Opening speeches by the officers in charge Map of the
The Czech Republic hosted the AMPLE STRIKE 2014 tactical exercise between September 3‐15, 2014 The
main base used for this exercise was the No. 22 Helicopter Base at Náměšť nad Oslavou. The participants
came from 12 different NATO members supported by the NATO HQ AIRCOM at Ramstein AB, Germany. In
total there were some 1400 troops employed together with approximately 30 aircraft and helicopters. Addi‐
tionally the Czech Army supported the AMPLE STRIKE exercise with ground troops and artillery.
The main goal of the exercise was to train pilots and Forward Air Controllers (FAC) for preparing and coordi‐
nating tactical air operations to support ground operations. The host country offers a perfect environment in
case of its military training grounds like Boletice, Libava and Bechyne for an ambitious training for future For‐
ward Air Controllers. The whole exercise was based on the actual experience gained by several member
countries in