 The headquarters of NATO Multinational Division in Southeast conducted exercise Dacian Strike 23 at Smerdan, Romania, June 12th through the 16th. What we're trying to create here at MND Southeast is tactical air C2 in a land echelon below the core level. Under the old doctrine there's significant time lapses in our responses when it comes to air land integration. We're trying to overcome that. NATO official position right now is that we're developing it at the lower level, the ASOC-Jagic. Here at MND Southeast we're trying to develop a model that is manned by the host nations and provides a Dac air C2 capability at division and lower. Of course the intent of our Dac air C2 capability is to be able to integrate every asset that would be in the division's AOR and regardless of the communication systems that they employ that we would be able to command and control them. The exercise included forces from Bulgaria, France, Italy, Romania, and the United States. The Dacian Strike is great to strengthen bonds and communication between US forces and our allies in NATO and its exercises like these really help and test our capabilities and demonstrate strength across Europe. From Smerdan, Romania this is Troy Dar reporting for US Army NATO.