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IRONHORSE Soldiers Train with Polish Partners -- Anakonda 18

382nd Public Affairs Detachment

Nov. 16, 2018 | 1:44

DRAWSKO POMORSKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland - Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment and the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, all assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, deployed to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve, participated in multinational live-fire exercises during Anakonda 18 at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, November 6-17, 2018.

Anakonda 18, a Polish-led exercise held at various training areas, also included the armed forces of Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the United Kingdom. Anakonda is an annual multinational training exercise to help ensure and improve interoperability while training on a wide variety of scenarios

Speakers:

Spc. David Velasco, a fire support specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division -- (San Benito, Texas)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gregory Grant, the battalion medical officer and platoon leader for the medical platoon with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division -- (Burke, Virginia)