field exercise

American  

noun

1. a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.

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Etymology

Origin of field exercise

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The North described its tests as a response to the U.S.-South Korean drills, as the allies conducted their biggest field exercise in years last month and separately held joint aerial and naval drills involving U.S. long-range bombers and an aircraft carrier strike group.

From Seattle Times

The allies are also scheduled to hold a large combined field exercise in South Korea in mid-March.

From New York Times

While this could be a legitimate part of any large scale field exercise it could also be an indication of expected battle casualties from an imminent conflict.

From BBC

Prosecutors in her military trial argued that Cogswell added more peril to an already dangerous situation when she handed out the chocolate cupcakes while in charge of the canteen during a field exercise.

From BBC

In a Facebook post two days after Hawk’s death, a soldier who served with him recounted a field exercise punctuated by the early-morning news of his own son’s birth.

From Washington Post