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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 [...]
Full-scale exercise tests emergency capabilities in Korea
“EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!” echoing across U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan signaled the start of the annual full-scale exercise held here, Oct. 15-19. USAG Yongsan’s first responders were put to the test as they were presented with various scenarios, which measured the garrison’s ability to properly handle emergency situations. “The goal for the full-scale exercise is to [...]
Israel, US Start Largest Ever Air Defense Exercise
The Israeli and United States armed forces started their largest-ever joint air defense and anti-missile exercise on Sunday, involving thousands of service personnel and the two nation’s principal air defense missile systems, the Israeli Army told RIA Novosti. The Austere Challenge exercises, taking place in Israel and the neighboring waters, involve 3,500 Americans and over [...]
China flexes muscles with drills amid island dispute
China dispatched naval vessels, aircraft and helicopters to the East China Sea on Friday, flexing its muscles in exercises likely to further stoke a bristling territorial dispute with Japan. A fleet of 11 vessels, including some warships, along with eight aircraft were sent to waters off its east coast, China said, in Beijing’s most confrontational [...]
US Partners With Israel for Exercise Austere Challenge
More than 3,500 American service members will join with Israeli allies for Exercise Austere Challenge 2012 in Israel next week, U.S. and Israeli officials said today. The exercise will be conducted throughout Israel and off-shore, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin and Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Nitzan Nuriel said during a teleconference [...]
China to conduct naval exercises in East China Sea
China will conduct naval exercises on Friday to practice defending territorial sovereignty in the East China Sea, state media said, amid strained ties between Tokyo and Beijing over a disputed island chain. Both sides have adamantly pressed their claims to the Tokyo-controlled islands — known as the Diaoyus in China and Senkakus in Japan — [...]
Japanese, US troops mull drill to take island: reports
Japan and the United States are mulling a joint military drill to simulate retaking a remote island from foreign forces, reports said, amid a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing over disputed islets. The exercise, part of broader joint manoeuvres to start in early November, would use an uninhabited island in Okinawa, southernmost Japan, Jiji [...]
