Exercises

U.S. and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) participated in exercise Resolute Response (RR) 18 at Jounieh Naval Base, Lebanon, June 25-July 6.RR18 is an annual bilateral engagement between the U.S. Navy and LAF with the focus of sharing and knowledge,...

The U.S. and Philippines navies kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in San Fernando City, Philippines, July 9.The week-long engagement focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and is designed to...

French Navy Arrives in Israel for First Joint Exercises in DecadesThe Israel Navy has participated in joint naval exercises with the French Navy for the first time in almost 60 years. Two Israeli missile boats, INS Eilat and INS...

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) entered the Black Sea July 7, 2018, to conduct maritime security operations and participate Exercise Sea Breeze.Sea Breeze is an annual exercise held in the Black Sea...

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and the Egyptian Navy frigate El Zafer (F951) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX), July 1.PASSEX is an exercise in which multiple ships, operating in close vicinity, practice evolutions together...

China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have scheduled a joint maritime exercise to take place later this year.The purpose of the joint drill is to enhance mutual trust, expand exchange and cooperation,...

A flotilla sent by China's Eastern Theater Command has been undertaking a real combat training in high seas since it set out on June 17.The naval formation is comprised of the destroyer Jinan and frigate Huanggang, according to a...

HMCS Calgary conducted successful firings of the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile against Unmanned Aerial Vehicles during a live fire air defence exercise in preparation for her upcoming deployment on OP PROJECTION.

More than 1600 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in the United States ahead of a month of focused military training activities with 26 nations from across the globe for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.The ADF...

Dynamic Mongoose is the second annual NATO-led maritime Anti-Submarine Warfare interoperability exercise and Norway is the host nation. After Dynamic Manta, conducted in the Mediterranean, Mongoose is conducted off the coast of Norway and is scheduled for June 25...