Pristina – The “Silver Sabre” joint exercise between KFOR, the Kosovo Police and EULEX officials, ended on Saturday morning in a training area near Pristina. The exercise scenario proposed the intervention of special units for crowd and riot control. The Kosovo Police was primarily responsible for security, EULEX was second responsible, and KFOR was third. The exercise was attended by over 500 units of the KFOR multinational military contingent, the Kosovo Police and EULEX riot control agents. “Silver Saber” is an exercise conducted twice a year, in spring and autumn, in order to maintain a high training level among the troops that operate in close coordination with police forces and those of the EULEX Kosovo mission. Croatian and U.S. helicopter crews also participated in the exercise for the recovery and transport of troops. For the first time, the ” Silver Sabre” used UAVs – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the surveillance and monitoring of the exercise area so as to improve the ability to manage operations from the command post. (9Colonne)
