An Indian Army contingent has departed for Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to participate in the 21st edition of the India-USA Joint Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025, scheduled from September 1 to 14, 2025. The contingent, comprising personnel from a battalion of the Madras Regiment, will train alongside the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment “Bobcats” of the U.S. Arctic Wolves Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division. Over the two-week exercise, troops will engage in a wide range of tactical drills including heliborne operations, use of surveillance resources, unmanned aerial systems, rock craft, mountain warfare, casualty evacuation, combat medical aid, and integrated artillery, aviation, and electronic warfare operations. Subject-matter experts from both armies will conduct working groups on critical areas such as counter-UAS, information warfare, communications, and logistics. The exercise will conclude with jointly planned live-fire drills and high-altitude warfare scenarios, emphasizing enhanced interoperability for United Nations peacekeeping missions and readiness for multidomain security challenges. This exercise underscores the strengthening defense cooperation and operational partnership between India and the United States. The joint military cooperation follows an earlier intensive training phase conducted by both nations in April 2025 as part of Exercise Tiger Triumph.