Exercises

Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, sponsored by United States Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, will take place July 26 to Aug. 6, 2021 along the East African coastal waters.Exercise Cutlass ExpressExercise Cutlass Express, sponsored by U.S....

Two NATO Maritime Groups participated in the Breeze 2021, a Bulgarian-led annual naval exercise, that took place from 11 to 19 July off coast of Bulgaria in the Black Sea region, NATO Maritime Command announced.Breeze is designed to enhance...

Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United States, Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21), has officially commenced, with the opening ceremony held at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, on July 14, Australia MoD announced.Commander of the ADF’s Deployable Joint Force Headquarters, Major...

Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) recently concluded Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 21 in the Norwegian Sea on July 09, 2021, NATO MARCOM announced.Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 21 (DMON21) was a NATO-led maritime Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) interoperability exercise conducted from June...

The Queen Elizabeth (UK) and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups (CSG), alongside the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group (ARG), conducted a large scale joint interoperability exercise in the Gulf of Aden, July 12.The combined, bilateral surface, air and sub-surface...

Cohosted by the U.S. and Ukraine, the multinational joint exercise Sea Breeze 2021 concluded on July 10. The exercise was kicked off on June 28.“Ships from Exercise Sea Breeze-2021 have returned to Odesa for their final brief! Job well...

Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States met in the waters off the eastern coast of Australia to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PACVAN) 2021 beginning July 5.The Royal Australian Navy is hosting...

The Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) concluded interoperability training with embarked Navy SEALs in the Mediterranean Sea, June 30, 2021.According to a press release issued by the U.S. Navy, this milestone event, and proof of concept in...

On July 2, NATO Air and Maritime forces conducted an Air Defence Exercise (ADEX) in the Black Sea to improve Alliance cooperation, practice air-maritime communications and build stronger relationships between Allies. According to a press release of NATO Maritime Command,...

The U.S. Navy, Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded week-long training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, June 30.CARAT Sri Lanka, the first CARAT event to be held in 2021,...