Beginning of the CIMIC Course - 2013/2
On September 09, the Course on Civil Military Coordination in PKO started. The students were welcomed by CCOPAB Deputy Commander, LTC SALOMÃO TAVARES DA SILVA, who gave a lecture.
There are 42 students taking part in the course, in which 12 are civilians, 28 are military personnel of the Brazilian Armed Forces and 02 are military personnel from friendly nations (one from Argentina and one from Chile).
On the first day, CCOPAB instructors presented some chapters from the CPTM (Core Pre-deployment Training Material). The lecturers were LTC Mangez (France), Major Bolzan, Lieutenant Valdetaro and Warrant Officer Ronco (Argentina). At the end of the day, the students attended a lecture given by Maj McCarthy (Chile) on Civic-Social Action (ACISO), Civil-Military Coordination (CMCoord) and Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC).
Photos: CPL Fabio
