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Navy Readies Second Large Scale Exercise To Mimic Global Conflict

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

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Navy Readies Second Large Scale Exercise To Mimic Global Conflict

Large Scale Exercise 2023 participants overview. (Image: U.S. Navy slide from a July 24 media presentation)

The Navy and Marine Corps are preparing to conduct a second globe-spanning exercise to simulate conflict with a near-peer adversary, running from actions at the unit level up to high level strategic decisions. This effort, called Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023, will cover 22 time zones, six combatant command areas of responsibility, seven fleets, over 25,000 sailors and Marines, and a combination of both live and virtual training. The event will run Aug. 9 - 18. This includes exercises in…

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