Agile Spirit 2025 exercise launched in Georgia to strengthen Black Sea regional security

The multinational military exercise Agile Spirit 2025 has officially kicked off in Georgia, underscoring country’s ongoing cooperation with NATO. The opening ceremony took place at the NATO–Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) in Krtsanisi.

The biennial exercise focuses on building capacity and increasing European leadership in European security through realistic, joint training scenarios.

The exercise will began with a joint airborne operation on 21st July near Adana, Türkiye, where approximately 340 paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped alongside 100 Turkish Army paratroopers.

Following the airborne assault, U.S. forces moved to Georgia to participate in a series of training events including live-fire exercises.

German and Romanian Army personnel provides support to the higher headquarters element, while Bulgarian and Moldovan soldiers participate in field training exercises alongside Georgian troops.

The U.S. Georgia Army National Guard co-leads the Georgian portion of the exercise alongside their Georgian Army counterparts, leveraging a decades-long State Partnership Program, a statement of the US Army reads. 

"During Agile Spirit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade stands ready to work alongside our Allies and Partners with purpose. We are ready, empowered, and disciplined," said Col. Mark. E. Bush, 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander in the statement. "As the flexible, interoperable force of choice, our paratroopers are prepared to deploy into uncertainty, outthink and outfight our adversaries, and return home with honor. We must be ready to accomplish the mission and whatever comes next."

The exercise will also include a command post exercise with the combined Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade, and Special Operations Forces activities.

Now in its twelfth iteration, the Agile Spirit exercise series reaffirms the U.S. commitment to Black Sea regional security and aims to strengthen readiness, interoperability, and joint operational capabilities among allied and partner military forces.

Over 2,000 personnel from ten nations, including over 800 U.S. service members, are taking part in exercise Agile Spirit 25 that will finish on 8th August. Forces from Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Türkiye, and Ukraine are involved in the exercise.

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