Ready, steady, go!

The three-tier task system set a fast work pace: besides the daily advisory and report

writing tasks, in the afternoons and in the evenings individual medical, signals, and

advisory training activities were conducted. Getting familiar and practicing with the

weapons and combat vehicles used in theatre were an important part of the operational

training.

The finale of the work was the handover–takeover ceremony when the two commanders

– Colonel Zsolt Molnár and Colonel Zoltán Bárány – signed the protocol.

In his speech Colonel Molnár thanked the first rotation for their excellent work and

wished them a lot of successes in the conduct of their tasks.

In his answer speech Colonel Bárány emphasized that the handover-takeover process

would not have been so smooth and easy had the leadership of the OMLT-1 not prepared

all materials and tasks with such prudence.

“We received top-notch help from those returning home and we are taking over a steady

base and knowledge, for which we are grateful to our predecessors. The first short phase

of the mission is over and from tomorrow on we have to carry out independently what

we have just learnt. I am certain that everyone will work and perform according to their

best. Our common objective is to completely execute our daily work and tasks and

also to return home in good health as a team having gained much experience," said the

commander of the second rotation.

On 30 November, the second rotation of the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team of

the HDF commenced its operational tasks to assists the designated staffs of the Afghan

Security Forces and to carry out liaison tasks between the Afghan and the International

Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and the Regional Command North (RC – N).

Photos by OMLT-2 of the HDF