Start of Fourlog 2017 Logistic Exercise

It was already for the 14th time that the opening ceremony was held in Vienna at the start of the two-week multinational training program of Czech, Austrian, Serbian and Hungarian army logistician officer cadets. Besides leaders and commandants of the participating schools, the event was attended by Maj.-Gen. Andreas Pernsteiner, Commander of the Bundesheer Logistic Command; Brig.-Gen. Kurt Wagner, Commander, Vienna Military District (Militarkommandant von Wien); Brig.-Gen. Jaroslav Linhart, Deputy Director of the Division of Support, Czech Ministry of Defence; the Czech and Serbian military attachés accredited to Austria; and a representative of the Bundeswehr Logistic School from Germany.

The welcome speech on behalf of Hungary was delivered by Col. Dr. Árpád Pohl, Dean of the Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training, National University of Public Service. Austrian Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil also visited the first day of the training.

On the first day of the training, the officer cadets were introduced to a fictitious situation in which they are going to carry out their tasks during the next two weeks. Afterwards, in the Zwölfaxing barracks of the Bundesheer, they were practicing the execution of logistic tasks on a peace support operation. During this, they learned about the rules for operational deployment of an ammunition supply and POL point and a maintenance support station, the techniques for loading freight at railheads and the operational functions of a vehicle recovery team, and also had insight into the work of EOD technicians.

After the third, cultural, day of the exercise, the training audience relocated to Hungary to continue with the task execution in our country – under the scenario, in its area of responsibility during the peace support operation.