Aiming at strengthening the bonds with the South Army of the United States, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) received on March 13 the visit of Major General Mark R. Stammer, Commander of the South Army of the USA, together with Chilean MG Edmundo Villarroel, Interoperational Deputy Commander of the South Army, CSM William M. Rinehart, Assistant of the Commander of the South Army of the U.S., besides other representatives of the American Army.
Resende (Rio de Janeiro) – On March 09, Agulhas Negras Military Academy (AMAN, acronym in Portuguese) carried out the first meeting of female soldiers, entitled “A força da Mulher na Força”1 , in a tribute for the International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 08. The Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) was represented by Captain Camila Paiva as one of the guest speakers.
Vila Militar - Rio de Janeiro – On March 02, Colonel Carlos Augusto Ramires Teixeira handed over the command of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) to Colonel Marco Antônio Estevão Machado. The ceremony was headed by Lieutenant General Mauro Sinott Lopes, Commander of the 1st Army Division.
Between February 19 and 22, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) carried out the Pedagogical Brush-up Course (EstAp, acronym in Portuguese), level II for its instructors.
On January 30 and 31, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) received the visit of the French Army officer, Captain Yoann Yvinec, who came to Brazil to share his operational knowledge on the French mission in Central African Republic (CAR) and on the specific characteristics of the local culture. Officers and NCOs of CCOPAB and of the Eastern Training Center (CA-LESTE, acronym in Portuguese) were the target audience of the lectures as they will be directly employed in the training of personnel who are likely to be deployed to CAR.
On last January 30, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) took part in a coordination meeting at the United Nations House in Brazil in order to submit the pre-training and details of the 2018 Viking Exercise.
