About Griffin Shock

 
 
 
Griffin Shock is an exercise designed to prepare V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast with the rapid expansion of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Poland in support of NATO deterrence initiatives such as bolstering readiness, responsiveness, and reinforcement. 

 

Griffin Shock is a combined NATO and U.S. Army short notice exercise that will demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to enhance the NATO alliance by rapidly reinforcing the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Poland to a brigade size Land Forces Brigade.

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U.S. Marine from Milwaukee flies in an AV-8B Harrier II jet as an incentive for reenlisting (B-Roll)
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Jan. 25, 2024 | 2:09
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Eric Andrekopoulos, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, takes flight in an AV-8B Harrier II jet from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2024. After completing the prerequisite training, Andrekopoulos was afforded the opportunity to fly in an AV-8B Harrier II jet based on his superior performance and as an incentive for reenlisting for another four years of service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)

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