Hungarian Troops Conduct Joint Training with Bosnian Forces in Čapljina

During the training, the soldiers practiced dismounted and mounted patrols to be conducted in hostile environment, camp force protection tasks and the manning of checkpoints.

The combined training ended with a closing exercise. Under its scenario, after a fictitious crisis, the troops were assigned to joint battle groups of multinational peace enforcement units to demonstrate the operational skills they had acquired during the training event.

After the Battalion Commander of “MNBn SWORD" and the Company Commander “MNBn SWORD, 3rd COY" issued the OPORDs, the troops formed multinational battle groups to practice various infantry tasks related to peace enforcement. Under the exercise scenario, rebel groups laid an ambush, delivered incoming fire, and emplaced improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to make the task execution harder. The bombs that were found while patrolling the area presented a challenge to the soldiers too.

The EOD team of the 18th rotation of the HDF EUFOR Contingent (EUFOR-18 HUNCON) also supported the training, and it was operating as the support element of multinational battle groups during the exercise. At the end of each training day, and also after the closing exercise, the planners and the training audience held after action reviews to discuss and assess the events of the day. Eventually, all participants were of the opinion that they had benefited from the joint and useful training program.

Brig.-Gen. Tomo Kolenda, Commander, 4th Infantry Brigade also witnessed the training and the closing exercise, and congratulated the participants. On behalf of EUFOR, Lt.-Col. Michael Vitovec, Commander, EUFOR MNBn praised the exercise and expressed satisfaction with it. He reaffirmed that EUFOR will continue to conduct joint training events with the AFBiH.