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The U.S. and Georgia-led Agile Spirit 2021 multinational biennial military exercise kicked off today at the Senaki military base in western Georgia, CIVIL.GE reported.

About 2500 troops from fifteen NATO members and partners – Georgia, the U.S., the UK, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, turkey, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Spain, Canada, Italy and Lithuania – are participating in the drills on July 26 – August 6.

Of the military personnel, 1,600 are Georgian troops, 700 – U.S. servicemen while 250 from other participants, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa reported. 

The drills will five cover locations in Georgia – Vaziani Training Area, Vaziani Military Airport, Orpholo Training Area, Senaki Air Base, and Sorta/Eki training area.

The exercises include command, staff, and field training, including airborne operations and live fire, according to the Georgian Defense Ministry.