Lt. Colonel Reed, Civil Affairs Exercise Chief for Immediate Response 15, is in Slovenia helping leaders understand the complicated art of civil affairs at IR15, which is being conducted near Postojna, Slovenia, Sept. 9-22, 2015. Immediate Response 15 is a multinational, brigade-level exercise utilizing computer-assisted simulations and field training exercises in Croatia and Slovenia. The exercises and simulations are built upon a scenario designed to enhance regional stability, strengthen partner capacity and improve interoperability between partner nations. The exercise d will include


Lt. Colonel Reed, Civil Affairs Exercise Chief for Immediate Response 15, is in Slovenia helping leaders understand the complicated art of civil affairs at IR15, which is being conducted near Postojna, Slovenia, Sept. 9-22, 2015. Immediate Response 15 is a multinational, brigade-level exercise utilizing computer-assisted simulations and field training exercises in Croatia and Slovenia. The exercises and simulations are built upon a scenario designed to enhance regional stability, strengthen partner capacity and improve interoperability between partner nations. The exercise d will include more than 1,400 soldiers from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, the and the United Kingdom. Immediate Response 15 supports the goal of a “Strong Europe” in that partner nations are trained and ready to combine forces to ensure unified security across allied nations. Immediate Response is a preplanned exercise that has occurred annually for the past five years.( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Walter E. van Ochten, 118th MPAD TNARNG)


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