GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (May 21, 2015) --Soldiers participating in Combined Resolve IV came together for multinational vehicle recovery training at Hohenfels Training Area, May 16.
Utilizing different military vehicles from all over Europe gave Soldiers a unique hands-on experience that they couldn't receive at home.
To facilitate the training, a heavy vehicle was placed in a pit of mud. Then the Soldiers were given the task recover it as a team.
"The purpose of today was to show how the Romanians and Czechs work their vehicles, see the different types of wreckers, see if we can hook up, and see if we have the same types of principles in terms of recovery," said Pfc. Ivan Aviles, a wheeled vehicle maintenance specialist from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division from Ft. Stewart, Georgia.
Aviles benefited from seeing how other countries operate and learned that vehicle recovery is not that different.
"Regardless of the language or dialect, maintenance is still maintenance, whether they are changing a tire or a busted transmission the job will get done," said Aviles.
The training gave Soldiers the opportunity to work with other vehicles, see how allies operate, and help gain knowledge for future operations as mechanics.
"This has been about four months in the making to try to get to the point where we are at today," said Lt. Col. Adrian Gamez, senior sustainment Observer Coach Trainer of Team Adlers.
"It has been a success just having Soldiers see a variety of equipment, and have them train alongside their multinational partners and U.S. counterparts," said Gamez.
Over 4,700 participants from 13 NATO and partner countries are training in Combined Resolve IV. The Combined Resolve series of exercises incorporates the U.S. Army's Regionally Aligned Force with the European Activity Set to train with European Allies and partners. The 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, is the only training command outside the continental United States, providing realistic and relevant training to U.S. Army, joint service, NATO, allied and multinational units, and is a regular venue for some of the largest training exercises for U.S. and European forces.
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