Military Exercises
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 06:56
Africa Command is the newest geographic command in the U.S. military structure, and despite the vast size of the African continent it helps secure, it is also the smallest military command. If Congress enforces automatic spending cuts in 2016, the military could see a further reduction of forces and resources, which officials say could jeopardize the young combatant command's mission.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 06:37
Turkey has officially renounced the baseless allegations of the puppet rulers in Nagorno-Karabakh in view of Turkish soldiers' partaking in Azerbaijan's military operations.
Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ismayil Alper Coskun said that reports claiming that Turkish servicemen engaged in armed operations along the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops contradict the reality.
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 06:57
Azerbaijani Air Force carried out night flights under a particular preparation plan as part of the armed forces' regular military drills. Azerbaijan, which increased its arms imports by 249 percent over the past ten years, is the second arms importer in Europe following the United Kingdom, according to SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 08:13
Navy representatives from seven countries gathered in Rio De Janeiro for the UNITAS Atlantic Initial Planning Conference March 30-Apr. 1.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 11:17
Summary of U.S. Military Exercises performed in Latin America
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 06:45
Special operations forces from India and Kyrgyzstan have wrapped up joint military exercises near Bishkek, the first time Indian soldiers have carried out such drills in the country.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:30
Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, the United States and several regional and international organizations began the multinational maritime Exercise, Obangame Express 2015, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). It is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea nations to counter sea-based illicit activities.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 07:26
The ongoing U.S. Army Europe-led land force assurance training mission, Operation Atlantic Resolve, is expanding from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, to Romania and Bulgaria and Georgia at the end of April. US officials are interested in Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 06:42
Georgia is gearing up to host joint military drills with the NATO Rapid Reaction Force for the first time. The United States-Georgia joint exercise, named Noble Partner, will be carried out on the territory of Vaziani military air field and military firing-ground near Tbilisi on May 11-25.
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 07:28
About 50,000 Tajik troops and civilians are participating in military preparedness exercises along the border with Afghanistan, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)'s Tajik service reported March 11, quoting the Defence Ministry.