Croatian land forces Maj. Romeo Horvat, commander of the 1st Mechanized Battalion Tigrovi (Tigers), Guards Motorized Brigade, speaks to the soldiers from eight different NATO partner nations including U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment during the closing ceremonies of the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia on Saturday, June 9, 2012. IR12 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia sent observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian armed forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment.