Romanian, U.S. Soldiers take part in realistic combined training at Joint Task Force-East facility

BY Sgt. Aimee Millham, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office Soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Brigade carry a comrade role-playing as a "wounded Soldier" into a vehicle to protect him from simulated "enemy gunfire" during combined training with Romanian forces at Joint Task Force-East's Babadag Training Area, Romania. Photo by Sgt. Aimee Milham BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania -- Authentic terrain, nerve-wracking injections and rigorous carries set a realistic tone for Romanian and American Soldiers training here July 14. "I can't recreate the conditions they face downrange, but I can certainly replicate them," said Lt. Col. Michael Borg, commander of Task Force Vampire, when explaining that combat lifesaver-trained Soldiers are actually required to give their... [read full story]