PROVO, Utah - The 197th Special Troops Company (A) hosted Army personnel along with counterparts from the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) Feb. 7-15 for aerial delivery system familiarization and operations in support of ATLAS DROP 2011 exercise objectives. ATLAS DROP is an annual joint aerial-delivery exercise that brings together Army personnel with counterparts from the UPDF. ATLAS DROP was initiated in 1996 as a European Command-sponsored exercise, designed to further cross-training and interoperability between the two militaries in company-level, bilateral airborne op
PROVO, Utah - The 197th Special Troops Company (A) hosted Army personnel along with counterparts from the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) Feb. 7-15 for aerial delivery system familiarization and operations in support of ATLAS DROP 2011 exercise objectives. ATLAS DROP is an annual joint aerial-delivery exercise that brings together Army personnel with counterparts from the UPDF. ATLAS DROP was initiated in 1996 as a European Command-sponsored exercise, designed to further cross-training and interoperability between the two militaries in company-level, bilateral airborne operations, as well as platoon-level, live-fire exercises. Responsibility for ATLAS DROP transitioned to Africa Command in 2009.
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