Posted on 11/29/2005 3:39:31 PM PST by SandRat
Elite, U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Task Force is training the Georgian soldiers who will fill more than 530 positions in Iraq.
STUTTGART, Germany, Nov. 29, 2005 — U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe will showcase the U.S. European Command's Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program Task Force training program in a "capstone" event Dec. 5-10 in the Republic of Georgia. The event aims to prove the readiness of Georgia's 22nd Light Infantry Battalion prior to its deployment to Iraq. The trained 22nd Light Infantry Battalion troops will form part of the dedicated force called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1546 to protect UN peacekeeping forces in Iraq.
The elite, U.S. Marine Corps-led 54-member U.S. task force - many members of which are veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan - is training the Georgian soldiers who will fill more than 530 positions in Iraq as part of the coalition efforts there.
A primary effect of the training program is that the new and improved Georgian Army in conjunction with U.S.-trained Georgian law enforcement are more capable of securing the Georgian boarders, keeping the Caucasus region off the ever-shrinking list of potential safe havens for terrorists.
With relatively little funding and a few U.S. troops acting only in a training capacity, the U.S. is helping its Georgian ally in the Global War on Terror to become a strong and stable nation.
This capstone exercise features fire-and-maneuver tactics using live ammunition supported by the distinct concussion of supporting mortars. The event covers military operations in an urban environment and the capture of an airfield.
As with all Marine-led operations, the Sustainment and Stability Operations Program is at the cutting edge of 21st century warfare doctrine. This program foreshadows the Foreign Military Training Unit of the newly formed Marine Special Operations Command. This new command is being added to U.S. Special Operations Command to serve alongside Army Special Forces, Air Force special operations units and Navy SEALs.
This capstone exercise illustrates how a handful of U.S. military members can professionalize a much larger unit, essentially multiplying the available force fighting the Global War on Terror.
The new day Green Beret.
BTTT
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