Our soldiers and allies to act out combat operation scenario directed at territorial integrity protection
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- Date: 16.09.2014
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In October, soldiers from five countries will train together in Slovakia. As part of Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014, they will perform the tasks in compliance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty on NATO Member States’ Collective Defence. The initiator of the exercise was the SVK Minister of Defence, Martin Glváč.
“The unplanned exercises which we are organizing this year are an innovation to our Armed Forces. We consider them to be the best way to disclose imperfections and, at the same time, to make improvements. They are a proof of our capability to respond promptly to changes in the defence area, and to fulfill the obligations we have declared – that our soldiers will train more intensely,” remarked Martin Glváč. He reminded that special financial resources were allocated for the exercise from the defence budget.
The Military Training Areas Lešť and Kamenica nad Cirochou will host the training of not only Slovak but also Hungarian, Polish and American troops, while staff members of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum will participate in the role of observers. In this regard, the SVK Minister of Defence emphasized the importance of our soldiers training with other NATO soldiers, for that is the only way to coordinate their capabilities and exchange experience. “The summit in Wales proved this point as well. It is important to say that we have things to offer to the Alliance and that our top-ranking training centres allow us to organize the exercise to such an extent,” he noted, adding that Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014 will bring together servicemen and women from the whole Visegrad Group, which is currently presided by Slovakia.
During the exercise, troops will act out a joint combined combat operation scenario aimed at preserving the territorial integrity of a NATO member state. Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014 has been included in the list of the Alliance´s exercises to test the individual member states’ readiness to contribute to collective defence.
“The unplanned exercises which we are organizing this year are an innovation to our Armed Forces. We consider them to be the best way to disclose imperfections and, at the same time, to make improvements. They are a proof of our capability to respond promptly to changes in the defence area, and to fulfill the obligations we have declared – that our soldiers will train more intensely,” remarked Martin Glváč. He reminded that special financial resources were allocated for the exercise from the defence budget.
The Military Training Areas Lešť and Kamenica nad Cirochou will host the training of not only Slovak but also Hungarian, Polish and American troops, while staff members of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum will participate in the role of observers. In this regard, the SVK Minister of Defence emphasized the importance of our soldiers training with other NATO soldiers, for that is the only way to coordinate their capabilities and exchange experience. “The summit in Wales proved this point as well. It is important to say that we have things to offer to the Alliance and that our top-ranking training centres allow us to organize the exercise to such an extent,” he noted, adding that Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014 will bring together servicemen and women from the whole Visegrad Group, which is currently presided by Slovakia.
During the exercise, troops will act out a joint combined combat operation scenario aimed at preserving the territorial integrity of a NATO member state. Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014 has been included in the list of the Alliance´s exercises to test the individual member states’ readiness to contribute to collective defence.
