Stryker Brigade News

War Eagles gear up for IR 10

Nov-15-2009 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office

Vilseck, Germany – Troopers of 1st Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment are headed for the Republic of Georgia to participate in a two-week long training event known as Immediate Response 10.

IR10 is a joint exercise conducted at Vaziani Military Base to improve combined capabilities and strengthen regional cooperation. This exercise is held yearly and allows U.S. Soldiers the chance to train alongside and get to know their Georgian counterparts .

“One Georgian platoon will be integrated into our company,” explained Capt. Chris Felix, Bull Company commander , 1st Squadron, 2SCR, “and one of our platoons will join the Georgian company.”

Felix said the exercise will begin with each unit conducting situational training exercise which will culminate into a company-level field training exercise as the capstone event.

Some of the skills the Dragoons and their Georgian allies will be honing as part of the platoon level training is reacting to contact, cordon and search as well as capture and recover high value targets and personnel.

When they are not training hard in the field, Felix said his Soldiers will have the chance to get to know their Georgian brothers and their customs.

“We will have a cultural day and a weapons live-fire as well,” Felix said. The live-fire event will allow each Soldier the chance to fire the others weapons.

Felix said that the highlight of the exercise for his Soldiers will be working alongside the Georgian military.

“With current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, working with partner nations is a skill set every Soldier needs,” Felix said.”Anytime we have a chance to work with a partner military it’s great.”