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Release Number: 04-09-54
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND PARTICIPATES IN EXERCISE REGIONAL COOPERATION 04
TAMPA, Florida – Regional Cooperation 04 (RC 04), a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored, U.S. Central Command executed, regional exercise for the south and central Asian states (SCAS), was held at the Warrior Preparation Center, Einseidlerhof, Germany, 8-18 Sept.
Delegates, senior military officers, embassy and state department personnel from USCENTCOM, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, and Tajikistan participated in the crisis response exercise. Representatives from Turkmenistan attended as observers.
Participants attended multinational symposiums that focused on border security, disaster preparedness, coalition operations, counter terrorism, counter narcotics, command and control organization, interagency operations, and response and mobilization. A two-day crisis response exercise focused on joint military decision making processes.
Regional Cooperation 04 objectives were designed to strengthen relationships and regional cooperation among the SCAS, increase knowledge and understanding of deploying national forces operating in a multinational environment; improve the training levels of the brigade/battalion commanders and staffs in planning and conducting combined operations, and improve the interoperability between the SCAS.
The Regional Cooperation campaign is an annual event consisting of coordination exercises and seminars that, in the future, will include the standup of a regional coordination center (RCC). The RCC would be established to improve interoperability, increase cooperation, reduce response time, increase effectiveness, and develop and use common tactics, techniques and procedures for the SCAS to conduct regional crisis management with a unity of effort.