Exercises in 2009

Loyal Mariner 09 / Loyal Ledger 09
The overall aim of these two exercises involving Maritime and Land Component Commands is to prepare NATO Forces for the real thing, whether it is a humanitarian relief operation, providing a security or assistance force to stabilise a situation, or a crisis response operation requiring the full spectrum of military force. The two exercises will take place using the same political framework and a fictitious scenario has been developed to suit both sets of exercise objectives.

Bold Move 2009
Exercise BOLD MOVE 2009 is a biennial Naval Mine Warfare Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX), designed to train the participants from NATO and national commands, including Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations, in a range of Naval Operations mainly focused on the NATO Response Force (NRF) concept.  The overall aim is to exercise Naval Mine Warfare (NMW) tactics and procedures, the Allied Worldwide Navigational Information System (AWNIS) and Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) procedures, in order to enhance participants’ ability to conduct littoral and amphibious operations. 

Cooperative Marlin 2009
Exercise COOPERATIVE MARLIN 2009 (COMN 09) is the annual maritime Command Post Exercises (CPX) focused on the NATO Response Force (NRF) concept.  COMN 09 is complementary to exercise COOPERATIVE MAKO 09 (COMO 09) exercise which is planned and conducted by Joint Force Command Naples,Italy.
COMN 09 and COMO 09 will be conducted in the Republic of Turkey as sequential events: CPX (COMN 09), followed by a Live Exercise (LIVEX) (COMO).
The aim of the exercise is to provide familiarisation with NATO organisation, Command and Control (C2) structures and clear understanding of NATO doctrine and to enhance the mutual interoperability between NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) /Mediterranean Dialogue Countries (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) nations, focusing on the NATO led operations with partners.