Evaluating joint operations in staff exercises: A novel method for assessing training objective fulfilment in Swedish-Finnish command-post-exercises
By: Ludwig Gelot and Zoran Todorovic
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 10, 2025
Published on: Jul 7, 2025
Published by: National Defense University
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