CCOPAB takes part in the Civic Military Parade of September 7
On September 07, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) took part in the civic-military parade, carried out on Presidente Vargas Avenue, in the center area of Rio de Janeiro. The parade celebrated the 191st year of Brazil's independence.
CCOPAB military personnel and members of the Brazilian Association of Former Members of the Suez Battalion and of the Association of Former Members of the Brazilian Detachment (Faibras) participated in the parade.
From August 26 to September 6, the Chief of the Doctrine Division in CCOPAB Commander (Brazilian Marines) Marcelo da Costa Reis participated as an instructor in the III United Nations Military Experts on Mission (III UNMEM), a course held in the facilities of the Unidad Escuela Misiones de Paz Del Ecuador (UEMPE, acronym in Spanish) in the city of Quito, Ecuador.
On September 05, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) participated in the civic military parade through sponsored by the command of the 1st Brazilian Army Division / Vila Militar. Besides military personnel serving at CCOPAB, there were representatives from the Brazilian Association of Former Members of the Suez Battalion and from the Association of Former Members of the Brazilian Detachment (FAIBRAS).
On September 4, Capt (Navy) Yannick Rest visited the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB). Colonel Baganha, CCOPAB Commander, welcomed the attaché and delivered the institutional presentation of the Center. Lieutenant Colonel Mangez, from the French Army, presently working at CCOPAB, chaperoned the attaché.
On September 2, Col Marian Evans, current British Defense Attaché, and Col Simon Hindmarsh, her substitute, visited the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB). The purpose of the visit was to carry out a farewell to Col Marian and present the new attaché.
On 29 August 13, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center carried out the parade for the pledge of allegiance of the non-professional privates to the Brazilian National Flag. On that opportunity, medals were awarded to some of the military personnel of the Center. The ceremony was headed by COLONEL LUIZ FERNANDO ESTORILHO BAGANHA, CCOPAB Commander.