{"id":136886,"date":"2024-03-08T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=136886"},"modified":"2024-03-10T07:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T07:43:06","slug":"153rd-public-affairs-detachment-arrives-in-germany-participates-in-allied-spirit-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=136886","title":{"rendered":"153rd Public Affairs Detachment Arrives in Germany, Participates in Allied Spirit 24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n US Army Pfc. Ayden Norcross provides photography support during Allied Spirit 24, March 9, 2024, in Hohenfels, Germany. Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise for its NATO Allies and partners at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany that develops and enhances NATO and key partners interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Hough)
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\n U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Hough, 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, West Virginia National Guard, provides video coverage of Allied Sprit 24, March 9, 2024, in Hohenfels, Germany. Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise for its NATO Allies and partners at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany that develops and enhances NATO and key partners interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cdt. Ayden Norcross)
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HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Soldiers with the 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, West Virginia National Guard, arrived at Hohenfels Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, on March 7, 2024, to provide public affairs support for Allied Spirit 24.<\/p>\n

Allied Spirit is a multi-national training exercise hosted by the 7th Army Training Command and takes place annually at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The exercise offers NATO members and key partners the opportunity to develop and enhance interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. Although the event is integrated, the German Army\u2019s 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade is the primary training audience for this year\u2019s event, taking place Feb. 26 to March 27, 2024.<\/p>\n

While deployed to Germany, the 153rd PAD will provide public affairs support to cover the approximate 6,500 Allied Spirit 24 participants.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been training and preparing for this mission for nearly a year,\u201d said Capt. James Mason, commander of the 153rd. \u201cA lot of work has gone into getting us to this point, so I\u2019m excited that we\u2019re on the ground in Germany and that the unit can get to work with our partners and allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several countries will participate in the exercise including Denmark, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. The 153rd PAD will continue to provide support until their two-week rotation in country is complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan to accomplish a multitude of different tasks during Allied Spirit 2024 to support our unit\u2019s mission readiness,\u201d said Sgt. 1st Class Ariana Shuemake, public affairs operations noncommissioned officer of the 153rd. \u201cWe have a chance to train alongside NATO forces in a joint training environment that highlights the strength of the relationship that we have with our allies and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allied Spirit 24 provides the 153rd PAD an opportunity to showcase the strong relationship between NATO Allies and partners through visual and written storytelling. The deployment is a unique opportunity for the unit because they have not been collectively tasked with a mission outside the U.S. since 2017. The Soldiers will be creating photo stories, social media content, traditional video products, conducting interviews and writing articles showcasing the events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 153rd Public Affairs Detachment was chosen for this mission due to the unit\u2019s overall readiness and our ability to deliver strategic communication products at the highest level,\u201d said Mason. \u201cWorking with our NATO allies is always a great opportunity for units in the Army National Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Joint Multinational Readiness Center is a Europe-based Combat Training Center and is headquartered in Bavaria at Hohenfels Training Area. Covering 40,000 acres, Hohenfels was requisitioned for use as a U.S. Army training area in 1951, and is the second largest training area available to U.S. troops in Europe. Additionally, this is the only Army Combat Training Center outside the continental U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 US Army Pfc. Ayden Norcross provides photography support during Allied Spirit 24, March 9, 2024, in Hohenfels, Germany. Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise for its NATO Allies and partners at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany that develops and enhances NATO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136888,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136886"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136891,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136886\/revisions\/136891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}