Russian military will take part in anti-terrorism exercises in the US
For the first time, such exercises were held in 2010.
Units of the armed forces of Russia (part of the Eastern Military District), the USA and Canada are involved in the exercises. The headquarters of the command is located in Khabarovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Colorado Springs and Anchorage (Alaska).
Head of the exercise from the Russian side, Commander of the 3rd Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Eastern Military District, Major General Sergey Drones, from NORAD, the head of the preparation and conduct of exercises, Joseph Bonnet III.
Representatives of the Eastern Military District have already flown from Khabarovsk to take part in the exercises.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is an integrated aerospace defense system of the United States and Canada, the main tasks of which are to ensure the control of the air and near-Earth space of North America, early warning of air and space attack, air defense and anti-missile defense of the two countries.
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