Exercise Jackal Stone
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Jackal Stone is coordinated by the United States through Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) and is primarily a partnership building exercise. Its objective is to provide special operations forces the opportunity to train together and build mutual respect amongst each other while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures.
Shamrock Key 2006 may be considered as the beginning of Jackal Stone. That year, five countries: Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Norway participated in the exercise, which was hosted in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Shamrock Key exercise was renamed Jackal Stone in 2007 and has become an annual SOF capability sharing tradition.
Jackal Stone Host Nations and participants
2008:
Host Countries – Hungary, Romania, Ukraine
Participants – Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Sweden, the United States and Ukraine
2009:
Host Country – Croatia
Participants – Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, the United States, Sweden, and Ukraine
2010:
Host Countries – Poland and Lithuania
Participants – Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the United States, and Ukraine
2011:
Host Countries – Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine
Participants – Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and the United States
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