A Georgian platoon rounds up role-playing arms smugglers and insurgents in a simulated urban skirmish during NATO exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009, held in Georgia.
NATO and its partner countries are conducting Partnership for Peace exercises in Georgia until 1 June, for the purpose of providing training and enhancing interoperability between NATO and partner nations. The exercise scenarios are based upon a United Nations mandate.
The exercises are an annual event, held in a different country every year. 2009 marks the fourth year for Longbow and Lancer. In 2006, these exercises took place in Moldova. In 2007, they were hosted in Albania and in 2008, in Armenia. Prior to 2006, these annual exercises were known as Cooperative Best Effort.
For more information on Cooperative Lancer and the Partnership for Peace program, check out www.cooperative09.com
Sergeant Nicholas Pence of the US Army explains the final stage of a challenge day for soldiers, as they round out the field training portion of Cooperative Lancer 2009. Here, the troops of different Partnership for Peace nations push themselves physically then go through live fire drills to demonstrate they can perform well even under stress.
NATO and its partner countries are conducting Partnership for Peace exercises in Georgia until 1 June, for the purpose of providing training and enhancing interoperability between NATO and partner nations. The exercise scenarios are based upon a United Nations mandate.
The exercises are an annual event, held in a different country every year. 2009 marks the fourth year for Longbow and Lancer. In 2006, these exercises took place in Moldova. In 2007, they were hosted in Albania and in 2008, in Armenia. Prior to 2006, these annual exercises were known as Cooperative Best Effort.
For more information on Cooperative Lancer and the Partnership for Peace program, check out www.cooperative09.com
Second Lieutenant Redion Qirjazi of the Albanian army explains the purpose of cordon and searches. The purpose is primarily to look for wanted people and contraband.
Cordon and Search training is just one of many areas the NATO-Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009 focuses on. As part of phase II training, participants are also learning convoy operations, establishing and operating checkpoints, counter improvised and operations in an urban environment.
For more information on Lancer and the Partnership for Peace programme, visit www.cooperative09.com
Sergeant 1st Class David PunGarcar of the Slovenian army explains the requirement for Counter-Improvised Explosive Device training for soldiers performing NATO missions.
Roadside bombs present a very real threat for NATO forces when conducting operations, and Exercise Cooperative Lancer enables participants to ensure they all have common knowledge of the procedures to follow when they encounter such threats.
CIED training is just one of many areas the NATO-Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009 focuses on. As part of phase II training, participants are also learning convoy operations, establishing and operating checkpoints, cordon searches and operations in an urban environment.
For more information on Lancer and the Partnership for Peace programme, visit www.cooperative09.com
A British instructor explains the importance of convoy operations, one of the many training classes attended by more than 350 soldiers from 13 NATO and Partner nations as part of Exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009.
The goal of Exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009 is to improve interoperability between NATO and Partner nations. The exercise is part of a broader NATO-Partnership for Peace program designed to increase stability, diminish threats to peace and build strengthened security relationships between individual Partner countries and NATO, as well as among Partner countries.
For more information on Cooperative Lancer 2009 and the Partnership for Peace program, visit www.cooperative09.com
Sgt Pence of the US Army explains the ins and outs of operating a checkpoint, which is one of the Phase II Cooperative Lancer 2009 training exercises taking place in Vaziani, Georgia. NATO and its partner countries are conducting Partnership for Peace exercises in Georgia until 1 June, for the purpose of providing training and enhancing interoperability between NATO and partner nations. The exercise scenarios are based upon a United Nations mandate and 13 NATO and Partner nations are taking part. The exercises are an annual event, held in a different country every year. 2009 marks the fourth year for Longbow and Lancer. In 2006, these exercises took place in Moldova. In 2007, they were hosted in Albania and in 2008, in Armenia. Prior to 2006, these annual exercises were known as Cooperative Best Effort. For more information on Cooperative Lancer and the Partnership for Peace program, check out www.cooperative09.com
Sgt Nicholas Pence of the US Army explains one of the Phase II Cooperative Lancer 2009 training exercises taking place on the Range. Here, soldiers of different Partnership for Peace nations learn NATO prone, standing and walk & shoot firing drills. NATO and its partner countries are conducting Partnership for Peace exercises in Georgia until 1 June, for the purpose of providing training and enhancing interoperability between NATO and partner nations. The exercise scenarios are based upon a United Nations mandate. The exercises are an annual event, held in a different country every year. 2009 marks the fourth year for Longbow and Lancer. In 2006, these exercises took place in Moldova. In 2007, they were hosted in Albania and in 2008, in Armenia. Prior to 2006, these annual exercises were known as Cooperative Best Effort. For more information on Cooperative Lancer and the Partnership for Peace program, check out www.cooperative09.com
Four-man squads of Georgian soldiers simulate entering buildings and clearing them of suspected threats during NATO exercise Cooperative Lancer, held in Georgia.
With instructors from the Hellenic Army, and mentors from the British Army, these soldiers participate in other training including general patrolling procedures, vehicle search techniques, improvised explosive device detection, field first aid, and the law of armed conflict.
For more on the NATO-Partnership for Peace programme and Cooperative Lancer 2009, visit www.cooperative09.com
As a simulated angry crowd threatens a vehicle and its driver, a Georgian patrol intervenes and prevents the staged attack from harming the man. This scenario is part of NATOs exercise Cooperative Lancer 09 training, in which soldiers practice various small-unit tactics.
Training also includes general patrolling procedures, vehicle search techniques, improvised explosive device detection, field first aid, and the law of armed conflict.
