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EXERCISE IRON TRIDENT EXERCISE JÄRN TRIDENT |
OFFICIAL TRAINING EXERCISE
APRIL 1997
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APRIL 1997
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Situation Report
Exercise Iron Trident is to test, consolidate and improve the initial interoperability of naval assets, specifically those of international deployment capability, between the Kingdom of Sweden and Great Britain. This exercise, the first of it's kind, will incorporate two Carrier Strike Groups of the two nations respectively and provide the necessary training to assigned personnel in an extensive range of components essential to the operation of the fleet as a whole and their operational range and capability. This mission will seek to improve the dynamic between the two nationals naval forces, seek to find similarities in their way of working and promote cooperation and friendship in the two branches in order to fundamentally improve the joint-working now and in the future. This document will be dynamically updated.
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sweden Great Britain | v. |
NTR
Objective(s)
1. Immediate deployment of Swedish Royal Navy currently stationed in the Mediterranean Sea to Gibraltar for refuelling.
2. Relocation to the rendezvous point in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
3. Reporting of the commanding officers of both the Swedish 1st Carrier Battle Group and the British equivalent for a briefing.
4. Refuelling of the general fleet in Diego Garcia in preparation for the first training exercise.
5. Progression with the exercise schedule.
Casualty Report
NTR
Campaign Register
EJ-1A - COMPLETE - Deployment of materiel from Mediterranean Sea to Gibraltar.
EJ-1B - COMPLETE - Refuel of the fleet, air assets and her reserves in preparation for travel to Diego Garcia.
EJ-2A - COMPLETE - Transit and preparation prior to arrival in Diego Garcia.
EJ-2B - COMPLETE - Acclimatisation and replenishment of the fleet in Diego Garcia.
EJ-3A - COMPLETE - Drafting and agreement of the first step of the Exercise Agenda.
EJ-5A - COMPLETE - Deployment of both Swedish and British assets into the Indian Ocean.
EJ-5B - ACTIVE - Exercise operations.
Exercise Agenda
1. Aerial Operations - Search and Rescue
2. Maritime Operations - Search and Rescue
2. Emergency Procedures - Medical
Deployment
1st Carrier Battle Group (CSG-1) [Kungsbacka Naval Base]* Kitty Hawk-Class Aircraft Carrier [5624x] Active Personnel HSwMS Carl XVI Gustaf Naresuan-Class Frigate [450x] Active Personnel HSwMS Naresuan HSwMS Songtham HSwMS Saowaphak Brandenburg-Class Frigate [864x] Active Personnel HSwMS Hesse HSwMS Saxony HSwMS Saarland HSwMS Hamburg Koster-Class Mine Countermeasures Vessel [28x] Active Personnel HSwMS Ven Södermanland-Class Submarine [24x] Active Personnel HSwMS Halland | Carrier Air Wing One [Ronnebay Naval Air Base] Strike Fighter Squadron 11 [10x] McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet [20x] Active Personnel Strike Fighter Squadron 12 [10x] McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet [20x] Active Personnel Strike Fighter Squadron 13 [10x] McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet [20x] Active Personnel Electronic Attack Squadron 11 [10x] Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler [40x] Active Personnel Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 11 [5x] Grumman C-2 Greyhound [20x] Active Personnel Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 11 [12x] Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk [48x] Active Personnel Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 11 [7x] Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV [35x] Active Personnel XX X |
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