Collective Security Treaty Organization military exercise
Center 2011 exercise at Chebarkul
Center 2011Russian: Центр 2011, romanized:Tsentr 2011 was a military exercise carried out by Russia and other ODKB forces (Belarusian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Tajik) in September 19 – September 27, 2011. Full name: Operational-strategic exercise Tsentr-2011. It involved 12,000 personnel, hundreds of armored vehicles, 50 aircraft and helicopters, and the Caspian Flotilla.
The exercise was carried out at 6 locations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan:
At Gorokhovets operations against enemy airborne assaults, specops, and "illegal armed formations" were practiced.
Russian and Kazakh forces trained at a Caspian Sea location and at the Oymasha training ground.
The ODKB Collective Rapid Reaction Forces command and staff exercise was conducted at the Lyaur mountain training ground, 10 km southwest of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Cantral Asian forces of ODKB were training at a location in Kyrgyzstan against "illegal armed formations".