7th Army Training Command

What is the Georgian Mission Rehearsal Exercise?

The 52nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion will prepare for an upcoming combat deployment to Afghanistan by conducting a Mission Rehearsal Exercise, supported by the U.S. Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 7-March 3, 2016.

The Georgia Deployment Program - Resolute Support Mission, formerly known as the GDP-ISAF, is a cooperative program between the U.S. Marines Corps and Georgian Armed Forces that prepares Georgian service members to support NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, which consists of almost 13,000 troops from NATO Allies and 14 partner nations.

The Resolute Support Mission trains, advises, and assists Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police at the ministry, and higher, level.

What is the Georgian Mission Rehearsal Exercise?

The 43rd Georgian Infantry Battalion and U.S. Marines, in partnership with soldiers from Moldova, initiated their Mission Rehearsal Exercise, Feb. 2, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.

The MRE is the final portion of a four month-long training evolution in which U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers integrate to support the NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

The Mission Rehearsal Exercise is a month-long pre-deployment training event in which the U.S. Marines work alongside soldiers from The Republic of Georgia in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise will test the battalion on finding improvised explosive devices, dealing with the local population and going on mounted and foot patrols.