Background Summaries

Recent exercises overview

TRIDENT FURY:

Exercise TRIDENT FURY is a two-week joint, coalition based exercise hosted by Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters (JTFP) and executed by the Pacific Fleet Commander. It usually attracts American Navy vessels and aircraft to the Maritime Forces Pacific. The most recent exercise was the largest ever to be held off of Canada’s west coast.

BRILLIANT MARINER:

Exercise BRILLIANT MARINER is an annual NATO naval exercise to develop joint warfare and interoperability skills. It typically involves over 50 vessels from more than fifteen different countries.

RIMPAC:

Seven Pacific Rim nations, along with the United Kingdom participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006, a major maritime exercise conducted in the waters off Hawaii from June 26 through July 28, 2006. RIMPAC has occurred twenty times since 1971. By enhancing interoperability, RIMPAC helps to promote stability in the Pacific Rim region to the benefit of all participating nations.

Combat Readiness Operation:

CRO is an annual exercise designed to advance operational readiness by exercising the Task Group concept in a series of warfare scenarios. The exercise typically involves both Canadian and American personnel, and takes place on the eastern United States. It aims to help Canadian and American forces integrate land, sea and air components into one cohesive, functioning unit.

Task Group Exercise (TGEX):

Off the coast of Vancouver Island, the annual TGEX is part of a continuing series of fleet training exercises, the aim of which is to develop unit-level and multi-unit proficiency in all areas of maritime warfare. Typically, a mock scenario will be draw up and involved participants, which includes Canadians and in the past has included Americans, will use their skills to successfully navigate through the challenge.

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