US army practices in the Upper Palatinate: what residents need to know!

US army practices in the Upper Palatinate: what residents need to know!

Amberg-Sulzbach, Deutschland - The US military exercise "Allied Spirit 25" is currently taking place in the Upper Palatinate, which started on February 22nd and will continue for four weeks. The exercise is organized by the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwöhr and includes several counties, including Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Neustadt/Waldnaab, Cham and Schwandorf. A total of 1,408 soldiers take part in the exercise, supported by 375 cycling vehicles, of which 24 chain vehicles are, and 22 helicopters. The geographical practice area extends from Auerbach via Grafenwöhr, Weiden, Wernberg and Schwandorf to Maxhütte-Haidhof, Parsberg, Neumarkt and Weigendorf. Also helicopter inserts are carried out that extend the practice area to Middle Franconia.

The exercise offers the participants the opportunity to train realistic combat scenarios, including the use of maneuvering and presentation ammunition. Some of the practice scenarios also take place in the dark. Tactical vehicle convoys move between Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels on public roads. The district office of Amberg-Sulzbach has therefore asked the population for increased caution in road traffic and indicated that increased military activities, noise pollution and temporary traffic disruptions must be expected, such as Oberpfalz24.de reported.

multinational participation and scope of the exercise

The exercise "Allied Spirit" has expanded from a two -week exercise with 2,500 participants from eight nations to four weeks with 6,500 soldiers from 15 nations. This also includes large states of participants such as the United States, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. The exercise is carried out by the 7th Army Training Command in cooperation with NATO partners in the training areas of Hohenfels and Grafenwöhr, such as ArmyTimes.com reports.

The "Allied Spirit" exercise is part of the larger exercise series "Steadfast Defender", which runs from January to May and take part in the 90,000 soldiers from 31 nations as well as over 50 marine units, 90 air platforms and 1,100 fighter and military vehicles.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien