Photos Mountain Troops

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Belgian Army Mountain Leader Course. This course is held at Marche les Dames and on different locations in the Alps. The course is held by the instructors of the Commando Training Center.

 

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"Commandos Montagne" of the 7e BCA undergoing FIBUA training at Camp Chambaran

 

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8 members of the 7e BCA are being trained on the PVP (Petit Véhicule Protégé) Small Protected Vehicle at the "Camp de Sissone". This is part of their preparation for a deployment with "Operation Barkhane".

 

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Men of the "Pionierbataillon 905", with the help of reservists and "Gebirgsjäger", have been repairing the field fortifications at the "Sillberg" training area.

 

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"Gebirgspionierbataillon 8" training th3e clearing of IEDs and mines, river crossing operations and installation of fortified camps.

 

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Troops from the "Gebirgsjägerbataillons 232" from "Bischofswiesen" training the progression on fixed ropes at the "Göllwand" mountain.

 

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Women and men of the "4. Kompanie des Gebirgsjägerbataillons 231" out of "Bad Reichenhall", are preparing their deployment to the Republic of Mali.

 

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"Generalleutnant Alfons Mais" visiting the 23rd Mountain Brigade.

 

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On July 8th 2020 122 new recruits of the "Gebirgsjägerbataillons 232" were sworn in afterb they had completed their basic training.

 

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The officers of the "Gebirgsjägerbataillons 231" undergoing their annual mountaineering qualification test: the ascent of the south face of the "Untersberg".

 

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54 day NCO course for the german mountaintroops "Feldwebel" at the" Ausbildungsstützpunkt Gebirgs- und Winterkampf", in Mittenwald Bavaria.

 

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Trainees of the EMHM visiting the testing facilities of the SIMOND CHAMONIX factory. Two engineers working with Simmond took the "takes a fall.

 

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France "Groupement d'Aguerrissement en Montagne" GAM (Mountain Preparation Group)

This unit, based in Briançon and Barcelonette, has as a mission the preparation of non-mountaintroop units for:

-combat operations in mountainous terrain
-operational deployments into mountain areas
-training of specialized teams who need to execute their specific tasks in mountainous terrain
-officers and non commissioned officers
-mountain training for special forces
-mountain training for members of allied or friendly armed forces

The pictures, from December 2012, show troops of the 3rd Battery of the "1er Régiment d'Artillerie" training in the Maurienne mountains.

 

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