09.01.2021, 23:19
https://www.czdefence.com/article/genera...eral-staff
Zitat:Even during the Christmas holidays, the EUTM mission in Mali is in full swing, and the training of Malian soldiers takes place in several places at once. One of the interesting pre-Christmas activities was also a lecture by the Czech Mission Commander Brigadier General František Ridzák for students of the French course of the General Staff, who, as part of a study internship, visited Mali.
General Ridzák introduced the students to the EUTM mission and also shared his experience with the command of this international mission. He described in detail to the audience the new mandate, which expands the area of operation throughout Mali and now allows support for the training of armies of the G5 Sahel states. He also acquainted them with the organizational structure and the training system, and passed on his experience with the operation of the mission even during the August coup. Last but not least, he described the successful fight with COVID-19 while fully deploying elements of the mission across Mali.
“Despite all the unprecedented problems we faced in the mission, we continued to train under strict measures. Towards the end of the year, we managed to start parallel training in the most remote places of Mali at once, from Menaka, through Gao, Timbuktu, Sevare, Banankoro to Bamako. Such extensive training has not yet taken place in the history of the EUTM. What is also a great success are our training activities at the non-commissioned officer school in Banankoro, where we trained military instructors for the first time, and finally the integration of the EUTM mission into the structure of the Malian General Staff,” says General Ridzák.