Army personnel from the Republic of Uzbekistan participating in Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97, put on a self-defense exhibition during the opening ceremony of Phase two of CENTRAZBAT 97. The opening ceremony took place at Chrichik Army Training Center, in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main goal of the exercise is to increase the ability of mutual interaction of CENTRAZBAT with the units of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out of common mission of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level of the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Army personnel from the Republic of Uzbekistan participating in Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97, put on a self-defense exhibition during the opening ceremony of Phase two of CENTRAZBAT 97. The opening ceremony took place at Chrichik Army Training Center, in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main goal of the exercise is to increase the ability of mutual interaction of CENTRAZBAT with the units of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out of common mission of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level of the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the procedure of NATO, practicing goals of operative interaction, acquaintance of participants with methods of education of NATO are among the planned tasks of the exercise.

Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97

Base: Chichik Army Training Center

Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Lemuel Casillas, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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