Russians, Americans Take Part in Joint Air Force Counter-Terror Drill

Patrick Goodenough
cnsnews.com
August 27, 2012

The U.S. may be troubled by Russian support for Syria’s Assad regime, freedom of expression violations and politically motivated prosecutions, but military-to-military cooperation continues, in line with the administration’s so-called “reset” of relations with the Kremlin.

For the third summer in a row, Russian Air Force personnel will join their American and Canadian counterparts in a joint counter-terror exercise beginning Monday, simulating a cooperative response to an aircraft hijacked by terrorists in international airspace.

Exercise “Vigilant Eagle” involves Russian, U.S. and Canadian personnel operating from command centers in the U.S. and Russia.

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This article was posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Tags: domestic news, foreign affairs, technology, terrorism, war

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