Published : Thursday, 26 Apr 2012
“Yeah I think some of the soldiers might get PTSD from being here, but it is a great training environment, it simulates the common environment we are all faced with, its great.”
YUMA, Ariz. - It’s not just US Armed Forces taking on terrorism around the world. We get a lot of help from our allies.
FOX 10 cameras were watching as the Royal Canadian Regiment went into action recently, capturing a high-value target.
A battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment launches its air assault in clouds of swirling dust, as a platoon ropes into the hideout of a high value terrorist target.
“Our unit has deployed several times and I have as well,” said Major David Hill, Royal Canadian Regiment.
But this isn't Afghanistan. It isn't Iraq. That tire burning next to a saguaro cactus means only one thing. This is Arizona. To be exact, the US Army's Yuma proving ground.
“The landscape is a similar type of landscape to places we could potentially deploy in the future,” says Hill.
It's a mock Middle East village built years ago to help U.S. forces train for overseas missions. This month it helped Canadian forces sharpen their skills.
“It’s a great opportunity for the solders to get a chance to see the sights and smells and sounds of places in the future they might find themselves.”
Before the assault, we put a portable camera on one of the bad guys. Our volunteer, plus other Canadians and some U.S. Marines, play terrorist bodyguards.
They are protecting a high value target: another Canadian soldier. She's dressed to look like a terrorist leader.
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