 Soldiers from the Ukrainian Land Force's 1st Battalion, 24th Mechanized Brigade, successfully completed the first nine-week rotation of Fearless Guardian 2. During the rotation, U.S. Army paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment partnered with the Ukrainian soldiers to train on infantry-based, defensive-focused tasks at the individual and collective level. Army Sergeant Raymond Bettencourt says the Ukrainian soldier's motivation has benefited everyone involved in this training. They're very eager to learn. They're very motivated. They have a lot of experience, which is good. One thing I've learned here is I didn't just come here to teach, I'm also here to learn as well. They have a lot of experience. A lot of experience that I'm getting from them, and then we are in turn sharing it with them. So together we're making both us and the Ukrainians a lot stronger. During the graduation ceremony, the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine Commander, Colonel Nick Dusich, said their unit level of combat readiness has grown tremendously during this rotation. Fearless Guardian 2's second rotation begins on March 1, 2016. Reporting from Ukraine, Army Staff Sergeant Jonathan Norris.