PULA, March 9 (Hina) - American-Croatian air force manoeuvres, which included 16 Croatian and United States aircraft, were completed by the landing of two United States aircraft F-18 and two Croatian aircraft MiG 21 in the northern
Adriatic airport of Pula on Thursday. At the end of the manoeuvre, which aim at a symbolic demonstration of Croatia's approaching the partnership for Peace and NATO, American and Croatian pilots were greeted by United States Ambassador to Croatia William Montgomery, head of the Croatian Armed Forces Main Staff Davor Domazet, commander of the Croatian aircraft and air defence Josip Culetic and Croatian Deputy Defence Minister Zlatko Galjeric. Military efficiency is based on joint activities, which can be accomplish by manoeuvres. What we saw today were bilateral manoeuvres and I hope we shell see many of them in the future, Ambassador Montgomery said and added that the manoeuvres repre
PULA, March 9 (Hina) - American-Croatian air force manoeuvres,
which included 16 Croatian and United States aircraft, were
completed by the landing of two United States aircraft F-18 and two
Croatian aircraft MiG 21 in the northern Adriatic airport of Pula on
Thursday.
At the end of the manoeuvre, which aim at a symbolic demonstration
of Croatia's approaching the partnership for Peace and NATO,
American and Croatian pilots were greeted by United States
Ambassador to Croatia William Montgomery, head of the Croatian
Armed Forces Main Staff Davor Domazet, commander of the Croatian
aircraft and air defence Josip Culetic and Croatian Deputy Defence
Minister Zlatko Galjeric.
Military efficiency is based on joint activities, which can be
accomplish by manoeuvres. What we saw today were bilateral
manoeuvres and I hope we shell see many of them in the future,
Ambassador Montgomery said and added that the manoeuvres
represented Croatia's peculiar joining the Partnership for Peace
and NATO.
Thanking the pilots on excellently performed manoeuvres, Vice
Admiral Domazet said that the manoeuvres point to a future path on
which Croatian would, along with American forces, ensure the
stability and peace in this part of the world.
The number of 28 joint flights of Croatian and American pilots tells
us that we can join the Partnership for Peace and NATO soon. The
Croatian Armed Forces, particularly persons who won the war, are
ready to fight for peace as well, Domazet stressed and forwarded
congratulations to all pilots from Croatian President Stipe Mesic
and Croatian Defence Minister Jozo Rados.
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