U.S. Marines and soldiers from the British Army recently wrapped up weeklong training on bilateral military intelligence operations known as Exercise Phoenix Odyssey.
The exercise, which took place from Sept. 11-18, involved Marines of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and British Army Reserve soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalions, 1st Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, according to a release from the U.S. Marines.
The scenario placed the two units inside a Military Operations in Urban Terrain training facility with role players to simulate operating in a foreign country and responding to issues involving: humanitarian aid in response to a viral outbreak, civil unrest due to living conditions, domestic terrorism and civil war.
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The urban setting of the MOUT town, meticulously detailed situations, and interactive role players gave the combined force of intelligence operatives a realistic setting to apply their skills.
“The realism was outstanding,” Sgt. George P. H. Colquhoun, a military intelligence operative and team medic with 5 MI Bn., 1 ISR Brigade, said in a statement. “Considering our current operations, the training value of this scenario in a MOUT facility is an opportunity we wouldn’t want to miss.”
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