HOHENFELS, Germany (Army.mil)— Throughout the year, the Hohenfels Training Area here is home to many different nations as they participate in training exercises at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center, or JMRC.
U.S., Canadian, German, Italian, Latvian, Slovenian and British flags are among those commonly seen affixed to the shoulders of Soldiers in various camouflaged uniforms around base.
For the first time, while Exercise Allied Spirit IV was in full throttle, the Armenian flag also graced JMRC.
Armenian Maj. Gen. Gennady Tavaratsyan, chief of the strategic planning department of the Armed Forces General Staff, and his accompanying party, visited the training area, Jan. 13-27, to observe mission command in action, understand the military decision-making process, and learn about the U.S. Army’s noncommissioned officer, or NCO, corps.
“The experience within the U.S. Army is very rich, especially when talking about mission command,â€