A capabilities exercise (CAPEX) is a form of military or emergency response exercise.[1] Examples include capabilities exercises conducted for the low-altitude parachute-extraction system, the VMA-542 fixed wing attack squadron, or to demonstrate a capability such as deployment of emergency response assets,[2] and so on.

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  1. ^ Field Artillery, p. 16, 1990 "Twice each year, a capabilities exercise is conducted where all resident students observe the massed cannon fires of the entire III Corps Artillery, integrated with Army aviation and Air Force close air support."
  2. ^ Department of Energy Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 1999 1428918345 "During December 1998, a capabilities exercise (CAPEX) was conducted for the Nuclear Weapons Council, Congressional staff, and White House personnel. The objective of the CAPEX was to demonstrate the capability to simultaneously deploy and exercise DOE's complete array of emergency response assets."