Activities will continue until May 23rd, with Riverine, Peace and Interagency Operations
Operation Furnas continues with intense training in the south of the state of Minas Gerais until May 23. The training involves more than 1,300 Marines, with the purpose of enabling the training of Marine Corps and Aeronaval Units in Riverside Operations, Peacekeeping and Interagency Operations, in coordination with the State of Minas Gerais and other agencies.
According to Rear Admiral (Marine) Claudio Eduardo Silva Dias, Commander of the Amphibious Division, the choice of the region was strategic. “Here we have some of the largest river reservoirs in the world, a volume of water that is four times the size of Guanabara Bay, besides the fact that the Brazilian Navy has to be present in all waters, both on our coast and inland waters, therefore, our preparation to act here in the region,” he highlights.
In this first phase of the exercise, the Marine Corps Operational Group – Peacekeeping Force (GptOpFuzNav-FPaz) has already conducted several military peacekeeping and rapid reaction training exercises. At this moment, the procedures and techniques used in Peace Missions are adjusted and optimized, allowing the rapid deployment of the Force when necessary.
Among the exercises carried out are riot control, community conferences, motorized and foot patrols, and facility security. One of the training exercises that stands out is the operational convoy, in which actions that are widely used in hostile environments are exercised, allowing, for example, the supply of food, and the transport of troops, among other resources.
GptOpFuzNav-FPaz is an organization by tasks, with a high degree of flexibility, permanence, mobility and versatility, capable of being employed in a myriad of environments, according to the demands of the United Nations (UN). Its constitution takes into account gender diversity, presenting 10% of its personnel with female soldiers, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda of the UN.
The participation of female military personnel in UN troops is necessary for several reasons, as recalled by Sea and War Captain Ana Luiza Leonel de Souza, Chief of Staff of the Operation. “During conflicts, women and children are the most vulnerable people. Having female soldiers ensures easier access to these groups, for example, in the collection of information to improve our performance and offer these groups and the entire affected population greater security.
GptOpFuzNav-FPaz is constituted as a Quick Reaction Force (QRF), and was the first Brazilian troop to achieve the highest degree of operational readiness in the United Nations Peacekeeping Capability Resource System (UNPCRS).
Source: Agência Marinha de Notícias