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 Carrier Strike Group-3 for the Navy’s Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint exercise and connecting to the Navy’s Continuous Training Environment network. During INDOPACOM’s Pacific Fury 21, the MDTF validated its ability to virtually synchronize long range fires and effects with the Joint Force. The MDTF will participate in USINDOPACOM’s upcoming Northern Edge and Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Simulation Experiment (SIMEX) in May before rotating into the Indo-Pacific later this summer to participate in joint exercises with PACAF, PACFLT, and MARFORPAC.

Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships

America does not fight alone. Alliances and partnerships are among the greatest sources of our military strength. This global landpower network is DoD’s foundation for competition, creating inroads and maneuver space for Joint and whole-of-government strategic engagement. As a people organization, the Army is uniquely qualified to maintain and expand this vital network, especially given that partner militaries and their senior leaders are predominately land force-centric. Our roadmap for building and strengthening relationships spans a range of activities that include military and key leader engagements, education and training programs such as the Department of State’s International Military Education and Training (IMET) and International Professional Military Education (IPME), security assistance through Title 22 Foreign Military Sales, and advise and assist capabilities. Boots on the ground deter would-be adversaries, and small, scalable engagements with our Allies and partners open doors to the access and presence we need to compete effectively. The Army’s new Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) demonstrate our commitment to alliances and partnerships and our capability to compete.

Last year we completed the activation of all six SFABs, five in the Regular Army and one in the Army National Guard. Since then, 5th SFAB has already completed missions with multiple partners across the Indo-Pacific theater, including elements of the Thai, Indonesian, and Indian armies. Later this year, many of those partners will join their American counterparts in combined exercises at the National Training Center. Engagements such as these are vital, not only for interoperability, but in recognition that