Planning begins for Regional Cooperation 23 in Va. Beach
Brig. Gen. James W. Ring, the director of the joint staff for the Virgina National Guard, delivers remarks at the Initial Planning Conference, or IPC, for Regional Cooperation 23 Feb. 21, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. RC 23 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations. During the IPC, personnel from the U.S., Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan came together to develop the exercise scenario and identify key training objectives in advance of the exercise which will take place later this year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
Planning begins for Regional Cooperation 23 in Va. Beach
Brig. Gen. James W. Ring, the director of the joint staff for the Virgina National Guard, delivers remarks at the Initial Planning Conference, or IPC, for Regional Cooperation 23 Feb. 21, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. RC 23 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations. During the IPC, personnel from the U.S., Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan came together to develop the exercise scenario and identify key training objectives in advance of the exercise which will take place later this year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)