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- Equipos Operativos del MOE se adiestran en combate en aguas interiores en el ejercicio 'Neptuno'
The Operational Teams of the MOE are trained in inner water combat inside the 'Neptuno' exercise.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Number: 6620
Operational Teams specialized in Water belonging to the Special Operations Command (MOE in Spanish) moved to the proximities of Monzalbarba (Zaragoza) and of El Grado swamp (Huesca), from the 7th to the 20th of April, in order to improve their training and to unify their tactics and combat procedures in inner water such as in rivers or water reservoirs, inside the frame of "Neptuno" exercise.
It consists in an exercise of the Special Operations Command, planned and conducted by the 3rd "Valencia" Group of Special Operations (GOE). It has headed the Operational Teams specialized in water of the 3rd and 4th GOE, and the binomial snipers specialized in water, from both the GOE and the Special Operations Command's Unit of Boats. To develop the exercise it was necessary the participation of the Amphibian Operations Company belonging to the 12th Bridge-makers Engineers and Engineers' specializations Regiment.
The exercise had two different parts: training the technique in inner water with current in Ebro River, where a tactical exercise was conducted; and another technique in inner water, but without current, in El Grado swamp, which also concluded with a tactical theme. The exercises carried out in Ebro river were very demanding, due to the volume and the speed of the water in this moment of the year.
During the exercise, specified procedures used by the Operational Teams specialized in water were reviewed, practiced and updated in order to improve the interoperability among them, as well as incorporating the binomial snipers of the 3th and 4th GOE with the Operational Teams. Likewise, it was reached a high incorporation of the Boats Unit and of the Amphibian Operations Company in its mission of supporting forces to the Special Operations.
In the exercise, procedures were practiced. (Photo:MOE)
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