Posted August 12, 2015 10:44 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from C. Todd Lopez and the U.S. Army:

Rounds from an M1A1 main battle tank followed by rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System illuminated the desert kicking off a “Joint Forcible Entry,” or JFE, exercise.

The JFE was designed to test the ability of both special and conventional forces to work together to seize an objective in a location that is controlled entirely by an enemy.

As part of the JFE exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 5 and 6, about 1,500 service members provided a demonstration of American military power. Senior military leaders and journalists were invited to the training area in the dark of night to watch portions of the exercise — the first of its kind in years.

The primary goal of the JFE was to use a joint capability to seize an airfield and then once secured, seize additional objectives and also expand the lodgment there to bring on a larger force, if needed. The concept of a joint force, working together, to come into an area held by an enemy, seize that area, and create …read more

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