Naval Exercises

U.S. and South Korea Conduct Naval Exercises After North Korean Missile Test

The U.S. and South Korean Navies are conducting joint exercises aimed at thwarting North Korean special operations forces. “The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the waters around the Republic of Korea...

Round Two: Navy Kicks Off Missile Defense Exercise After RIMPAC

Though the U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific exercise has concluded, practicing defense techniques is still at the forefront of some Pacific nations’ defense priorities in the Pacific Dragon 2022 exercises....

RIMPAC 2022: Here Are the U.S. Navy’s Biggest Takeaways

With the world’s largest maritime exercise recently concluded, one of the United States Navy’s top sailors reflected on the lessons learned and what could be done differently for the following...

Game It Out: Navy Adapts to the Emerging Threat of Climate Change

The Department of the Navy recently concluded a unique “Climate Tabletop Exercise” at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington. The purpose was to take a closer look at the effect...

NATO Exercise off the Coast of Norway Focuses on Naval Integration

The U.S. Navy kicked off an exercise off the coast of Iceland, which is situated along NATO’s North Atlantic flank, with the aim of practicing naval integration between the alliance’s...

How Irish Fishermen Made the Russian Navy Back Down

In a tale worthy of a movie, Moscow announced that it would relocate naval exercises away from the coast of Ireland after facing significant pushback from Irish fishermen. While any...

How Worried Should We Be About Russia and China’s Joint Military Exercises?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Russia and China have moved closer together in recent years, and have an ongoing military partnership. This past August, forces from the two nations took...

How a New Middle Eastern Alliance Is Combating Iran

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The joint naval exercises give further attention to a remarkable shift in the Middle Eastern balance of power The U.S. Navy announced that it had...

Do Russia’s Up-Gunned Corvettes Rival Their American Counterparts?

The Russian Navy is much smaller and less capable than the U.S. Navy. Yet there are indications that Russia is up-gunning some of its lighter-class warships in what could be an...

NATO Take Note: The Russian Navy is Practicing Missile Strikes in the Baltic Sea

One of Russia’s latest warships is holding large-scale live-fire drills in the Baltic Sea amid mounting regional tensions with NATO. “As part of the planned deployment to the sea, the...

Why These Five Nations Are Joining Forces in the Pacific

A five-nation naval force is on exercises in the Philippine Sea for ANNUALEX 2021. As tensions between the United States and China ratchet up in the Pacific, the United States...

U.S., Israel, Bahrain, UAE Hold Joint Naval Exercises in Red Sea

The U.S. Navy announced that it had initiated a joint naval training session with Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday—the first time that the three Middle Eastern...