U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat
Team (ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, join up with Finnish soldiers, assigned to the Pori
Brigade,to conduct a number of combined training elements
to strengthen interoperability.
The 4th Infantry Division soldiers are actually assigned to V Corps (VictoryCorps) , America’s forward deployed
corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide
combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and
provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.
Finland has had formal relations with NATO since 1994 and has conducted many training
events with a number of NATO nations, after it joined the Partnership for Peace programme.
This joint training exercise is one of the first to be conducted after NATO signed the
accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance on 5th July 2022
During this exercise the majority of American Soldiers are from the 4th Infantry Division,
but supporting these troops are other soldiers assigned to V Corps, such as air assault troops
from 101st Airborne Division "sceaming eagles"
Today the Finnish and American soldiers have started early morning and have a full days
training ahead of them including seen here, the American troops introducing the Bradley
fighting vehicles and demonstrating its assault capabilities to the Finnish Soldiers.
The Soldiers will also conduct a weapons exchange with each group receiving brief operating,
jamming clearance and safety talk before firing these weapons on the firing range.
The finnish soldiers will be taught how to deploy and detonate Bangalore torpedoes and
finally to train alongside each other during a shared mortar live fire execise