KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has taken another major step towards strengthening regional security and disaster preparedness with the staging of the Initial Planning Conference for Exercise Event Horizon 2027.

The three-day conference, held from July 13 to 15 at the Caribbean Military Academy at Up Park Camp, brought together representatives from regional partner nations, ministries, departments and agencies to begin planning for the fourth staging of the multinational exercise.

Exercise Event Horizon is a multinational, multi-agency and multi-domain exercise that simulates real-world security threats and disaster scenarios in a controlled environment. The exercise is designed to improve coordination, strengthen interoperability and enhance regional readiness to respond to a wide range of maritime, cyber and humanitarian emergencies.