RISING THUNDER 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. RT19 is a USARPAC-sponsored capstone event. U.S. Army Units participating include 7th Infantry Division, 33rd IBCT from Illinois National Guard. The exercise consists of company/platoon unilateral and bilateral training events in two phases,...
Elements of the 7th Infantry Division will conduct training with elements from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at Yakima Training Center, Wash., from December 1 – 17, 2021 as part of Exercise Rising Thunder ‘21, an annual, bilateral combined exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF designed to increase interoperability and build combat capability between the two allies.
Rock Drop is a battalion-sized parachute assault exercise. It is a joint operation between the 2-503rd Infantry Battalion ("The Rock") supported by Italian Paratroopers from the Folgore Brigade.
Rock Klescman is a 2-503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Slovene Armed Forces exercise which takes place in Pocek Training Area, Slovenia. The exercise features a Platoon level Live Fire Exercise and Platoon level external evaluations featuring Deployable Instrumentation System Europe and instrumented force-on-force maneuver training.
Rock Klescman 2021 is a joint US-Slovenian training exercise consisting of platoon situational training exercises and an airborne assault onto Cerklje airfield. The rotation culminates in platoon live fires which develop and validate the 2-503D Infantry's platoon-level leadership.
Exercise Rock Proof V is a bilateral training exercise between U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2-503rd Infantry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovene Armed Forces. The exercise involves platoon level Situational Training Exercises (STX), Platoon Live Fire Exercises (LFX), and crew served weapons marksmanship training.
U.S. Army 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment Soldiers conducted platoon live fire training with the Slovene Armed Forces 10th Infantry Regiment at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia.
Rock Sokol is a field training exercise between elements of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovenian army.
