March 13, 2015
OTTAWA — Approximately 30 soldiers from the Canadian Army’s 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) based in Edmonton, Alberta, are taking part in Exercise CITADEL KLEBER at the Mourmelon Training Area in France, from March 3 to 20, 2015.
Exercise CITADEL KLEBER is a NATO Command Post Exercise led by the Rapid Reaction Corps - France as they prepare to take the lead at NATO Response Force Joint Task Force Headquarters in 2017. In addition to Canadian and French participants, troops from Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands are also participating in the exercise.
This exercise gives 1 CMBG soldiers an opportunity to plan and execute a NATO Crisis Response Operation and Command and Control, as well as sharpen their interoperability with allies.
Captain Brian Kominar
Public Affairs Officer
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Phone: 780 973-4011, ext 7415
Brian.Kominar@forces.gc.ca
Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-2353
Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca
