Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Minnesota Army National Guard alongside Croatian Armed Forces stand in formation, Sept. 9, 2016, for the opening ceremony of exercise Immediate Response 16 held at the Croatian Armed Forces Leader and Staff Simulation Center in Zagreb, 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 exercise will occur Sept. 9-23, 2016, and will include more than 1,900 Soldiers and security forc


Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Minnesota Army National Guard alongside Croatian Armed Forces stand in formation, Sept. 9, 2016, for the opening ceremony of exercise Immediate Response 16 held at the Croatian Armed Forces Leader and Staff Simulation Center in Zagreb, 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 exercise will occur Sept. 9-23, 2016, and will include 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. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn)


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