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COMBAT REPORT // ‘ATLANTIC RESOLVE’

Part of the European Reassurance Initiative, ‘Atlantic Resolve’ has seen a series of large US Army
deployments to Europe, with the latest example getting under way in October.

REPORT AND PHOTOS Dino van Doorn

HE US ARMY’S 3rd Combat is part of a renewed US commitment to
Aviation Brigade from peace, security and stability in Europe
Hunter Army Air eld in through deployments that are generally
Georgia set foot in Europe focused on central and eastern Europe.
at the port of Zeebrugge, These rotations are overseen by the
TBelgium, on October 16, as mission command element, a regionally
its helicopters started unloading from aligned headquarters based in Poznan,
the ARC Endurance. It was the start of Poland, and there are approximately
a nine-month rotation in support of 6,000 soldiers participating in OAR at This image:
‘Atlantic Resolve’. The 3rd CAB’s 3rd any given time. 3rd Combat
Infantry Division is replacing the 1st CAB To date, four di erent US Army CABs Aviation Brigade
‘Demon’, which is heading home to Fort have deployed to Europe. Apache and
Black Hawks in
Riley, Kansas. Capt Philippe De Cock, the Belgian Zeebrugge during
Part of the European Reassurance Navy commander of the province of October having
Initiative (ERI) that came into e ect in West Flanders, explained to Combat been offl oaded
from the ARC
2014, Operation ‘Atlantic Resolve’ (OAR) Aircraft, ‘Our services as host nation are Endurance.

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