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SARAJEVO, November 16 (FENA) - Members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States of America will participate in a joint military exercise called "Bilateral Exercise", which will be held on November 18 and 19 at the training grounds of the Armed Forces of BiH - Glamoč and Manjača, the Ministry of Defense of BiH announced.
The Ministry said in a statement that the exercise would enable the BiH Armed Forces to improve partnership with the United States and NATO partners.
The BiH Armed Forces will participate in the exercise with a computer-assisted exercise (CAX) and a field training exercise (FTX), and the US Armed Forces will participate with two F-16 aircrafts, and will provide support to the forces on the ground. The planes, which will provide close air support at the location of the Glamoč test site, will not use live ammunition, but will, after the call for support, perform laser locking of the target and simulated destruction.
The goal of the exercise is for the Armed Forces of BiH, through an exercise with specialists for guidance and control of close air support (Joint Terminal Attack Controllers - JTAC), to improve the operational capabilities of the declared battalion group, it was announced.
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