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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Video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons
Through Their Eyes: HMLA-167 Door Gunner
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
March 14, 2017 | 1:13
Door gunners assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct live-fire close air support training near Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Feb. 15, 2017. Marines assigned to the door gunner position are responsible for the maintenance of weapon systems, maintaining the aircraft, firing the weapon systems and assisting the pilots of the aircraft with providing close air support to the ground combat element. The weapons systems fired were the GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun and the GAU-17 7.62 minigun. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)
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