'''Baker''' is the code-name for a series of training exercises conducted by the United States Army and several Asian countries which hosted the exercises. The purpose of the exercises is to practice and develop counter-narcotics operations.<ref name="arkin"/>
Some of the operations in this series include:<ref name="arkin"/>
*Baker Blade: Classified exercise. *Baker Mint: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1997. *Baker Mint 99-1: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1999. Trained on military intelligence and photo-surveillance. *Baker Mint Lens 99: Conducted by the US Army and Malaysia in 1999. *Baker Mondial V: Conducted by the US Army and Mongolia in 1997. Trained on medical procedures. *Baker Mongoose II: Conducted by the US Army and Mongolia in 1995. *Baker Piston Lens 2000: Conducted by the US Army and the Philippines in 2000. *Baker Tepid: A series of eight exercises conducted by the US Army and Thailand. *Baker Torch: A series of three exercises conducted by the US Army and Thailand from 1999 to 2001. Trained on border control. *Baker Torch Lens: Conducted by the US Army and Thailand. Trained on diving.
== References== <references>
<ref name="arkin">{{cite book |last=Arkin |first=William M. |author-link=William Arkin |date=2005 |title=Code Names: Decyphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs, and Operations in the 9/11 World |url=https://archive.org/details/codenamesdeciphe00arki |page=266 |location=Hanover, New Hampshire |publisher=Steerforth Press |isbn=978-1-58642-083-3 |url-access=registration }}</ref>
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Category:Illegal drug trade Category:Military exercises and wargames Category:Drugs in the United States {{US-Army-stub}}