Hawaii Army Weekly:
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command focused on testing Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) interoperability with its Japanese counterpart and other U.S. forces during Keen Edge ’18, held Jan. 26 to Feb. 3.
Keen Edge is a joint command post exercise conducted to increase combat readiness and synchronization between U.S. Forces Japan and the Japan Joint Staff to prepare them to effectively defend Japan or respond to a regional crisis.
Theater Enabling Commands, such as the 94th AAMDC, use these types of exercises to challenge staff with complex and robust scenarios. They practice and refine tactics techniques and procedures to prepare themselves for real crises or contingency.
