Friday, October 5, 2007

NATO exercises with partners in Albania

19 Jun. 2007 ALCC HQ HD continues lead support to COLW 07/ COLR 07
NATO announced today that it will conduct two exercises in the framework of the Partnership for Peace programme called Cooperative Longbow 07 and Cooperative Lancer 07 (CO LW / CO LR 07) in Albania, during the period 07 to 30 October 2007.

Approximately 1,100 military personnel from the following nations will participate in the exercise: Seven NATO member nations: Canada, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Twelve Partner nations: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 , Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Switzerland and Ukraine.
One Mediterranean Dialogue country: Israel.
Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will send observers.
Based on a fictitious United Nations mandated, NATO-led crisis response operation, the aim of these exercises is to promote interoperability between NATO and Partner forces when conducting a complex and dynamic operation. CO LW / CO LR 07 will provide a good balance between NATO’s training requirements and Partner training needs, incorporating real-world operational experience.
Lieutenant General Roland Kather, Commander, Allied Component Command – Land HQ Heidelberg will command CO LW / CO LR 07.

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