 Exercise Immediate Response 16 held its opening ceremony at Cerclee of Kirky Air Base in Slovenia, kicking off the two-week multinational exercise. Exercise Immediate Response 16 is an annual exercise co-hosted by the Slovenian Army Forces and the Croatian Army Forces. 1900 troops from 10 different nations. They all bring different skill sets. They all bring different equipment and we're going to learn from each other so we can work with each other during complex operations. It's a great pleasure to see today people coming from different republics of former Yugoslavia standing together, practicing together and preparing transfer for to any any possible emergency which could occur in the region. The exercise has included soldiers and security forces from ally and partner nations across Europe and the United States.