Out of This World

Video by Spc. Justin Leva

Exercise Platinum Lion: 9-line. 3 nations.

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

July 30, 2022 | 0:57

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; and 2nd Battalion, 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade; Bulgarian soldiers assigned to 42nd Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade; and British soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Royal Irish Regiment, 16th Air Assault Brigade Combat Team strengthen each other’s techniques, tactics and procedures (TTPs) in response to a notional, combined combat mass casualty event during Exercise Platinum Lion 2022 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 30, 2022. Notional, combined combat mass casualty exercises, like this, allow partner nations to increase readiness and interoperability among these NATO Allies. Exercise Platinum Lion is a multinational event designed to provide quality, organized and realistic training for designated military units from the United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. The exercise reinforces relationships in a combined training environment, builds understanding of partner nations’ TTPs and increases interoperability with allied and partner forces.
(U.S. Army video by Spc. Justin Leva)