The first multinational brigade on the south-eastern flank of the
\nNorth-Atlantic Alliance was declared combat-ready on Thursday, after more than
\ntwo years of training and live-fire drills held at the Cincu shooting range in
\nBrasov county, in the centre. The brigade is based in southern Romania and
\ncomprises, besides the so-called Red Scorpions from Craiova, military from ten
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Over 1,800 military backed by around 250 pieces of technical
\nequipment have taken part in an exercise called Scorpions Fury 2018, aimed at
\nassessing the Headquarters Multinational Brigade South
\nEast. The exercise involved both the military of this brigade and other types
\nof forces, including aircraft. The operation was carried out by specialists
\nfrom the General Staff of the Ground Forces and the Headquarters Multinational Brigade South East and monitored by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. <\/p>\n
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\nGeneral Paolo Ruggiero, Deputy Commander
\nof Allied Land Command, said making the Multinational Brigade combat-ready is
\nan important step towards consolidating the deterrence capacity and the defence
\npresence in this sensitive area, namely the south-eastern flank of the Alliance
\nand the Black Sea area. The Headquarters Multinational
\nBrigade<\/em> South East in Craiova was based on the 2nd
\nRovine Brigade and its mission is to ensure both the training of subordinated
\nstructures and the control of Article 5-type NATO operations and collective
\ndefence, in order to contribute to territorial security on the south-eastern
\nflank and the Black Sea area. <\/p>\n
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\nRomanian Defence Staff, General Nicolae Ciuca, said the south-eastern flank of
\nthe Alliance is an area of strategic and major importance. He welcomed the fact
\nthat ten other allied nations contributed experienced troops to the brigade, allowing
\nit to meet NATO standards and requirements. <\/p>\n
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\nRomanian defence minister Mihai Fifor, Romania has again demonstrated that it
\nremains a pillar of stability on the NATO eastern flank and in the Black Sea
\nregion. It also demonstrated that it is aware of both the strategic advantages
\nof its NATO membership, the world’s most powerful political and military
\nalliance, as well as the obligations that come with this membership, the
\nminister also said.<\/p>\n
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\nyear began to allocate 2% of its GDP to defence, something it will continue to
\ndo until 2026, according to the defence ministry. <\/p>\n