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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercise included a pair of airborne jumps, in addition to parallel conventional and special operations training scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Georgian, Polish, and U.S. special operations forces join a notional Georgian guerrilla to force breach a door to demonstrate close quarter combat tactics during the 10th Annual Agile Spirit Exercise in Senaki, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2021. The aim of Exercise Agile Spirit is to promote regional stability as well as improving the capabilities of NATO member and partner countries to effectively react to regional crises and challenges. (Army\/Spc. Preston Hammon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exercise\u2019s goals are \u201cincreasing interoperability among participating nation militaries and strengthening regional security cooperation,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 250 jumpers from the Georgian Defense Forces and the 173rd Airborne Brigade<\/a>\u2019s 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, executed a pair of airborne operations \u2014 one during the day Sunday, and another late Monday night into Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jumps occurred at Georgia\u2019s Vaziani Drop Zone, according to Maj. Chris Bradley, a 173rd Airborne Brigade spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers from the U.S. state of Georgia \u2014 the Georgia Army National Guard, to be exact \u2014 participated alongside troops from 21st Theater Sustainment Command, 7th Army Training Command, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special operations scenario<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Green Beret officer representing Special Operations Command-Europe at the exercise, who spoke on background in order to freely discuss the details of the training, told Army Times that this was the first-ever special operations exercise hosted by Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Berets, psychological operations soldiers and civil affairs troops joined their peers from Georgia, in addition to Polish, British and Romanian special operations troops, for the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Georgian and Romanian special operations forces rappel out of a UH-60 Huey Helicopter and pull security during the 10th Annual Agile Spirit Exercise in Senaki, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2021. Throughout the exercise, NATO and partner forces demonstrated their ability to fight together in situations that they may come across on the battlefield. (Army\/Sgt. Hayden Hallman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The special operations training scenario focused on enabling a Georgian resistance force in the event of invasion by an overwhelming enemy force, he explained \u2014 such as the Russian armored columns that poured into the small country during their 2008 war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five-day war saw Russian forces permanently occupy the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which the U.S. government considers a part of Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwenty percent of their country is currently occupied by Russia,\u201d noted the Green Beret officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the exercise, the troops honed their ability \u201cto prevent the [notional] occupying enemy from consolidating their gains within the recently occupied territory,\u201d the Green Beret officer said. He added that the scenario included ambushes, raids, and sabotage to practice \u201csome of those specific tactical skills within that overall resistance context.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cResistance operations are a large part of unconventional warfare, which is one of the core tasks of special forces,\u201d the Green Beret officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The focus on resistance operations in Georgia is part of the special operations community\u2019s broader return to its unconventional warfare roots for great power competition<\/a>. The shift comes after nearly two decades of focus on counterterrorism missions during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of SOCEUR\u2019s partner force work right now centers around the \u201cresistance operating concept,\u201d a newly codified doctrine that seeks to help partner nations develop the ability and framework to field legitimate, effective resistance forces in the event of enemy invasion and occupation, according to a 1st Special Forces Command podcast explaining the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe whole point of [the resistance operating concept] is that you hopefully never have to execute it,\u201d the Green Beret officer said. \u201cBuilding up this internal strength is able to act as a deterrent against aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But thanks to exercises like Agile Spirit and the commitment of partner nations, the resistance efforts are ready if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people here are very cognizant [of the ongoing Russian occupation],\u201d the Green Beret said. \u201cThis concept of total defense is not new to Georgia, and they\u2019re very proud to embody it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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