Romanian and American soldiers participated on Thursday in a combat exercise using live ammunition at the shooting range of the Romanian Infantry Secondary Combat Training Centre (CSIL) at Smardan, Galati County, as part of the "Justice Eagle 22.1" exercise.
As many as 900 Romanian and American soldiers with over 70 pieces of combat hardware jointly trained, March 2-10, at CSIL Smardan as part of the "Justice Eagle 22.1" exercise, an exercise that takes place annually in Romania. This was planned all way back in December 2021, according to officials of the 9th Marasesti Mechanised Brigade that participated in the exercise, Agerpres.ro informs.
According to commander of the 9th Marasesti Mechanised Brigade Adrian Costaru, out of the 900 soldiers mobilsed for the combat exercise, 150 are Romanians and 750 are Americans.
The purpose of the combat exercise was to demonstrate the ability to respond to the action of an opponent, based on a fictitious scenario.
The "Justice Eagle" multinational exercise takes place annually in Romania. It is designed to increase interoperability of NATO member armed forces, maintain the ability to deploy and train together by exercising logistical support and developing a regional environment conducive to military co-operation.