US Army Dragoons on the move in Europe.
Various independent news organizations are reporting signs of a pending large scale troop movement in Europe. This one involving one of the most fearsome fighting units in military history – the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Second Dragoons).
According to the Pentagon:
“U.S. Army soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are to begin a 1,100-mile road march through six countries en route to their home station in Vilseck, Germany as they wrap up months of intensive training with allies in Poland and the Baltics, Army officials said.”
Note: The 2nd Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 2nd Dragoons, is an active Stryker infantry and cavalry regiment of the United States Army. The Second Dragoons was a component of V Corps until September 2013, and remains a unit of the United States Army Europe .
By design this is an elite fighting force.
The Regiment’s mission is, when ordered rapidly deploy and execute reconnaissance and security operations anywhere in the world and be prepared to fight and win wars!
Such a large scale troop movement are for the most part unprecedented in Europe since the end of WWII.
Troops will be taking their Strykers vehicles on what is essentially a 1100 mile “road march,” dubbed Dragoon March.
They will be accompanied by aerial reconnaissance support provided by the Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Europe said.
“This is a complex mission involving a significant amount of international diplomatic and military cooperation,” Lt. Col. Craig Childs, a USAREUR spokesman, said in a statement. “It will allow all units involved an opportunity to test their unit maintenance and leadership capabilities while simultaneously providing a highly visible demonstration of U.S, commitment to its NATO allies and demonstrating NATO’s ability to move military forces freely across allied borders in close cooperation.”
On Monday, hundreds of tanks and other military vehicles are set to arrived in Latvia, which will be distributed across training areas in the Baltics, Poland and German. They will be followed by 3,000 troops from the Georgia-based unit. A battalion-sized element from the 3rd Infantry will take over the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s mission in the Baltics and Poland while the rest of the soldiers will take part in other exercises in Europe. Their rotation is expected to last until June.
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