{"id":66231,"date":"2021-09-16T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/16\/army-gears-up-for-rapid-trident-exercise-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:02:02","slug":"army-gears-up-for-rapid-trident-exercise-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/09\/16\/army-gears-up-for-rapid-trident-exercise-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Army gears up for Rapid Trident Exercise in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly 300 U.S. soldiers will join approximately 6,000 troops from 12 nations participating in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeafrica.army.mil\/ArticleViewPressRelease\/Article\/2776365\/\">annual multinational training exercise<\/a> in Ukraine later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rapid Trident 21 will take place from Sept. 20 through Oct. 1 and will prepare personnel from allied and partner nations for crisis response, according to a news release from U.S. Army Europe and Africa command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year\u2019s exercise only involved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army-technology.com\/news\/exercise-rapid-trident-20-ukraine\/\">4,100 personnel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard\u2019s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team have been deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine since April. They\u2019ll be joined by 150 other Army representatives who will participate as mission enablers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise is the final phase of a longer annual training exercise, which seeks to better prepare Ukrainian land forces for real-world defense challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise is a part of ongoing efforts to improve defensive capabilities in Ukraine, according to the Army. It comes less than a month after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Explore\/News\/Article\/Article\/2760636\/us-ukraine-leaders-discuss-strategic-partnership-during-pentagon-meeting\/source\/GovDelivery\/\">Aug. 31 meeting<\/a> with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country\u2019s defense minister, Andrii Taran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting focused on strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries \u2014 particularly in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/06\/lessons-for-the-us-military-from-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donbas war<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/26\/russias-conflict-with-ukraine-an-explainer\/\" target=\"_blank\">annexation of Crimea<\/a>. During their rendezvous, Austin and Taran signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/Aug\/31\/2002844632\/-1\/-1\/0\/US-UKRAINE-STRATEGIC-DEFENSE-FRAMEWORK.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Defense Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework lays out bilateral defense goals and priorities set on a timeline running through 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework\u2019s strategic priorities include U.S. assistance in countering Russian activities, \u201cincluding through a robust training and exercise program,\u201d a primer document reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The laundry list of objectives aimed at boosting strategy and reform also spotlights cybersecurity and intelligence partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States and our allies are committed to supporting Ukraine\u2019s right to decide its own future foreign policy, free from outside 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