FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.--The US Army's Command and General Staff College hosted 200 students from the United Kingdom's Intermediate Command and Staff College (Land) for a two-week long exercise in June. Exercise Eagle Owl allows students to integrate into combined brigade combat team staffs to plan and execute a stability operation mission within a fictitious scenario. The students are mentored by US and UK faculty members.
The exercise is held twice a year. It is the largest exercise of its kind among two allied nations stressing interoperability and understanding. This isthe seventh year for the two nations to hold the cooperative exercise. The exercise is designed to give a shared understanding of US and UK cultural and procedural similarities and differences; gain experience in brigade-level deliberate planning for irregular warfare and stability operations; and build professional relationships to facilitate future partnerships.
The exercise was capped off with a sports day and barbecue. United States and United Kingdom soldiers fought to a tie in the semi-annual sports day that traditionally
ends the Eagle Owl exercise. Teams of officers from both countries participated in six events with each country winning three. The U.S. team won the skeet, softball, and
dodge ball competitions while the U.K. team secured wins in golf, soccer, and the Iron Major. The U.K. was awarded the overall title because the Iron Major event was the first tiebreaker. The Iron Major is a grueling multi-stage event of overall fitness. Average overall individual scores for the event are 470. The Brits had six competitors who topped the 500 point mark.
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