Communications capabilities of Ukraine military improve during Combined Endeavor 2011
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 21, 2011) – Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain network access during Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is a multination exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed to increase interoperability and communications processes between the participating nations. (Photo by US Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney)
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Members of the Ukraine military are improving their communications skills and forming strong working relationships with more than 35 other nations from around the world during Combined Endeavor 2011, which began Sept. 8, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed to increase interoperability and communications processes between the participating nations.
This is the 14th year that Ukraine has participated in the multinational exercise, but many things have changed since the third Combined Endeavor in 1997.
“This exercise has already noticeably turned from a technical exercise to a more focused operational assessment based off the three I have attended in the past years,” said Maj. Roman Grytskyi, Scenario officer in charge during CE 2011. “This in my mind is so important in the coalition environment all around the world.”
2011 marks a change in how the exercise was conducted over the past years. Initially, Combined Endeavor focused primarily on the ways different technologies work together, but this year, the command element of the exercise has refocused on the way the countries themselves work together in ways that can carry over to current operations.
According to Grytskyi, this level of human interoperability that all the participants develop while working side-by-side is equally important to success in future operations.
“This a fun experience because we get to interact with all the different nations and see the different ways people operate the same technologies, and the benefits of it,” said Grytskyi. “This is the first year that we have brought a command and control system to the exercise, and we are learning new ways to operate with the system in the battlefield during joint operations.”
Learning experiences and improving interoperability with different nations and technologies is vital for future operations of Ukraine, according to Grytskyi.
“This is a great chance for our personnel to learn how to operate alongside each other, as well as providing a means to experiment with our new equipment and discover different ways to use it,” said Grytskyi. “These kinds of experiences make us stronger when operating in the battlefield, and help us make a bigger impact in different operations we will conduct, making us stronger and better.”
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