Fury, 2PARA Paratroopers Dig In, Patrol in Fight against Simulated Enemy in Kenya

Photo By Spc. John Lytle | A paratrooper from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment scans for a simulated enemy from a fighting position November 30, 2018 in Kenya, Africa. The training scenario was part of Operation Askari Storm, a multinational training exercise occurring in Kenya, Africa between U.S., British and other partner-nation forces. The training focuses on increasing the readiness and interoperability of the participating forces while placing them in tough, realistic scenarios against simulated near-peer adversaries.  

KENYA

12.01.2018

Story by Maj. Thomas Cieslak 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Fort Bragg-based paratroopers and British paratroopers trained to fight a simulated near-peer enemy from fighting positions in Kenya, Africa.

Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and paratroopers from 2PARA, 16 Air Assault Brigade dug-in and established fighting positions, training to fight a simulated near-peer adversary in Kenya, Africa.

The training exercise was part of Operation Askari Storm, a multinational training exercise occurring in Kenya, Africa between U.S., British and other partner-nation forces. The training focuses on increasing the readiness and interoperability of the participating forces while placing them in tough, realistic scenarios against simulated near-peer adversaries.

• Date Taken: 12.01.2018
• Date Posted: 12.07.2018 13:48
• Story ID: 302608
• Location: KE