Posted on 02/17/2017 12:43:03 PM PST by Candor7
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania, Feb. 16, 2017 — Soldiers, tanks and M88 recovery vehicles from the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment’s “Fighting Eagles” recently arrived at the airbase here in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The soldiers unloaded M1A2 Abrams tanks from the first train that arrived Feb. 14 to this eastern Romanian airbase located about 12 miles away from the Black Sea.
The arrival of the tanks and roughly 500 soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, marks the beginning of a continuous rotation of U.S. troops in southeastern Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
So far, more than 350 U.S. soldiers have arrived this month with another 150 set to arrive before the end of February.
Traveled From Poland
Over the course of a few days, soldiers and equipment traveled about 1,120 miles across four countries from western Poland, where the battalion and the rest of the 3,500 soldiers of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, who have deployed to Europe, initially assembled.
“We traveled through Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and Romania, testing the battalion’s ability to assemble quickly and move across Europe via rail and roads,” said Army Maj. Scott Stephens, the 8th Infantry Regiment’s executive officer.
“The cooperation and trust of allied nations to freely maneuver U.S. military equipment and personnel across Europe is essential to the success of Operation Atlantic Resolve and the security of allied European countries,” Stephens said.
Speaking to Romanian media as his soldiers helped off-load tanks from rail cars, Stephens added: “This is very challenging logistically to pull this off, to move this equipment across the sea [from the unit’s home station, Fort Carson, Colorado,] onto trains and across Europe. We’ve learned a lot, but this is a part of the reason why we are here. It is vital we learn these experiences, to be able to quickly deploy in the case of future operations.”
Bilateral, Multinational Training
Participating in Atlantic Resolve means the 3rd ABCT will conduct bilateral and multinational training with allies in eight different countries, the major said. The emphasis will be increasing interoperability with Romanian and Bulgarian land forces over the next six months.
“We are so excited to begin integrating with the Romanian army and begin training with our allied partners” said Army Maj. Michael Harrison, 8th Infantry Regiment’s operations officer. “Living and working alongside our allies daily will build confidence in our ability to operate as one team if we’re ever called to respond immediately to any crisis.”
Training opportunities will include taking part in the multinational Saber Guardian 17 exercise in July, as well as the opportunity to work with a new multinational brigade first proposed at the NATO Warsaw summit in July 2016 and based in Romania.
“We stand side by side, shoulder to shoulder with our NATO partners and our allies,” Stephens said. “It’s not just through words; it’s through actions, it’s through presence. We are here, we have incredible fighting capabilities with us, and we are here to stand with our allies to reassure them that NATO is a viable source.”
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Three very good points!
Bingo!
There are bound to be various government and corporate contractors working in social media. Part of their job is to insult anyone who doesn’t go along with establishment narratives and memes...to shut down the discussion and/or get posters zotted or suspended. They are the gatekeepers. I have wondered whether snopes had a few employees assigned to this forum...if so their job must be getting tougher :-) the veil is being lifted.
Perhaps it is time to bring back V Corps and VII Corps with their 4 divisions, 2 armored cavalry regiments, corps artillery and support units from the Army’s list of inactivated units back to active duty?
Why are we there?
Romania is a member of NATO, and the EU.
Romanians love the US. They also have a national hero, Vlad Tepes also know as “Vlad the Impaler” (Dracula), who fought the Ottoman Empire in his day.
Thanks, you sent me off into a YouTube bottomless pit of crazy, multi-engine exploding tractor pulls, then on to the history of land speed records... :-)
Sometimes WAR finds YOU!
And yet our Russian trolls have free reign. We live in interesting times.
Russia’s the one that’s been making threats against neighboring states, not the other way around.
JFK was murdered by a communist who just 8 weeks before had renewed his old contacts with Russian and Cuban communist agents in Mexico City... and for that matter, communists started the Vietnam War.
USSR-supported native-born communists like John Kerry made sure the South Vietnamese got screwed.
This tank unit is also known as the “Vampire Killers”. Wonder why?
Count Yorga, Dracula and Harry Reid all asked for visas to Bulgaria.
When is Soros going to be dealt with. I mean really dealt with
Big mother 1500hp.
Need one in my truck. See that Techmotiv offers 1 year warranty. Gonna have to read fine print on that one to see if it covers battle ground engagements
Maybe Vlad the Impaler has a lot in common with Vlad Putin.
Why are we there?>>>>>>>>>>>>
Obama.
This was planned under his administration, as a sop to NATO..
Romania is a member of NATO, and the EU.
Romanians love the US. They also have a national hero, Vlad Tepes also know as “Vlad the Impaler” (Dracula), who fought the Ottoman Empire in his day.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Remember also, Melania is from just next door to Romania, Slovakia. Treat yourself and google [Slovakia Women ] photos.
Thats enough to make the entire Marine Corps want to be posted there , LOL.
>>I mean really dealt with
Dan 4:33
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The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
KJV
IT happens!
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