ANNUALEX

ANNUALEX[1] or AnnualEx (AE) is a military exercise by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[2] It is annually held in the Southern Sea of Japan.[2] The first ANNUALEX was held between November 5 and 15, 1996.[2] The latest was ANNUALEX 13g (Nov. 4–11, 2016) and participation included 750 American military personnel.[2]

Aircraft fly overhead during an ANNUALEX 21G formation in 2009.
USN-JASDF ships and aircraft formations during ANNUALEX 2008

The official definition reads: [ANNUALEX] …

… is a bilateral training exercise between the Navy and JMSDF conducted in the waters south of Japan, to practice and evaluate the coordination, procedures, and interoperability elements required to effectively and cohesively respond to the defense of Japan or to a regional contingency in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

— United States Navy, Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sara B. Sexton, Commander, Task Force 70 Public Affairs, Japanese Admiral Embarks Ronald Reagan as Sea Combatant Commander During AnnualEx 16[3]

References
  1. ANNUALEX stands for "Annual Exercise", according to MARIANA ISLANDS RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OVERSEAS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT, Volume 2 of 2 January 2009 Draft, section Acronyms and abbreviations, p. i; Nora Macariola-See, Project Manager, Code EV21. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific. 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100. Pearl Harbor, HI,
  2. John Pike. "Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. Story Number: NNS151124-06 (online)


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