From November 1 to 12 Exercise Steadfast Juncture 2011 organised by the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) in Brunssum (the Netherlands) will proceed in the Lithuanian Armed Forces Pabradės Training Area.
On November 3 participants from NATO headquarters invite media representatives to acquaint closer with the training event during a Media and Visitors Day at the LITHAF Warfare training Centre in Nemenčinė and the Pabradės Training Area. On October 31 NATO Media Information Centre will operate at the Warfare Training Centre in Nemenčinė.
The exercise will be held simultaneously in seven NATO member states - Greece, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Germany and Norway, it will involve approximately 2,2 troops, approximately 400 of them will train in Lithuania.
Steadfast Juncture 2011 is a NATO command post exercise 2011 aimed at certifying NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC) Headquarters and Allied Force Command (FC) Headquarters Heidelberg Deployable Joint Staff Element (DJSE 2) to command and control a multinational deployed force for NATO Response Force (NRF) 2012 standby period.
The exercise will follow a scenario of a NATO-led crisis-response operation and delivery of humanitarian assistance on a United Nations' mandate.
More information about the exercise at: http://www.jfcbs.nato.int/jfcbrunssum/nato_response_force.aspx
For journalists and editors:
Points of contact for registration matters and queries:
Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Public Relations Section
Phone: 00 31 45 526 2409
Fax: 00 31 45 526 3095
E-mail: pao@jfcbs.nato.int
www.jfcbs.nato.int
LITHAF Joint Headquarters, Vilnius
PAO Capt Marius Varna
Cell phone: +370 686 35 407
E-mail: marius.varna@mil.lt
