Georgian, US troops run joint Bagram drills in Afghan peacekeeping mission
Troops from the Georgian battalion and USMC contingent pictured during the nighttime drill. Photo via Ministry of Defence of Georgia press office.
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Georgian peacekeeping troops involved in NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan ran a drill at the major Bagram Air Base along with their United States counterparts.
The Ministry of Defence of Georgia released news of the conducted exercise on Thursday, with the photos showing nighttime action at the large base involving armoured vehicles and infantry.
The unit, 12th Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Brigade, took part in a scenario developed by Georgian and US planners and featuring an OPFOR - a notional hostile force simulated by select troops.
Servicemen of the 12th Battalion held an exercise with @USMC and @USArmy personnel at the Bagram Airfield in #Afghanistan. Soldiers reacted to simulated ambush and performed first aid and medical evacuation to increase interoperability and readiness. @ResoluteSupport #NATO pic.twitter.com/vHL1y637De
— MOD Georgia (@ModGovGe) December 19, 2019
A platoon from the Georgian peacekeeping battalion was joined by US Marine Corps counterparts and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit from the US Army in the drill.
The involved service members were tested at reacting to a notional enemy ambush and providing first aid to to sustained 'casualties', with a Quick Reaction Force contributing through their evacuation of the 'injured'.
A convoy of MRAP (Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected) armoured vehicles are seen used in the exercise at the airbase. Photo via Ministry of Defence of Georgia press office.
The actions were aimed at improving coordination and interoperability between Georgian and American units, with the 12th battalion serving at the base with a task of providing security for inner and outer perimeter of the airbase.
The battalion has been in deployment for the Resolute Support mission since November. Georgian units are deployed to the peacekeeping effort on a rotational basis, relieving previously serving units in turns.
Five Georgian service members of the unit were injured earlier this month in an insurgent attack on the Bagram base.
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