The army sends its green berets to the forest for training

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Special Operations Forces’ ‘Jaguar’ exercises are the toughest in the world

With the deployment of the Spanish Armed Forces 17 missions Every soldier around the world must be ready to do his job in any field. But in the case of special operations units, whatYes green berets in the matter of ArmyYour ability to function in all scenarios is essential to your mission. From snow capped mountains to deserts, passing through forests, like French Guianawhere are spanish members Special Operations Command In an intensive and rigorous 9-week combat course.

During those two months, a group of green berets The Spaniards shared maneuvers and exercises with troops from other countries invited by France in the Guiana jungle. This course, organized and taught by the French Foreign Legion, is internationally most symbolic and most valuable as a combat experience in the jungle, since the Amazon rainforest covers 90% of the territory of this French overseas territory.

The deployment took place between the months of February and April, ending just a few days ago. That time, green berets They have faced all kinds of challenges for their survival. They had to learn to hunt and cook wild animals, cross mighty rivers on foot, traverse vast stretches of virgin forest, build makeshift shelters and apply first aid tailored to the risks of the area. And, of course, in hand-to-hand combat and with firearms.

The Spanish participants, who have already returned to their units, have had to endure extreme conditions, such as being exposed to cold water for hours, along with their other foreign colleagues.

According to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion, the participants have received certificates A type of animal At the parade ground of this unit’s main base in Guyana. “They are now combat experts in the equatorial environment at the platoon leader level. At the end of the two-week training phase, during which the students faced this new environment, they continued an intensive combat phase which, after theoretical and practical reviews, led them to carry out tactical missions at section level military unit.

After the training phase, which took place in Martinique, members of the Spanish special operations took part in the exercise Disappointed, In which everything learned was put into practice.

and cars in latvia

Meanwhile, some 9,000 kilometers away, battle and armored tanks spanish army They train in completely different scenarios. Units deployed in Adazi Military Base (Latvia), just 60 kilometers from the border with Russia, has carried out a series of exercises with real fire, with sappers and engineers, in which they practiced defending terrain against possible invasion. He Army Pictures of the maneuvers were broadcast to other countries. nato,

combat tank panther 2eself-propelled howitzer m 109A large group of armored transport vehicles and infantry are practicing the construction and destruction of wire trenches, which can be found in Latvia in a hypothetical war scenario against Russia.

According to the Defense Staff (EMAD) report, the exercise included “a variety of activities aimed at barrier constructionknowledge of special engineering charges Used by various countries, as well as the explosive practices of using them break barriers Laid down first. Furthermore, there was drone assistance To be able to observe the work of each unit involved while it is being implemented.