In all will be used 210 media, 165 container, 2 naval carriers, 3 air carriers and 2 rail carriers.
Between 23 September and 31 October, in fact, over 1500 military of the 15 nations that contribute to form the rapid reaction corps in Italy will be engaged in this important stage of the process that will allow the NRDC-ITA to meet the requirements from the new structure of the forces of the Atlantic Alliance.
The exercise, planned for some time, is part of the transformation program announced by NATO during the October 2010 summit in Lisbon.
The Eagle Joker 14 exercise, which involves numerous bodies, commands and units of the armed forces, is aimed at ascertaining the ability of NRDC-ITA to autonomously manage naval and air forces in operations, to interact effectively with non-militant actors present in crisis areas and to develop and apply recently introduced concepts, such as Cyber Defense, defense against cyber threats.
Only three of the nine rapid reaction corps commands present in Europe were chosen for this evolution, which - once completed - will allow the NRDC-ITA to confirm itself as a fundamental resource for the country and, as the headquarters of projection with command and control capabilities for the Atlantic Alliance.
Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces
