WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Exercise Citadel Pacific 2015 (CP 15) will be conducted on Navy installations throughout the U.S. Pacific command area of responsibility, including Navy Region Japan, Joint Region Marianas, Navy Region Hawaii, and Singapore Area Coordinator August 25-29.

Citadel Pacific 15 is a regularly-scheduled exercise and is not in response to any specific threat. The exercise, like many other exercises installations perform throughout the year, is designed to enhance the training, readiness and capability of naval security forces to respond to threats to Navy installations and units. This is the 4th year this exercise has been conducted.

"Training scenarios used and the responses practiced during CP 15 enable the Navy to maintain our forces at a high level of readiness," said Bill Clark, Navy Installations Command's exercise program director.

"The exercises are part of our commitment to ensuring the safety of personnel, information and equipment. CP 15 will test the capabilities and implementation of antiterrorism plans, emergency preparedness, recovery, and consequence management procedures in response to a series of simulated incidents across the Pacific Command area of responsibility."

Citadel Pacific 15 is a field training exercise designed to establish a learning environment for participants so that response plans and operational capabilities are practiced. The exercise will also engage other shore enterprise primary mission capabilities such as fleet and family readiness, fire and emergency services, emergency preparedness and safety, which are major factors in any threat condition.