VIKING11 has ended

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 now serve as useful tools in civil-military peace operations around the globe.

VIKING technical information

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

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 representatives from three different countries, Sweden, US and Georgia, are working at the Tbilisi site. 

Logistics, a foundation for all Peace Operations

A continuous flow of logistic support to the area of operation is vital in order for the actors in the peace operation to be able to carry out their tasks. This is why the Nordic Battlegroup Logistic Battalion, from the Logistic Regiment in Skövde, Sweden, is trimming their performance by participating in the VIKING11 exercise.

Two battlegroup commanders meet at VIKING

Major General Van Der Vries, from Holland, is the Force Commander of one of Europe´s two Rapid Reaction Battlegroups. During Exercise VIKING, he visited his counterpart, the force commander of the Nordic Battlegroup, NBG, brigadier General Stefan Andersson.