Ukraine trains to dominate the sky

By Joint Multinational Training Group-UkraineSeptember 8, 2017

Ukraine trains to dominate the sky
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the Ukrainian army's 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade fire a ZU-23, a twin-barreled, 23 mm, anti-aircraft gun, during training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center nea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ukraine trains to dominate the sky
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the Ukrainian army's 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade fire a ZU-23, a twin-barreled, 23 mm, anti-aircraft gun, during training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center nea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ukraine trains to dominate the sky
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the Ukrainian army's 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade fire a ZU-23, a twin-barreled, 23 mm, anti-aircraft gun, during training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center nea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ukraine trains to dominate the sky
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the Ukrainian army's 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade fire a ZU-23, a twin-barreled, 23 mm, anti-aircraft gun, during training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center nea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Ukrainian airborne troops from the 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade engage ground level targets with a mounted ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun during the battalion's training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Western Ukraine, on Aug. 31.

The training was led by Yavoriv CTC staff along with Polish army and U.S. Army mentors assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine.

Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine is the name for the training mission being conducted by U.S. Forces in support of Ukraine. The U.S. will continue training and advising Ukrainian security forces until 2020, and JMTG-U will oversee defensive and security training for up to five battalions of Ministry of Defense forces per year.

The training is focused at partnering at the battalion-level and below, building a professional and capable Ukrainian units to defend Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The headquarters is also working with our Ukrainian partners on the development of their training center and cadre at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center. Other elements are working with the Ukrainian Army on a review and modernization of their doctrine.

Knocking Down Targets with an Anti-Aircraft Gun