14 May 2001

Search and rescue exercise A Partnership for Peace exercise called Exercise Cooperative Baltic Eye is taking place, 14-16 May, in the Baltic Sea. Participants from six NATO countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States) and six partner countries (Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Sweden) are training to develop procedures for Command, Control and Coordination of search and rescue resources. Air or sea search operations are initiated under the control of one of the participant's Rescue Coordination Centres, which then has to practice the recovery of survivors in a multinational environment. The exercise is co-sponsored by NATO and is held every two years. Additional information: IMS Initial Exercise Press Release: Exercise Cooperative Baltic Eye 2001 (BE 01) - NATO/PfP Search and Rescue Exercise focuses on developing Training and Collaboration- 10 May 2001