Patriot North 16 is a Domestic Operations training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau and accredited by the Joint National Training Capability Program. This annual event focuses on increasing the understanding of coordination, policies, and procedures required in conducting a Joint Inter-Agency domestic response. It also provides a forum for coordination with local, State and...
Malabar is an annual maritime exercise with the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The objective of Malabar is to enhance naval interoperability the maritime forces and demonstrate U.S. naval presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The exercise will feature both ashore and at-sea training.
Southern Jackaroo is a multi-service, trilateral exercise between United States, Australian and Japanese forces that seek to increase interoperability at the tactical level. The training will feature platoon-size elements that will focus on combined fires and maneuver support operations.
The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG), with federal, state and local partners conducts Operation Vigilant Seahawk from June 13 - 22, 2016 in multiple locations across Eastern North Carolina. Vigilant Seahawk is a an regional domestic operations and homeland security exercise with multiple disaster response missions designed to test and improve the integration of various local, state and...
The American Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange began in 1974
and is the longest-running military exchange partnership between any two
nations. The yearly exchange promotes good will and sharpens military
readiness between the nations as well as provides opportunities for cultural
understanding among its participants. While in Norway, the Minnesota
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen...
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.
