Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots

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By: Davis Winkie Defense News

The Army is wrapping up a groundbreaking multinational exercise in the Caucasus nation of Georgia this week that featured a combined airborne operation and the largest special operations exercise ever hosted by the country.

According to an Army press release, approximately 2,500 personnel from 15 countries participated in the biennial Agile Spirit exercise, including 700 U.S. troops led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The exercise ends Friday.

The exercise included a pair of airborne jumps, in addition to parallel conventional and special operations training scenarios...

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2021/08/04/exercise-in-the-caucasus-returns-green-berets-to-resistance-roots/

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1. Landing at K2 in the early fall of 2002 on way into Afghanistan with 7th SFG

was wild for this old cold war warrior. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever anticipate going into the former USSR. My first taste of Cold War was viewed from Bad Tolz with 10th SFG in the late 70s early 80s. Then tours with MI in Munich and Bad Aibling. Full circle with this posting, SOF guys training and completing training scenarios in Georgia where old Joe Stalin called home... mind blowing!