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As military activity in the Arctic increases, the U.S. Air Force expects to play major role, and its special operators are already adapting to the region's challenging conditions

The largest largest maritime military exercise in the world may have been scaled back this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but that doesn't mean the U.S. Navy and its naval allies are skipping all of its critical war games

Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sink the decommissioned amphibious cargo ship ex-USS Durham (LKA 114) on August 30, 2020

In an implicit message to China, the Japanese and U.S. militaries teamed up this week for a number of joint exercises involving warships, heavy bombers, advanced fighter jets and an aircraft carrier in the waters and airspace near Japan

Iran's 'Great Prophet 14' military exercise included rocket and missile launches, anti-aircraft fire, drone attacks, and ship maneuvers, culminating in an attack a barge designed to look like a U.S. Nimitz-class carrier

The ongoing exercise marks the first time four U.S. combatant commands and NORAD have come together to conduct homeland defense operations

Expect more cancellations.

The U.S. military is preparing to face a new enemy in the Asia-Pacific region: the burgeoning coronavirus epidemic

Forces from over 30 countries plan to participate.

U.S. troops are still ready to "fight tonight" against North Korea despite the indefinite suspension of major military training exercises on the Korean peninsula, Pentagon officials said Tuesday

The United States will send 20,000 troops to Europe next April and May in its biggest military exercises on European soil since the Cold War to underscore Washington's commitment to NATO, a senior allied commander said on Tuesday

Russian officials denied reports that the failure led to an "emergency situation."

The exercise includes a total of 37,000 troops — including 20,000 US and service members from 18 other countries

During the two-day drill that began on Monday, Taiwan's military will launch 117 missiles, among which are 12 different weapon types with ranges far enough to clear the Taiwan Strait, a strategic waterway that is only 81 miles wide at its narrowest section

Joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises scheduled for next month are going ahead, a top Seoul official said Saturday, despite a threat by North Korea to boycott working-level talks with Washington and possibly restart nuclear and longer-range missile tests.

During a U.S. and Ukrainian-led multinational maritime exercise, a Russian destroyer created a "dangerous situation" by sailing into an area restricted for live-fire drills, the Ukrainian Navy said in an statement

The U.S. Navy carrier strike group and U.S. Air Force bombers deployed to the Middle East to counter Iran conducted simulated strike drills near Iran this weekend as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high

He said the troops in the region have the "required military readiness" without the exercises.

"It's like putting together a national baseball team by having professional players practice alone instead of together,"

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