INNSWORTH, U.K. -- Mr. Scott Desjardins, superintendent of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, speaks to U.S. Officers and non-commissioned officers assigned to Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Imjin Barracks, U.K., about the actions of D-Day and stories about some of the fallen heroes of the Omaha Beach landings that are laid to rest at the cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, April 20. The cemetery visit was part of a week-long staff ride to Normandy, utilizing a U.S. Army Europe program and focusing on Operation Overlord from a corps-level perspective and how NATO might execute a similar operation today. “It’s a great program that USAREUR has available for Army units stationed in Europe,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Hallmark, the staff ride’s lead planner, of the USAREUR staff ride program. “Units can either select from a list of packaged European staff rides provided and overseen by a civilian contractor or they can create and tailor their own so long as it comes in under a certain budget cap; we went the latter.”
| Date Taken: | 04.20.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.03.2018 11:43 |
| Photo ID: | 4358302 |
| VIRIN: | 180420-A-LW866-103 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2014 |
| Size: | 1.96 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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HQ ARRC utilizes USAREUR staff ride program
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