From 06 to 17 of May, CCOPAB promotes a course whose objective is to adapt military personnel to drive military vehicles and to fill in the vacancies for drivers at CCOPAB. The course will be taken by the soldiers and corporals from the Center.
On May 7, CCOPAB carried out the presentation of the National Flag to the new privates. The Center's strength took part in the ceremony which also crowned the period of Basic Training.
On May 6, the Course for Unit Commanders and Staff Officers (EPCOEM) started in the facilities of the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB). EPCOEM is suited for the officers assigned by the Brazilian Navy to take part in the Staff of the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (UNIFIL – MTF).
The Commander and the Deputy of the Frigate assigned to be part of the MTF, as well as their Chiefs of Department, will be given preliminary instructions according to the weekly schedule, such as instruction to check their knowledge and preliminary study.
Ending the Peacekeeping Operations Advanced Drill (EAOP), in the cities of Cuiabá and Várzea Grande, BRABAT carried out situations such as: demonstrations after the result of the elections and a cordon joint operation which had the support of a military aircraft, according to the incident schedule.
On May 01, the day before the last day of the Peacekeeping Operations Advanced Drill, BRABAT 18 faced simulations aiming to close the final training for the mission they will carry out in Haiti starting at the end of May 2013.
The incidents are set up by the Direction of the Exercise (DIREx) and try to simulate situations likely to happen in Haiti. In the morning, DIREx was visited by Lieutenant General Paulo Sergio Melo de Carvalho from the Ministry of Defense.
DOn the fourth day of the Peacekeeping Operations Advanced Drill (EAOP) of the 18th Contingent of BRAENGCOY (Tuesday, April 30), the following activities were carried out as previewed in the schedule: vertical constructions; ditch cleaning; road reconnaissance; material withdrawal at Log Yard; explosion at a public facility; well reconnaissance; an Operation Readiness Inspection (ORI); and drainage. The activities were developed according to regular patterns.
