Cyborgs begin training with JMTG-U

Photo By Staff Sgt. Anthony Jones | Ukrainian Lt. Col. Oleksandr Harbar, the commander of the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade, salutes Ukrainian Lt. Col. Rozhko, head of the Yavoriv Combat Training Center, at the opening of a ceremony welcoming Harbar's battalion to its training rotation at the Yavoriv CTC on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on April 22. The 1st Airmobile Battalion will spend several weeks at the CTC being mentored by Ukrainian CTC staff and international mentors of the Multinational Training Group - Ukraine. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)  

YAVORIV, UKRAINE

04.25.2017

Story by 1st Lt. Kayla Christopher 

45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

This week, Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine welcomed the 1st Airborne Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade to the Combat Training Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine.

The airborne battalion earned the moniker “cyborgs” from their relentless defense of the Donetsk Airport in 2014.

Over the next 55 days, the cyborgs will test their mettle completing a training program led by Ukrainian CTC trainers and U.S. mentors from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

The 45th IBCT is also working alongside partners from Canada, the U.K., Poland, Lithuania, and Denmark whose missions complement that of JMTG-U.

“Our exchange of experiences and techniques will ultimately make all of our armies stronger,” said Col. David Jordan, commander of the JMTG-U and the 45th IBCT, “That will ultimately make our nations stronger, and our world safer and more peaceful.”

• Date Taken: 04.25.2017
• Date Posted: 04.25.2017 07:05
• Story ID: 231430
• Location: YAVORIV, UA