IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Shake exercise IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Shake exercise Friday, 05 March 2021 13:54
According to information published by US Navy on March 3, 2021, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) during the first week of March.
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The exercise enhances interoperability between the U.S. and Moroccan Navies across multiple warfare areas, many of which include: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, air and strike warfare, combined logistics support, maritime interdiction operations.