Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise unique to Okinawa which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities required to act swiftly and effectively throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participating crews to conduct combined operations while deployed.
Tonnerre Lightning is a series of exercises aimed at improving interoperability between the air forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. This exercise takes place from approximately Oct. 31 - Nov. 9, 2016. It consists of several days of refining communication procedures through mission planning, and culminating with air exercises in the U.K., led by the U.K.
Exercise Commando Sling is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Pacific command sponsored exercise conducted in the Republic of Singapore. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct combined dissimilar air combat training with the Republic of Singapore Air Force. The focus of this exercise is on tactical coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures.
Exercise Southern Strike 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, from October 24 through November 4, 2016. The SSTK 2017 exercise emphasized air-to-air, air-to-ground, and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and...
Northern challenge is a NAVEUR executed EOD exercise, hosted by
the Icelandic Coast Guard and open to participating NATO teams. The exercise
focuses on the rendering safe Terrorist Improvised Explosive and Sabotage
Devices and is organized by the Icelandic Coast Guard.
Hosted by Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic and executed by Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic, Cutlass Fury 2016 is a combined, joint, maritime exercise designed to promote and enhance regional cooperation of among partner nations operating off the east coast of North America.
Four F-15Cs from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANG), Calif., and approximately 75 Airmen deployed to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria to conduct joint air policing with the Bulgarian air force. This is the first time a NATO nation has conducted air policing in Bulgaria.
