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| Russia Is Sending Troops To The US To Learn American Military Tactics |
| 2012-04-28 |
| Russian paratroopers will meet up with American forces next month for an unprecedented military exercise in Colorado, according to RT News. It's the first time Russian service members will be invited into the United States for a joint drill. A Russian airborne task force will "exercise with U.S. special service weapons," an announcement by Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Aleksandr Kucherenko revealed. The official purpose of the joint training is to practice airborne tactics and anti-terror operations, such as dropping into a hostile area and conducting a "terrorist camp raid." "Soldiers of the two countries will hold a tactical airborne operation, including reconnaissance of an imaginary terrorists' camp and a raid," said Kucherenko. It's worth noting the Russians will have access to U.S. military weapons training at the Army's Fort Carson -- "Home of America's Best" -- ahead of the scheduled May 24-31 drills. They'll also be trained to understand and operate hardware used by U.S. forces in airborne missions including "parachuting, operation planning, reconnaissance, assault operations and evacuations by helicopter." This announcement comes at a time when Russia actually has troops working in cooperation with China. A joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea is currently underway, with Xinhuanet reporting the military exercises are focused on sea-to-air defense, anti-submarine warfare, recovery of hijacked vessels and shooting down aerial, maritime and underwater targets. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
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| Posted by: Dale 2012-04-28 19:44 |
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| Posted by: Dale 2012-04-28 19:17 |
| #5 Good catch there Mr. B. 'May.'. In my humble opinion now is the time to work with a former ally. The elections are over so the political rhetorick can be toned down. Putin has a huge country to manage. Vast natural resources that China wants desperately. I side with Russia. I believe we have more in common now. They would be the best ally for stability in this part of the world. Seize the day. The Russian people don't want war. The want capitalism and freedom. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-04-28 09:26 |
| #4 Not certain what we can teach the Russians about airborne operations. Interesting month to hold the exercises however.... 'May.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-04-28 07:20 |
| #3 Russian, Chinese. Makes no difference. The willingness to empower Non-Commissioned Officers is antithesis to their cultures. It's something that they can't duplicate, but one which we can loose if we don't pay attention and allow the occasional screw up not to be the basis to pull the reigns too tight as to throw away the advantage. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-04-28 00:26 |
| #2 Its common to train with them. It's common to have much in common with them. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-04-28 00:17 |
| #1 D *** NG, dare "Red Dawn II" get it wrong - twasn't the North Koreans at all??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-04-28 00:13 |