The Joint Romanian American Exercise RAPID FALCON will take place on Thursday, November 19th, at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base and in the Gl.bg. Ion Bungescu Air Defence National Training Center from Capu Midia, with the participation of several artillery units of the Land Forces Staff and Unites States Army Europe.

The US Army Europe will participate with two HIMARS mobile artillery systems belonging to the 41st Ground Artillery Brigade deployed to Grafenwoehr Garrison, Germany, while the Romanian Land Forces will participate with three LAROM multiple missile launchers belonging to the 8th LAROM Brigade Alexandru Ioan Cuza from Focsani.

The activity that will be held with the participation of over 130 Romanian and US soldiers and 30 pieces of equipment aims at developing and consolidating military cooperation between the Romanian Land Forces and the US Army Europe, and is an opportunity to develop the partnership between the two artillery formations, from the perspective of equipping the structures of 8th LAROM Brigade Alexandru Ioan Cuza with HIMARS equipment, starting year 2021.

RAPID FALCON is a short-time notice exercise which consists in a rapid deployment in the field, firing sessions and displacement of personnel and adjacent equipment to the peace-time deployment barracks and it will take place twice, in two spots, within 12.30-19.30. Thus, there will be press statements made and the equipment will start arriving at the 57th Air Base at 13.30, while the artillery shooting sessions will take place at Capu Midia Firing Range, starting 15.30.

The exercise will be organized by respecting the norms regarding the spread of the new corona-virus imposed by the authorities.

Journalists interested in taking part in the two activities are requested to send all information necessary for the accreditation by Wednesday, 18th November, 14.00, to email addresses dima@roaf.ro (for the activity conducted at the 57th Air Base) and to gmedrea@roaf.ro (for the activity held at Capu Midia Firing Range).

The mass-media representatives who want to attend the activity conducted at 57th Air Base will be expected on Thursday, 19th November, between 12.30 and 13.00, and the Post Control belonging to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield , 4 Tudor Vladimirescu Street, Constanta County, with their ID card and press badges as well as sanitary protection material. Point of contact: Second Lieutenant Alexandra Dima, 0769277058.

The mass-media representatives interested in attending the activity conducted at Capu Midia Firing Range, will be expected on Thursday, 19th November, between 14.30 and 15.00, at the entrance of Gl.bg. Ion Bungescu Air Defence National Training Center from Capu Midia, Constanta County, with their ID card and press badges as well as sanitary protection material. Point of contact: Lieutenant Anca Medrea, 0749200245.

In order to cover both activities, we recommend the mass-media to participate with two teams. The MoND will provide imagery from both sequences after the conduct of the exercise and the activity will be broadcasted live on the MoND Facebook page.

The Press Office