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The 14th Lebanon Brigade’s Light Protected Task Force Finalises its Preparation
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Number: 843
An uninterrupted 36 hour exercise has been the final test that the members of the Light Protected Task Force, belonging to 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade “Guadarrama”, have had to pass, from 18th to 19th March, to conclude the final phase of their preparation for Lebanon.
The Light Protected Task Force members, a total of 400 people who will be joined by the 43 Salvadoran service persons who are already in the area, faced a series of incidents —many of them based on real situations that have occurred in Lebanon— materialized by the Opposition Force of “San Gregorio” Training Centre, the scene for the manoeuvres. The objective is “preparedness even for the most difficult scenarios”, as indicated by the Light Protected Task Force commander, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alcázar.
While the personnel were transported on the training camp aboard BMR armoured personnel carriers and TOA armoured wheeled vehicles transferred to Zaragoza, at the Command Post all their movements were monitored and registered in triplicate: on a blackboard by hand, on a digital map and on the Friendly Force Tracking System, which is done automatically.
In April the first mission will be undertaken in the country of cedars by 2nd Tank Infantry Battalion “Wad Ras”, from 61st Armoured Infantry Regiment “Alcázar de Toledo”, In the Armoured Infantry Brigade´s previous deployment, the Light Protected Task Force was made up with core troops from 31st Mechanised Infantry Regiment “Asturias”.
Lieutenant Colonel Alcázar is “very proud” of the work carried out by his subordinates during the preparation months, which began in October. Before their departure for Lebanon they must successfully complete the evaluation exercise that they will undertake at the beginning of April.
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