Kazakhstan Army SENIOR Sergeant Askar Papambekov sits on top a Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) as he waits for the parade to begin, during the closing ceremony Phase One the Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The closing ceremony took place at Sayram Airfield in Kazakhstan. The main goal the exercise is to increase the ability mutual interaction CENTRASBAT with the units the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out common mission peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the procedure...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army SENIOR Sergeant Askar Papambekov sits on top of a Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) as he waits for the parade to begin, during the closing ceremony of Phase One of the Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The closing ceremony took place at Sayram Airfield in Kazakhstan. The main goal of the exercise is to increase the ability of mutual interaction of CENTRASBAT with the units of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out of common mission of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level of the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the procedure of NATO, practicing goals of operative interaction, acquaintance of participants with methods of education of NATO are among the planned tasks of the exercise.

Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97

Base: Sayram Air Field

Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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