This 12 months marks the second time the U.S. has participated within the biennial train as a way to construct mixed interoperability with regional allies and companions. MILAN in Hindi means “assembly.”
MILAN 2024 consists of forces from greater than 50 international locations, the biggest participation within the train. This 12 months’s train focuses on strengthening military-to-military ties to contribute towards a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific.
MILAN 2024 will embody a harbor section adopted by a sea section the place ships will concentrate on high-end tactical coaching, maneuvering drills, air-defense workouts, submarine familiarization, multinational replenishment-at-sea, communications drills, gunnery workouts, and joint warfighting eventualities.
“We’re grateful for the management of our Indian Navy companions in placing collectively train MILAN and offering us the chance to advance multilateral interoperability,” mentioned Capt. Ryan Leary, commanding officer, USS Halsey. “India is a like-minded associate and chief in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, energetic in and linked to Southeast Asia, a driving pressure of regional fora, and an engine for regional progress and growth.”
U.S. seventh Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and companions in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific area.
