Sava Star 17 EX

The bilateral military exercise “Sava Star 17“, engaging the members of the Croatian Armed Forces and of the British Army  was presented in the Training Range “Crvena zemlja”  near Knin on 19 September 2017. The presentation was attended by the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and […]

The bilateral military exercise “Sava Star 17“, engaging the members of the Croatian Armed Forces and of the British Army  was presented in the Training Range “Crvena zemlja”  near Knin on 19 September 2017. The presentation was attended by the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krstičević, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Croatia, H.E. Andrew Dalgleish, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Drago Matanović and other representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the Croatian Armed Forces and of the United Kingdom. The Exercise “Sava Star 17“ was conducted from 11 – 19 September, with 95 members of the British Army and 65 members of the Croatian Armed Forces. The objective was to upgrade the operational capabilities and interoperability in medical care through the fulfilled training objectives of medical care, evacuation and stabilisation of the wounded). At the Distinguished Visitor Day  demonstrated the medical care of mass casualties with various wounds. This year’s Exercise saw the first participation of the reserve component pf the British Army and the members of the Guards Mechanised Brigade, of the Guards Armoured Mechanised Brigade and the Engineer Regiment of the Croatian Army and the medical personnel, equipped with the Patria SAN armoured personnel vehicle.