PKSOI Support to USCENTCOM
Exercise Regional Cooperation 2015 (RC-15)
The U.S. and Tajikistan hosted exercise Regional Cooperation 2015 in Tajikistan. RC-15 is CENTCOM's only
multilateral exercise in Central Asia. PKSOI's COL Ray Bossert and COL (R) Tony Lieto provided subject matter
expertise and instruction directly related to peacekeeping and stability operations.
This year’s exercise involved over 400 military participants from Tajikistan, the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia. The exercise involved a computer-based component in Dushanbe and, for the first time, a
field exchange component at a Ministry of Defense training area. The field portion involved approximately 120
soldiers from Tajikistan and the United States conducting a series of scenario-based tasks in a realistic field environment. See article on CENTCOM's website.
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