GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- More than 4,500 participants from 8 nations will participate in Exercise Allied Spirit II at the Army's Hohenfels Training Area in southeastern Germany, Aug. 4-24, 2015.
Participating countries include Canada, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
Allied Spirit II is unique in its ability to provide a hands-on laboratory for NATO interoperability training, as well as pre-deployment certification for two NATO Allies during the exercise.
In this exercise, the 7th Czech Brigade will command the brigade headquarters for the first time in a NATO combined exercise. Additionally, the 43rd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion will use this exercise as a mission rehearsal exercise in preparation for deployment to the Afghanistan Theater of Operations to conduct base defense operations in support of NATO ISAF.
The exercise will consist of a Combat Training Center rotation, as well as a night-time joint and partnered parachute drop into the Hohenfels training area.
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