"6 month - Training in Ukraine"

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More than 200 members of the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, are heading to for the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine or JMTG-U will continue the mission of its sister battalion, the 179 Infantry. Soldiers will assist in the training of Ukrainian Forces in tactical skills such as marksmanship, live-fire exercises and first aid at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center outside of Yavoriv, Ukraine.

“The JMTG-U is a strategically significant mission for United States and its allies involving both NATO and non-NATO member nations,” Lt. Col. Bruce Lambeth, commander of 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, said. “The multinational effort will contribute to Ukraine’s long-term defense capabilities by providing Partner Advise Training Teams. This is an effort to increase the combat capability of the Ukrainian Army through their training at their combat training center.”

For some soldiers and families the deployments can be both exciting and challenging.

http://altustimes.com/news/12531/second-unit-to-deploy-for-training-in-ukraine