Taiwan Military Begins 5-Day Drill to Test Rapid Wartime Transition

The annual planned exercise focuses on active-duty forces and comes before July’s joint-defense drills and August’s live-force war games.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits troops from the Garrison Second Combat Team during an Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise in Taiwan on March 21, 2025. Wang Yu Ching/ROC Office of the President

Taiwan’s military will begin a five-day Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise on June 22 to test how quickly active-duty units can shift from peacetime posture to wartime deployment, the Ministry of National Defense said on June 21.

The drill, which runs through June 26, is part of the armed forces’ annual planned joint-operations training. The ministry said the exercise is intended to strengthen high-readiness response capability and verify joint combat effectiveness.