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 Overseas training connects reservists, active duty, and partners By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Turner
                343rd Moblile Public Affairs Detachment
 HOHENFELS, Germany - The military training  exercise Combined Resolve 2013 brought service members from throughout Europe  and some units from the U.S. to the Hohenfels Training Area. Two California National Guard Infantrymen, Staff Sgt. Brian  Paredes, from Whittier, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Jose Contreas-Garcia of Los  Angeles said pride and service to country were their prime motivations for  continued service, but the annual training in Europe was special. "I appreciate the time serving and gain a lot of pride  from this," Paredes said. "This is what keeps me motivated most of  the time. I have a sense of pride in myself, my military and in my  country." Soldiers from Glendale, Calif., the 1st Battalion, 160th  Infantry Regiment, also known as the 1/160th, attended annual training, while  participating in the exercise with Soldiers from nine European countries:  Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Norway, Poland, Serbia,  Slovenia, and Sweden. National Guard Soldiers may train in Europe as part of the  Overseas Deployment Training Program, or as part of a partnership program,  which encourages stateside Guard and Reserve units to use their annual training  events with an additional week to train in various military specialties, such  as engineering, public affairs, legal or medical. For example, at the Hohenfels Training Area, members of the  New Jersey Army National Guard are currently training with an Albanian Military  Advisory team. The Army National Guard's State Partnership Programs prepare U.S.  units for nine-month deployments with their multi-national counterparts. "The training improves our unit. We learn more and we  learn what we do wrong," said Contreas-Garcia. "We have lots of new  privates, and we want them to experience everything." He said the experience gained from traveling internationally  and training with the multinational armies is invaluable. It offered richer  experiences than training at  his home  station in southern California. "This training is different for us, we are usually the  OPFOR," said Contras-Garcia. "I learned new tactics, and how to  incorporate the terrain to our advantage." "Training at Hohenfels helps leaders to be more  effective," he said. Acting as the Liaison Officer for the 1/160th, Orange County  Deputy Sheriff, 1st Lt. Orasio Leyva, worked with the Slovenia Army.
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