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SIBIU, Romania — U.S. Army’s V Corps, along with NATOs Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East (MNC-SE), conducted cross-functional academics and staff exercises in preparation for Loyal Leda 25 in Sibiu, Romania, Jan. 21-23, 2025.
Loyal Leda 25, set to take place in the upcoming months, is focused on a NATO Article 5 (collective defense) scenario in order to increase shared understanding among allies and strengthen warfighting capabilities.
“U.S. warfighting and NATO interoperability are two sides of the same coin,” says U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Passewitz, the lead planner assigned to V Corps G5 section.
Various subject matter experts from V Corps, representing areas such as aviation, fires, medical, and air and missile defense, took lead throughout the week. These discussions created an open dialogue with NATO allies and the ability to learn from each other. The MNC-SE in turn is able to take these principles and apply them to their own operations, specifically with a focus on training for a major joint operation (Article 5 scenario) which Loyal Leda 25 will be centered on.
“It's a mutually beneficial relationship,” says U.S. Army Maj. Bielosa Aworh, a civil military operations officer assigned to V Corps G9 section. “It’s one of the environments where I can actually say I will leave the exercise with not only a better understanding of their job, but my own.”
Interoperability, a point of emphasis for V Corps, is not just about systems and technology; it's about people, processes and relationships that build stronger teams, foster overmatch, and increase lethality.
“When we interact with our allies and partners over long periods of time, doing it shoulder to shoulder like this, we build relationships,” says U.S. Army Col. Christopher Judge, director of security cooperation assigned to V Corps. “What we find is that we are more alike than we are different.”
Through events like this, V Corps continues to develop warfighting capabilities with NATO's national and multinational corps and division forces through realistic scenarios.
“When my counterpart and I both come to an understanding of a concept together, we have now become a force multiplier,” says Passewitz. “Regardless of where we are in the world, we can do the same exact thing.”
Victory Corps and assigned formations, along with allies and partners, are building readiness, operational warfighting capability, lethality, and capacity in order to secure U.S. and alliance interests in Eastern Europe and maximize strategic flexibility.
“The big takeaway of training like this is the ability to find that common operating picture with our allies and partners,” says Aworh.
As part of the NATO Force Structure (NFS), Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East (MNC-SE) is prepared to contribute to deterrence, and when ordered, provide corps-level Command and Control for NATO land operations in peacetime, crises, and conflicts.
“What's important is helping our allies take a look at their operating environment and making an analysis,” says Judge.
Loyal Leda 25 is set to begin in the upcoming months with participation from the Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East (MNC-SE), NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Türkiye, and NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Greece.
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2025 04:08 |
| Story ID: | 489521 |
| Location: | SIBIU, RO |
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