Exercise QUICK RESPONSE 2015 with EUFOR ALTHEA reserve units
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- Date: 12.10.2015
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A military exercise, dubbed QUICK RESPONSE 2015, got underway in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, involving EUFOR units, including the nearly 130-strong Reserve Unit earmarked from the 11th Mechanized Battalion – “Captain Janko Francisci” Immediate Response Battalion based in Martin.
The exercise was launched during an opening ceremony by Maj Gen Johann Luif, Commander EUFOR (COM EUFOR). He welcomed the exercising troops, especially the reserve platoons from Slovakia and the United Kingdom. In his opening remarks, he emphasized that reserve components constitute an important element which contributes to the strengthening of EUFOR capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and hence to the preservation of a stable, safe and secure environment in the country.
Members of the Slovak Reserve Company execute tasks within the EUFOR Multinational Battalion (EUFOR MNBN) along with units from Hungary, the United Kingdom and Turkey, as well as personnel from Bulgaria, Austria and Romania. As part of the exercise, the MNBN exercised coordination with a unit of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the building of which belongs to the top priorities of the European Union Force Althea (EUFOR ALTHEA).
The reserve units in support of Operation EUFOR ALTHEA were established following the reconfiguration of the EUFOR ALTHEA concept in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereby only small-sized liaison and observation units now remain in place. The reserve units, being permanently based in their respective countries, allow the EUFOR ALTHEA Operation Commander to request their engagement in the event of increasing tensions. Their primary task is to maintain public order and to protect the EUFOR ALTHEA-constructed infrastructure.
The exercise was launched during an opening ceremony by Maj Gen Johann Luif, Commander EUFOR (COM EUFOR). He welcomed the exercising troops, especially the reserve platoons from Slovakia and the United Kingdom. In his opening remarks, he emphasized that reserve components constitute an important element which contributes to the strengthening of EUFOR capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and hence to the preservation of a stable, safe and secure environment in the country.
Members of the Slovak Reserve Company execute tasks within the EUFOR Multinational Battalion (EUFOR MNBN) along with units from Hungary, the United Kingdom and Turkey, as well as personnel from Bulgaria, Austria and Romania. As part of the exercise, the MNBN exercised coordination with a unit of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the building of which belongs to the top priorities of the European Union Force Althea (EUFOR ALTHEA).
The reserve units in support of Operation EUFOR ALTHEA were established following the reconfiguration of the EUFOR ALTHEA concept in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereby only small-sized liaison and observation units now remain in place. The reserve units, being permanently based in their respective countries, allow the EUFOR ALTHEA Operation Commander to request their engagement in the event of increasing tensions. Their primary task is to maintain public order and to protect the EUFOR ALTHEA-constructed infrastructure.
