The exercise with the participation of military from 18 countries started in Georgia today on the military ground of Vaziani. Servicemen from Armenia, Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Latvia, Macedonia and the U.S. are taking part in the maneuvers headed by Commander of the U.S. European Command, Colonel Russell Richardson. Rescuer-medcuer-05 exercise is held under the patronage of U.S. within the NATO Partnership for Peace program framework. The exercise will last till September 22, RIA Novosti reports.