Soldiers set to train in Romania, Bulgaria

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Soldiers set to train in Romania, Bulgaria
By Mark St.Clair, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, June 3, 2008

More than 800 soldiers from throughout Europe will be training in Romania and Bulgaria over the next two seasons.

"The Joint Task Force — East headquarters has arrived on the ground and is preparing to receive training units," said Maj. Jennifer Johnson, JTF-E public affairs officer.

The main body of soldiers for the bilateral training in Romania has been deploying for the last two weeks, said Lt. Col. Richard Spiegel, chief of public communication for U.S. Army Europe. The training with the Romanians is set to be completed by the end of July.

Heading up the deployed units will be the Vampire Observer/Controller team from Hohenfels, made up primarily of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment soldiers, Spiegel said.

Making up the 130-soldier headquarters element are troops from the Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwöhr, as well as USAREUR.


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