Members of the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company train participating member nations’ soldiers in the use of the M26 shotgun during nonlethal weapons training at Platinum Wolf 2018.
Voice Over: Staff Sgt. George B. Davis, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Interview 1: Sgt. Joshua Stiles, 838th Military Police Company
Interview 2: Sgt. Nicholas Carfagna, 838th Military Police Company
Interview 3: Command Sgt. Maj. Sasa Mudrinic, Serbian Peacekeeping Operations Training Center.
“It was a complete success in the sense that we trained and met the requirements that we needed as a platoon, but it also significantly furthered our relationship with Serbia, the host nation,” said 2LT Kurfiss. “We accomplished what we needed to accomplish.”
This year’s Platinum Wolf exercise culminated with a distinguished visitors day, where notable military and government officials from multiple countries came to watch the closing event. The event incorporated everything the participants learned over the course of the training and displayed the teamwork built by the soldiers during the exercise.
“It was essentially a big combined training event that showed how the interoperability had progressed throughout the training,” explained 2LT Kurfiss. “It was teams from each country all working together with a different piece of the mission. It went over everything we had learned during the training.”
For SGT Condon, the success of Platinum Wolf not only showcased successful interoperability among the participating nations, it reinforced his commitment to the Guard and reminded him of the importance of maintaining positive relationships with our Nation’s partners.
“I talked to my command afterwards, because I was on the fence about [re-enlisting],” remarked SGT Condon. “After Platinum Wolf, I wouldn’t consider resigning. I want to be there. I look forward to all the cultural experiences.”
