The first phase of Exercise Global Eagle consisted of team-building activities. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Scott, 823rd Base Defense Squadron, carries Royal Air Force Sgt. John Owens, II Squadron, during one of the training exercises at Stanford Training Area, England, Sept. 1. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Senior Airman Romanhero Timbang, 823rd Base Defense Squadron defender, works his way through an obstacle course at Stanford Training Area, England, Sept. 1 at the start of Exercise Global Eagle. The tri-nation exercise focused on tactics, techniques and procedures exchange among American, British and French force protection units. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Technical Sgt. Lee Fulp, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 820th Base Defense Group, practices hand-to-hand combat with Senior Aircraftsman Daniel Lythgoe, Royal Air Force Regiment, while Master Sergeant Justin Greers, 823rd Base Defense Squadron, evaluates on Sept. 2 at Stanford Training Range, England. During this phase of Exercise Global Eagle, Airmen from the 820th ABG instructed their French and British counterparts on combative principles, while the RAF taught a similar concept referred to as ‘section attack.’ (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Group Captain Scott Miller (far right), Royal Air Force Regiment commander, briefs Brig. Gen. Doug Cox, U.S. Air Forces Europe – United Kingdom director, and Wing Commander Phil Nicholson, senior Royal Air Force liaison officer to USAFE-UK, on the close-quarters battle drills executed by the U.S., British and French Airmen during Exercise Global Eagle Sept. 5 at the Force Protection Centre at RAF Honington, England. Flight Lt. Tom Campbell (far left), deputy training squadron commander, provided additional background information on the Force Protection Center capabilities. Cox and Nicholson took the opportunity to observe the training operation and witness the tri-nation tactics, techniques and procedures exchange. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Two 823rd Base Defense Squadron defenders shoot L85 A2 British assault rifles Sept. 8 at Sennybridge Training Area, Wales. During this phase of Exercise Global Eagle, force protection specialists from the 820th Base Defense Group, RAF Regiment and Parachutiste De l’Air expanded their weapons knowledge by developing proficiencies in each other’s weapons systems. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Force protection specialists from the 823rd Base Defense Squadron and II Squadron map out a course for a land navigation training operation at Sennybridge Training Area,Wales, Sept. 8. The second phase of Operation Global Eagle, the military skills phase, included a 15-hour land navigation course. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Force protection specialists from the 820th Base Defense Group, Royal Air Force Regiment and French Commando Parachutiste De l’Air begin a 15-hour land navigation course at Sennybridge Training Area, Wales, Sept. 8. The land navigation course encouraged an open exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures among the participants of Exercise Global Eagle. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Lance Cpl. Jason Acid, Royal Air Force Regiment, keeps track of the time as a team of force protection specialists assemble and disassemble foreign weapons during the military skills phase of Exercise Global Eagle Sept. 8 at Sennybridge Training Area, Wales. This course tests force protection specialists' proficiency at successfully handling the unfamiliar, foreign weapons they may encounter on real-world missions. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Flight Lt. Tom Smith, II Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, gives a situation brief to Staff Sgt. Kyle Henderson, 823rd Base Defense Squadron, during an assault course on Sennybridge Training Area, Wales, Sept. 8. The assault course was part of a military skills competition, the second phase of Exercise Global Eagle – a tri-nation combined exercise among the 820th Base Defense Group, RAF Regiment and Parachutiste De l’Air. The exercise enabled force protection specialists from three different nations to learn from each other and expand their defense capabilities. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Royal Air Force personal jumping instructors teach the principles of Ministry of Defence parachute training to the force protection specialists of the 823rd Base Defense Squadron, II Squadron and Commando Parachutiste De l’Air No. 20 at RAF Brize Norton, England, Sept. 10. The jump training was the last Exercise Global Eagle activity before a culminating airborne jump out of a RAF C-130J Hercules. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Defenders from the 823rd Base Defense Squadron execute parachute landing form during Ministry of Defense parachute training at RAF Brize Norton, England, Sept. 10. They, along with French commandos of the Commando Parachutiste De l’Air No. 20, were preparing to receive a set of British Military Parachute Wings upon completion of the final jump. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Members of II Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, perform an equipment check before a combat equipment jump on Sept. 11at RAF Brize Norton, England. II Squadron is the only airborne squadron in the RAF Regiment. It is their tradition to wear maroon shirt during their jumps. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Sgt. Gareth Saunders, Royal Air Force personal jumping instructor, conducts a final equipment check on members of II Squadron onboard a RAF 47 Squadron C-130J Hercules before a combat equipment jump Sept. 11 at RAF Brize Norton, England. This jump served as the finale of Exercise Global Eagle. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Shawn Chamberlin, II Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Headquarters Flight officer commanding, prepares to step out of a RAF C-130J Hercules during a combat equipment jump over RAF Brize Norton, England, Sept. 11. Chamberlin is a U.S. exchange officer serving with the RAF Regiment. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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The force protection specialists of the 823rd Base Defense Squadron and Commando Parachutiste De l’Air No. 20 board a Royal Air Force 47 Squadron C-130J Hercules at RAF Brize Norton, England, Sept. 11.The force protection specialists concluded Exercise Global Eagle with a combined jump, and earned a set of British Military Parachute Wings. (Royal Air Force courtesy photo by Cpl. Barbara Robinson/Released)

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Exercise Global Eagle: force protection specialists from three nations conduct combined training

Published Sept. 19, 2014
By Capt. Carolyn Glover and Cpl. Barbara Robinson
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - United Kingdom Public Affairs and RAF Honington Public Affairs

RAF HONINGTON, ENGLAND -- Exercise Global Eagle, a combined exercise involving 112 U.S., U.K. and French force protection specialists took place Sept. 1 through 15 at various Ministry of Defence training locations across the United Kingdom. Nine-member teams were established at the start of the event, with three members each from the 820th Base Defense Group from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., II Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment from RAF Honington, England, and Commando Parachutiste De l'Air No. 20 from Air Base 102, Dijon, France.

This year, for the first time, force protection specialists from three different nations came together for two weeks to train and exchange tactics, techniques and procedures on a variety of defense capabilities, including hand-to-hand combat, land navigation and weapons familiarization. The exercise took place in three phases: team-building, military skills execution and Ministry of Defense parachute training. The event concluded with a combined jump out of a RAF C-130J Hercules, where the U.S. and French jumpers earned the British Military Parachute Wings.

Exercise Global Eagle is an annual exercise conducted on U.S. Air Force and RAF installations on alternating years.