Operation Inherent Resolve
The Unified Trident multilateral exercise comprising of four allied navies has begun in the international waters of the Persian Gulf, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The exercise includes all US Naval Forces Central Command’s task forces, integrating 17 ships and multiple aircraft from all four participating nations, the release explained. Unified Trident is a multilateral exercise with the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, French Marine Nationale and the US Navy… to maintain readiness and improve cooperation to ensure the free flow of commerce. The Unified Trident maritime exercise concluded on 02 February 2017. Unified Trident incorporated all U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's task forces, led by CTF 50, embarked on Royal navy flagship HMS Ocean (L12). It will also integrate a total of 17 ships and multiple aircraft from the four allied nations. Unified Trident tested the task force against a number of conventional and unconventional maritime and air threats to ensure the operational readiness of this forward-deployed contingent capability is maintained at the highest level.
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