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British soldiers of the Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment provide security for a soldier bounding past troops
during exercise Allied Spirit X in Hohenfels, Germany, April 4, 2019. Approximately 5,600 participants from 15
nations are at the exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area in southeastern
Germany.
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Germany’s 1st Armored Division is spearheading a

“unique” multinational exercise bringing together thousands of U.S. and allied troops in a
training area in the southeast, officials said.
Exercise Allied Spirit X is a series of training exercises where countries rotate as the
brigade headquarters to lead the exercise. Thus, “all participating nations gain experience
working together in, and for, a multinational effort,” the U.S. Army said in a statement.
One focus is testing each nation’s ability to communicate during a fight, officials said.
Approximately 5,600 participants from 15 nations, including 1,300 Americans, are taking
part in the drills at the U.S. Army’s Hohenfels training area from March 30 until April 17.
During the exercise, soldiers are also developing a variety of skills, such as house-to-
house combat, where soldiers clear rooms against a fictitious enemy force. They are also
conducting large-scale mock battles, complete with a slew of fighting vehicles from the
participating countries. The exercise also serves as a way for participants to test out
modern warfare techniques in a multinational setting, like deploying small drones to scout
for enemy positions.
Allied Spirit X is “unique in its ability to provide hands-on experience and testing of secure
communications between NATO allies and partners,” according to a U.S. Army statement.
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by some of the 1,300 U.S. troops involved. Other participants
include allied and partner nations such as Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Turkey and Israel.
“It is a great opportunity to exercise in Hohenfels, since with the exception of the German
army training area in Letzlingen, there would be nothing equivalent in Europe,” German
Maj. Gen. Juergen-Joachim von Sandrart said, according to the news portal Onetz.de.
He said he would like to send one of his four brigades to Hohenfels every year.
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Staff Sgt. Anthony Siegenthaler, assigned to the 339th Psychological Operations Company,
speaks with his German counterpart during Allied Spirit X at the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center in Hohenfels, Germany, April 7, 2019.
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