Slovak Shield 2015
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- Date: 24.09.2015
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The largest military exercise in the modern history of the SVK Armed Forces, Slovak Shield 2015, culminated on Lešť Training Area. According to SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč, wide-raging international exercises contribute, to a great extent, to soldiers being better prepared to perform tasks in crisis situations, whether in Slovakia or in the international environment. He reminded that the exercise had brought together 4,000 soldiers and 600 pieces of equipment and incorporated various ground movements. The exercise was the culmination of Phase 4 of the homonymous training cycle directed at a complex rehearsal of all types of activities the SVK Armed Forces get to perform.
On Thursday, 24 September, also in attendance at the exercise was Andrej Kiska, SVK President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces. “Exercises such as Slovak Shield 2015 are necessary for soldiers to get thoroughly prepared to defend our country, and to learn to communicate and co-operate with Allies and troops from other countries,” he stated.
Among the guests were representatives of participating countries, including, most notably, Maj Gen Courtney Carr, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, and Air Vice Marshal Graham Stacey, Deputy Commander of NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum. They viewed a sequence of Operation Iron Fist, as troops made a transition from the defensive to the offensive, and subsequently overcame a water obstacle.
The Chief of SVK General Staff, Lt Gen Milan Maxim explained that the troops rehearsed various tasks arising out of law. “The goal was to rehearse protecting the independence of our country, as well as to find a solution for different crisis situations,” he explained.
Besides members of the SVK Armed Forces, Exercise Slovak Shield 2015 brought together soldiers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and the USA.
Slovak Shield 2015 was concluded with a closing muster on Dolné Dlhé Diely Training Area, Lešť Military District. Brig Col Martin Stoklasa, officer commanding the exercise and Prešov-based Mechanized Brigade Commander, appreciated the performance of members of the Multinational Joint Task Force. The next step will be to analyze results and draw conclusions, so the next joint exercise to be held on our territory is a further qualitative step in mutual co-operation of NATO Armed Forces in protecting the territorial integrity of Allied countries.
On Thursday, 24 September, also in attendance at the exercise was Andrej Kiska, SVK President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces. “Exercises such as Slovak Shield 2015 are necessary for soldiers to get thoroughly prepared to defend our country, and to learn to communicate and co-operate with Allies and troops from other countries,” he stated.
Among the guests were representatives of participating countries, including, most notably, Maj Gen Courtney Carr, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, and Air Vice Marshal Graham Stacey, Deputy Commander of NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum. They viewed a sequence of Operation Iron Fist, as troops made a transition from the defensive to the offensive, and subsequently overcame a water obstacle.
The Chief of SVK General Staff, Lt Gen Milan Maxim explained that the troops rehearsed various tasks arising out of law. “The goal was to rehearse protecting the independence of our country, as well as to find a solution for different crisis situations,” he explained.
Besides members of the SVK Armed Forces, Exercise Slovak Shield 2015 brought together soldiers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and the USA.
Slovak Shield 2015 was concluded with a closing muster on Dolné Dlhé Diely Training Area, Lešť Military District. Brig Col Martin Stoklasa, officer commanding the exercise and Prešov-based Mechanized Brigade Commander, appreciated the performance of members of the Multinational Joint Task Force. The next step will be to analyze results and draw conclusions, so the next joint exercise to be held on our territory is a further qualitative step in mutual co-operation of NATO Armed Forces in protecting the territorial integrity of Allied countries.
