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Valiant Shield 2020 Exercise Begins In Pacific

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

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Valiant Shield 2020 Exercise Begins In Pacific

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircrafts and U.S. Navy F/A-18s pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. military began the 2020 Valiant Shield 2020 joint forces training exercise on Sept. 14. The 12-day U.S.-only biennial exercise focuses on “integration of training in a blue-water environment,” the Navy said in a statement. The exercise occurs on Guam and around the Marina Islands Range Complex and is running from September 14-25. This is the eighth edition of Valiant Shield since it began in 2006. Participants this year include the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), amphibious assault…

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