These U.S. Aviation Rotations operating in Poland foster bilateral defense ties, enhance regional security, and increase interoperability among NATO allies through combined training exercises with rotational aircraft from both active duty and guard units.
Every year, a Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Amphibious Ready Group with a Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts annual bilateral amphibious operations with the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces in the vicinity of the UAE in support of Iron Magic. This exercise provides a robust training opportunity to enhance capabilities in critical mission sets inherent...
Aurora 17 is a Swedish national exercise that includes supporting forces from the U.S. and other nations. It is not a NATO exercise. Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years, and is intended to exercise Sweden’s defense capability against a larger, sophisticated opponent. U.S. participation, along with that of NATO Allies, partners, and Nordic countries will improve...
U.S. Army Europe will host the 2017 European Best Sniper Squad Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Sept. 24-28, 2017. The mentally and physically challenging four-day competition, with more than 30 events, will test multinational sniper squads on land navigation, advanced marksmanship, medical simulations and more. The European Best Sniper Squad Competition is designed to project a...
Active Duty Airmen, Air National Guardsmen and Navy Seabees team up for a Deployment Field Training Exercise Related Construction in Israel. Units from the 210th, 219th, and 254th Red Horse Squadrons from the New Mexico, Montana, and Guam Air National Guard worked with Active Duty Navy Seabees from NMCB 133, Gulfport, Mississippi to construct facilities for upcoming multinational training...
Exercise Viking Star is an Overseas Deployment for Training (ODT) involving the 1-125th Infantry Regiment of the Michigan Army National Guard. Soldiers from Bravo Company based in Saginaw, Michigan, conduct combative training, orienteering and joint live fire exercises with the Danish Home Guard and Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry. The exercise promotes collaboration with allied partners and...
Michigan Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (1/125IN) conducts Expeditionary Deployment Operations as well as Platoon Movement to Contact and Platoon Attack Battle Drills with units of the British Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) in order increase interoperability between the two nations for future operations.
F-15Cs assigned from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to assume lead of the NATO-led Baltic Air Policing mission on Aug. 30, 2017. The BAP mission started in April 2004 when the Baltic States joined NATO and has been executed by NATO nations continuously ever since. The U.S. has supported this NATO mission since 2005, with this...
