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TRAINING CENTER ILLISKY, Kazakhstan – Steppe Eagle 2010 came to an end as guest speakers commended Third Army/USARCENT soldiers, as well as Kazakh and British soldiers for a job well done, Aug. 28.
Steppe Eagle is a multi-lateral exercise designed to improve the participant's inter-operational capabilities. Steppe Eagle trains the combined forces for combat readiness as part of internationally sanctioned multi-national operations.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Twitty, Third Army/USARCENT chief of Staff, lauded the efforts by the combined forces during the twelve-day training period.
“This has been a successful and rewarding exercise for the Warriors of the Kazakhstan Brigade, Third Army, the Arizona Army National Guard and Tajik Forces,” said Brig. Gen. Twitty. “You are a reflection of the commitment of our nations to develop and enhance our mutual cooperation and understanding.”
Since 2003, Kazakhstan has hosted Steppe Eagle with the main goal of this exercise is for the Kazakh Army to become NATO qualified in both peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.
According to Gen. Col. Saken A. Zhasuzakov, First Deputy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ministry of Defense, Republic of Kazakhstan, the success of the exercise comes down to the people and the teamwork of the Kazakh, British and U.S. Army soldiers.
“We accomplished what we set out to do,” said Zhasuzakov. “The coalition forces worked well together to ensure all standards were met.”
More than one thousand personnel, composed mostly of Kazakh soldiers, participated in the eight-day training event. The efforts put forth by the multi-national forces during the training event reinforced the concept of teamwork and continued Third Army’s mission of Shaping the Future.
A wreath-laying ceremony at a war memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan marked the end of the events the following day.
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 09.08.2010 09:53 |
| Story ID: | 55895 |
| Location: | CAMP ARIFJAN, KW |
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