Editor's Foreword

Table 38 Selected training activity 2009
Country comparisons
Date Title location aim Principal Participants/remarks
16–30 April BALIKATAN 2009 PHL (Bicol, Luzon, CT, HADR PHL 5,200 pers. US 4,700 USN, Army, USMC.
Zamboanga)
25th in ex series.
26 April–03 May MALABAR 2009 East of Okinawa MSOEX incl ASW, AD, trg IND: 2 DDG, 1 FSG, 1 AORH; JPN: JMSDF; US:
1 LCC, 2 DDG, 1 SSN, P-3C/SH-60 ac
04–08 May ARF-VDR PHL FTX: ARF national capabilities in 400 participants from PHL; US; IDN; THA;
disaster relief scenario
MYS; MMR; LAO; VNM; SGP; AUA; BGD; CAN;
PRC; IND; JPN; ROC; ROK; NZL; PAK; PNG;
RUS; LKA; TLS; US
19–29 May BERSAMA SHIELD MYS; SGP; South Joint interoperability trg for UK: 1 FFG, 1 LPH, 1 AORH, hel; AUS: 1 AORH,
09
China Sea FPDA nations
8 F/A-18, AP-3C, 1,000 pers; NZL: 1 FFH, 1
AORH; MYS; SGP. Total: 4 FF, 2 OPB, 3 AORH,
est 90 ac & hel
20 May–13 CARAT PHL; BRN; IDN Cooperation Afloat Readiness BRN; IDN; MYS; SGP; THA; US
August
and Training (CARAT) incl HADR
trg
07–12 June COMMANDO BRN Amphib & jungle trg for UK UK: 1 LPD, 1 LPH, 1 FFG, 1 AORH, 3,000 pers,
RAJAH
forces
(part of Taurus 09 deployment); AUS: 1 LCC;
BRN, NZL, US: DDG, USMC
16–29 June GARUDA SHIELD IDN CPX, FTX, HADR ex (maintain and Incl IDN; JPN; SGP; THA; US. 2009 Global
2009
improve US-IDN PSO readiness) Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) capstone
exercise
18–26 June COOPERATION
2009
PRC Imp CT capacities PRC 60 pers; SGP 60 pers
06–26 July TALISMAN SABRE AUS CPX, FTX to test CTF ops in PKO AUS 8,000, US: 16,500, III MEF
2009
and other post-conflict ops
01–20 August PACIFIC REACH JPN Assess readiness of US Army's JPN, US
2009
Prepositioned Set 4 equipment
03–26 August KHAAN QUEST MNG PKO FTX to improve coord and MNG 250; US: 150, CAM 51; ROK; IND; JPN.
2009
interop
Over 700 pers total
11 August–11 STRIDE-2009 PRC Test PLA log and C2 capacity PRC 50,000 pers, 60,000 veh & wpn systems,
October
and integrated joint warfare
capability
civilian assets also employed
12–19 August SUMAN WARRIOR MYS (Kota Bharu) Improve coop; part of FPDA ex SGP; UK; AUS; NZL; MYS 380 pers total (65
2009
series
per country)
17–27 August ULCHI FREEODM ROK Computerised C2 ex to improve US: 10,000 pers; ROK
GUARDIAN
joint readiness
18–25 September SINGAROO South China Sea Surv, AD and ASW naval trg SGP: 1 FFG, 1 FSG, 1 SSK; AUS: 1 FSG, 1 OPB
21–22 September GREEN LIGHTNING AUS Air ex incl 13-hour US aerial sortie to targets in Aus.
US: 3 B-52; Aus: FAC
05–23 October BERSAMA LIMA SGP & South Comb. air, land, sea ex incl HADR AUS; MYS; NZL; SGP; UK. Incl 240 pers, 19
China Sea trg
ships, 59 ac, 1 submarine
11–13 October VANGUARD 2009 PRC (Jinan Aim to test mil doctrine, tac PRC: