In late July, early August there was a post about Navy and Marine Exercise to Span 17 Time Zones on a Scale Last Seen During the Cold War. As far as I know, this exercise happened, and I cannot find information one way or the other as to whether it is still ongoing. It is noteworthy that this operation was going on in the weeks leading up to the current situation in Afghanistan. Does anyone know:

1. Anything about the current status of the exercise, including if it is over,
2. If this operation included anything in Afghanistan.
3. How we were (supposedly) caught so flat footed in AFG if we had intentional activities going on which in theory could have been diverted as needed.

As a final note, any mention of this exercise seems to have been swept away by more recent events.

Any input is welcome.

Thanks,

sauce:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/02/navy-and-marine-exercise-span-17-time-zones-scale-last-seen-during-cold-war.html