Tsae Month in Photos March 2016 Rtsd West

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Frederick “Ben” Hodges (center), Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, talks with paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade as part of a visit to the brigade during the Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 16, 2016. Exercise Rock Sokol is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovenian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building on previous lessons learned, forging the bonds and enhancing readiness between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly-deploying forces to the U.S. Army Europe, Africa and Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build stronger relationships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)

TSAE MONTH IN PHOTOS MARCH 2016 RTSD WEST

Advanced Medical Train the Trainer Course

USAREUR EFMB 2016 Training on Combat Testing Lane

AFNORTH Bn Best Warrior Competition - Range

A U.S. Soldier, flight paramedic from a Black Hawk crew, is lowered to the ground on a Jungle penetrator to assist with 194 candidates from U.S. forces in Europe, including 19 the evacuation of role players with simulated gunshot wounds participants from 7 NATO allies, are competing in the five-day for evacuation from the battlefield using a Sked rescue system challenge, at Baumholder, Germany, March 11-24, 2016. The during Tactical Combat Casualty Care course that included test is a rigorous evaluation of mental and physical skills and multinational soldiers from NATO countries attending the earning the badge requires a high degree of ability and focus. International Special Training Centre’s Train the Trainer course, Passing rates range from 5-25 percent, making the EFMB a U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army where half the participants learn tactical combat casualty care distinctive mark in a Soldier’s records. The 421st Medical NATO Brigade, fire with M16 rifles and M9 pistols in the and the other half learn to teach the combat casualty course. Battalion (Multifunctional) provides Mission Command for the Training Support Center Benelux 25-meter range, on Chièvres The training was conducted at General Staufer Kaserne, March USAREUR EFMB testing FY 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Air Base, Belgium, March 23, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Information Specialist Erich Backes/released) Information Specialist Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie/Released) Martin Greeson/Released)

Background: U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group participate in a combat lifesaver course in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, March 11, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)

1 TSAE Activities in a Month - March 2016 RTSD EAST

British Sandhurst cadets train at Grafenwoehr Training Area

1-503rd, 173rd Airborne at Grafenwoehr

709th MP Battalion conduct exercise Warrior Shock

A British cadet of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst gives instructions to his comrades during final evaluation and validation training at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battal- ion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a March 16, 2016. The intent of the certification exercise is to Macedonian soldiers perform house clearing during exercise Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile, train and evaluate cadets on decision-making, planning, field Warrior Shock. Warrior Shock is led by U.S. 709th Military during a combined defensive live-fire exercise March 6, 2015, craft expertise, and operations in a tactical environment in Police Battalion to increase interoperability between allied at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command in order to prepare officer cadets for commissioning into the partners at the Hammelburg Training Area, Germany, March Grafenwoehr, Germany. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Informa- British Army. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist tion Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released) Christoph Koppers/released) Gerhard Seuffert/released)

Background: U.S. paratrooper assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move towards the designated control point on the Bunker Drop Zone at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Elliott Banks/released)

March 2016 - TSAE Activities in a Month 2 RTSDRTSD SOUTH SOUTH Background: U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3-227th Aviation Regiment at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, March 9, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/Released)

207th Military Intelligence Brigade activation ceremony Para Jump operation Exercise Dagger Clearance, Trecenta (rovigo)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 207th Military Intelligence U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Brigade stand in formation during an activation ceremony Paratroopers from the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a jump with UH-60 held at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, March 16, 2016. The 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian Army soldiers conducted Black Hawk helicopter from 3-227th Aviation Regiment at 207th provides a theater intelligence capability for U.S. Africa a convoy Dagger Clearance, in Trecenta (Rovigo) Italy, March Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, March 9, 2016. Command. (U.S. Army photos by Visual Information Specialist 3, 2016, during consolidated skills Exercise Dagger Clearance. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Antonio Bedin/Released) (Photo by Graigg Faggionato) Bedin/Released)

3 TSAE Activities in a Month - March 2016 EXPEDITIONARY TRAINING SUPPORT DIVISION

Exercise Sky Soldier 16 Rock Sokol Rock Sokol

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Soldiers from Spanish Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, start the engine of an Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Armed Forces Airborne Brigade (BRIPAC), are conduct demoli- RQ7B Shadow unmanned aircraft system during the Exercise prepare an M119A3 howitzer for fire during Exercise Rock tion training in support of exercise Sky Soldier 16 at Chinchilla Rock Sokol at Aeroclub Postonja in Slovenia, March 2, 2016. Sokol at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Mar. 14, 2016. training area, Spain, March 2, 2016. The training objective (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/ (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/ of Exercise Sky Soldier 16 is to enhance the brigade’s 1st Released) Released) Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment readiness for multinational contingency operations and capabilities to conduct future missions with NATO allies and partners. (Photo by Elena Background: U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, perform a Situational Training Exercise for Baladelli/released) their unit’s Best Warrior Competition, in the Alliance Training Area, on Chièvres Air Base, in Chièvres, Belgium, March 23, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie/Released)

March 2016 - TSAE Activities in a Month 4 IMPRESSIONS

Photo credits: Top left: Spc. Nathanael Mercado; First row: Georgios Moumoulidis; Dee Crawford; Susanne Goebel; Second row: Martin Greeson; Elliott Banks; Paolo Bovo; Third row: Paolo Bovo; Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie; Davide Dalla Massara; Gertrud Zach;

5 TSAE Activities in a Month - March 2016 Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, provide security for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by 12th Combat Aviation Brigade during sling load training with M777 Howitzers as part of the Squadron’s Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area Germany, March 22, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)

March 2016 - TSAE Activities in a Month 6 Background: U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION Special Forces Group participate in a combat lifesaver ABOUT VI PRODUCTS, SUPPORT AND course in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, March 11, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information SERVICES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL Specialist Jason Johnston/Released) TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER.

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