"Shpiragu 20", 3rd Infantry Battalion compacting its companies for peace operations

Published: Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:57

The Albania Land Force troops are continuing the training aimed to increase their capacity in undertaking peacekeeping operations.

The 3rd Infantry Battalion (3rd IB) in Poshnje conducted the 72-hour “Shpiragu” exercise to test and improve the capabilities of the participating personnel.

The exercise was conducted at company level and over a three days course the participants effectively implemented different scenarios, during day and night.

From a military point of view, the presented scenarios posed a certain difficulty and danger for real life situations.

Troops tested the abilities in creating checkpoints in unsafe environments and unfamiliar terrains, dispersing crowds in tense situations, hitting the object which contains dangerous elements, patrolling both on foot and by vehicles, and up to cooperation with local government in the area of operation.

Exercise "Shpiragu 20" is held after the exercise "Safari 19" conducted in last November by another company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion.