2017 Exercise Persistent Venture

Maj. Drew Rodgers, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery operations officer, discusses air defense artillery June 12, 2017, at Fort Sill and the Fires Center of Excellence with British Army Sgt. Declan Parkes, Rapier Detachment commander, 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, and Capt. Thomas Ayles, 49th Battery troop commander, 16th Regiment Royal Artillery. The British soldiers are taking part in Exercise Persistent Venture, an exchange program to bridge interoperability gaps between the U.S. Army and British Army. (Photo Credit: Ms. Marie Berberea (TRADOC)) Click the photo to read more.