page_title: Pacific Pathways
section_title: Pathway 19-2
hierarchical_section_title: Pacific Pathways / History / 2019 Pathways / Pathway 19-2
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk flies in formation over Yamaguchi Bay, Japan during Orient Shield 2019, Sept. 9, 2019. OS 19 is a premier U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise that is meant to increase interoperability by testing and refining multi-domain and cross-domain concepts. . (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Kohrs, 20th PAD)
context_page_description: Pacific Pathways is a program run by United States Army Pacific and operationally led by I Corps with the goal of expanding the Army's engagement in the Pacific region, and potentially reducing the costs of doing so by linking multiple military exercises together, creating a "Pathway". The concept of the program was first created by General Vincent K. Brooks in 2014. Pacific Pathways have developed into operations to both increase readiness of US, Allied, and Partnered forces while shaping the security environment in support of an open and free Indo-Pacific and providing options to the combatant commander.
context_section_description: 19-2 consisted of two exercises from July to September focused on the multi-domain task force led by 2 ID DIVARTY and 17 FAB.  The exercises in 19-2 were:
  The Talisman Saber exercise in Australia, which was officially launched on July 8, 2019 on board the USS Ronald Reagan. A Chinese Type 815G spy ship also watched over the exercise, seeming to gather information about the interactions between the participating militaries.
  The Orient Shield exercise in Japan
caption: A US Army UH-60 Blackhawk flies over Yamaguchi Bay during Orient Shield 2019
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