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According to United States European Command,
The 2008 exercise was reportedly conducted jointly by the USA and Georgian Armed Forces at the Vaziani Military Base between 15 July and 31 July.〔Kerdzevadze, Tea. ("International Large-Scale Military Exercise ‘Immediate Response 2008’" ), ''Georgia Today'', 2008-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-08-20.〕 Planned by the United States European Command and financed by the U.S. Defense Department at a cost of $8 million.〔("U.S., Georgia start joint drills near Tbilisi" ), ''RIA Novosti'', 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-08-20.〕〔(International Large-Scale Military Exercise ‘Immediate Response 2008’ )〕 Georgian servicemen totalling 1630 participated, including representatives of the Joint Staff, Land Forces Staff, IV Brigade, the 41st and 42nd Battalions and Engineer Battalion Company. From the USA, 1000 military servicemen took part in the exercise including the United States Army Europe, 3rd Battalion 25th Marines, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard (Atlanta, Georgia) and 5045th Garrison Support Unit.〔http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_279000439.html. The reference to the 5045th 'General Support Unit' appears to be an error.〕 Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Ukraine each had 10 servicemen participating as well.〔 On July 21, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was personally present and addressed the servicemen, saying:
These exercises were held less than a month before the outbreak of the 2008 South Ossetia war. Almost concurrently, Russia conducted its own military exercises in the north Caucasus (including North Ossetia), called Caucasus Frontier 2008.〔("Russia begins active stage of Caucasus 2008 military exercise" ), ''RIA Novosti'', 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-08-20.〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Immediate Response 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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