Nowadays, the Caucasus is the venue of large-scale military exercises.
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Russia, U.S. Simultaneously Launched Exercises in Caucasus
Nowadays, the Caucasus is the venue of large-scale military exercises. The United States and former Soviet republics train their military to the south of Russia’s border, while the troops of the RF North Caucasus Military District hold exercises in its northern portion.
Russia’s exercises, Caucasus 2008, involve units of the North Caucasus Military District, Airborne Forces, Air Forces, Air Defense Forces as well as the military of the RF Black Sea Fleet, FSB Regional Frontier Department and Interior Force Command of the RF Interior Ministry.
“The key aim of exercises is to evaluate capability of military control bodies for join actions in the environment of terror threat in Russia’s South,” said Colonel Igor Konashenkov, who is in charge of the information and public relations department of Moscow District’s Land Forces.
Some 8,000 servicemen take part in the exercises of Russia’s military.
In its turn, Pentagon appropriated $8 billion to fund the U.S.-Georgian Immediate Response-2008, which also involves military of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The strength of that war-game is 1,650.
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