BRUNSSUM, The Netherlands -
Exercise Anakonda 2014 in Poland ended on 3 October after multiple
live-fire demonstrations that highlighted the readiness and
responsiveness of 12,500 Polish and 750 multinational forces from
Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the
Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The first demonstration in Ustka, on the Polish shores of the Baltic Sea, took place 1 October and was attended by Brig. Gen. Torben Moller, the Director of Management at JFC Brunssum who served as the Anakonda Exercise Deputy Director of Coalition Forces and the leader of the JFC Brunssum NATO Exercise Integration Team who observed the exercise. The event, attended by defence attaches from more than a dozen countries around the world and international media, demonstrated defense capabilities and defensive tactics against enemy forces landing from the sea.
The first demonstration in Ustka, on the Polish shores of the Baltic Sea, took place 1 October and was attended by Brig. Gen. Torben Moller, the Director of Management at JFC Brunssum who served as the Anakonda Exercise Deputy Director of Coalition Forces and the leader of the JFC Brunssum NATO Exercise Integration Team who observed the exercise. The event, attended by defence attaches from more than a dozen countries around the world and international media, demonstrated defense capabilities and defensive tactics against enemy forces landing from the sea.
"This dynamic exercise demonstrated a wide spectrum of defense
capabilities and it was extremely well executed by Poland and the other
participating nations. It was very beneficial for myself and the NATO
Exercise Integration Team to be here and observe the training firsthand
in order to rapidly assess lessons learned and apply them to our
upcoming NATO Response Force exercises," said Brig. Gen. Torben Moller,
JFCBS Director of Management. "I believe there is great potential to
expand Exercise Anakonda even further for 2016 to include more nations
and additional NATO support from Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum."
The second demonstration in Orzysz, about 90 kilometers south of the border with Russia’s territory of Kaliningrad, was part of the Distinguished Visitor’s Day on 2 October that was attended by multinational officials including Poland’s President and the JFCBS Commander, General Hans-Lothar Domrose. The event featured a combined tactical arms scenario at the Battle Group level that highlighted close air support, search and rescue and other Polish Army assets.
"I was very impressed by the live-fire demonstration of ground forces and close air support that showed the capability, interoperability and readiness of multinational forces participating in this Polish led exercise," said Gen. Hans-Lothar Domrose, JFCBS Commander. "I have already received positive feedback from our NATO Exercise Integration Team and I will meet with Polish military officials in the weeks ahead to discuss options for increasing NATO cooperation and participation for the next Anakonda exercise in 2016."
Story and photos by Major Richard Komurek, JFCBS Public Affairs Office
The second demonstration in Orzysz, about 90 kilometers south of the border with Russia’s territory of Kaliningrad, was part of the Distinguished Visitor’s Day on 2 October that was attended by multinational officials including Poland’s President and the JFCBS Commander, General Hans-Lothar Domrose. The event featured a combined tactical arms scenario at the Battle Group level that highlighted close air support, search and rescue and other Polish Army assets.
"I was very impressed by the live-fire demonstration of ground forces and close air support that showed the capability, interoperability and readiness of multinational forces participating in this Polish led exercise," said Gen. Hans-Lothar Domrose, JFCBS Commander. "I have already received positive feedback from our NATO Exercise Integration Team and I will meet with Polish military officials in the weeks ahead to discuss options for increasing NATO cooperation and participation for the next Anakonda exercise in 2016."
Story and photos by Major Richard Komurek, JFCBS Public Affairs Office
