Elite Troops’ Practice in Lešť under Real Life Conditions

On Wednesday, within the framework of the international exercise Cobra 2013, the elite troops practiced military action in the Training area Lešť. They practiced halting the convoy transporting dangerous materiel as well as saving the adversary who had suffered wounds in the armed military action.

Slovakia is represented by 120 members of the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina in the exercise, supported by the Air Force. Nine other members are at the Polish Special Operations Command in Poland. The exercise is viewed as a final preparation of professional soldiers of the Slovak Special Operations Aviation Group (SOAG) deployed to ISAF, Afghanistan.

“The exercise enables the testing of the capabilities of our Special Forces in concert with the Alliance and Partner Special Forces,” said the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the SR Miloš Koterec.

Cobra 2013 is a multinational exercise organized by the Polish Special Operations Command, supported by the NATO Special Operations Headquarters located in Mons (Belgium), the United States European Command located in Stuttgart (Germany) and the United States Special Operations Command. The exercise is going on from 4 to 30 November 2013 in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania, with 2,300 members of the Special Forces from 12 NATO and Partner countries taking part in the exercise. The Armed Forces of the SR are represented by the members of the 5th Special Forces Regiment, supported by the Air Force.