For more on the NATO-Partnership for Peace programme and Cooperative Lancer 2009, visit www.cooperative09.com
Part of the training requirement for Phase one of the NATO-Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009 is understanding the law of armed conflict (LOAC). All participants must undergo training on how to handle sensitive issues they will face during NATO missions such as how to treat prisoners of war, wounded military and the civilian population.
In this video, Georgian Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) specialist Alexander Zedelashvili explains the importance of what the trainees must learn.
Sergeant First Class Damian George of the U.S. Army explains the importance of personnel searches when conducting military operations. His student body comprises participants of the NATO-Partnership for Peace exercise, Cooperative Lancer 2009.
Personnel search is one of the training stations of phase one. Other classes include medical evacuations, handling improvised explosives, mine awareness, media awareness, patrolling and vehicle searches.
For more on the NATO-Partnership for Peace programme and Cooperative Lancer 2009, visit www.cooperative09.com
A platoon of Georgian soldiers practices the basics of searching for roadside improvised explosive devices during exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009, held in Georgia.
The training experience includes small-unit skills such as patrolling procedures, vehicle search techniques, medical evacuation, field first aid, and the law of armed conflict.
A platoon of Ukrainian troops practices basic field medic skills and then evacuates wounded personnel to a Georgian H-1 helicopter. Casualty evacuation operations were overseen by Greek special forces instructors during Exercise Cooperative Lancer 2009.
The exercise, held in Georgia, provides small-unit training in patrolling procedures, vehicle search techniques, improvised explosive device detection, interacting with the civilian population, and the law of armed conflict.
Brigadier General Savarese, co-director of Exercise Cooperative Lancer, speaks to the formation of troops at the ceremony to officially open the exercise May 21 in Georgia.
The platoons then dispersed into their individual training events, which included basic patrol training and vehicle search.
NATO Exercises Cooperative Longbow and Cooperative Lancer, in planning for more than one year, are intended to provide small-unit training in these and other field tactics such as personnel search, improvised explosive device detection, field first aid, medical evacuation, and the law of armed conflict.
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines of 13 NATO nations and partner nations gather in Georgia to begin their work for Cooperative Lancer, the follow-on to Exercise Cooperative Longbow. One of the highlights of the early training is basic training for conducting patrols.
Further video highlights of other important training events will be produced as the exercise proceeds.
The Joint Military Committee is an important forum in which two parties work together to resolve issues between them. With a moderator and the other parties all present at the table, the committee meets with intent to resolve differences and produce meaningful results.
Cooperative Lancer began with an opening ceremony at the Vaziani Base near Tbilisi, Georgia, May 21.
General Giovanni Savarese, Exercise Director, makes his remarks to the team at the Exercise Cooperative Longbow closing ceremony. Outstanding performers were recognized, and a reception allowed the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines to socialize briefly before making their way back to their respective commands across the NATO and PfP nations. The follow-on exercise, Cooperative Lancer, begins here in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 21
Major Ilirjan Dauti of the Albanian Armed Forces explains the role and procedures of the G-2 intelligence plans section, as they process and update information on disposition and status of different units within the exercise scenario. Longbow participants train in a headquarters environment, meaning no troops are deployed and there are no organizations (humanitarian or otherwise) in the area as part of the exercise. Instead, such organizations are represented by a small group of individuals that simulate their roles; this group is known as the white cell.
Major Joseph Van Geldorp of the Belgian military explains the role of the “white cell” during NATO- Partnership for Peace exercise Cooperative Longbow 2009, held 11-19 May at Vaziani military base in Georgia. Longbow participants train in a headquarters environment, meaning no troops are deployed and there are no humanitarian organizations (or other) in the area as part of the exercise. Instead, such organizations are represented by a small group of individuals that simulate their roles; this group is known as the “white cell”.
Georgian Captain Irakli Uchadze explains his role as a Public Affairs Officer in the NATO-Partnership for Peace Exercise Cooperative Longbow 2009 at Vaziani military base, Georgia.
As a participant in the exercise, Captain Uchadze is learning how to effectively handle media in a variety of situations to ensure that accurate, relevant and timely information is made available to the public.
Trainers inject events into the exercise to gauge how trainees will respond. For example, civilians in a certain area might have to be evacuated due to an armed conflict. As the Brigade Public Affairs Officer, Captain Uchadze is expected to plan media events, prepare spokespeople and advise his commander and senior staff on communications issues and activities surrounding the evacuation.
Exercise participants attend a daily Commander's update briefing as part of the Command Post Exercise Cooperative Longbow. In this briefing, participants update their Commander on key (fictitious) events taking place and how each of their respective organizations are responding to those events. Such briefings allow the Commander to question his staff and provide direction as necessary. Some of the areas of responsibility include logistics, air support, engineering, and other.
The Longbow Command Post exercise does not involve field training; rather, it focuses on coordination of information based upon exercise injects.
NATO spokesperson Robert Pszczel responds to a reporter asking about the NATO-Russia relationship, during a news conference held at the beginning of Exercise Cooperative Longbow 2009 at Vaziani military base, Georgia.
Some 600 people from fourteen NATO and partner nations are participating in the exercise, which kicked off officially May 11.
Exercise Cooperative Longbow, a command post exercise, will be followed by a field training exercise called Cooperative Lancer.
NATO and its partner nations held an opening ceremony May 11 to kick off exercises Cooperative Longbow and Lancer at Vaziani military base, Georgia.
Some 600 people from 14 countries are participating in the exercises, which aim to improve interoperability between NATO and its partner nations.
NATO and its partners hold similar exercises on an annual basis. This is the fourth in the Cooperative exercise series, the successors to the Best Effort series, the last of which was conducted in the Ukraine in 2005. The first exercise under its new name LONGBOW/LANCER took place in 2006, in Moldova. In 2007, it was hosted by Albania; in 2008, by Armenia.
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