{"id":54036,"date":"2018-02-02T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T17:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/02\/us-omani-troops-share-military-tactics-in-inferno-creek-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:54:00","slug":"us-omani-troops-share-military-tactics-in-inferno-creek-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2018\/02\/02\/us-omani-troops-share-military-tactics-in-inferno-creek-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Omani troops share military tactics in Inferno Creek exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3931\" height=\"2611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18195\" data-id=\"18195\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg 3931w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mortar-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1360 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3931px) 100vw, 3931px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. mortar crew fires illumination rounds into the night on Jan 28. 2018, during Inferno Creek 18 near Thumrait, Oman. The exercise is an annual Omani-U.S. drill focused on building bilateral ties between the two militaries. (Sgt. David L. Nye\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18201\" data-id=\"18201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Omani-red-smoke-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Omani-red-smoke-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Omani-red-smoke-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American and Omani soldiers conduct dismounted training while building partner nation interoperability during Inferno Creek. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Milnes\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"174\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18212\" data-id=\"18212\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Inferno-Creek-18-compound-storm.JPG.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Omani soldier brings an opposition force detainee to a collection point as part of the exercise. The purpose of Inferno Creek was to conduct theater security cooperation focused on combined arms training and dismounted lane training from team- to platoon-sized elements. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Milnes\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18222\" data-id=\"18222\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scout-Team-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scout-Team-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scout-Team-Inferno-Creek.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. snipers search for a simulated enemy high-value target on Jan 29. 2018, during Inferno Creek 18. (Sgt. David L. Nye\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 U.S. and Omani troops on Wednesday wrapped up Inferno Creek 18, a three-week bilateral training exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops from the U.S. 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and soldiers from the 11th Omani Brigade, Royal Army of Oman participated in the exercise near Rabkoot, Oman, on the country\u2019s southern coast. Scouts, mortar teams, infantry personnel and engineers all took part in the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the three-week period, American and Omani forces drilled side-by-side, learning about each others military tactics and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re able to see from a first-hand perspective how the unit and the Omani forces actually work together and see how all their movements are well thought-out,\u201d said Sgt. William Bickle, a U.S. infrantryman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inferno Creek 18 culminated in a joint assault on an enemy compound and a quick defense against an enemy counter-assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omani vehicles dropped off U.S. scouts near a predetermined observation post, \u201cobserving the objective area, identifying key personnel, key weapon systems and [any] obstacles that could hinder their movement to the objective,\u201d said Cpl. Jacob Kehler, the sniper team noncommissioned officer for the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a team of Omani and U.S. engineers and infantry personnel approached the compound, scouts and other infantry units laid down cover fire. An engineer team with personnel from each force used explosives to breach wire protecting the compound, which was then swept by Omani and U.S. infantry squads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Omani rocket-propelled grenade team eliminated a simulated T-72 tank that was attempting to retake the compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2017\/10\/06\/us-military-halts-exercises-over-qatar-crisis\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17279213604591.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 military halts exercises over Qatar crisis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Qatar is home to the massive Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of Central Command, which oversees the U.S.-led coalition\u2019s bombing campaign against ISIS and manages a direct line to Russia to manage Syria\u2019s crowded skies.<\/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\">Lt. 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Jonathan Genge, the U.S. task force commander, said Inferno Creek 18 was \u201can opportunity for the U.S. and our partner, the Omanis, to bridge a gap and build a relationship here in the Middle East and to develop ourselves at the company and tactical level and now make our way from the lower levels, the individual, all the way up to the battalion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the future, Genge said, there may be an even larger exercise with the Omanis, as the U.S. works to cement relationships with its partners in the Middle East. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inferno Creek 18 culminated in a joint assault on an enemy compound and a quick defense against an enemy 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