They Set the Bar High

The task system and function of the second company is the same as that of the first company already described, – but the way the operational circumstances change, so develops the equipment park and the task performance capability of the executing subunit. A good example for this is the acquisition of FOC (Full Operational Capability) at the end of March, which had to be executed in an unknown territory, fighting with minuses and blizzards.

Another excellent example is the participation in the exercise Western Blizzard organised recently, when the entire personnel of the company relocated to the allied camp for a week, and they had to execute assignments in such a structure, which they had not practiced yet.

In both cases the company scored first class, and thereby they earned the respect of not only the superiors, but also that of the allied nations. Moreover, in the spirit of international cooperation, some soldiers of the company had the opportunity to execute “situation shooting" used by the US Army, – they fired with converted otherwise standard-issue weapons, equipped with laser spot sensors, at targets of different shapes and distances projected on the wall, in conditions approaching reality.

“The performance in an international environment actually shows, how successful the cohesion of the company had been."- we learned from First Lieutenant Zoltán Cserti-Csapó, the Commander of the Company. “The mission and structure of the subunit is built upon an infantry company, but there are gunners, tankmen, and logistic troops as well in addition to the shooters. Still, we managed to develop such an efficient company from the personnel, that after the successful task-execution the feedback of the foreign soldiers is exclusively positive, showing that they really perform each assignment on a high standard."

However, only very few had the opportunity to practice the most special task yet. We have already shown the development and maintenance of the CRC (Crowd and Riot Control) capabilities on several occasions, and the company regularly practices that. But now a new chapter was opened in the repertoire of the CRC capability: they carried out a night CRC duty with success. These trainings involve a heightened risk of accidents even in good light conditions during the day, and at night the soldiers must devote particular attention, when and where to step. This was complicated with the exercise well-known and instructed by the Hungarians, the “fire-phobia" training, accompanied with an expressly unique spectacle: giant explosions appeared in the dark of the night.

With the night CRC, the troops of the second company set the bar very high, and thereby the recognition of the KTRBN (KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion) was further enhanced in the circle of the entire KFOR mission.

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