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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Interview on drone innovation and survivability with 1st Lt. Benjamin Storie, Unmanned Aerial Systems platoon leader, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division during Combined Resolve 25-02
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May 7, 2025 | 5:49
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Storie, an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platoon leader assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, explains the brigade UAS manufacturing program during Combined Resolve 25-02 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, May 7, 2025. The UAS program focuses on survivability features such as radio frequency hopping in order to mitigate the threat of counter UAS systems and decreasing the cost of drone production. (U.S. Army video by Capt. Thomas McCarty)

-Interview with 1st Lt. Benjamin Storie -

00:00:18:20 - 00:00:46:09 General overview of the brigade drone innovation program

00:00:46:10 - 00:01:31:17 Why being able to manufacture drones is important

00:01:31:18 - 00:02:28:08 Navigating the intricacies of drone procurement

00:02:28:08 - 00:03:14:17 Discussion on the tactical advantage drones provide

00:03:14:17 - 00:04:21:23 Explanation of how drones are integrated at the tactical level

00:04:21:23 - 00:05:12:08 Frame development and the dispersion of drones across the force

00:05:12:09 - 00:05:48:16 Advancements in drone survivability
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