U.S. Army Soldiers answer the call to train at Combined Resolve XIV

Photo By Sgt. Meighan Herzberg | Soldiers with the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion react to a simulated chemical attack during Combined Resolve XIV, Sept. 25, 2020, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Combined Resolve XIV is a Headquarters Department of the Army directed Multinational exercise designed to build 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s readiness, and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win against any adversary. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meighan Herzberg)  

HOHENFELS, BAYERN, GERMANY

09.23.2020

Story by Staff Sgt. Ryan Getsie 

Joint Multinational Readiness Center

HOHENFELS, Germany – “Send Me” is the motto of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, a motto that they lived up to in April of this year when top U.S. Army officials selected the brigade for assessment and evaluation during Combined Resolve XIV in September at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area.

The 2nd ABCT is headquartered at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Their Spartan brigade includes a combat arms branch maneuver brigade, as well as all essential combat support and combat services. Nearly 3,500 participants from eight NATO allies and partner nations are participating in the exercise.

The 2nd ABCT has a broad arsenal available to combat mock opposition forces during Combined Resolve XIV while in Germany, including 43 M1A1 Abrams tanks, 75 M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles, and eight Apache AH-64 helicopters (in the brigade’s subordinate 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.)

Combined Resolve XIV is a U.S. Army-directed exercise designed to test U.S. forces while simultaneously training a multinational brigade and enhancing interoperability with allies and partner nations.

The exercise emphasized unified land operations against a complex threat while concurrently improving the combat readiness of all participants. Now in its 14th iteration, the Combined Resolve series of exercises has paired the U.S. Army’s Regionally Aligned Force with European allies and partners.

Six days into the exercise, Lt. Col. Greg McLean, an armor officer and Observer Coach/Trainer for the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, said he was impressed with the effort from the 2nd ABCT Soldiers.

“I’m very proud of the 2nd ABCT Soldiers and what they do on a day-to-day basis and how they answer the nation’s call when called upon,” McLean said. “There is no greater calling than to wear this uniform and have pride in your country.”

This iteration of Combined Resolve prioritizes regional stability and security while increasing readiness, strengthening partner capabilities, and fostering trust. In addition to the United States, attending nations include Italy, France, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine.

• Date Taken: 09.23.2020
• Date Posted: 09.29.2020 04:38
• Story ID: 378493
• Location: HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE