Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
Keen Sword 23 is a biennial U.S. Pacific Fleet-sponsored field training exercise (FTX). KS23 is a joint/bilateral FTX involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) personnel (as well as some other partner participants) in the vicinity of Japan from 10 through 19 November 2022. KS23 is designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness and interoperability while strengthening the bilateral...
ATREUS is a U.S. European Command training series with participation from Norway, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom. ATREUS is designed to demonstrate U.S., NATO ally, and partner nations’ ability to rapidly deploy precision air-to-surface missile, ground missile, and rocket fire capabilities within the European theater.
Exercise Southern Vanguard is an annual U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year’s iteration of the exercise, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23), will take place throughout November, in Tolemaida, Colombia with U.S. Army personnel training...
The 2022 A/TA Symposium brings together Air Force senior leaders, industry partners, media representatives, and Mobility Airmen an open environment to engage on issues and challenges facing America and the Air Mobility community on a global scale. The symposium will be held at the Gaylord Rockies in Denver, Colorado, Oct. 27-30, 2022. The first A/TA annual convention was held in 1970 and the...
Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability, designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The two-week long exercise focuses on integration of the F-22 Raptor and F-35A...
Imagery of Lightning Challenge 2022
VIGILANT STORM is a regularly scheduled event that allows for combined and joint training at the operational and tactical levels. It is not in response to any recent world events, but is the culmination of many months of planning. Combat readiness is perishable, and the training value of Vigilant Storm is one of the highlights of the year, as the Republic of Korea and United States armed...
