Pentagon cuts US participation in Europe war games
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DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department said Wednesday it was slashing participation in what was planned as the largest joint US-Europe war games in 25 years due to the threat of coronavirus transmission. “After careful review of the ongoing Defender-Europe 20 exercise activities and in light of the current Coronavirus outbreak, we will modify the exercise by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-cuts-us-participation-in-europe-war-games-74805/
Australian Navy Begins First Major Exercise for 2020
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Four warships left Sydney today to begin the sea phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s first major exercise for the year, Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20). From 17 February to 6 March, HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius will war game in the vicinity of Bass Strait with five other Australian ships and submarines. […]
Multiservice exercise Patriot Palm enhances joint operability
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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii: A team of Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, trained in rapid response deployment scenarios during exercise Patriot Palm with joint-service members from the Marines, Coast Guard, Army and FBI Jan. 27-30 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. One of the key players in the exercise […]
US, Canadian forces complete Green Flag Little Rock exercise
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LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE: Airman from the Air Force’s 34th Combat Training Squadron and the U.S. Army collaborated with coalition forces from Canada during the joint forcible entry and airborne assault training to kick off exercise Green Flag Little Rock 20-03 Jan. 11-21, 2020, at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, […]
US Army 41st Field Artillery Brigade live-fire exercise
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany: The 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade conducted their first live-fire exercise since reactivating in September 2019 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area Jan. 27, 2020. “This is the first live fire of a European-based unit since 2004,” said Lt. Col. Angel Llompart, the 1-6 FA Battalion Commander […]
Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force’s active, national guard and reserve components participated in the decade’s first Sentry Aloha exercise Jan. 8-22, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The air-to-air combat exercise, designated as Sentry Aloha 20-1, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to […]
Royal Air Force F-35 Lightnings Depart for RED FLAG Exercise in USA
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F-35 Lightning aircraft from 617 Squadron set off from RAF Marham today on a transatlantic flight to take part in Exercise RED FLAG at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The jets will initially land back at their former home at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina before continuing their journey to Nellis […]
US, Colombian Paratroopers to Participate in Airborne Assault Exercise
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Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 40 personnel from U.S. Army South will participate in an airborne assault exercise in Colombia. During the Jan. 23-29 exercise, U.S. and Colombian paratroopers will conduct an airborne training insertion from C-130 Hercules aircraft of both nations, followed by tactical exercises designed to […]
Egypt fighter jet crashes during exercise, pilot killed
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An Egyptian fighter jet crashed during exercises on Tuesday, killing its pilot, the armed forces said. “During an armed forces exercise on January 14, 2020, a fighter plane crashed in one of the training areas, leading to the death of its pilot,” the military said in a statement on Facebook. It said it was investigating […]
#USAF joint partners execute first WestPac Rumrunner exercise
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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan: More than 60 aircraft and 300 personnel from the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marine Corps participated in 18th Wing’s first WestPac Rumrunner exercise Jan. 10. With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure region, the 18th Wing spent months designing WestPac Rumrunner […]