The greatest exercise on Polish territory after 1989. Is to check the ability to interact well with the lowest levels of command.
– These exercises are defensive, they have to respond to the threats of the modern world and show the extent to which we are ready to cooperate with our allies and partners – announced during the last press conference, Deputy defense Minister Bartholomew Grabski. He added that in terms of checking the ability to respond to blended threats, cyber and terrorist
The commander of the armed forces operating gen. Marek Tomaszycki pointed out that so far the exercise cycle Anaconda had a national character, although it had already participated in the other countries; However, this year’s sixth edition, will exercise allies and is prepared according to NATO standards.
– This exercise takes place before the start of the conflict; ultimate goal is to show consistency alliance, responsiveness and ability to so. strategic deterrence. It is important that we practiced war Hybrid, we want to find a form of response, not only military but also political – stressed Tomaszycki.
as he said, in order to exercise is ripping national and coalition commands and sub-units within the operations defensive dimension connected, and to check the role of the host country. According Tomaszyckiego the hardest part of the exercise takes place “outside the public at large,” and these are “the ability to plan, coordinate, bring tasks to carry out reconnaissance and testing.” – Self-realization is a derivative of it all “- he stressed.
According Tomaszyckiego from the operational point of view, one of the a very important and difficult to carry items will transfer responsibility to our allies.
– for the first time we will perform loosening and the transfer of responsibility, in this case the land component command of NATO in Izmir and take command by a command and the command of the Multinational Corps Northeast – added operational commander.
– As part of this exercise, we go down to the lowest echelon “- stressed Tomaszycki. He added that so far usually practiced cooperation at the level of division or brigade headquarters, occasionally battalion. “Now we go down to the level of company, platoon. At this level commanders from each country will be cooperated with each other – he stressed.
Commander General RSZ gen. Miroslaw Rozanski stressed that the maneuvers will be attended by all kinds of forces. He drew attention to the need to synchronize actions taken by the Allies and partners. He also noted the planned joint venture in the framework of air defense, engineering and construction of crossings American-British-Polish landing near Torun, where participants will compete in three different places in the world.
In this exercise they take part as soldiers of the territorial Defence. Generals stressed that cooperation with the territorial defense forces operating it was checked – in last year’s exercise Dragon participated compact battalion NSR. This year – said Rozanski – similar test awaits another battalion.
Tomaszycki added that “the share of defense territorial is not a great novelty. “As noted, the use of the formation was the subject of exercise Command and Joint Staff.
– the share of paramilitary units is something new, is a challenge, how to coordinate the participation of paramilitary units or proobronnych “- he pointed out. He remarked that the practice will see how these organizations could support the operating units, territorial defense system or non-military.” check, what can we really take advantage of this potential – he said.
– In this way, re-activate this formation , the strengthening of this component is the idea of MON – said Rozanski.
As we said spokesman Lt. Col. Piotr COD Walatek, scenario exercises provide blended threat related to the state before the war. – Something like practice for the first time. Until now, there was no exercise, which would correspond fully to such a scenario – he stressed.
scenario predicts that a potential conflict involving two alliances. The blue alliance includes Poland, the Baltic states and other real countries; second red opponent, the state – Bothnia, Torrike and Lindsey – and the limits are invented.
exercise – he added – it concerns the response to the threats, which destabilize society, the economy by acts of terror, causing riots, perhaps penetration of military units, the risks associated with such attacks. power plants
– the scenario draws on actual events. He does not necessarily refer to the political situation, but we want them to threats that exist, were real – he stressed.
planned developments involves the annexation of a fictitious state destabilization in the Baltic region, escalation actions hybrid and the invasion of the Baltic states and part of Polish.
Exercise also has to check the interaction with the system-military forces; will take part in it approx. 400 civilians, seven provincial crisis response teams, seven provincial military staffs.
in use will be 2900 units of equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, more than a hundred aircraft and 12 ships. Since the beginning of May, moving first subunits making their way to practice. All forces are to move to the end of the month.
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