New Horizon 2015
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- Date: 15.07.2015
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In response to the ongoing security developments, the SVK Ministry of Defence is to stage yet another unscheduled exercise. After last year’s successful training events mainly aimed at domestic crisis management and joint defence, service members along with personnel from the Ministry of the Interior will be exercised in conducting joint operations in the event of a massive influx of refugees. “The current security situation is not ideal and it calls for our increased attention. That’s why we’ve decided to initiate an exercise which will test the coordination and readiness of the security components to handle a wave of refugees coming from different African and Near East countries,” said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
Reflecting on the exercise, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Lt Gen Milan Maxim said that the exercise is an excellent way to validate the readiness of the SVK Armed Forces units and facilities to execute assistance tasks. “The Armed Forces stand ready to perform partial tasks, however, this exercise will test the overall coordination of procedures and complex activities, ranging from border patrolling to logistical support to a detention camp. At the same time, we are pleased that the Interior Ministry’s components will get actively involved in the training event, which will bring a whole new quality to the training of our troops,” he said.
Speaking about the exercise, Lt Gen Peter Gajdoš, 1st Vice Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces, added that the exercise will bring together approx. 170 to 200 troops and 30 combat vehicles. For the exercise, the participating components from other ministries will assign up to 100 personnel and 20 vehicles.
Exercise New Horizon 2015, the preparation of which was launched by the military in early July, will be held on Kolíňanský Vrch Training Area and at Nitra Barracks at the end of July. The exercise is designed to validate the readiness to align the standard operational procedures (SOPs) of troops, police personnel and migration office staff. As part of the exercise, a fictitious refugee camp will be set up temporarily at Nitra Barracks, where procedures for processing refugees, delivering medical care, and maintaining public order will be scrutinized. Additionally, troops will practise executing joint patrols along the national border as well as incident response missions to detain human traffickers.
Reflecting on the exercise, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Lt Gen Milan Maxim said that the exercise is an excellent way to validate the readiness of the SVK Armed Forces units and facilities to execute assistance tasks. “The Armed Forces stand ready to perform partial tasks, however, this exercise will test the overall coordination of procedures and complex activities, ranging from border patrolling to logistical support to a detention camp. At the same time, we are pleased that the Interior Ministry’s components will get actively involved in the training event, which will bring a whole new quality to the training of our troops,” he said.
Speaking about the exercise, Lt Gen Peter Gajdoš, 1st Vice Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces, added that the exercise will bring together approx. 170 to 200 troops and 30 combat vehicles. For the exercise, the participating components from other ministries will assign up to 100 personnel and 20 vehicles.
Exercise New Horizon 2015, the preparation of which was launched by the military in early July, will be held on Kolíňanský Vrch Training Area and at Nitra Barracks at the end of July. The exercise is designed to validate the readiness to align the standard operational procedures (SOPs) of troops, police personnel and migration office staff. As part of the exercise, a fictitious refugee camp will be set up temporarily at Nitra Barracks, where procedures for processing refugees, delivering medical care, and maintaining public order will be scrutinized. Additionally, troops will practise executing joint patrols along the national border as well as incident response missions to detain human traffickers.
