Photo By Staff Sgt. John Onuoha | YAVORIV, Ukraine Lt. Col. Robert Wisham (left), commander of 6th Squadron, 8th...... read more read more
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YAVORIV, Ukraine—3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division officially transferred authority of their Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment also from 2IBCT, here July 16.
The JMTG-U mission consists of training Ukrainian battalions that come through the International Peacekeeping and Security Center on a 55-day training rotation. The training is designed to reinforce defensive skills of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in order to increase their capacity for self-defense.
Reviewing Officer, Lt. Col. Karstan Jack, chief of staff for JMTG-U, congratulated 3-15 Infantry on their successful completion of the five-month long mission. Their successes included training two Ukrainian battalions and 50 new Ukrainian cadre.
Jacks welcomed 6-8 CAV and encouraged them to always remember the tenants of multinational operations, which include respect, rapport, knowledge of partners, patience, mission focus, and trust and confidence.
6-8 Cavalry will also train two battalions over the course of their five-month mission. Their first rotation, which begins at the end of July, will also be the first to have Ukrainian cadre responsible for the overall training of a company.
| Date Taken: | 07.16.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2016 01:43 |
| Story ID: | 204152 |
| Location: | YAVORIV, UA |
| Web Views: | 147 |
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