Dacian Eagle military exercise gathers over 600 Romanian and US troops in Campia Turzii

The Dacian Eagle 2015 military exercise continues the tradition of Romanian-American exercises conducted at Campia Turzii and it is designed to increase training and interoperability of the attending personnel. The exercise will be an opportunity to drill on standard techniques, tactics and procedures related to air operations in accordance with NATO standards by conducting joint flights with the US partners, the Ministry reports. Nearly 600 Romanian and US troops will be attending, July-September, Dacian Eagle 2015 exercise to be hosted by the 71st Air Base of Campia Turzii, the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) reports.''Attending the bilateral exercise will be some 300 Romanian troops, pilots and warrant officers with six MiG-21 LanceR aircraft and five IAR-330 Puma SOCAT and MEDEVAC helicopters of the 71st Air Base, as well as 300 American troops with 12 F-15 aircraft and related servicing technique.