Flags represented at Immediate Response closing ceremony [Image 2 of 11]

SLUNJ, SLOVENIA

09.22.2016

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Crista Mary Mack 

U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

EUGEN KVATERNIK, Croatia - Multinational soldiers join U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Minnesota Army National Guard and the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Immediate Response 16 closing ceremony, Sept. 22, 2016, at the Eugen Kvaternik training area in Slunj, Croatia. Immediate Response 16 is a multinational, brigade-level command post exercise utilizing computer-assisted simulations and field training exercises spanning two countries, Croatia and Slovenia. The exercises and simulations are built upon a decisive action based scenario and are designed to enhance regional stability, strengthen Allied and partner nation capacity, and improve interoperability among partner nations. The exercise included more than 1,900 Soldiers and security forces from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Immediate Response 16 supports the goal of a "Strong Europe" in that militaries and security forces are trained and ready to combine forces to ensure unified security across Allied and partner nations. Immediate Response is a preplanned exercise that has occurred annually for the past six years. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Crista Mary Mack)

• Date Taken: 09.22.2016
• Date Posted: 09.24.2016 11:37
• Photo ID: 2873432
• VIRIN: 160922-A-KX398-013
• Resolution: 5520x3680
• Size: 3.75 MB
• Location: SLUNJ, SI