KUWAIT HOSTS MILITARY 2015 MULTILATERAL EXERCISE

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Eagle Resolve 2015 Multilateral Exercise Kicks Off in Kuwait
U.S. Central Command

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., March 9, 2015 – U.S. forces, Gulf Cooperation Council nations and international partners are participating in the multilateral Eagle Resolve exercise held in Kuwait, according to U.S. Central Command officials.

Eagle Resolve 2015 kicked off March 8 and the exercise concludes March 31, officials said. Exercise events are being held in Kuwait and its territorial waters, officials added.

Eagle Resolve will consist of a weeklong series of "injects," simulated events designed to exercise participants' ability to respond as a multinational headquarters staff, followed by a series of tactical demonstrations of land, maritime and air forces from several nations, officials said.

The exercise ends with a senior leader seminar to foster an environment for commanders to discuss issues of regional interest, officials said.

About 3,000 U.S. military personnel representing U.S. Central Command headquarters and its components along with military representatives from more than a dozen other nations will support the exercise, officials said.

This is the Kuwaiti government's first time hosting this exercise, officials said.
Qatar hosted Eagle Resolve 2013, officials said. The first iteration of the exercise was held at Centcom’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida, in 1999.