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    NATO MILITARY EXERCISE TO KICK OFF IN ARMENIA

    armradio.am
    26.09.2008 17:06

    Cooperative Longbow 08/ Cooperative Lancer 08 (COLW/COLR 08) NATO
    exercise will launch in Armenia September 26 within the framework of
    "Partnership for Peace" program, NATO Information Centre in Armenia
    reported.

    The exercise will last till October 21.

    The aim of COLW/COLR 08 is to improve the interoperability of NATO and
    other forces. The exercises will involve approximately 1100 service
    members from 7 NATO nations, 12 Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations,
    as well as other partner nations, and ICI member United Arab Emirates.

    The exercise will be conducted in Armenia. The scenario will be based
    on a United Nations (UN) mandated NATO-led Crisis Response Operation
    (CRO).

    Involving 1100 military personnel from 21 nations, COLW/ COLR 08
    will provide a visible demonstration of NATO's ability to conduct
    a complex and dynamic operation aimed at the interoperability of
    NATO and partner forces. COLW/ COLR are aimed at providing a good
    balance between NATO's training requirements and PfP/ ICI's training
    needs. NATO's real-world operational experiences will be incorporated

    COLW will be a Command Post exercise with a Multinational Brigade
    Headquarters as Primary Target Audience (PTA) and unit and sub-unit
    Response Cells as Secondary Target Audience. The exercise aims at
    teaching and training basic NATO staff skills and procedures20to
    qualify participants to participate as individual augmentees in NATO
    exercises and/or deployments.

    COLR will be a Live Exercise/ Field Training Exercise with a
    Multinational Battalion and Companies as PTA. Aim of this exercise
    will be to improve military interoperability at individual and
    multinational small unit level through improving and exchanging light
    infantry skills while exercising in a variety of CRO settings.
    From: Baghdasarian
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