JOINT BOW AND JOINT LANCE-BEARER 2008 PLANNING CONFERENCE OPENS IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The preliminary planning conference
of the Joint Bow and Joint Lance-Bearer 2008 exercise to be held in
Armenia within the framework of NATO's Partnership for Peace Program
opened on January 29 in Yerevan.
More than a hundred servicemen take part in the
conference. Representatives of different commands of NATO, as well as
servicemen of over 20 countries having submitted bids for participation
in the exercise are among them.
The Joint Bow 2008 is a command exercise of planning and control
of peacekeeping actions by the headquarters of the multi-national
brigade with elements of quick response, in which over 350 officers,
non-comissioned officers, and sergeants will take part.
The Joint Lance-Bearer 2008 is a field exercise with the participation
of the multi-national peacekeeping battalion, in which more than 800
servicemen will be involved. Training events close to real conditions
will be held during the exercise to be held in three tours, which
will contribute to learning of skills of peacekeeping exercises.
The documents and procedure of the exercise will be worked out during
the three-day conference. The exercise is envisaged to be held in
autumn next year.
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The preliminary planning conference
of the Joint Bow and Joint Lance-Bearer 2008 exercise to be held in
Armenia within the framework of NATO's Partnership for Peace Program
opened on January 29 in Yerevan.
More than a hundred servicemen take part in the
conference. Representatives of different commands of NATO, as well as
servicemen of over 20 countries having submitted bids for participation
in the exercise are among them.
The Joint Bow 2008 is a command exercise of planning and control
of peacekeeping actions by the headquarters of the multi-national
brigade with elements of quick response, in which over 350 officers,
non-comissioned officers, and sergeants will take part.
The Joint Lance-Bearer 2008 is a field exercise with the participation
of the multi-national peacekeeping battalion, in which more than 800
servicemen will be involved. Training events close to real conditions
will be held during the exercise to be held in three tours, which
will contribute to learning of skills of peacekeeping exercises.
The documents and procedure of the exercise will be worked out during
the three-day conference. The exercise is envisaged to be held in
autumn next year.