The
\nHenri Coanda Air Force Academy, based in Central Romania’s Brasov County, over December
\n4th and 15th, with the support of a mobile training team and part of the Inter-European Air Forces Academy, played host to the Basic Instructor
\nCourse. The course is a form of military training placing the trainees in the
\nrole of the instructor, through the step-by-step correction of the training
\nmethod. Taking part in the aforementioned program there were 23 trainees,
\nofficers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and professional enlisted
\nsoldiers from the USA, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia,
\nGeorgia and Romania.<\/p>\n
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The
\nadministrative representative of the Inter-European Air Forces Academy,
\nMajor Melissa Guldan, stated for the Military Journal radio show:<\/p>\n
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The mission
\nof the institution is to offer, through education and training, optimal inter-operability
\ncircumstances for the military of the two continents. The course was very important
\nin that it contributed to the development of the inter-personal abilities, but
\nalso to a high degree of implementation of the tactics, techniques and procedures among
\nmilitaries from various countries.<\/p>\n
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Instructors
\nand students alike were impressed by the Romanian food, by the tradition and
\nhistory of the Romanian people. The food is delicious, now that the Christmas
\nfairs are open, we had the chance to enjoy the locals’ hospitality and friendship
\nsaid a student in the Basic Instructor Ccourse, sergeant Candon Hopkins.<\/p>\n
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These
\ndays, four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets of the German Air Force completed
\ntheir mission in Romania. Under NATO command, the German pilots, members of
\nthe 150-strong contingent of militaries who were posted to Romania have carried
\nair policing missions jointly with the Romanian Air Force. Apart from the
\nfighter jets, at the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu military base, located in south-eastern
\nRomania’s Constanta County, the German troops also brought a high-performance drone-detection
\nsystem with a range of flight standing at more than 40 kilometers. We are prepared
\nto defend the Romanian air space and NATO territory said the commander of the
\nGerman contingent, lieutenant-colonel Markus Kuchenbaur.<\/p>\n
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We
\nstay with the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu military base. The command of the US troops deployed in Romania for the strengthening of the allied Eastern flank has been handed over to the one of the US army’s best-known units, the 82nd Airborne
\nDivision. The authority transfer ceremony, from the 10th Mountain Division to
\nthe famous US division was held last week. The rotation of the command
\nstructure is in accordance with the US Amy resolution to maintain its presence
\nin south-eastern Europe for the support of the NATO allies and the partners, To
\nthat end, here is what the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division,
\nMajor General J. Patrick Work, said: It is an extraordinary privilege for the 82nd
\nAirborne Division to be here, in Romania, and in the entire eastern flank of
\nthe Alliance. We respect the professionalism of the Romanian Army and we truly
\nunderstand Romania’s strategic perspective. The Alliance’s and Romania’s success
\nis our success as well.<\/p>\n
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Romania has played host to a training exercise, with the
\nparticipation of the NATO Battle Group Forward Presence military. The exercise
\nwas held at the Training Base of the 307th Marine Infantry Battalion
\nin Babadag, in the east. Dacian Winter was held over December 11 and 15,
\ntargeting the training of the battle group’s command point. Also taking part in
\nthe exercise were soldiers of a French brigade. In command of the exercise was the
\nMultinational Division Southeast.<\/p>\n
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The commander of the Battle Group Forward Presence, French
\ncolonel Patrick Guillaume, said: We cooperate with military from Belgium and
\nLuxembourg, as they are part of the multinational battalion. We have been
\nworking on their integration. We work with a multinational brigade, with
\nSpanish, Romanian, US military. We work with a lot of nations, together, as we
\nare aware that together we are strong.<\/p>\n
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