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YAVORIV, Ukraine -- Members of the 18-nation exercise Rapid Trident 2015 are transitioning to their two-day field training today, July 29, 2015, at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
To get ready for the field, around 1800 service members have spent six days doing situational training lanes.
That training included medical, tactical movement, security operations, countering improvised explosives devices, calls for fire, and react to enemy contact.
"The training has been awesome," said Sgt. 1st Class Jason Lord, 456th Army Medical Command Service, out of Somersworth, New Hampshire, the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the medical lane. "We have had about 12 of the nations come through (his classes), the feedback has been positive and hopefully they will take this training and go back to their countries and save lives because ultimately that is why we are out here."
Once in the field the Soldiers will take the lessons learned during the situational training lanes and applying it to the field training portion of the exercise for two days as they integrate with other NATO and Partner for Peace nations.
"There is a lot of things they learned from us, and different nations always bring something else, that we can take home and work into how we do things," said Canadian Master Cpl. Richard Tully, counter IED instructor of the Canadian Forces. "It's been very busy there are a lot of people here this year, generally the exercise has been dynamic well done through the whole thing and will finish off strong "
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.
"I personally, don't have much experience in urban warfare so it was good to hear the Ukraine stories," said Lithuanian Army Pvt. Audrius Zebrauskas, from the Grand Duchies Birute Battalion. "Because they have vast experience in urban warfare and the other day they showed us the IED devices they find, so it's good to learning from them. A lot of different experiences from the different nations. I'm enjoying it."
Rapid Trident ends Friday after the planned field training exercise designed to challenge the skills they've practiced throughout the situational training lanes. The goal is for the training to save lives through a better understanding of first aid and increased situational awareness; knowing what threats to look for and how to instinctively respond and react to those whether in field training or actual event somewhere.
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