DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2014 – Troops from 15 nations kicked
off the annual Rapid Trident field training exercise today in northwestern
Ukraine.
Navy Capt. Greg Hicks, director of communication and
engagement for U.S. European Command, emphasized in a statement that the
exercise is annual, and that it was planned well before the current situation
in Ukraine.
About 1,300 military personnel from Ukraine, Azerbaijan,
Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United States, as well as
representatives from NATO, will participate.
The exercise will take place near Yavoriv at the
International Peacekeeping and Security Center, which is designed to support
multinational training and exercises with regional and bilateral partners,
Hicks said.
In preparation, units underwent a week of situational
training that focused on key exercise tasks such as countering improvised
explosive devices, convoy operations and patrolling.
No live-fire exercises are scheduled for Rapid Trident,
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