Overview
- Reports point to April 6 for the start of the exercise, with final unit lists, troop numbers and precise locations still unconfirmed.
- U.S. participation is expected to include Army Green Berets and Air Force special-operations elements, with possible Marine special-operations units and an estimated contingent of about 125 personnel.
- The training centers on special operations tasks such as counterterrorism, hostage rescue, unconventional warfare and high‑intensity joint missions.
- Officials say the site remains under strict reserve, with Argentine waters in the south—potentially near Tierra del Fuego or Santa Cruz—described as likely areas.
- The planned drill follows a 2025 surge in joint activities and a reported March 2025 memorandum between the countries’ special-operations commands, and it aligns with Argentina’s participation in a U.S.-convened hemispheric military summit on February 11 and the Munich Security Conference on February 13–15.