SEEBRIG participated with 5 staff officers as bellow:
a. Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, COL Ljupcho SPASEVSKI, (Na 5), as Directing Staff (DISTAFF)
b. Chief of G7, LTC Leonard ZHUPA (Na 1) and Chief G5, LTC Nikolay PARVANOV (Na 2), as On-site Operation Co-ordination Centre (OSOCC) members
c. G7 Plans officer MAJ Sotirios MAMALIS (Na 3) and G7 Operations officer CPT Octavian CISMARU (Na 6), as Engineer Task Force Response Cell
The exercise was based on a combined flood and earthquake scenario, linked to the type of geological and environmental challenges faced by Bosnia and Herzegovina. SEEBRIG Response Cell participated in the Virtual Reality Command Post exercise by training its disaster response capabilities with a variety of tasks, such as water purification, power supply, debris removal, bridge construction, earth moving and establishing check points.
The overall aim of the exercise was to enhance interoperability, exercise cooperation and contribute to enhancing national capabilities of NATO Allies and partners.
