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Exercise 'Artful Issue 2000', MND-C (Airmobile) matures in shape for the future

Even a young division like the Multinational Division-Central (Airmobile) has a history. It's the result of an idea which both NORTHAG and AFCENT had been fostering for some time: the establishment of a fast moving, light but potent airmobile division, as a flexible reserve, could be used for a multitude of tasks. The changes in the European political structure and the security environment gave this idea even more impetus; as such a combat formation would be ideal for crisis management. On 15th January 1992, the Ministers for Defence...