Slovak troops participate in the largest joint V4 exercise
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The largest joint V4 exercise dubbed COMMON CHALLENGE 2015, which started on 14 November and should finish on 20 November, is being held in Poland, with nearly 3,000 troops taking part in the exercise. At the same time, it is the certification exercise of the V4 EU Bat-tle Group, which is supposed to be on stand-by in the first half of 2016. On 14 – 17 November, the tactical exercise is scheduled to be held at the command post in Krakow. The practical part is to be held on 18 – 20 November in the training area Drawsko Pomorskie.
“The exercise will put to the test preparedness of the V4 EU Battle Group to meet the tasks following from joint deployment, which tasks the Group should be ready to perform from January next year. The V4 troops tested joint procedures during the exercise Slovak Shield, which was organized this year, and currently they take part in the exercise Balaton, which is held in response to the migration crisis. I do believe that certification will be no problem,” said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč. As for Slovakia, 233 professional soldiers and three military policemen will take part in the exercise. They will rehearse the tasks to be performed by the mechanized company within the multinational task force, as well as the activities of the SVK representation at the HQs of the Battle Group. As for the equipment, Slovakia’s contribution will be mainly made up of the infantry fighting vehicles.
The supreme national representative of the SVK Armed Forces at the exercise will be Col Zoltán Iboš from SVK Land Forces HQ. 21st combined mechanized battalion earmarked for the V4 EU BG the 2nd mechanized company, logistic support platoon and personnel to operate at the dressing station. The declared units successfully accomplished the tasks of preparation and training in June, hence com-pleting the national certification process.
“The exercise will put to the test preparedness of the V4 EU Battle Group to meet the tasks following from joint deployment, which tasks the Group should be ready to perform from January next year. The V4 troops tested joint procedures during the exercise Slovak Shield, which was organized this year, and currently they take part in the exercise Balaton, which is held in response to the migration crisis. I do believe that certification will be no problem,” said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč. As for Slovakia, 233 professional soldiers and three military policemen will take part in the exercise. They will rehearse the tasks to be performed by the mechanized company within the multinational task force, as well as the activities of the SVK representation at the HQs of the Battle Group. As for the equipment, Slovakia’s contribution will be mainly made up of the infantry fighting vehicles.
The supreme national representative of the SVK Armed Forces at the exercise will be Col Zoltán Iboš from SVK Land Forces HQ. 21st combined mechanized battalion earmarked for the V4 EU BG the 2nd mechanized company, logistic support platoon and personnel to operate at the dressing station. The declared units successfully accomplished the tasks of preparation and training in June, hence com-pleting the national certification process.
