Irish Soldiers during the recent training exercise in Sweden involving Irish and Swedish troops who form the Nordic Battle Group which will be on Stand-by from 01 Jan 2011 for 6 months. The exercise was to test the Battle Groups operational capabilities prior to the Stand-by period commencing. The Irish form the ISTAR element which provides intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities to the Battle Group.
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