27.03.2025.
SAF infantry company preparing for peacekeeping operation in Lebanon
Collective training of an infantry company drawn from the 1st Army Brigade, which is due for deployment with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in summer, is underway at Base South and Borovac Training Area.
This is the most important part of their thorough monthslong training, during which the unit and all its members are preparing for the execution of tasks in the mission area.During the first preparation phase, professional soldiers and leaders completed tactical, firearms, and physical training to brush up their knowledge and skills and get ready for the collective training.
Captain 1st Class Marko Dražić, commander of the infantry company due for deployment to Lebanon, explains that the unit has successfully completed all training phases in an effort to fully prepare for the execution of tasks awaiting them in the mission’s multinational environment.— The preparation started with individual training in Bačka Topola, where a special focus was placed on the personnel getting to know each other and improving their individual skills. Following that, we have moved onto the collective training phase at Base South near Bujanovac, where we are mainly practising tactical procedures and concrete tasks using plausible mission-based scenarios. The aim of this training phase is to train each individual for the jobs they will be assigned to and prepare them for real challenges they might face on the ground. I am sure that, thanks to thorough preparations and high motivation, we will be up to the task that has been entrusted to us and will be able to successfully contribute to peace in the mission area — says Captain Dražić.
During the final phase, he says, the SAF General Staff’s team of evaluators will conduct an assessment of the company’s skills and preparedness for the upcoming deployment.The Serbian Armed Forces have been contributing a company-sized infantry unit to UNIFIL since 2013, and, currently, Serbian staff officers, a force protection platoon and a national support element are serving in the UNIFIL area of operations.
PHOTOGALLERY
VIDEOGALLERY25.03.2025
mp4 (98,08 MB)The training
