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HOHENFELS, Germany - In a first for the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, German soldiers from the 2nd Feldjägerregiment 3, III Zug conducted the training of multinational forces at the Hohenfels Training Area. The unit trained soldiers from Albania, Italy, Moldova, and the US in crowd riot control (CRC) as part of their preparation for KFOR 28 in Kosovo this year.
KFOR 28 is a multinational mission sourced with Active Component and Reserve units from U.S. and NATO member and ally countries. JMRC provides the USAREUR-specific training, followed by a mission rehearsal exercise to hone the skills of the soldiers prior to their deployment.
This is the first JMRC exercise that a German military unit has assisted in training. LTC Michael Mosig, an Exercise Planner for USAREUR, said that the unit stepped in to replace a Slovenian unit that had originally planned to conduct the training, but was ultimately unable to attend.
Mosig added that he was able to contact the German military, which could more easily travel to the location amid COVID-19 restrictions.
The crowd riot control training began with units participating in drills and exercises. After training through a series of realistic scenarios, the exercise culminated in a final event that presented a simulated riot for the soldiers to work through.
German Lt. Marcel Roters, platoon leader for the 2nd Feldjägerregiment 3, III Zug, said that the training events were all to prepare the soldiers mentally for the real life situations that can arise once they arrive in Kosovo.
“When they go to Kosovo, and they have situations like these, but they don’t know to do, then they have to react,” Roters said. “There is no one who can support them. But if we do everything we can to give them all our mission knowledge now, our main goal is that they will be combat-ready.”
Roters added that the opportunity to train soldiers at JMRC has been beneficial for his own soldiers, and gives them experience in leading others and training on a multinational level.
“For us it is a great opportunity to be here, because we have also some young instructors. They know what to do, but they are young and they need to learn how it is to train on a multinational level,” Roters said.
| Date Taken: | 11.05.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 11.09.2020 03:08 |
| Story ID: | 382425 |
| Location: | HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE |
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