{"id":20558,"date":"2015-11-06T21:19:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T21:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/11\/06\/airborne-units-from-u-s-allies-build-ties-deterrence\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:09:42","slug":"airborne-units-from-u-s-allies-build-ties-deterrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2015\/11\/06\/airborne-units-from-u-s-allies-build-ties-deterrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Airborne units from U.S., allies build ties, deterrence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zaragoza, Spain\u00a0\u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>When <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, <\/span>23 Spaniards jumped out of a plane into the San Gregorio training area, they executed the static line jump tactics and procedures they\u2019ve regularly trained, and landed on their home soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they made the jump <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">did it <\/span>from a U.S. Air Force plane that took off from a U.S. Army base, used a U.S. Army parachute, and jumped with about 500 paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That type of interoperability was key to the massive exercise Trident Juncture 15, which just concluded in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the exercise<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> Trident Juncture<\/span>, NATO military leaders <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">have <\/span>stressed interoperability, and the jump that capped a 13-nation, 1,800-troop showcase for media on Wednesday outside of Zaragoza was one example of ensuring that soldiers from different armies could work together if and when the alliance requires\u00a0it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For the platoon that was with the American battalion, it was an experience like no other,&#8221; said\u00a0Spanish Capt. Guierrmo Alejandr\u00e9, company commander for the platoon that jumped Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as the jump represented a small part of the month-long, 30-nation, 36,000-troop Exercise Trident Juncture, it is the tip of the iceberg of U.S. and European airborne interaction. The allies see where there are similarities, and where there are <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">For that reason, while there are <\/span>differences that make these interactions worthwhile<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, the similarities may be more numerous<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">It\u2019s pretty much the same,&#8221; Alejandre. &#8220;<\/span>With all the airborne units everything is pretty standardized,&#8221; Alejandr\u00e9 said. &#8220;All the procedures are very strict, you have to go step by step<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, a jumpmaster checks the equipment<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are differences in equipment and tactics, said a U.S. commander who finds\u00a0perhaps the strongest parallel is\u00a0the mentality of airborne soldiers across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635824151128691776-massive-nato-exercise-aims-to-demonstrate-allied-power-1347jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Col. Joseph Ryan, commander of the 82 Airborne Division&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, jumped with his troops at Exercise Trident Juncture Nov. 4, 2015 near Zaragoza Spain. (Daniel Woolfolk\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Col. Joseph Ryan, commander of the 82 Airborne Division&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, jumped with his troops at Exercise Trident Juncture on Nov. 4, near Zaragoza, Spain. He says trust is one thing that binds together paratroopers around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Daniel Woolfolk\/Army Times<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the ethos. There&#8217;s undeniably an inherent level of trust between international paratroopers that&#8217;s unmatched,&#8221; Col. Joseph Ryan, commander of the 2nd Brigade,\u00a0told Army Times after parachuting into Spain with the rest of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spaniards aren&#8217;t the only nation the U.S. regularly works with regarding airborne coordination. British, German, Italians and many other armies in NATO have airborne units, though none as large as that of the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 173rd Airborne Brigade, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, often works with European partners, for example. And the 82nd Airborne Division has had a visit from\u00a0by Italy, the initial innovator of the static line jump before World War II, as recently as mid-September \u2013 a return visit after soldiers from the 82nd went to Italy in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign military commanders say the procedures of jumping have largely been standardized over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest difference, based on multiple conversations, seems to be with the equipment, from plane to parachute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian paratroopers, for example, jump with the T-10C, the third of four editions of the venerable parachute that dominated the Army from its inception after World War II until about 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spaniards use a model more like the T-10 as well, but as they demonstrated on Wednesday, their rucksacks work with the rigging of a T-11. (So far, just Australia has fully adopted the T-11, while the Canadians are in the process and other nations are considering it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the C-17 added a new dimension for the Spanish paratroopers. Spain&#8217;s airborne brigade \u2013 it has a three-battalion readiness rotation \u2013 jumps from C-130s, a smaller aircraft with which Americans are familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the safety checks made by jumpmasters in flight may have felt familiar, the Spanish paratroopers weren&#8217;t used to watching the jumpmasters leave the aircraft; Spain&#8217;s army has them stay in the plane like safeties in the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Italian Col. 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