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The first assignment over Libya 27 April 20114:51 PM

“It is a historic day,” according to Anders Silwer, Air Force inspector after having participated in one of the first assignments in support of the UN resolution 1973.

VIKING11 has ended 14 April 201112:00 PM

VIKING11 has now ended, and all the participants from the civilian and military organizations are leaving the fictional country of Bogaland. All the knowledge acquired during the exercise will...

VIKING technical information 13 April 20118:07 PM

The VIKING concept is built upon development and innovation related to the United States and Swedish Persistent Partner Simulation Network (P2SN) concept, defined in an agreement (MoU) signed 2009.

World wide VIKING 13 April 20112:37 PM

VIKING 11 has sites all over the world, one of the sites is situated in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. This is the first time Georgia has a VIKING exercise site. About 90 people, including...

A US Marine with a humanitarian objective 13 April 20118:26 AM

One of those taking part in VIKING11 is Major James Coffman, from the United States Marine Corps.

The two sides of Gender 13 April 20117:00 AM

During VIKING11, not only civil-military cooperation is exercised, but also important issues such as how to incorporate a gender perspective into a peace operation. Both the military and the civilian...

VIKING has a fully staffed UN headquarters 11 April 201110:58 AM

VIKING is a process of lessons learned, where every new VIKING exercise is a development of the previous. Something new and exciting with VIKING11 is the fully staffed fictional UN headquarters,...

The Crown Princess of Sweden visits VIKING 10 April 20118:06 PM

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria visited VIKING11. To get a comprehensive view of the situation, the Crown Princess was briefed on the exercise by both the civilian and the military organizers.

The Supreme Commander also has to exercise 10 April 20117:37 PM

The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Sverker Göransson, is one of the participants in VIKING11. He is the Force Commander of the deployed force in the exercise scenario.

Introducing Rule of Law in Bogaland 9 April 20113:08 PM

For a sustainable peace process in post-conflict and crisis states, establishing the rule of law is essential. The rule of law has an integral part to play in promoting security, economic development...