BOSNIAN FEDERATION TROOPS HOLD FIRST POSTWAR MILITARY EXERCISE

( Editorial: --> 3426 ) GLAMOC, Jan 9 (Hina) - The Second Guards Brigade of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) on Friday held its first postwar shooting practice exercise on the largest military artillery range for heavy weapons in Europe. Organised by the American military consultants firm MPRI as part of the "Equip and Train" programme, the exercise was held on the Glamoc plain in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. Today's exercise by Bosnian Croat troops was followed by high ranking officers of the MPRI, SFOR and the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina Army, among whom was the commander of the First Croatian Corps of the Federation Army, Leiutenant General Zeljko Glasnovic. (Hina) lm mb 092119 MET jan 98