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Since Moldova gained their independence 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country has participated in JCETs as a means to build its military capability. Bringing in a country such as the U.S. with established military and SOF experience allows them to learn established successful tactics, techniques, and procedures and share their own perspective with the partnered nation.
We are building the capacity to perform and plan our missions, said the U.S. Army Special Forces detachment commander participating in the exercise. He added that conducting this exercise allows U.S. SOF to share what they know.
The training benefits are not one sided. For the U.S. SOF conducting the JCET it allows them to work on their ability to train foreign military forces, a skill that is one of their organizational tenets and that has been employed differently throughout recent combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“This JCET gives us an excellent opportunity to practice our skills with a foreign military partner that speaks a different language,” said the U.S. detachment commander. “The Moldovan SF Battalion has been an excellent partner, and we have learned as well as taught over the past month.”
During the exercise, U.S. SOF led the Moldovan SOF through the mission planning process with an additional field training exercise.
“One of the key factors in distinguishing Special Forces is our ability to plan and think outside of the box,” said the U.S. detachment commander. “This exercise allowed both us, and our Moldovan counterparts to gain valuable experience in planning and then executing operations.”
The U.S. SOF also placed team members with the Moldovan teams as they executed the planned missions which included ambushes and raids on objectives.
“Integrating into a team of foreign soldiers is the quintessential Special Forces mission,” said a U.S. Army SF detachment member. “It is what allows us to be force multipliers and to accomplish the missions that are given to us. This training mission gave my team and I an excellent opportunity to gain more knowledge and experience in the very tasks that define us as a Special Forces Regiment.”
The benefits of training missions like JCETs go beyond the direct military benefits. It allows the nations participating to form long lasting bonds and friendships while allowing each other to see and appreciate the other's culture.
“Our detachment has made a lot of great friends in the international SOF community during the course of our training in Moldova,” said the U.S. detachment commander. “We look forward to continued training opportunities and the chance to work with the Moldovan SF Battalion in the future.”
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 12.13.2017 10:16 |
| Story ID: | 257945 |
| Location: | BUDESTI, MD |
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