Exercise Slovak Shield 2016 puts to the test soldiers' abilities
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At the Training Centre Lešť on 6 Oct, exercising troops formed up for the opening ceremony of Exercise Slovak Shield 2016, officiated by Lt Gen Pavel Macko, the officer in command of the exercise. A total of 1,400 SVK Armed Forces servicemen and women teamed up with 480 V4, DEU and US troops to conduct this year's largest international exercise on the territory of Slovakia. The series of training activities that have taken place in Slovakia throughout this year are now being capped off with Exercise Slovak Shield 2016.
“As part of the individual phases of the Slovak Shield series, soldiers have been tested comprehensively on their abilities to respond to a variety of threats, ranging from the non-military ones through to the necessity to deploy a multinational task force in territorial defence of an ally,” explained Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš. He went on to remind that the latest developments in security challenges have been factored in the exercise. According to Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim, the exercise is designed to test members of the SVK Armed Forces at all levels, be it strategic, operational and tactical. “This is as much about their readiness to deliver the State's territorial defence as it is about their response to crisis situations, which requires cooperating with the Ministry of the Interior and other non-departmental components integral to Slovakia's crisis management,” he explained. Aside from the Training Centre Lešť, the exercise has been unfolding concurrently at other locations, including the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, as well as in Trenčín and in Bratislava. The exercise is scheduled to run until 14 Oct.
“As part of the individual phases of the Slovak Shield series, soldiers have been tested comprehensively on their abilities to respond to a variety of threats, ranging from the non-military ones through to the necessity to deploy a multinational task force in territorial defence of an ally,” explained Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš. He went on to remind that the latest developments in security challenges have been factored in the exercise. According to Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim, the exercise is designed to test members of the SVK Armed Forces at all levels, be it strategic, operational and tactical. “This is as much about their readiness to deliver the State's territorial defence as it is about their response to crisis situations, which requires cooperating with the Ministry of the Interior and other non-departmental components integral to Slovakia's crisis management,” he explained. Aside from the Training Centre Lešť, the exercise has been unfolding concurrently at other locations, including the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, as well as in Trenčín and in Bratislava. The exercise is scheduled to run until 14 Oct.
