AFSOC HOSTS EMERALD WARRIOR-16
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting the annual Emerald Warrior exercise May 2-13.This joint exercise provides pre-deployment readiness training for special operations forces, conventional forces, interagency elements and partner nation forces in realistic combat scenarios.
Emerald Warrior is a Department of Defense exercise that focuses on irregular warfare and hones special operations forces air and ground combat skills. This two-week exercise allows participants to execute advanced tactical scenarios and to strengthen joint warfighting relationships for future deployments.
Training events for Emerald Warrior will take place on ranges in the Southeast U.S. at Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base in Florida; Camp Shelby, Stennis Range and Singing Island in Mississippi; Fort Knox in Kentucky; McGhee-Tyson Airport in Tennessee; Gadsden Airport in Alabama; and several gulf oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Residents may see an increase in military activity in their area to include a higher than usual number of military vehicles and aircraft noise during the nighttime hours. Residents may also hear simulated munitions fire. All training occurs at designated sites with the permission of property owners and local authorities.
The exercise leverages lessons learned from past and current overseas contingency operations to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.
