Current Military Training Exercises

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Post all "reliably" known current training and military exercises.

China calls off military exercise with US
Published: Tuesday 07 October 2008 07:18 UTC
Last updated: Tuesday 07 October 2008 09:12 UTC
The United States Defence Department reports that China has called off a planned joint military exercise with the US. It says China is angry about US weapons deliveries to Taiwan.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5996447/China-calls-off-military-exercise-with-US

Unusual flying objects 'military exercise'
Wednesday, October 08, 2008, 13:30
A MILITARY exercise is underway to prepare for a national emergency.
A number of Grimsby Telegraph readers contacted the paper to ask why so many military aircraft were using a flight path over Grimsby and Caistor areas.
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/BREAKING-NEWS-Unusual-flying-objects-military-exercise/article-384404-detail/article.html

Yemeni, French joint military exercise launched in Aden
[07 October 2008]
ADEN, Oct. 07 (Saba) - Yemeni Coastguard and some French military ships located in the territorial waters held on Tuesday joint military exercises.
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news165497.htm

Military exercise to reveal PLA’s openness’
BEIJING—An official with China's Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that an upcoming military exercise would show openness of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The exercise to be performed by the PLA in the northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Thursday has invited more than 110 military delegates and observers from 36 countries.
http://dailymailnews.com/200810/06/news/dmchinawatch06.html

U.S. captain’s role in Joint Warrior exercise is a first
By Mark Abramson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Wednesday, October 8, 2008
According to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Joint Warrior, the largest military exercise in Europe, is held twice a year. This Joint Warrior started Monday and concludes Oct. 16.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=57952

'Earthquake' exercise begins
Wednesday, October 08, 2008, 14:00
AN EXERCISE to simulate an emergency response to an earthquake is under way in North Lincolnshire.
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/news/Earthquake-exercise-begins/article-384506-detail/article.html

Drill prepares crews for major earthquake
Posted: Oct 7, 2008 02:28 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 8, 2008 07:35 AM EDT
By Nicole DiDonato - bio | email
Posted by Jill Lyman - email
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Saint Mary's Medical Center is training its staff in proper response during a high magnitude earthquake.
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=9139521&nav=3w6o

Hazardous material release drill set today
Jeffersonville drill to be at water plant
By Ben Zion Hershberg • bhershberg@courier-journal.com • October 7, 2008
If you live near the Indiana American Water plant on Middle Road in Jeffersonville, don't be alarmed if you see and hear a lot of firetrucks, ambulances and police cars headed there this morning.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS02/810070460

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Current Military resistance

Lakewood Militarization Resistance
This week a military ship, the USNS Brittin, was spotted loading equipment off in Tacoma. Resistance groups have mobilized, determined to stop the shipments from reaching their destinations.
This time, however, the Stryker vehicles and equipment are heading for Fort Lewis, coming back from Iraq - instead of the other way around.

w/video

http://themelononline.com/jlasac/localnews/washington-state/lakewood-militarization-resistance

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NATO Training Exercises in Sardegna, Itlay Sept 29-Oct 15 2008

I saw this on the Rai1 News last night and checked it out - CONFIRMED!

"Nato to exercise counter-terrorism technology in Italy"

Fifteen nations and ten NATO agencies are working together, under the auspices of NATO’s SIGINT Electronic Warfare Working Group, to leverage their collective expertise and assets to improve NATO’s counterterrorism capabilities. Units from the Navy, Special Operations Forces, Air Force (forty six aircraft) and Army (twenty five ground systems), consisting of over 1000 personnel in all, will take the next step in delivering important Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to NATO's forces...

http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2008/09-september/e0901a.html

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VENEZUELA MUST NOT BECOME THE NEXT CUBA
By Carolina Iribarren ’11
News Staff Writer
In the next few weeks, Venezuela’s government will conduct a military exercise not seen since the Cold War. Echoing Cuba’s alliance with the USSR, Chavez is now trying to establish a connection between Venezuela and Russia. According to CNN, he says that he wants to “help reduce U.S. influence and keep peace in the region.” The fact that a Russian navy squadron will soon be present in the Caribbean on Venezuela’s side intensifies the ideological battleground and represents another burden on the U.S., who must monitor the new activity. The Russian presence could also produce major instability in the region by threatening Colombia, a staunch U.S. ally.
http://thenews.choate.edu/2008/10/10/Opinion/VENEZUELA_MUST_NOT_BECOME_.php

Defence wants free rein on training
BY ROSSLYN BEEBYSCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTER
10/10/2008 6:54:00 AM
It says a joint military exercise with the US, conducted in northern Australian waters, was finally approved under the Act ''only hours before it was due to commence and at a point where it would have been impossible to 'turn off' given other Government commitments and expectations''.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/defence-wants-free-rein-on-training/1330065.aspx

Evidence grows that Israel is preparing to attack Iran
Recent events, such as the sale of new bunker-busting bombs, suggest such a strike could receive U.S. support
By Joel Brinkley
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
2008-10-10 01:08 AM
Would Washington support an Israeli attack? Recently, the administration has given clear signals that it would not. But then, why did the Pentagon announce last month that it planned to sell Israel 1,000 new GBU-39 bunker-busting bombs? They are small weapons that can be dropped from the wings of the fighter jets in Israel's air force. Each can penetrate 6 feet of reinforced concrete. If several aircraft hit the same target the total penetration could be much deeper.
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=759818

The Arctic contest heats up
Oct 9th 2008 | OSLO
From The Economist print edition
What is Russia up to in the seas above Europe?
Norway is quietly boosting defence co-operation with Sweden and Finland. And it hopes to “NATO-ise” a big land, sea and air military exercise next spring, named Response. Just what that is responding to is left tactfully unclear.
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12381767