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Sept 10 2011
Armenia returns to Combined Endeavor for ninth year
by Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany- For the ninth consecutive year, members of the
Armed Forces of Armenia returned to Grafenwoehr, Germany Sept. 8, to
participate in Combined Endeavor 2011, the largest collaborative
military communications exercise in the world.
Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO,
Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed
to increase interoperability and communications processes between the
participating nations.
`This exercise provides a good opportunity for us to share knowledge
and experience between participating countries,' said Armenian Lt.
Col. Aram Gevorgyan, Armenian delegation chief. `Our ability to
operate alongside allied nations in times of natural disasters or
anti-terrorism operations has been greatly strengthened by our
participation in this exercise over the past years.'
Initially an observer of the exercise during CE 2003, the role the
Armed Forces of Armenia has played in the joint endeavor has grown as
they integrated more with other participating countries.
In 2007 Armenia hosted and operated the remote site that participants
of Combined Endeavor in Germany communicated with via satellite
communication systems. For the past two years the Eastern European
country has hosted planning conferences, in which representatives from
the various participating countries convened to discuss topics and
exercises to use during Combined Endeavor.
Gevorgyan said although the key goal of the exercise is to share
communication techniques and technologies, the relationships and bonds
formed working alongside other nations has been equally valuable.
`Strengthening our abilities in the professional sphere is an
important aspect of this exercise,' he said. `The personal
communication between the representatives of more than 40 other
countries helps create and fortify the bonds of friendship between our
countries is just as important.'
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/76806/armenia-returns-combined-endeavor-ninth-year
Sept 10 2011
Armenia returns to Combined Endeavor for ninth year
by Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany- For the ninth consecutive year, members of the
Armed Forces of Armenia returned to Grafenwoehr, Germany Sept. 8, to
participate in Combined Endeavor 2011, the largest collaborative
military communications exercise in the world.
Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO,
Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed
to increase interoperability and communications processes between the
participating nations.
`This exercise provides a good opportunity for us to share knowledge
and experience between participating countries,' said Armenian Lt.
Col. Aram Gevorgyan, Armenian delegation chief. `Our ability to
operate alongside allied nations in times of natural disasters or
anti-terrorism operations has been greatly strengthened by our
participation in this exercise over the past years.'
Initially an observer of the exercise during CE 2003, the role the
Armed Forces of Armenia has played in the joint endeavor has grown as
they integrated more with other participating countries.
In 2007 Armenia hosted and operated the remote site that participants
of Combined Endeavor in Germany communicated with via satellite
communication systems. For the past two years the Eastern European
country has hosted planning conferences, in which representatives from
the various participating countries convened to discuss topics and
exercises to use during Combined Endeavor.
Gevorgyan said although the key goal of the exercise is to share
communication techniques and technologies, the relationships and bonds
formed working alongside other nations has been equally valuable.
`Strengthening our abilities in the professional sphere is an
important aspect of this exercise,' he said. `The personal
communication between the representatives of more than 40 other
countries helps create and fortify the bonds of friendship between our
countries is just as important.'
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/76806/armenia-returns-combined-endeavor-ninth-year