Inspired Gambit
The "Inspired" series of combined US-Pakistani military exercises is scheduled by the US Central Command. INSPIRED GAMBIT is a ground FTX conducted between a U.S. light Infantry company and a Pakistani conventional Army battalion (-). INSPIRED GAMBIT is a USCENTCOM directed, Third Army/ARCENT executed, biennial exercise conducted in Pakistan.
Approximately 170 soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment and support elements from the 10th Mountain Division (Light) from Fort Drum, N.Y., participated with other members of the U.S. Central Command's Army component in a combined field training exercise with Pakistani forces in Pakistan June 6-23, 1997. The maneuvers, known as INSPIRED GAMBIT 97, exercised U.S. ground capabilities and provided an opportunity for U.S. and Pakistani forces to enhance military-to-military relationships. The exercise focused on combat skills training at the individual, squad and platoon levels.
The USCENTCOM exercise program with Pakistan was suspended following Pakistan's May 1997 nuclear tests.
According to a report from the Associated Press, dated October 15, 2002, the 1-15th Infantry Regiment, an element of the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade, arrived in Pakistan on October 14 to take part in Inspired Gambit '02. The exercise is expected to last through the beginning of November.
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