EU Military Exercise (MILEX) type exercises are conducted in an annual basis and they focuses on the interaction among the EU Military Staff (EUMS), an EU Operation Headquarters (OHQ) and an EU Force Headquarters (FHQ) to plan an autonomous CSDP Military Operation.
MILEXs are conducted in a form of a Command Post Exercise (CPX) with the aim to further enhance the EU decision-making military capacity in the area of security and defence within the EU Integrated Approach.
Military Exercise 09 (MILEX 09) was conducted from 17 to 26 June 2009 in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). During the conduct of the exercise, the Hellenic EU Operation Headquarters (EL EU OHQ) in Larissa was activated for the first time.
The exercise concentrated on the interaction between the EU Operation Headquarters (OHQ) in Larissa (Greece) and the EU Force Headquarters (FHQ) in Naples (Italy), in the context of an autonomous EU-led military operation.
