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U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC)

U.S. Naval Forces Complete Annual Maritime Exercise with Lebanon

by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs
18 July 2023

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230710-A-CY959-1037 JOUNIEH BAY, Lebanon (July 10, 2023) Engineman 1st Class Joseph Campos, assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 56, observes members of the Lebanese Armed Forces and Iraqi Armed Forces conducting explosive ordnance disposal training during exercise Resolute Union 2023 in Jounieh Bay, Lebanon, July 10, 2023. Resolute Union is an annual exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and partner nations to enhance security cooperation
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230710-A-CY959-1037 JOUNIEH BAY, Lebanon (July 10, 2023) Engineman 1st Class Joseph Campos, assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 56, observes members of the Lebanese Armed Forces and Iraqi Armed Forces conducting explosive ordnance disposal training during exercise Resolute Union 2023 in Jounieh Bay, Lebanon, July 10, 2023. Resolute Union is an annual exercise between U.S. 5th Fleet and partner nations to enhance security cooperation
Photo By: Cpl. Jensen Guillory
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – Naval forces from Lebanon, the United States and regional partners completed a nine-day maritime exercise ashore and near the coast of Lebanon, July 18.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) concluded exercise Resolute Union 2023 with counterparts from Egypt, France, Iraq, Jordan and the United Kingdom. This year’s iteration of the annual exercise focused on maritime awareness, operations, command and control, force protection and infrastructure defense.

More 100 international personnel participated, including nearly 20 service members from the United States. The NAVCENT cohort included experts on explosive ordnance disposal, civil affairs, maritime security, maritime law, joint planning and amphibious operations.

U.S. personnel solely participated in Resolute Union as observers and trainers this year, enabling LAF partners to carry out training drills as a team and enhance their maritime capabilities in key areas.

“We have conducted Resolute Union many years in the past, but this year the U.S. supported in an observer and trainer capacity,” said Lt. Cmdr. Antoni Wyszynski from U.S. 5th Fleet’s task force for expeditionary combat operations, Task Force 56. “It is good to see how other partner nations are coming together to support Lebanese forces to develop interoperability and support maritime security.”

Resolute Union exercises have fostered collaboration between Lebanese and U.S. armed forces for 23 years. In 2022, 60 U.S. service members conducted drills alongside their LAF counterparts on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and explosive ordnance disposal.

NAVCENT is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain and includes U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandeb.


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