Collective Rapid Reaction Force

Collective Rapid Reaction Force
Emblem of the CSTO
Active	February 4, 2009 –
Country	Armenia  Belarus  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Russia  Tajikistan
Allegiance	CSTO
Branch	Spetsnaz, Airborne forces, Marine forces
Type	Combined arms
Joint Staff	Moscow

Collective Rapid Reaction Force (Russian: Коллективные силы оперативного реагирования, КСОР; KSOR) is a joint combined arms task force comprising independent military units from the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states. CRRF was created in 2009 with the general purpose to counter a limited military aggression against CSTO member states, to fight against terrorism and drug trafficking.

History

The agreement on creation of Collective Rapid Reaction Force was signed by the presidents of all CSTO states except Belarus during a summit in Moscow on February 4, 2009. Belarus joined the agreement on October 20, same year.

The first joint exercises of CRRF were held in October 2009 at Matybulak firing range in Kazakhstan near the border with China.^[1]

Composition

According to Russian media, CRRF currently comprises following units:

•  Russia
  • 98th Guards Airborne Division (Ivanovo);
  • 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade (Ulyanovsk);
•  Kazakhstan
  • 37th Separate Air Assault Brigade (Taldykorgan);
  • Marine forces battalion;
•  Belarus
  • Spetsnaz brigade;
•  Armenia
  • Infantry battalion;
•  Kyrgyzstan
  • Infantry battalion;
•  Tajikistan
  • Infantry battalion.

See also

• Collective Security Treaty Organization

References

1. Russian, Kazakh pilots to hone live-firing skills prior to CSTO drills