NATO conducted training for agility reaction of a group of high alert
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. NATO Tuesday through Thursday was spent in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Germany exercises for agility reaction of the new team of high alert, created in response to ascribe Russia's actions in Ukraine, according to a communiqu? of the Commonwealth.
The purpose of the exercise with the name "Noble hop" was to check the possibility of the Forces selected to participate in the so-called joint task force-high readiness (VJTF or " tip " ), for 48 hours to be in the place of dislocation. The participation of 1, 5 thousand people, and among them the staff of the General Staff in Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Slovenia, Poland and Portugal, which had to respond to alarms from NATO.
Tuesday 2nd part of the day 11th airmobile brigade of the armed forces of the Netherlands and the 4th brigade rapid reaction forces of the Czech Republic was instructed to prepare soldiers and equipment for shipment. The command called on military bases, planned next steps, had a briefing, equipment check and armaments, supplies and equipment. According to the Colonel Mariusz Levitsky (Mariusz Lewicki) responsible for planning the group's increased readiness at the headquarters of the Supreme command of NATO in the European Union, advanced units were ready to leave for eight hours, and the whole contingent - within 48 hours, which corresponds to NATO's plans.
for its part, in Germany the same exercises successfully completed 900 men 4 military units.
According to NATO, now the military of the Commonwealth will review the results of the exercises to correct tactical procedures. Maneuvers to improve the productivity of a group of high alert will continue, for example, 9-20 June in the West of Poland, and then NATO will test a " tip " as part of a larger exercise that is planned in Italy, Spain and Portugal from 21 October to 6 November 2015.
Member countries of the NATO Wales summit in September 2014 has approved an action Plan for maintaining readiness, the need for which in the Alliance attributed to explain Russia's actions in Ukraine. Under this plan it Was decided, for example, to make the inside of the NATO response Force group increased combat readiness, which would be able to send into the territory in the fall for several days.
at the beginning of winter, the blessed Alliance development transition team of high alert, with the participation of the armed forces of Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, and in February, NATO has defined its characteristics. It was agreed that this group would consist of land of a population of five thousand people, with the assistance of air, naval and special forces. The main contingent for the group of countries-members of NATO will provide, on a rotating basis, in 2016 "framework government" will be Spain, followed by France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom.
The U.S. and the European Union has repeatedly accused Moscow of meddling in Ukraine's Affairs. Russia rejects calls such accusations are unacceptable. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to domestic conflict and is not privy to the events in the South-East, is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis in a peaceful way.
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