The ground troops of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will start a new round of war games in the central province of Yazd on Sunday, IRGC Ground Forces Commander Mohammad Pakpour announced on Saturday.
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IRGC war games begin on Feb. 19
Saturday, February 18th, 2012IRGC Ground Forces to stage new war games
Monday, February 13th, 2012The ground troops of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will stage new war games by the end of the current Iranian calendar year which ends on March 19, 2012, IRGC Ground Forces Commander Mohammad Pakpour announced on Sunday.
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France to Schedule Scorpion Exercise for June
Monday, February 13th, 2012The French Army will stage an exercise involving networked armored vehicles and 400 troops in June under its Scorpion modernization program, a source familiar with the project said.
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Russia, India Prepare for INDRA-2012 Military Drills
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Russia and India started on Monday the preparation for joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District said.
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Russia, NATO May Hold Missile Defense Drills in March
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Russia and NATO are planning to hold joint computer-simulated missile defense exercises in Germany in March, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday.
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U.S., S. Korean Troops Ready for Joint War Games
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012U.S. and South Korean troops are preparing for their annual joint war games in coming weeks, an official said Jan. 25, despite the sensitive power transition underway in North Korea.
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Thames exercise prepares Marines for Olympic security role
Friday, January 20th, 2012This week’s Olympic security training exercise on the River Thames in London, which has involved nearly 100 Royal Marines joining up with police and has been designed to mitigate against potential threats during the summer of 2012, comes to an end today.
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Russian Missile Forces Hold High Alert Drills
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces are holding a series of exercises to practice putting road-mobile missile systems on high alert, SMF spokesman Col. Vadim Koval said.
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Israel, U.S. Postpone Massive Missile-Defense Exercise to Avoid Possible Escalation with Iran
Monday, January 16th, 2012The US military European Command and the Israeli Ministry of Defense decided to reschedule a large missile defense exercise originally planned to take place in Israel in April 2012. The exercise will be held at a later date, in the second half of this year.
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Elite Iranian troops start exercise near Afghan border
Monday, January 9th, 2012Ground forces of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have started military exercises near the border with Afghanistan, Iranian media said.
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