Georgian special forces in NATO Trojan Footprint drills

Special forces units from Georgian Defence Forces are involved in drills alongside counterparts from NATO member and partner states in the alliance's annual Trojan Footprint exercise involving air, sea and land assets in five host countries.

In running since May 3, when Georgia, along with four other countries, opened its training grounds for the manoeuvres in the first participation of the country's special forces in the drills, the excercise encompasses the Black Sea region and is held simultaneously in several locations.

The defence ministry said part of the troops were involved in drills in Romania alongside partner units from other nations, while another group was training in Georgia with counterparts from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the US Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR).

Objectives in Quick Reaction missions, as well as ambush scenarios and manoeuvres for assaulting and holding compounds, were accomplished by the units involved in drills in Georgia, with the MoD saying the troops had received "positive assessment" from American Observer/Controller instructors.

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— U.S. Embassy Tbilisi (@usingeo) May 12, 2021