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7th Fleet to kick off largest U.S., Asia-Pacific exercise

Seventh Fleet

7th Fleet public affairs
Posted 04/10/2003

APRA HARBOR, Naval Station Guam -- More than 8,000 personnel will participate in the military training exercise Tandem Thrust 03 in the Marianas Island training area (with some in Hawaii), April 14 - May 5, 2003. Tandem Thrust is a U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored exercise designed to train and evaluate the U.S. 7th Fleet commander's staff as a designated Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters. The exercise will focus on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the Marianas Island training area, with some warfighting and support fun

Tandem Thrust 03 is a Pacific Command sponsored joint exercise scheduled for April-May 2003 in the Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands operating areas. Tandem Trust 03 provides JTF training for a maritime-based commander and staff in crisis action planning and for execution of contingency operations. Through TT03, we support U.S. presence and involvement in the region, and improve interoperability between the services using realistic military response scenarios. Over 260 personnel from all services will be embarking USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for the exercise, with other personnel participating from Guam, Tinian and Hawaii.