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Stryker regiment set to partner with German troops

Jun-30-2006 » Filed Under: 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

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By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The newly arrived 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment will partner with the German army’s 12th Panzer (Tank) Brigade — a union that will see the units train alongside each other, share training areas and build personal and professional relationships.

A total of 25 2nd Cav soldiers joined several hundred 12th Panzer troops for a march through the countryside around Amberg on Thursday that included Christian prayer and hymn. The bulk of the 6,000-man German unit is deployed to Kosovo and due to return home in the fall, said Bernd-Dieter Koslowski, 12th Panzer Brigade rear detachment commander.

“The relationship between the sister units will involve regular meetings to discuss joint events as well as sending German soldiers to participate in all the American training events. The goal is to grow the partnership both professionally and on a personal level,” he said.

One of the 2nd Cav troops mingling with the Germans during the march — 1st Lt. Lance Turner, 24, of Springfield, Ore. — said he never imagined he would march beside German soldiers.

“In school we learned about the world wars, but that’s history. We know nowadays we are building relationships with the Germans. We are looking forward to training with them. We will learn from them as much as they learn from us,” he said.

Partnership training would involve 2nd Cav troops going to 12th Panzer training areas and vice versa, Turner said.

“They will teach us techniques and we will cross-train them,” he said.


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