Cooperative 09

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Cooperative 09 or more commonly Cooperative Longbow/Cooperative Lancer 09 is the name of

Lieutenant General Cayetano Miro Valls was the commander of drills.[1] Cooperative exercises are held annually in order to help NATO and its allies to maintain high level of cooperation during crisis response operations.[2]

1100 soldiers from 14 countries took part in exercise, including 9 NATO members (

Exercises consist of two parts, Cooperative Longbow 09 and Cooperative Lancer 09. Longbow is a Command Post exercise (CPX) and is focused on training and exercising NATO staff skills in order to improve interoperability between NATO and partner nations during crisis response operations at the multinational brigade level. Lancer is designed to provide basic training on peace support operations at the battalion level.

conflict with Russia over South Ossetia.[citation needed
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References

  1. ^ Cooperative Longbow-Lancer 2009, NATO, 2009-05-15. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
  2. ^ About Cooperative Longbow-Lancer. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ Military trainings under the auspices of NATO on the territory of Georgia"[permanent dead link], Kviris Palitra, 2009-05-15. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.

External links

Official Cooperative 09 website