Iran and Pakistan conduct four-day joint naval exercise; US army finalizes new strategy for prepositioning stocks of critical equipment around the globe
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    • (MARCH 7-APRIL 13)

    According to reports, the Pakistani and Iranian navies have engaged in a four-day joint naval exercise east of the Straits of Hormuz to improve security cooperation between the two neighbors. The participating Pakistani warships include the Agosta-70 class submarine Hashmat and the indigenously constructed missile boat Quwwat. The Iranian vessels participating in the exercise are not known, but its exercise with Pakistan follows a similar exercise held with the Omani Navy on April 7 2014. Iran is also increasing its naval presence closer to Pakistan with the announcement in February that it would build a new base in the Gwatr Gulf, close to the border with Pakistan. 1
    In another development, according to reports, the US Army is putting the finishing touches on a bold new strategy for how it prepositions stocks of critical equipment around the globe, how it uses those stocks to speed deployments — and who pays for it. Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno ordered the revised strategy last year as part of his vision to make the service more capable of deploying quickly to meet threats, and assist in humanitarian and disaster relief missions. 2

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