PARTICIPATION OF SEEBRIG IN NRDC-ESP VALIANT LYNX 18 (VL18) EXERCISE (20-28 MAY 2018)

Exercise Valiant Lynx 18 was conducted from 20 to 28 May 2018 at the training area Chinchilla de Monte-Aragon (Albacete) and Betera Camp in Valencia and it was the main training effort of Spanish Army for 2018.

VL18 was a Command Post Exercise (CPX) in Part 1, combined with a LIVEX in Part 2 with the aim to train the ESP ARMY Command and Control Structure from Corps to Brigade level in a MJO+ under the full spectrum of operations against a near-peer adversary, in deployed Command Posts and including some deployed units.

SEEBRIG HQ participated in this training activity with two observers, Maj. Ioannis Ravanos, G3 Training Officer, Na-3 in EXCON and Cpt. Octavian CISMARU, G3 Ops, Na-6 in Command Post (CP).

This exercise provided a good opportunity for SEEBRIG to increase visibility among NATO countries and to start a new and fruitful cooperation with another NATO entity – NRDC ESP.