YAVORIV, Ukraine (July 23, 2015) -- Under the hot Ukrainian sun, Soldiers from the United States, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria rehearsed reacting to contact as part of their situational training during the multi-national Exercise Rapid Trident 2015 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, here, July 21.
Rapid Trident, which is taking place July 20-31, is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise focused on peacekeeping and stability operations. It is part of a U.S. European Command Joint Exercise Program, designed to enhance joint-combined interoperability with allied and partner nations.
The Soldiers are training under a multinational structure, consisting of a Romanian command element and two platoons joined with a Bulgarian and U.S. platoon.
The training consisted of react to contact: countering improvised explosive devices, react to ambush, react to sniper fire and dismount operations, and a tactical driving scenario.
"For day two, I would say that the training is going just fine right now, we are not only concerned with getting repetitions though training, which is always good to rehearse battle drills before getting in[to] the exercise but also continue to build capacity with our partner nations by integrating Romanian, Bulgarian and U.S. forces together," said Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Hill, from the Raptor Team at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
As the temperature continued to rise so did the participant's expertise.
"We've been getting a lot better with communications especially with our international partners," said 1st Lt. Hanna Martins, platoon leader with 3rd Platoon, 615th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion.
Instructors also note the growth in cohesion and communication.
"All the units so far have been improving a lot and showing they are willing to learn and try to better themselves," said Spc. Kiley Williams, a paratrooper with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503 Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. "They are putting forth the effort required for us to show them what to do and how to improve themselves."
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