„Starter” Exercise Successfully Completed

Szöveg: Capt. Sándor Nagy | 2012. február 25. 6:01

The Hungarian infantry company of the 10th rotation of the HDF EUFOR Contingent – which recently started its mission in Sarajevo – has passed its first test. The peacekeepers have successfully carried out a so-called “starter” exercise that was ordered by the commander of the Multinational Battalion (MNBN).

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The commander of the EUFOR Multinational Battalion ordered the implementation of a Full Operational Capability (FOC) Evaluation for the Hungarian infantry company on February 17. By tradition, this exercise is the first company-level test in the EUFOR mission after the rotation of the subunits. The objective is to evaluate the readiness and deployability of the recently arrived company.

During their first test (called “starter" exercise by the peacekeepers) the Hungarian infantry company had to execute some complex tasks. According to the orders, they had to evacuate NATO troops and observers who were in trouble – one of them was even wounded – after being driven into tight corners by aggressive civilian rioters. The Hungarian infantry company executed the task using the minimum force necessary in the shortest time possible, in line with the standard operating procedures. All this required the Hungarian soldiers’ professional skills and the high-quality work of the troops of the role-playing Turkish infantry company.

At the after action review, the evaluators of the MNBN HQ formulated some proposals that enable any MNBN subunit to execute their tasks more efficiently in the future. As an unexpected result of the evaluation, the “greenhorn" Hungarian company also made some useful proposals for the other subunits already serving with the battalion.

Lt.-Col. Thomas Holzbauer, the commander of the multinational maneuver battalion told us that there is no reason to worry if the Hungarian company is ready to take action in a real-life situation like it did on the exercise.

At the battalion parade held after the evaluation, the commander declared the company to have reached FOC, and ceremonially handed over the battalion arm insignia to the Hungarian soldiers who have thereby become fully-fledged members of the MNBN.

Photos: Maj. Gergely Hankóczi and Capt. János Lelesz

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