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Exercise Tiger Triumph, India, U.S. tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise is being held from 18th – 31st March, 2024.

About the Exercise Tiger Triumph

• A Bilateral Tri-service: It is the bilateral tri-service amphibious military exercise involving the armed forces of India and the US. It is the first tri-service military exercise between the two countries. 
  • Its 1st edition was held in 2019.
• Location: Eastern seaboard (US)
• Aim: To develop interoperability for conducting HADR operations and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enable rapid and smooth coordination between forces of both countries.
• Phases:
  • The Harbour Phase: Personnel from both navies would participate in training visits, subject matter expert exchanges, sports events and social interactions.
  • Post Harbour Phase: On Completion of the Harbour Phase, the ships, with the troops embarked, would sail for the Sea Phase and undertake maritime, amphibious and HADR operations in accordance with injected situations.

Other Joint Exercises of India-US

• Military Training: Yudh Abhyas and Vajra Prahar
• Air Forces: Cope India
• Naval Exercise (along with Japan): Malabar
• HADR: In September 2022, the QUAD countries (US, India, Japan and Australia) signed the “Guidelines for the Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific”.

News Source: The Hindu