Exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 2018 (RC 18) is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, held in conjunction with regional partners from Central and South Asia. The U.S. will host this year’s exercise, which will take place 10-21 September at Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts. More than 200 personnel and observers from the U.S., Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will participate in the exercise. The U.S. and Central and South Asian nations have been involved in the annual RC series since 2001.