Albanian Armed Forces launch military training exercise “Joint Effort -16”

TIRANA, Sept 19 /ATA/-By I. Vata/ – A ceremony at the Zall Herr Commando Regiment marked the beginning of a ten-day military training exercise code-named “Joint Effort 2016” on Monday.
Ministry of Defence said that the exercise, due to be conducted in “Skenderbej” garrison, and the regions of Zall-herr, Bize, Kepi i Palit,  Vau i Dejes, Poshnje, Rinas and Kuçova, will end on September 29.
Deputy Defence Minister Petro Koçi, the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo,  the Commander of Land Forces Brigadier General Nazmi Cahani,  Commander of Training and Doctrine Command BG Dedë Prenga,  Commander of Support Command Col Ardian Bali, military attaches of the United States, Great Britain, Kosovo, Montenegro and Italy attended the opening ceremony.
In his address, Deputy Defence Minister Petro Koçi welcomed military representatives from Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, Great Britain and the United States, expressing gratitude for the support, commitment, experience and professionalism.
“Today we jointly launch the military exercise ‘Joint Effort-16’, the most important training and exercising event for the Albanian Armed Forces during this year. The exercise will show operational and tactical capabilities,” Koçi said.
More than 1500 troops from the General Staff, land, naval and air forces, support and exercise doctrine personnel, as well as troops and military vehicle and equipment from USA, Great Britain, Italy, Kosovo, and Montenegro will participate in the exercise.
The objective of this military exercise is to train troops to meet current and future operational challenges in order to respond to the multidimensional crisis and full-spectrum operations in support of peace.
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