US forces' combat, logistics hardware arrives to Poti port for Noble Partner drills
Stryker armoured fighting vehicles after unloading from the cargo ship in port of Poti. Photo via Ministry of Defence of Georgia.
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Heavy military hardware of the United States armed forces is on its way from Georgia's Black Sea coast to the Vaziani military polygon outside Tbilisi, ahead of the opening of the Noble Partner multinational drills on Monday.
Stryker armoured fighting vehicles, Humvee utility vehicles, artillery pieces and logistical support trucks were unloaded from the Ocean Freedom dry cargo ship at the Poti port starting in the night of Thursday to Friday.
The American hardware was then moved under a convoy to the Georgian Defence Forces' 2nd Infantry Brigade base in Senaki in the west of the country. The vehicles will leave the base in two phases on Sunday and Tuesday and be moved to the GDF 4th Mechanised Brigade base in Vaziani, which will host the drills.
Both combat and logistics hardware was delivered to the port to contribute to the drills starting on Monday. Screenshot from Ministry of Defence of Georgia video.
The American hardware was dispatched from the Norfolk International Terminals at the Port of Virginia, before being loaded onto the cargo ship in Romania's port of Constanta and delivered to Poti.
Meanwhile American servicemembers have been arriving in phases to the Tbilisi International Airport, in preparation of the exercise that will involve over 2,700 troops at Vaziani Military Airfield and polygon outside Tbilisi as well as Camp Norio in Georgia's east.
Noble Partner 2020 will see US, Georgian, French, British and Polish troops practice staff drills as well as field operations involving support elements. GDF armoured vehicles and artillery will be used in the manoeuvres alongside armour and air support from the US forces, with the exercise set to run between September 7-18.
Airborne troops of units of the United States European Command landed in a demonstration drills at the Vaziani Military Airfield outside Tbilisi on Tuesday to preview the Noble Partner multinational exercise opening in Georgia next week.
American servicemembers have arrived in Georgia to team up with their counterparts from Georgia, France, United Kingdom and Poland to participate in the Noble Partner 2020 defence exercises next month.
Georgian Defence Forces will team up with their counterparts from the United States, France, United Kingdom and Poland to hold the latest edition of the Noble Partner defence drills next month.
Troops and military hardware from NATO member states and Georgia’s allies have arrived in the country’s Black Sea port of Poti, a week before the multinational defence exercise Noble Partner kicks off outside the capital of Tbilisi.
The Noble Partner 2020 multinational military exercise will kick in Georgia off tomorrow. Over 2,700 servicemen from the Georgian Defence Forces will team up with their counterparts from the United States, France, United Kingdom and Poland and gather at the Vaziani Military Airfield.
The Noble Partner 2020 multinational military exercise has officially begun today, with the participation of over 2,700 troops from Georgia, the US, the UK, Poland and France. The exercises will include situational training, live-fire drills, and combined mechanised maneuvers at Georgia’s Vaziani and Camp Norio training areas.
A counter-terrorist assault operation, and a medical evacuation drill have been among missions involving the Georgian Defence Force troops alongside their allies in the ongoing 2020 edition of Noble Partner multinational manoeuvres outside Tbilisi.
A new dry bulk terminal will be built on the north side of the Black Sea Poti port thanks to an agreement signed between APM Terminals Poti (APMT) and Poti New Terminals Corporation (PNTC).