Georgians and Marines meld forces at JMRC [Image 1 of 7]

HOHENFELS, BY, GERMANY

02.06.2017

Photo by Sgt. Karen Sampson 

Joint Multinational Readiness Center

U.S. Marine Corps Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Detachment and Georgian soldiers of the 23rd Infantry Battalion participated in Close Air Support Situational Training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's training area, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 6. This "stress-under-fire" reaction lane kicks off the current Georgian Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE), Jan. 29 - Feb. 26, integrating the units in preparation for deployment. The U.S. Marines and the Georgian Soldiers executed training at an urban MOUT sight and incorporated training mentor​s​, logistic and air assets from the U.S. Army, Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. The MRE is a U.S.M.C.-lead exercise involving nearly 900 Soldiers from Georgia, Hungary and the U.S. The MRE is based on the current operational environment to prepare the 23rd Inf. Bn. (Georgian) for offensive, defensive, and a deployment in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Karen Sampson)

• Date Taken: 02.06.2017
• Date Posted: 04.18.2017 05:31
• Photo ID: 3319500
• VIRIN: 170206-A-QM174-157
• Resolution: 2700x1699
• Size: 3.03 MB
• Location: HOHENFELS, BY, DE
• Hometown: RALEIGH, NC, US
• Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US