LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s government has sacked the army chief of staff after the military’s poor performance at a NATO combat readiness test.
The government on Thursday replaced Maj. Gen. Andrej Osterman, appointing his deputy, Alan Geder, to the post.
The decision comes after a battlegroup failed in all but one of five areas in a NATO combat readiness assessment at a training facility near the southwestern town of Postojna.
The official STA news agency says an 800-strong battlegroup was tested last week in planning, operation, logistics support, communication, and administration.
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Prime Minister Miro Cerar says the government has allocated funds for army preparedness “so we were surprised when we received the report.”
Osterman was appointed in 2014.