As the European Union continues to strengthen its capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to external crises, the MILEX 26 military exercise series has now begun. This week marks the start of a comprehensive training cycle designed to test the readiness, coordination and deployment capabilities of the EU’s Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC). The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union’s diplomatic service. Since 2011, the EEAS carries out the EU’s Common Foreign and