About Griffin Shock

 
 
 
Griffin Shock is an exercise designed to prepare V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast with the rapid expansion of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Poland in support of NATO deterrence initiatives such as bolstering readiness, responsiveness, and reinforcement. 

 

Griffin Shock is a combined NATO and U.S. Army short notice exercise that will demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to enhance the NATO alliance by rapidly reinforcing the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Poland to a brigade size Land Forces Brigade.

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Exercise Active Shield 2021: MCAS Iwakuni Marines Neutralize Simulated CRBN IED
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Oct. 27, 2021 | 2:21
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, and station fire department personnel, neutralize a simulated CBRN threat during Exercise Active Shield at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct.27, 2021. Due to the forward operating location of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, it is critical for the installation and its tenant commands to respond to potential crises on the air station. Exercise Active Shield, conducted annually, is designed to better prepare the station to quickly and safely carry out incident response procedures during base defense operations.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Gabriel Durand)
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