade Training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas from June 3-23, 2016. The joint exercise will showcase the 155th ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and 36th Infantry Division partnerships and demonstrate the U.S. Army's Total Force Policy. Collectively,...
African Partnership Flight Kenya 2016 is the fifth iteration of APF since it was first held in Ghana in March of 2012. It is designed as a collaborative learning environment that synergizes the expertise of the United States and African partner nations to improve professional air knowledge and skills.