2009 Bastion Strategic Exercise

Conclusion of Bastion 2009

November 29, 2009

Army General Raúl Castro congratulated participants of Bastion 2009 Strategic Military Exercises, confirming they had accomplished previous goals. A video conference with principal organs of direction, commands of the Western, Central and Eastern Armies and presidents of provincial defense councils, served as the finale of activities developed during the strategic exercises. The presidents of the [...]

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Bastion 2009 begins today

November 26, 2009

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba began today at dawn their three-day military exercises in efforts to dissuade an aggression from the United States and prepare for a rapid response in the event of an explosive social conflict on the island. Granma, the Cuban Communist Party daily, announced in its front page that this is [...]

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Strategic exercise to be held at year end

July 31, 2009

It was decided at a closed-door meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee that the 2009 Bastion Strategic Exercise will be held at the end of the year.

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