Send a signal to Russia?American media: More than 3,300 special forces exercises, the largest in Europe

The US "Business Insider" website reported on July 10 that as the Russian -Ukraine conflict was intensifying, the US Special Combat Command held the largest exercise in history in Europe.

Exercise

The exercise mentioned in the report is code -named "Troy Football 22". In fact, it was held as early as May this year. It lasted for more than 10 days. There were more than 3,300 special combatants from 30 countries participating. The report pointed out that the scale of this exercise this year was twice as much as last year, conveying the determination and ability to show NATO and its partners.

According to reports, "Troy Football 22" focuses on the command of special combat forces rotating between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. In addition, the organizers of the exercise claimed that the exercise created conditions for the interoperability between special combat forces and conventional forces during the period of "combining, united and multi -domain operations".

Exercise

Although "Troy Football 22" was held a few months after the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, the main scene of the exercise reflected the previous situation. The chief planner of this exercise Deruk Cook said: "It (referring to the background of the exercise) is set to a slow and low -intensity conflict, but causes continuous pressure in various ways. The governance ability, the internal disharmony and internal fighting, weakening the legitimacy of these governments, is essentially trying to show that these countries cannot control themselves. "

It is worth mentioning that among the more than 3,300 special combatants participating in the exercise, including assault team members from Sweden and Finland, both countries have applied to join NATO.

Exercise

In addition to the scale, "Troy Football 22" also established a joint troops headquarters for the first time to simulate the joint command of special combat forces from different NATO countries.

The exercise was led by the 10th Special Combat Group from the United States. The green berets of the troops were always on the front line, trained with NATO allies and European members, and provided them with suggestions. It should be pointed out that the 10th special combat group of the US military is mainly responsible for training Ukraine special forces, and the latter has made great trouble to the Russian army during the Russian -Ukraine conflict.

It is reported that the "Troy Football 22" exercise has been trained for the first time since the outbreak of Russia and Ukraine's conflict.

Exercise

It is reported that as a special combat department of the European Command, the European Special Operations Command is resident in Europe, and often trains with allies and partners there to enhance its capabilities. Major General Dabo, the head of the European Special Combat Command, claimed: "This joint training in Europe will continue to establish and strengthen the relationship with our allies and partners, and establish a common vision for fighting and peacekeeping missions abroad ","

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