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Red Dragon Multi-Day Area Recon

Alabama National Guard

June 17, 2015 | 1:31

Members of the 1-131st Cavalry, Alabama Army National Guard out of Enterprise, Alabama along with the 528th Light Reconnaissance Battalion, Romanian Land Force, conduct a multi-day area reconnaissance mission during Operation Red Dragon in Tulcea, Romania, June 17, 2015.

Operation Red Dragon is a training exercise conducted between the 131st Cavalry, Alabama Army National Guard and the 528th Light Reconnaissance Battalion, Romanian Land Force, in an effort to build stronger ties between American and Romanian forces. Operation Red Dragon is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Operation Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and to enduring peace and stability in the region, in light of Russia's illegal actions in Ukraine.   Army Europe is leading the Operation Atlantic Resolve enhanced land force multinational training and security cooperation activities taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to ensure multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. 

Source 1:
1st Lt. Rich Crawford, Platoon Commander, 131st Cavalry, 1st Squadron, B Troop, Alabama National Guard

Source 2:
SGT. 1st Class Christian Epepure,
528th Light Reconnaissance Battalion, Romanian Land Force

Reporter:
Spc. William Frye, Public Affairs Specialist, Alabama Army National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Public Affairs Office