Baker (military code-name)
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Baker is the code-name for a series of training exercises conducted by the United States Army
and several Asian countries which hosted the exercises. The purpose of the exercises is to practice and develop counter-narcotics operations.
Some of the operations in this series include:
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The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and several Asian countries which hosted the exercises. The purpose of the exercises is to practice and develop counter-narcotics operations.
Some of the operations in this series include:
- Baker Blade: Classified exercise.
- Baker Mint: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1997.
- Baker Mint 99-1: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1999. Trained on military intelligenceMilitary intelligenceMilitary intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
and photo-surveillance. - Baker Mint Lens 99: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1999.
- Baker Mondial V: Conducted by the US Army and MongoliaMongoliaMongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
in 1997. Trained on medical procedures. - Baker Mongoose II: Conducted by the US Army and Mongolia in 1995.
- Baker Piston Lens 2000: Conducted by the US Army and the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 2000. - Baker Tepid: A series of eight exercises conducted by the US Army and ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. - Baker Torch: A series of three exercises conducted by the US Army and Thailand from 1999 to 2001. Trained on border controlBorder controlBorder controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of Border Guards and Coast Guards...
. - Baker Torch Lens: Conducted by the US Army and Thailand. Trained on divingScuba divingScuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
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