Exercise Campaign Reforger was an annual military exercise and campaign conducted by NATO during the Cold War. The exercise was intended to ensure that NATO had the ability to quickly deploy forces to West Germany in the event of a conflict with the Warsaw Pact. Although most troops deployed were from the United States, the operation also involved a substantial number of troops from other NATO countries including Canada and the United Kingdom.
A U.S. Army M60A1 Patton in Marktheidenfeld during Reforger 82
Civilians watching a formation of American M60 tanks during Reforger 82
A German woman and child watching a British Army soldier in their village during Reforger 80
U.S. Army soldiers advancing past an M2 Bradley during Reforger 84
A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver (manoeuvre), or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations. Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of warfare or test tactics and strategies without actual combat. They also ensure the combat readiness of garrisoned or deployable forces prior to deployment from a home base.
Marines moving between cover during a bilateral military exercise between the United States Marine Corps and Italian Armed Forces, 2019
British Army soldiers with a Covenanter tank during a World War II military exercise, 1942
A joint naval exercise between the Indian Navy, United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Navy in 2020
Royal Artillery soldiers training in a virtually simulated area, 2015
