30.08.2009
Preparations for military medical exercise “MEDCEUR 09”


Preparations for the start of one of the most important activities of MoD and SAFthis year, the MEDCEUR 209 military medical exercise are being finalized. At Car Konstantin airfield in Nis and the barracks Knjaz Mihailo 100 out of planned 600 participants have already been stationed.



For the first time Serbia will be the host to this exercise which has
been conducted for several years now in the countries of Central Europe and SEE.


The purpose is to train medical staff of the participating countries in providing relief to mass casualties an din other disasters which will boost the interoperability for the needs of international interventions on natural and humanitarian disasters. The scenario pertains to the third task of SAF that of providing civil support to addressing the consequences of disasters and accidents.


MEDCEUR 2009 is a good opportunity for MoD to prove themselves in an
international setting and to share experiences in crisis management and also to connect military civilian agencies and NGOs in saving human lives in catastrophes.