First group of Ukrainians completed training at US base in Germany

By Mike Brest

Published February 17, 2023 9:05pm ET

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First group of Ukrainians completed training at US base in Germany — U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, C Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade load a M777 howitzer during a live fire exercise as part of Saber Junction 18 at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 10, 2018. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. | (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)

The first Ukrainian battalion completed its training in Germany by U.S. forces this week, the Pentagon announced on Friday.

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