Robert Moore, an operations officer assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment. “It’s their national exercise, so it’s their ability to show that they can lead this force in a large-scale combat operation,” said Maj. The French 3rd Division’s exercise, large-scale Operations for a Resilient, Integrating, high-intensity Oriented and New Army, nicknamed ORION, was a culminating national exercise that took place across several French regions, from April 17-May 4, 2023.

Army and NATO allies work side by side in a French-led interoperability coalition training for the first time in over thirty years.

Alejandro Carrasquel) VIEW ORIGINALĬAMP DE MAILLY, France - U.S. ORION 23 is an exercise that emphasizes refocusing the training program of the French armed forces in order to prepare them for achieving multi-environment and multi-domain superiority. Schemenauer, Assistant Division Commander assigned to Support, 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division, records a message during ORION 23, April 25, 2023.

Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – ORION 23 is a French-led interoperability campaign that is designed to develop partnerships with allies and assess the ability to operate within a coalition. Kenneth Goodman, center, assigned to the Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, helps a member of the French forces loosen a toe hitch from a M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System, HERCULES, as part of a dynamic display during exercise ORION 23, at Suippes, France, May 2, 2023.

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