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Πέμπτη 22 Ιουνίου 2017

Exercise Noble Jump 17 concludes in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece

 LAGO PATRIA, Italy - Exercise Noble Jump 17 ended today as more than 2,000 troops and 500 vehicles serving with NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Land) redeployed after a rapid deployment to the Cincu exercise area, Romania, where they trained with 2,000 Romanian troops.

Romania, Bulgaria and Greece hosted Noble Jump training and transit activities.  Albania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom and United States all deployed troops and equipment.
Noble Jump was designed to test the core elements of NATO’s Readiness Action Plan (RAP) by putting the VJTF(L) through its paces through rapid deployment to an assigned area of operations while overcoming multiple logistical challenges.
"Throughout the entire period of deployment and redeployment of troops and equipment participating in Exercise Noble Jump 2017 together, with my colleagues from the Air Force and the Land Forces,” said Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Bogdan, Romanian movement coordinator center officer. "We coordinated all movement and transportation aspects at Sibiu Airport, and with my colleagues, all railroad transports arriving to Voila as a unique point of railway access to Cincu Training area.”
The success of Noble Jump was determined by the VJTF(L)’s ability to have troops ready to move within two to three days and successfully move troops to the area of operations.  Noble Jump 17 marked the first time that the VJTF(L) was deployed to NATO’s South Eastern flank.
"The exercise was a significant logistical challenge which tested the ability of all participants to deliver a fighting force to this region,” said Admiral Michelle Howard, commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples.  "In so doing, NATO proved its resolve and cohesion to ensure the collective defense of its members.”