British, Kazakh and US National Guard troops have just concluded a multinational stability operations training exercise in South Carolina.
Exercise STEPPE EAGLE is a premier multinational exercise focusing on stability operations. This is an annual, multi-national exercise conducted between US Army Central, Kazakhstan’s KAZBAT
Peacekeeping Battalion, and the United Kingdom Armed Forces.

A Soldier from 1 RIFLES confronts an Arizona Army National Guard private playing the role of rioter during riot control training [US Army: Spc Nicholas Moyte]

A corporal from 1 RIFLES describes the proper technique to approach and test a closed door to KAZBAT soldiers [US Army: Spc Nicholas Moyte]
Exercise STEPPE EAGLE promotes cooperation among the allies and partners, builds functional capacity, and enhances readiness through realistic, modern-day interactive scenarios. The exercise brings Coalition forces together to build better understanding, improve some mission command interoperability, enhance small unit force readiness, and demonstrate the nation’s commitment to regional stability.

A lieutenant and serjeant from 1 RIFLES demonstrate how to move across an alley to a KAZBAT audience [US Army: Spc Nicholas Moyte]
The Exercise STEPPE EAGLE series will continue to:
- Play a key role in enhancing the partnership between the USARCENT and partner nations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
- Improve each nation’s ability to plan and operate in a Coalition-type environment through simulated scenarios that prepares land forces ability to execute future coordinated, partnered military response to conventional and unconventional threats in the event of a crisis.
- Assist units preparing to deploy in support of U.N. Peace Keeping/ Peace Security Operations.
- Expand and build upon itself with feedback from Soldiers from each country.

Soldiers from Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, and the United States stand in formation during the
closing ceremony of Exercise STEPPE EAGLE 18 at McRady Training Center, South Carolina, August 2018 [US Army: Spc Nicholas Moyte]
Source: US Army