Night shootings from Grots and VIS, chemical contamination, evacuation of wounded, and at the end of the test, a 24-hour tactical loop. More than 600 soldiers of the 6th Mazovia Territorial Defence Brigade took part in the training, which was a summary of their cognition in the training year.
Soldiers 6 MBOT during training summarizing the training year.
Training 6 The Mazovian Territorial Defence Brigade It lasted 2 weeks and took place in respective places, among others at the camp in Nowa Dęba. “Poligon training is simply a compulsory and most crucial component in the territory calendar. It maintains our combat readiness, but it besides prepares us to support local communities in crisis situations – says Colonel Witold Bubak, commander of 6 MBOT. – The training programme provided for a smooth transition from emergency exercises to simulated tactical actions. This is simply a large challenge, which showed the flexibility and adaptability skills of our soldiers – he adds.
One of the most crucial elements was ‘green tactics’, i.e. off-site operationsThis time in the forest area. The territorials trained, among others, to mask and establish communication. They besides did combat shooting with MSBS Grot rifles, VIS guns and BOR selection rifles. An crucial component was the night shooting class.
According to the 6 MBOT spokesman, Captain Dominik Pijarski, a peculiar emphasis was placed on training doctors and soldiers liable for first aid in the field of combat during 2 weeks of classes. The instructors emphasize that these are crucial skills both during combat activities and in crisis situations during peacetime.
Soldiers 6 MBOT during training summarizing the training year.
The item of the training was a round-the-clock tactical loop. This test was to test combat performance, stress opposition and squad cooperation in conditions close to the battlefield. Soldiers had to deal with simulated emergency situations, including Chemical and radioactive contamination. They trained to put on their suits, checked for tightness and matching masks. They conducted defensive actions and evacuated the wounded.
Soldiers 6 MBOT during training summarizing the training year.
Territorials who took part in integrated training emphasize that the curriculum was tense, but allowed soldiers to test themselves in the conditions as close as possible to the realistic battlefield. In turn, Brigadier-General Pijarski adds that the training completed was an crucial component in collecting divisions and building the readiness of the full brigade.
