Category J: EFES 16 Strengthening Partnerships

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Video by Sgt. Carlos Gonzales

Category J: EFES 16 Strengthening Partnerships

AFN Bavaria

May 25, 2016 | 1:23

EFES 16 Strengthening Partnerships, SGT Carlos Gonzales, AFN Vicenza, Runtime: 01:16, Target Audience: Vicenza Military Community, U.S. Army Europe, NATO Allies

Suggested Lead:
Sky Soldiers are the first American to participate in EFES, Turkey’s national military drill.
SGT Carlos Gonzales brings us the story.

Suggested Tag:
About 70 paratroopers from the 54th BEB represented the U.S. during EFES 16.

Script:
Strengthening partnerships with allied forces is what the paratroopers of Alpha Company 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion set out to accomplish through their participation in EFES 16, which is a comprehensive military exercise hosted by the Turkish Armed Forces.

Soundbite1: SPC Sam Weinstein, Combat Engineer, (18;10)
“ For us being invited here to EFES 2016 accepting an invitation really shows our commitment to the NATO mission and keeping a strong alliance between the countries and helping to maintain a strong, peaceful Europe.”

Script:
Today’s challenges are difficult for any nation to face alone_ a strong military alliance can deter potential threats while raising the level of collective defense and security capabilities.

Soundbite2: CPT Frank H. Commander, 2nd Coy, 31st Airborne Regiment (41;21)
“It’s very important to train together to fix problems in the training and not on the battlefield, to see what capabilities the other nations have and where to decide which company or which nation can do which part on the battlefield”

Script:
Participation by the Sky Soldiers from the 54th BEB at EFES, displays U.S. commitment to the security and sovereignty of our allies and partner nations.

Army Sergeant Carlos Gonzales, Izmir,Turkey.