{"id":47641,"date":"2023-03-21T21:17:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/21\/ukrainian-soldiers-near-finish-of-patriot-missile-training-in-oklahoma\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:21:56","slug":"ukrainian-soldiers-near-finish-of-patriot-missile-training-in-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/newsletters\/training-simulation-report\/2023\/03\/21\/ukrainian-soldiers-near-finish-of-patriot-missile-training-in-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training in Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORT SILL, Okla. \u2014 Several large, 12-wheeled military vehicles carrying mobile missile launchers rumbled across the southwest Oklahoma prairie on Tuesday as part of a training exercise at the Fort Sill Army Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spilling out of the sand-colored vehicles and quickly setting up the launchers were some of the 65 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian soldiers<\/a> who have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/01\/10\/ukrainian-troops-heading-to-oklahoma-for-patriot-missile-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">training at the installation since January<\/a> on how to use the defensive missile system to track and shoot down enemy aircraft. U.S. military officials invited journalists from across the country and Europe, including The Associated Press, to watch the soldiers train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Patriot missile system, which hasn\u2019t yet been deployed in Ukraine, is particularly useful for defending population centers and critical infrastructure, said Brig. Gen. Shane Morgan, Fort Sill\u2019s commanding general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers are expected to leave Oklahoma in the next several days for additional training in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/02\/17\/ukrainian-battalion-completes-first-combined-arms-training-in-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germany<\/a> before they deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile battery that typically includes six mobile launchers, a mobile radar, a power generator and an engagement control center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military officials did not provide an exact timeline for when the missile battery will deploy to Ukraine. But a Pentagon spokesman said it will be quicker than initially planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/03\/21\/us-to-fast-track-abrams-for-ukraine-by-going-with-older-version\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1177431500.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US to fast-track Abrams tanks for Ukraine by choosing older version<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor operation security reasons, I\u2019m not going to get into delivery timelines other than to say we\u2019re confident that we\u2019ll be able to get the Patriots there on an expedited timeline, I\u2019ll just leave it at that,\u201d Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Army officials acknowledge they faced initial challenges overcoming a language barrier, Morgan said the Ukrainian soldiers learned quickly and were handpicked because of their air defense experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur assessment is that the Ukrainian soldiers are impressive and absolutely a quick study due to their extensive air defense knowledge and experience in a combat zone,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cIt was easier, though never easy, for them to grasp the Patriot system\u2019s operation and maintenance concepts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training of the Ukrainian soldiers is part of a larger international effort involving more than 50 countries who are providing security assistance to Ukraine, said Col. 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They particularly enjoyed eating tacos from a Taco Bell on the post, one trainer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of them have never had tacos before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a deadly seriousness underscored the Ukrainians\u2019 visit to Fort Sill that was evident when they held a memorial vigil on the one-year anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion, another trainer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was the hardest part for me,\u201d he said. \u201cSeveral of them have lost loved ones in the war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press reporter Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers from Ukraine have been training on the weapon system at Fort Sill since January and will soon deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile 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