CORE 2024
Marabá (PA) – Last week, the 23rd Jungle Infantry Brigade (23 Bda Infl Sl) held the Real Shooting Exercise (ETR), aimed at the soldiers who make up the CORE Subunit, with the participation of more than 300 soldiers. This was the last stage in the training of the troops, who will go on to represent Brazil in Exercise CORE 24 in the United States in August.
The exercise took place on the grounds of Fazenda Limeira, 70 km from Marabá. FN Mag and MINIMI machine guns were fired; IA2 and Daniel Defense DD5 7.62mm rifles; and the Carl Gustaf 84mm recoilless cannon.
During the activity, it was possible to observe not only the subunit’s training, carried out over the last two years, but also the integration of all combat functions, such as fire and maneuver.
The troops’ training was accompanied by a delegation from the Land Operations Command (COTER), as part of an operational visit to the Northern Military Command (CMN).
The program also included a demonstration by the 1st Jungle Campaign Artillery Group (1º GAC Sl). With the support of an aircraft from the Army Aviation Detachment (Dst Avx Ex) and the River Section of the 23rd Bda Inf Sl, a battery of howitzers was set up and the result of the constant training of the soldiers who carry out their mission in the jungle environment was presented.
Novaes (Cmt Op Ter), Gen Guilherme (Cmt Militar do Norte), Gen Bda Veiga (Cmt 23rd Bda Inf Sl), Gen Bda Rabêlo (Ch Mis Paz Av/IGPM), Gen Bda Fabiano (Ch C Dout Ex/Ch Prep F Ter), Gen Bda Nagy (Ch CCOp/CMN), Gen Santana Netto (ChEM/CMN), who were able to follow the whole exercise.
CORE 2024 (Combined Operation and Rotation Exercise)
Exercise CORE is the result of a cooperation program signed between Brazil and the United States, which stipulates annual bilateral exercises until 2028. The first edition took place in Brazil in 2021, the second in 2022 in the US city of Louisiana. In 2023, the third edition took place in the northern region of Brazil.
In August 2024, Exercise CORE will bring together soldiers from the Brazilian Army and the United States Army (USA) for combined training at Fort Johnson. Troops from both countries will share experiences and exchange knowledge on doctrine and defense techniques, tactics and procedures, with the aim of maintaining the historical ties between the countries and increasing integration and cooperation between the two armies.