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<p class="pta-link-card-description">More than 30 U.S. Marines partnered with British soldiers toconduct a three-mile conditioning hike and shooting competition, Oct. 30, 2015.The services are currently executing Exercise PhoenixOdyssey</p>
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Do you find value in international joint operations? I do.2015-11-06T12:48:31-05:001stSgt Private RallyPoint Member1092432<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/627947/us-marines-british-army-team-up-for-military-skills-exercise.aspx">http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/627947/us-marines-british-army-team-up-for-military-skills-exercise.aspx</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Do you find value in international joint operations? I do.2015-11-06T12:48:31-05:002015-11-06T12:48:31-05:00SFC Michael Hasbun1092446<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I love it to death. I've been able to work with Thai Marines, Singaporean Commandoes, Germans, Italians, French, Israeli Defense Forces, Omani Soldiers, British and Australian Soldiers. It's great seeing militaries around the world. And humbling sometimes too...Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Nov 6 at 2015 12:55 PM2015-11-06T12:55:29-05:002015-11-06T12:55:29-05:00SrA Matthew Knight1092567<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have never worked alongside foreign service members but we saw them frequently at Keesler and even had some in weather training. I always though it was cool to have them training alongside us. It made our weather school feel a little more prestigious knowing that our little school was the only primary weather training school for not only the various branches of the U.S. Military but foreign militaries as well.Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Nov 6 at 2015 1:48 PM2015-11-06T13:48:29-05:002015-11-06T13:48:29-05:00SGT Patrick Reno1092869<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While in Berlin I got to train with the French, British, and some German troops. The French and Germans were great to train with, The British were assholes.Response by SGT Patrick Reno made Nov 6 at 2015 3:50 PM2015-11-06T15:50:48-05:002015-11-06T15:50:48-05:00MSgt John Carroll1093026<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I really enjoy Joint Ops but there are always language problems. When the shit hits the fan people revert to their natural language. I was on a Joint Op with a British Mortar Team, Dutch Engineers, Australian SAS, and Gurkah Infantry. Everyone spoke English well enough to understand but some words have different meanings in different counties. That's easy enough to work through but it can be frustrating at times. We also had different ROEs. With the exception of my team and the SAS guys, everyone's ROEs were pretty restricted. Our ROEs were pretty relaxed. That eventually led to my team being on almost every dismounted op instead of QRF. Regardless, when we would get in a TIC the Gurkah's would revert back to their natural language, Nepalese. That is a pretty uncomfortable feeling to hear a bunch of jibberish that you don't understand and your name or call-sign in the middle of it. Do they need me somewhere else? Do they see something/someone near me that I don't? It is very unnerving.Response by MSgt John Carroll made Nov 6 at 2015 5:22 PM2015-11-06T17:22:11-05:002015-11-06T17:22:11-05:00SMSgt Gary Calhoun1093136<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely! My rater at JBLE was a Canadian Army Major on exchange. Learning concepts on how CF was able to "make it happen" on a shoestring budget while supporting peacekeeping missions and ISAF was a real lesson. Not everything they do would seem to translate to DoD ops, but there were some novel ways of doing business that make a lot of sense. In addition, working with the Turks, Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Hondurans and British forces gave me an appreciation of their TTPs and political constraints to do the job. I have always enjoyed learning from, and also teaching different military services my craft.Response by SMSgt Gary Calhoun made Nov 6 at 2015 6:47 PM2015-11-06T18:47:04-05:002015-11-06T18:47:04-05:00MSgt Private RallyPoint Member1093347<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Joint assignments/deployments are the best. I learned so much from them and had an awesome time!!Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 6 at 2015 9:40 PM2015-11-06T21:40:40-05:002015-11-06T21:40:40-05:00PO1 Glenn Boucher1094291<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>With real Allies I think its a great idea, you can see how things operate and get a feeling of trust and respect for the Ally that's being trained with. Language barriers are going to be an issue for some and it is a natural tendency, I think, for some to slip back into their native language when talking to one of their own and unless you understand that language then its can get uncomfortable for some.Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Nov 7 at 2015 4:09 PM2015-11-07T16:09:39-05:002015-11-07T16:09:39-05:002015-11-06T12:48:31-05:00