NATO
Allied Air Command
June 9, 2023

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers of 30 nations conduct interoperability training in Slovenia

Thirty nations have been engaged in interoperability training during the multinational Slovenia-led exercise Adriatic Strike in several training areas across the country.

After the opening ceremony of Adriatic Strike 2023, the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from Allies and Partner nations moved to the training areas to work with helicopters, manned and unmanned aerial platforms as well as tanks, mortars and artillery from a series of countries. During simulated air-ground-integration scenarios the JTACs went through agreed standardized tactics, techniques and procedures coordinating fire support with movements and operations of ground troops.

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“…Our complex exercise environment and scenario simulating the divisional level right down to the tactical platoon level are supported by digital communication links and command and control arrangements. Increasingly integrating these into the JTAC training was essential and all our participants benefitted from these options – once again because they learned to apply them in a multinational environment,” he concluded.

Exercise Adriatic Strike closed on 9 June. It provided currency training of a critical capability of NATO and Partner air and ground forces needed in virtually any modern combined and joint military operation.

Photo: NATO Allied Air Command