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DOHA, QATAR -- A sense of calmness seemed to come over the troops as the chatter began to subside. A large map depicting the layout of a building flapped in the wind while squad leaders from each unit conducted briefings to explain how their men fit into the operation.
As the briefings concluded, the men readied their weapons and fell in sync with one another, moving quietly but quickly toward the large, concrete building.
The mission was simple: capture the terrorists who had taken over an airport flight tower and save the hostages.
This is the scenario that armed forces members from seven different countries faced as they partnered for a training operation as part of Exercise Eagle Resolve 2013.
Eagle Resolve is a training exercise that provides multilateral forces with the opportunity to increase proficiency, expand levels of cooperation, enhance maritime capabilities, promote long-term regional stability, and promote interoperability.
As each squad neared the simulated flight tower, U.S. Army, Kuwait, and Jordanian Special Forces members meshed quickly, using swift tactical movements as they rushed through one of the building’s entry points.
While they surged into the main part of the facility they began communicating and furthered their joint effort by using hand signals until they found the target.
They apprehended two terrorists and took them to a holding cell for questioning.
“We worked together searching the building from all angles until we found the terrorists,” said Kuwait Armed Forces Staff Sgt. Mahzam Al-Motiri, Counter Terrorism Special Forces Detachment. “The benefit of working jointly is we are able to meet people from other nation’s armed forces and learn from their personal experiences. This helps everyone develop their skills so they can better serve their county.”
Although the operation was only a training scenario, it was important for everyone to keep open lines of communication and come together in order to achieve sufficient training.
“As my team’s lead sergeant I’m able to look at the tactical aspect of things closely,” said U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class G. Haynes. “With so many partner nations working together, command and control can sometimes be an issue, but through our cooperation among the different forces and willingness to work with each other, we were able to come together and get the job done.”
As armed forces members pulled off their tactical gear and began conversing about their performance, it was clear the biggest take away for most was the vast significance of a strong working relationship.
“From my vantage point I feel today’s operation went very well,” said U.S. Army Special Forces Capt. Maurice Fitzgerald. “We have had a very good working relationship with our coalition partners throughout the entire exercise, which has been key. Training has truly been excellent so far.”
While working relationships and partnering played a major role in achieving mission success and gaining knowledge, Al-Motiri narrowed the scope of importance even more.
“The most valuable thing I’ll take away from these different Eagle Resolve training scenarios is the importance of collaboration and organization between countries when working jointly on any operation,” concluded Al-Motiri.
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2013 12:39 |
| Story ID: | 107699 |
| Location: | DOHA, QA |
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