Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Training and Exercise Initiatives

Performing these training exercises alongside various foreign nations not only strengthens international relations, but hones the skills of those carrying out the U.S. Navy Surface Force’s mission.
Pacific Partnership 2013
Pacific Partnership began as a humanitarian response to one of the world’s most catastrophic natural disasters, the 2004 tsunami that devastated parts of Southeast Asia. Known at the time as Operation Unified Assistance, the U.S. government’s swift response to the needs of the region resulted in extraordinary humanitarian aid.
Trident Fury 2013
Trident Fury is a biennial joint and often multinational naval exercise hosted and organized by Maritime Forces Pacific in Esquimalt, British Columbia. Running from 3 to 19 May, Trident Fury 13 will include participation from the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Canadian Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Air National Guard, and the United States Coast Guard.
Foal Eagle 2013
Foal Eagle 2013
Foal Eagle is a series of 20 separate but inter-related joint and combined field training exercises conducted by Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea components spanning ground, air, naval, expeditionary, and special operations. The exercises include both US and ROK forces and they are the culmination of many months of planning.
Balikatan 2013
Balikatan means "shoulder-to-shoulder," and characterizes the spirit of this bilateral Philippines-U.S. exercise.
Cobra Gold 2013
Cobra Gold is an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise. Particpating nations include: Kingdom of Thailand, United States, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Republic of Korea and Malaysia.
Excercise Keen Sword 2013
Keen Sword 2013
Keen Sword 2013 is a biannual exercise held to enable the United States and Japan to train in coordination procedures and heighten interoperability needed to effectively defend or respond to a crisis in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.
CARAT 2012
CARAT 2012
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a series of annual bi-lateral exercises between the U.S. Navy, its sister services and the maritime forces of nine Southeast Asian countries.
Valiant Shield 2012
Valiant Shield 2012
Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training and interoperability among U.S. military forces while responding to a range of mission scenarios.
IMCMEX12
IMCMEX12
IMCMEX12 will be conducted in 2 phases: a 2-3 day symposium with NAVCENT HQ, followed by an afloat exercise in the international waters and airspace of multiple operating areas to include the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.
Foal Eagle 2012
Foal Eagle 2012
Foal Eagle is an annual series of defense-oriented training events designed to increase readiness to defend the Republic of Korea (ROK), protect the region and maintain stability on the Korean peninsula. The exercise enhances the combat readiness posture of the ROK-U.S. alliance through combined joint training.
Koa Kai 2012
Koa Kai 2012
Koa Kai is a semiannual exercise in the waters around Hawaii designed to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and provide training in a multi-ship environment.
Cobra Gold 2012
Cobra Gold 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 – Cobra Gold, the United States’ longest-standing military exercise in the Pacific, kicks off this weekend, bringing together more than 10,000 members of the U.S. and six other militaries to focus on interoperability and multinational coordination and training.
PHIBLEX 2011
PHIBLEX 2011
PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise between U.S. Sailors and Marines and the Armed Forces of the Philippines designed to improve interoperability, increase readiness and build upon professional and personal relationships between the two nations.
CARAT 2011
CARAT 2011
Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a series of annual bi-lateral exercises between the U.S. Navy, its sister services and the maritime forces of eight Southeast Asian countries.
Talisman Sabre 2011
Talisman Saber 2011
Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. Forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations in order to improve Australian/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. This exercise is a major undertaking that reflects the closeness of our alliance and the strength of the ongoing military-military relationship.
Pacific Partnership 2011
Pacific Partnership 2011
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership is a dedicated humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted with and through partner nations, non-governmental organizations and other U.S. government agencies to execute a variety of HCA programs.
Cobra Gold 2011
Cobra Gold 2011
Cobra Gold is a regularly-scheduled joint/combined exercise and is the latest in the continuing series of U.S. - Thai military exercises designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies.
Valiant Shield 2011
Valiant Shield
Valiant Shield is focused on cooperation between military branches and on the detection, tracking, and engagement of units at sea, in the air, and on land in response to a wide range of missions.

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