Platinum Wolf 2015 exercise underway

Platinum Wolf 2015 exercise underway

BELGRADE -- The military exercise Platinum Wolf 2015 is underway in the Serbian Army (VS) Base Jug ("South") near the town of Bujanovac, in southern Serbia.

Some 360 members of the VS, the United States Marine Corps Forces Europe and of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian and Croatian army are taking part.

The focus of the exercise rests on the execution of various tasks in peacekeeping missions. The exercise also gathers members of the Gendarmerie of the Serbian Interior Ministry, the VS website said.

The Platinum Wolf 2015 exercise aims to provide training for members of the armed forces of participating countries and enable them for more efficient use of non-lethal weapons, as well as better planning and execution of tasks in peacekeeping operations in a multinational environment.

The exercise is taking place from November 16 to 27, and the troops were visited by VS Chief-of-staff General Ljubiša Dikovićc on Friday.