10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
March 22, 2015
Army Europe Air Defense unit begins combined missile defense exercise in Poland
SOCHACZEW, Poland: American Soldiers from US Army Europe and Polish airmen kicked off their combined missile defense exercise during a short ceremony on March 21 outside of Warsaw, Poland.
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command sent Delta Battery, a unit of their 5-7 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, to train with their Polish air defense partners in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The goal of the training exercise is to certify the Delta battery Soldiers on their Patriot ground-to-air missile systems, while coordinating the emplacement of the American and Polish air defense equipment to provide mutual air defense coverage in the area.
The battery was able to plan and execute their 1200 km convoy from U.S. Army Garrison Rhineland-Pfalz in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in a matter of days due to close cooperation with their Polish counterparts. “From the planning aspect, they had their objectives and we had our objectives, and we worked to nest them both together which was great,” said Capt. Jason Bryant, Delta Battery commander.
The training began immediately following the opening ceremony, with Soldiers moving and setting up their vehicles and equipment to establish their site with a goal of less than an hour.
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After the Soldiers completed their crew drill, they had time to talk with the Polish airmen who were located with their systems only 200 meters away. First the Polish came to learn about Delta Battery’s Patriots, followed by the Americans going over and practicing loading S-A-3 Polish rockets onto the launchers.
The exercise is slated to last through the week, with other coordinated movements between the Polish and American air defenders, and continued crew drills to ensure all are certified on their respective systems.
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