Europe-based units are learning from Ukraine, officers say
A small group of soldiers regularly travels to Kyiv to collect observations, said one general.
Sam Skove | October 16, 2024
Army Ukraine AUSA Europe
Army units stationed in Europe, from platoons to headquarters, are learning from Ukraine’s battlefield as the service embarks on the second phase of an equipping effort, officials said Wednesday.
A “small element” of soldiers rotates in and out of the war-torn country to collect lessons, said Gen. Darryl Williams, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, speaking at a media roundtable at the Association of the United States Army’s annual Washington meeting.
Those soldiers fall under Lt. Gen. Curtis Buzzard, who in August was appointed head of the allied effort that coordinates aid to Ukraine. He previously served as the commander of a major U.S. Army doctrine center, the Maneuver Center of Excellence.
“He's able to get insights on the environment in terms of the number of drones that they're flying,” Williams said. “Learning is taking place as we speak, at the tactical level, the operational level, to inform the strategic level.”
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