US Army unit trains with Georgian troops in “first ever” event

Troops advance during live fire training earlier today. Photo: Georgia’s Defence Ministry press office.

Agenda.ge, 07 Dec 2018 - 17:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian defence officials have praised a “new stage” in defence partnership between the United States and Georgia as a US Army unit joined Georgian troops in a combined live fire event this week.

It represented the climax of the participation of the Cobra Company, 1st Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army Europe in combat readiness assessment on Georgian training areas over the week.

The event marks the first case of a US unit holding training in the country, using local infrastructure, outside of annual multinational drills.