Military Skills
The exercise is a test of military skills, leadership and physical endurance including:
- Firing of personal weapons
- Obstacle crossing
- First Aid and Casualty Evacuation (casevac) procedures
- Recognition of aircraft, vehicles and equipment
- Artillery target indication
- Patrol Techniques
- Helicopter drills
- Media handling
- Communications skills
- Handling prisoners of war
- Tactical River/Stream crossing
- Ambush/AntiAmbush Drills
- Recce Techniques
- Tunnel Crossing
- Navigation Skills
- rock climbing / repelling
Read more about this topic: Exercise Cambrian Patrol
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