JMRC Mentors Visit Romanian Combat Training Center

Photo By Staff Sgt. Karen Sampson | U.S. Soldiers from the from the Warhogs Maneuver Training team. Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, scan a map with an Romanian soldier as the are helping Romania expand the military training capabilities within their own country, Nov. 7, 2016. (U.S. Army photo courtesy asset)  

HOHENFELS, BAYERN, GERMANY

11.15.2016

Story by Sgt. Karen Sampson 

Joint Multinational Readiness Center

CINCU, Romania -- The Observer, Coach, Trainers at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center are committed to helping allies from across Europe build military training capabilities within their own country. One of JMRC’s OCT teams recently returned from a visit with the Romanian Land Forces to do that.

JMRC’s Warhog OCT team, one of the maneuver trainer teams, “just returned from a cross-functional team, away-game tour to Romania to evaluate the Romanian land force combined training center in Cincu,” said Maj. Scott Basso, Operations Officer for the team.

The tour was composed of representatives from across JMRC to lend perspective from all of the war fighting functions and capabilities to the Romanian training center. “By starting the Warhog Mobile Training Team Initiative (WMI) we are trying to enable Cincu with an OCT Academy, said Basso. “We will conduct OCT training in Romania and assist them with facilities and equipment.”

JMRCs Warhogs will provide an OCT exchange with Romania, and an the OCT Academy, to share lessons learned and best practices with the Romanian OCTs in Cincu, is planned for January 2017.

This assessment’s secondary purpose was to evaluate the training center for a possible exercise that would host the Regionally Allocated Forces, currently a brigade sized element from the United States that rotates through Europe.. The WMI investigated issues and challenges that could slow the speed of assembly for the RAF, and trough cooperation with the Romanian forces, try to solve these issues. This will simultaneously help Romania train their forces at home
“I think it was a successful trip for U.S. Army Europe, JMRC and the Romanians,” said Capt. Cristian Radulescu, Warhog Combat Service Support and Logistics Officer.
Radulescu speaks Romanian and is a subject matter expert on the location.

“The Romanians are very eager to work with JMRC,” Radelescu continued, ““The Romanians are benefitting from JMRCs expertise and endorsement.”

The advising does not stop at the OCT level, and the US Army has also looked at key facilities and infrastructure. “The Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Engineer has worked with the Romanian Land Forces towards upcoming projects for Cincu, said Radulescu.

The long-term plan between Romania and JMRC is for continued site assessments and visits to assist Romania with their training rotations at Cincu.

Overall the Cincu site assessment provided the JMRC visitors with the way ahead and focus for future engagements and partnership with Cincu and the Romanian Army. Through visits and assessments like this, the U.S. Army and JMRC fulfill our commitment to building and sustaining the readiness and interoperability of our Allies and partners across Europe.

“Our strategic message is, for our allied forces and opposing forces, Europe is not reliant on the U.S. Forces for training,” said Basso. “Our allies can work interoperability in their own country.”

• Date Taken: 11.15.2016
• Date Posted: 11.15.2016 02:14
• Story ID: 214621
• Location: HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE
• Hometown: HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE
• Hometown: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US