Border Security: Military Refreshes Skills

A seminar on border security took place recently in Wum, in the North West Region organized by the Commanders of the 22^nd Motorized Infantry Battalion.

Elements of the National Defense Forces serving at the 22^nd Motorized Infantry Battalion spent October 24^th-27^th, 2016 in Menchum Division, of the North West Region, refreshing technical skills to better command collaborators and watch over any security threats from neighboring countries. In effect, the Commander of the Motorized Infantry Battalion, Col. Agha Robinson led the training exercise that assembled all the Unit Commanders covering Dschang, Bamenda, Kumbo, Nkambe and Wum.

It was all about shooting rehearsals with fusils, reconnaissance actions and rehearsals by crises helicopters with the Bamenda-based Commander of the 202^nd Air force Base Colonel Ngoumane Titse Thomas in attendance. It was a near battle field situation with the Infantry coordinating attacks on the ground and the Air Force coordinating from the air.

 Setting the tone for the seminar; Col. Agha Robinson challenged collaborators to rise to expectation with lessons that reinforce their capacity to act in their missions to secure the national territory, protect people and property, keep peace, check terrorism...