DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality...
The DoD Warrior Games is an annual event, first held in 2010. From July 18-26, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command hosts the Department of Defense Warrior Games bringing together hundreds of wounded, ill, and injured active duty and veteran military members to compete in adaptive sports as part of their recovery journeys.
Saber Junction is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of U.S. Army units to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating Allied and partner nations.
The Department of the Air Force is preparing to be a stronger, more lethal deterrent force. This includes enhancing readiness with more sophisticated operational exercises, changes to enhance the rapid deployment of forces, and the regular exercise of mission command. The 2025 Department-Level Exercise (DLE) series is an important opportunity to conduct operations in a contested, dynamic...
Burmese Chase 24 is hosted by U.S. Marines with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is taking place at Camp Lejeune, North...
Burmese Chase 25 is hosted by U.S. Marines with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is taking place at Camp Lejeune, North...
Relámpago de los Andes is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) theater focusing on techniques, tactics, and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between U.S.-Colombian armed forces. Colombian Aerospace Force and United States Air Force aircraft will fly together and against one another in training using NATO standards to promote...
