REGEX 18 Started
Monday, 15.10.2018 | Training
A five-day multinational command-staff exercise “REGEX 18“, supported by computer simulations, started today in the Simulations Training Center in “Banjica 2“ barracks in Belgrade
A five-day multinational command-staff exercise “REGEX 18“, supported by computer simulations, started today in the Simulations Training Center in “Banjica 2“ barracks, Belgrade, and it represents joint and combined training of military, civilian and police structures for participation in multinational peacekeeping operations under the mandate of the United Nations.
Training objectives, which are carried out in accordance with NATO standards and procedures, are focused on improving the capabilities of the staff officers on the brigade level to command and control forces in operations in a multinational environment, and to enhance interoperability as well.
After long and comprehensive preparations we are beginning with the execution stage of command-staff exercises supported by computer simulations. Since the establishment of the REGEX Initiative, this is the fifth in a series of exercises conducted by NATO since 2014, said the chief of the Training and Doctrine Department (J-7) SAF GS, colonel Boško Zorić, who is also “REGEX 18“ planning officer.
He emphasized that this year the Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) prepares and conducts a brigade level command-staff exercise, which was preceded by seven training and planning workshops with foreign partners.
This is a one-sided, multinational and multi-functional exercise whose concept supports the preparation and implementation of multinational peace support operations in an unstable environment, based on a comprehensive approach and focused on cooperation with all relevant actors in the operation zone - said Colonel Zorić, wishing all participants a successful work.
Chief of the Simulations Training Center colonel Mičo Branković presented a scenario in which the members of the multinational brigade command will be trained for the next five days, expressing the belief that they will successfully execute all the complex tasks.
Apart from members of the SAF, members of the Special Anti-terrorist Unit of the Ministry of Interior, representatives of international organizations, UN Office in Belgrade, UNICEF, UNHCR, OSCE, International Committee of the Red Cross, Commissariat for Refugees, Red Cross of Serbia and around 60 members of the armed forces from 15 countries also took part in „REGEX 18“.
The main objective of the SAF participation in the REGEX Initiative is the development of interoperability in the field of training and development of capabilities for planning joint and combined exercises with the regional armed forces, other NATO members and the Partnership for Peace program.
