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Russia to Hold Large-Scale Mediterranean, Black Sea Naval Drills
Russia will hold large-scale naval drills in the Mediterranean and Black Seas in late January with the involvement of warships from the Northern, Baltic, Black Sea and Pacific Fleets, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office reported on Wednesday. “The Russian Navy’s drills of this scope will be held for the first time over the past [...]
Iran navy launches 6-day massive exercises
Iranian Navy launched a 6-day massive drill in its southern waters on Friday, local satellite Press TV reported. The naval drills, dubbed Velayat 91, or Guardianship 91, are being carried out in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, north of the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Iran’s Navy Commander [...]
Simulation teaches collection asset management, situational order of battle, symbology analysis
As the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence continues its campaign to build a more effective and efficient future force, its Learning Innovation Office or LIO, is responding to the call to action by developing adaptable interactive multimedia instruction. LIO’s latest IMI product release, the Collection Asset Management Simulator, can expand to serve multiple intelligence [...]
Swedish Gripens to Kick Off 2013 with Red Flag Air Exercise
Sweden will participate in the Red Flag air exercise 2012 to be held between 19 January and 2 February 2013, says a Swedish Government Press Release. Red Flag is a multinational air exercise held alternatively at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. According to Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom, [...]
US, Israel wrap up major joint missile drill
Israeli and US troops have wrapped up a major missile defence exercise hailed as their largest-ever joint aerial military operation, the Israeli military said on Wednesday. “Yesterday, US European Command and the Israel Defence Forces successfully concluded Austere Challenge 2012, a large-scale air defence exercise that included both field training and command post simulations,” an [...]
Army training for DATE with hybrid threats
Last month, about 1,200 Soldiers parachuted into the Joint Readiness Training Center here to participate in a “Decisive Action Training Environment” exercise meant to prepare them for the hybrid threats the Army will likely face as it shifts away from engagement in Afghanistan. The Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, has for years conducted “mission [...]
US, Bulgarian forces train together during Allied Force 12
Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe and their partners from the Bulgarian Land Forces are working together here from Oct. 29 to Nov. 10, to certify a Bulgarian battalion as part of exercise Allied Force 12. U.S. Army Europe’s, or USAREUR’s 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is providing observer-controllers to oversee the training, while Soldiers of [...]
Japan-US military drills begin amid Asian island row
Japan has launched naval drills with the US in spite of heightened tensions with China over a territorial dispute. The exercise was initially planned to simulate an island re-occupation, but was scrapped for naval operations to avoid agitating China. The 11-day drills are aimed at boosting the defense of Japan’s southwestern island territories and will [...]
Soldiers, Japan Ground Self Defense Force members have blast during Orient Shield
Coordinates are barked out and then quickly echoed by a group eager to display their expertise. Like a surgeon calling for an instrument of precision, the team leader calls for his weapon of choice. The command to drop is followed by reverberating blasts in the distance. Plumes of smoke reveal the deadly accuracy and effectiveness [...]


