Representatives of the US Armed Forces, which are deployed in Europe, visited Lviv Polytechnic. Here they presented the organization of military education and training of their units that are currently trained together with the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre at Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy on Yavoriv Polygon.
Professor Yurii Bobalo, rector of Lviv Polytechnic University, warmly welcomed the American guests and paid special attention to the urgency of Ukrainian-American cooperation in the field of defense during Russia's ongoing aggression in eastern Ukraine. The Americans talked about the peculiarities of training of Ukrainian military personnel by foreign instructors, about joint training of the multinational forces during coalition military operations. They expressed their wish to continue holding such meetings.
It is known that since 2013 the Rapid Trident military exercises, which involve military personnel from NATO member countries, are regularly held at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre. Their goal is to implement in the Armed Forces of Ukraine the best practices of the leading armies of the world, exchange professional skills and improve the level of interaction between divisions.
The US Army soldiers met university students. They talked about their participation in the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine (JMTG-U), aimed to train Ukrainian soldiers according to NATO standards and responded to the students' questions.
Photo by Yosyp Marukhniak
