ANNUALEX

ANNUALEX or AnnualEx (AE) is a military exercise by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

It is annually held in the Southern Sea of Japan.

The first ANNUALEX was held between November 5 and 15, 1996. The latest was ANNUALEX 13g (Nov. 4–11, 2016) had an attendance of 750 American soldiers.

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