STUTTGART, Germany – Special Operations Forces from the United States, allied and partner nations participated in Noble Partner 22 for the first time. Noble Partner 22 was conducted at the Vaziani and Camp Norio training areas near Tblisi, Georgia from Aug. 29 to Sep. 9, 2022.
During Noble Partner 22, Special Operations Forces from Georgia, Poland, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the United States worked together to increase interoperability and hone the skills necessary to act as part of a coalition. This was the first time that Special Operations Forces have had a role in the exercise.
“Our cooperation and partnership [with the U.S.] is one of strong and growing dynamics aimed at strengthening our nation’s defense capability and resilience,” said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, during closing ceremonies.
Noble Partner 22 consisted of 2,400 service members from over 21 countries and was designed to enhance Georgian, regional ally, partner, and U.S. forces readiness. Participating nations included Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungry Japan, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
This was the sixth iteration of Noble Partner which is a cooperatively-led multinational training exercise between the Georgian Defence Forces (GDF) and U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
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Date Taken: | 09.10.2022 |
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