Saber Strike 2013 demonstrates multinational partnership in Baltics
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DefenceTalkSaber Strike 2013 concluded June 13 as training locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia held closing ceremonies to commemorate two weeks of multinational exercises in the Baltics. “The exercise was an extreme success,” said Col. Frederick Jessen, U.S. Army Europe’s contingency-command post officer in charge. “We partnered with numerous nations improving our partner capacity and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saber-strike-2013-demonstrates-multinational-partnership-in-baltics-48176/
Exercise Eager Lion begins in Jordan
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DefenceTalkExercise Eager Lion kicked off in Jordan this week as U.S. service members began training with military forces from 19 nations. The multi-national exercise, which runs June 9-20, began with a press conference in which Maj. Gen. Robert Catalanotti, director of exercises and training for U.S. Central Command, explained how impressed he was with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-eager-lion-begins-in-jordan-48095/
Patriots, F-16s May Remain in Jordan After Eager Lion Exercise
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DefenceTalkThe United States could leave Patriot anti-missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan following the end of Exercise Eager Lion, a Pentagon spokesman said here today. Jordan has requested the batteries, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not yet reviewed it, Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters. Hagel is returning from NATO meetings in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriots-f-16s-may-remain-in-jordan-after-eager-lion-exercise-48034/
US to send Patriot missiles, F-16s to Jordan for drill
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DefenceTalkThe United States will send a Patriot missile battery and F-16 fighters to Jordan for a military drill and may keep the weapons there to counter the threat posed by Syria’s civil war, officials said Monday. The Patriot missile launchers and F-16 warplanes “were approved for deployment to Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-patriot-missiles-f-16s-to-jordan-for-drill-48025/
North Korea set to stage major military drill: report
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DefenceTalkNorth Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said on Sunday, amid tensions over an expected missile test and South Korea’s pullout from a joint industrial complex. Preparations are under way near the North’s western port of Nampo for a combined live-fire drill involving artillery units and air force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-set-to-stage-major-military-drill-report-47626/
US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
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DefenceTalkSoaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-strategy-takes-korean-crisis-into-new-territory-47323/
Putin orders surprise Black Sea military exercises
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DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered surprise military exercises in the Black Sea region involving 7,000 troops and dozens of ships to test the army’s battle readiness, the Kremlin said. In typical Putin style, the order was presented to the Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a sealed envelope in the middle of the night […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-orders-surprise-black-sea-military-exercises-47311/
US F-22 stealth jets join South Korea drills amid saber-rattling
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DefenceTalkThe United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an intensifying campaign of threats from North Korea. The advanced, radar-evading F-22 Raptors were deployed to Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-22-raptors-sent-to-south-korea-47287/
US flies B-52 bombers over South Korea
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DefenceTalkThe United States said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. The flights — part of annual joint South Korea-US military exercises — should be seen as underscoring US commitment and capacity to defend Seoul against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-flies-b-52-bombers-over-south-korea-47207/
US, Japan refine integrated air and missile defense during exercise
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DefenceTalkMembers of the U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Forces teamed up here recently to conduct a week-long exercise focused on operational issues relating to missile defense in the Pacific theater. Japan Air Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Masashi Yamada, the director of the Defense Plans and Operations Directorate at the Air Defense Command Headquarters, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-japan-refine-integrated-air-and-missile-defense-during-exercise-47140/