45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts NCO professional development in Ukraine
5:18 PM10/11/2017
A Ukrainian soldier assigned to the Yavoriv Combat Training Center opposing force unit engages approaching soldiers from the Ukrainian army's 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade during a battalion force-on-force exercise that served as the battalion's capstone event while training at the Yavoriv CTC on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on June 29. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts NCO professional development in Ukraine
5:15 PM10/11/2017
A Ukrainian soldier assigned to the Yavoriv Combat Training Center opposing force unit observes his field of fire, watching for approaching soldiers from the Ukrainian army's 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade during a battalion force-on-force exercise that served as the battalion's capstone event while training at the Yavoriv CTC on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on June 29. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts NCO professional development in Ukraine
4:40 PM10/11/2017
A Ukrainian army noncommissioned officer assigned to the Yavoriv Combat Training Center opposing force unit listens to Sgt. Christopher Hammond during an NCO professional development class at the CTC on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Western Ukraine, on Oct. 7. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducts NCO professional development in Ukraine
4:38 PM10/11/2017
A Ukrainian army noncommissioned officer teaches a class about the AK-74 rifle during a combined U.S. and Ukrainian NCO professional development class at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Western Ukraine, on Oct. 7. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
At Home and Abroad: Community-centered, Globally-engaged
4:48 PM8/28/2017
A Ukrainian soldier salutes his country's flag during a Ukrainian Independence Day celebration in Yavoriv, Ukraine, on Aug. 24. (Photo by Spc. Samuel Mason, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
At Home and Abroad: Community-centered, Globally-engaged
4:39 PM8/28/2017
Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team march alongside Ukrainian troops and other NATO allies and partners during a parade in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 24, to celebrate Ukrainian independence.
The 45th IBCT is currently deployed to Ukraine in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, an international coalition dedicated to building the training capacity of the Ukrainian Army. The U.S. will continue to train and advise Ukrainian forces until 2020. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
At Home and Abroad: Community-centered, Globally-engaged
4:35 PM8/28/2017
Lt. Col. Bruce Lambeth, the commander of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits to speak at a celebration for Ukraine’s 26th Independence Day in Yavoriv, Ukraine on Aug. 24. The 45th is deployed to Ukraine as part of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, an international coalition dedicated to building professionalism within the Ukrainian army. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric McDonough, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly by the Louvre Museum during a practice procession of Bastille Day in Paris, France, July 11, 2017. The Thunderbirds, along with more than 90 aircraft, will be in attendance to help France celebrate the 2017 Bastille Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds receive aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly by the Eiffel Tower during a practice procession in Paris, France, July 11, 2017. The Thunderbirds, along with more than 90 aircraft, will be in attendance to help France celebrate the 2017 Bastille Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly by Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, July 11, 2017. The Thunderbirds flew over several historic sites during a practice fly by of Paris, France for Bastille Day. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly off coast of Normandy Beach, Normandy, France, July 11, 2017. The Thunderbirds flew over several historic sites during a practice fly by of Paris, France for Bastille Day. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over fields in Paris, France during a practice procession of Bastille Day, July 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds receive aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England en route to the practice fly by of Bastille Day in Paris, France, July 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
A warning sign marks an impact area at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
Range improvement operations are currently in progress to clear several areas on the IPSC of unexploded ordinance. Four civilian demining teams, contracted by the U.S. Army through the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, are working toward the goal of clearing 1,800 hectares of UXO by 2018. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kayla Christopher, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Maj. Christopher Watson, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine range operations officer, and Capt. Montana Dugger, 45th IBCT and JMTG-U engineer, evaluate the progress that has been made toward clearing areas of unexploded ordinance at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine on June 16.
Range improvement operations are currently in progress to clear several areas on the IPSC of UXO. Four civilian demining teams, contracted by the U.S. Army through the JMTG-U, are working toward the goal of clearing 1,800 hectares of UXO by 2018. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kayla Christopher, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Different colored flags are used to mark off areas that have been cleared of unexploded ordinance and areas that still need to be cleared at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
Range improvement operations are currently in progress to clear several areas on the IPSC of UXO. Four civilian demining teams, contracted by the U.S. Army through the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, are working toward the goal of clearing 1,800 hectares of UXO by 2018. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kayla Christopher, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Sgt. Matthew Councill, a member of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, listens as a Ukrainian soldier gives his team a mission brief before conducting section attack training at a Ukrainian base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
U.S. Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine are working alongside Canadian troops to train Ukrainian noncommissioned officers in Zhytomyr before their battalion arrives at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center for a 55-day training rotation later this year. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Staff Sgt. Kevin Lawson, a Tulsa, Oklahoma resident a member of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, gives his feedback to Ukrainian noncommissioned officers after watching them conduct section attack training at their base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
Lawson and other members of JMTG-U are in Zhytomyr teaching Ukrainian NCOs leadership skills similar to what U.S. soldiers learn in the Basic Leader Course. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Sgt. Matthew Councill, a member of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, provides feedback to Ukrainian noncommissioned officers who were team leaders during a section attack training exercise at the Ukrainian's base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
U.S. Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine are working alongside Canadian troops to train Ukrainian noncommissioned officers in Zhytomyr before their battalion arrives at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center for a 55-day training rotation later this year. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Sgt. Matthew Councill, a member of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, shouts commands to his team of Canadian soldiers during a combined U.S. - Canadian demonstration of a section attack for Ukrainian noncommissioned officers during Junior Leader Advanced Training at a Ukrainian army base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
U.S. Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine are working alongside Canadian troops to train Ukrainian noncommissioned officers in Zhytomyr before their battalion arrives at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center for a 55-day training rotation later this year. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Sgt. Matthew Councill, a member of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, bounds forward with a team of Canadian soldiers while acting as the second in charge of a combined Canadian - U.S. Army section during a section attack demonstration for Ukrainian noncommissioned officers at a Ukrainian army base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
U.S. Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine are working alongside Canadian troops to train Ukrainian noncommissioned officers in Zhytomyr before their battalion arrives at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center for a 55-day training rotation later this year. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
A Canadian soldier teaches a class to Ukrainian noncommissioned officers during Junior Leader Advanced Training at a Ukrainian army base near Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 22.
U.S. Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine are working alongside Canadian troops to train Ukrainian noncommissioned officers in Zhytomyr before their battalion arrives at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center for a 55-day training rotation later this year. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Partner Advised Training Team and 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Huggins (left) discusses the status of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' non-commissioned officer development with Lithuanian Lt. Col. Rolandas Kiškis (right), a NATO representative to Ukraine who serves as Chairman of the Multinational Joint Commission Sub-Committee on Ukrainian NCO development in Kiev, Ukraine.