AlliedSpirit

Allies Spirit

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Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army exercise for multinational partners, conducted at 7th Army Training Command training areas at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Germany.

Unlike other USAREUR-AF exercises, which feature U.S. brigade combat teams in a lead role augmented by Allies and partners, Allied Spirit places an Allied unit as the main training audience. While U.S.-led, this exercise will develop and enhance NATO and key partner interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions.

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Multinational Spur Ride

278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard

Jan. 25, 2019 | 1:00

Battle Group Poland began its first multinational Spur Ride of the year. Spur candidates from U.K., Romania, Croatia, Poland and U.S. must complete multiple Soldier tasks while cold, tired, and hungry to earn their silver-spurs in a Calvary Unit rite of passage called a Spur Ride. The tradition of having to "earn your spurs" reaches back to the beginning of the American Cavalry. When green Troopers first arrived at their new cavalry assignments they were assigned a horse with a shaved tail. This led to the nickname "Shave Tail" for newly assigned, spur-less Soldiers.