He demurred when asked whether next month’s “Exercise Swift Response” is intended to demonstrate the unit’s prowess to Russia. “These vehicles significantly enhance what would otherwise be foot mobility,” Brigadier Gen. Brian Winski, deputy commander of the 82nd, added in an e-mail Thursday. A battalion of Tuley’s brigade, accompanied by the Polaris ATVs, will join about 1,000 British and Polish paratroopers in the exercise next month. “It could be to conduct peacekeeping, it could be how do you respond to heavy immigration challenges in Europe. Tuley commands a 4,200-person brigade that’s on rotation as the Pentagon’s “Global Response Force,” designated to respond to a crisis within 96 hours or sooner.

Source: National Post May 20, 2016 11:45 UTC