As part of the National Peace Operations Training Institute of Uruguay (ENOPU) activities, on May 12^th, 2017 the course: Close Protection V.I.P. was completed.

The aim of this course was to prepare qualified personnel to fulfill the tasks of V.I.P Custody in Mission areas and risky zones.

47 students were part of the course, among them, there was a foreign student from the United States of Mexico being the rest of them from the National Army, Security of the Presidency and Ministry of Interior.

The topics developed in the class were about the formation of teams to protect the V.I.P person, how to organize the task, the roles played by each member assigned to protection, their responsibilities, and equipment.

It was dictated by a group of ENOPU instructors with support from personnel from the US Embassy who have an extensive experience in the area imparting knowledge in security and prevention, as well as in tactics to be used in an armed confrontation.

Also, special techniques for protection of personalities were provided, with emphasis on techniques of prevention, reaction, and deterrence of threats.

The classes taught by the staff from the US Embassy trained the personnel with IED and auto-bomb classes, as well as protective measures for vehicles and residences in high-risk areas, also they showed techniques of evasive management and tactical medicine.

The course culminated with two days of practical exercises at “Cortijo Vidiella” belonging to the Parachute Infantry Battalion number 14, in which Operational Procedures for the V.I.P. Protection in high-risk areas were carried out, these procedures were in charge of instructors from the Battalion (Bn. Parac. N^o 14), staff of the US Embassy and ENOPU Instructors.

Instructional aids such as armored vans, paintball, and shooting were used.

Last May 11, the National Peace Operations Training Institute of Uruguay (ENOPU), received the visit of the Georgian Ambassador, Mr. Guela Sekhniachvili.

In this opportunity, the Institute also received the visit of Officers who served in UNOMIG, who shared a pleasant reception.

Mentioned authorities were received by the General Director of SINOMAPA, General Marcelo M. Montaner and by the Director of ENOPU, Col. Niver B. Pereira.

The latter, after welcoming them exposed a presentation about the academic activities carried out by this school, as well as statistics and experiences from Uruguay in Peacekeeping Missions.

As part of the visit, life experiences from the Veterans who served in UNIMOG were shared in the words of Maj. (R) Ronald Garcia.

On the other hand, the writer Maria Laura Doutor, who wrote the book “Kitoko Mingi” shared an advance from her next work in which the experiences of the Officers that served in Georgia will be reflected.

The Director of ENOPU, Col. Niver Pereira dedicated the following words to the veterans:

Dear Veterans from Georgia,

Thank you so much for the support received and your presence. The meeting at ENOPU was very emotional. Hearing the words of several veterans, from the first (Klanian) to the last (Aldaya) takes us to reflect about how we were worthy representatives of our beloved country and that our strengths are the gift of people, our simplicity, and our humanitarian conception.

Due to the characteristics of that mission and especially for the hospitality of its people I have concluded that all of us who served in UNOMIG are bound by a unique feeling. Those experiences and the warm of each Georgian family that adopted us marked us forever.

To those who could not be here, thank you anyways, and we wait for you next time. Because there will be other meetings given that time will escalate the life experience and work for peace and above all the fact that we were privileged to have the opportunity of serving in UNOMIG.

To the Georgia Ambassador, Mr. Guell Sekhniachvili, thank you very much for your visit and for making us remember unique moments of our work as peacekeeper and from our lives.

And to the writer, Laura Doutor and Major Ronal Garcia for leaving us engraved in the best history of the Uruguayan work for world peace. Strong hug veterans!!!

As part of the activities of the National Peace Operations Training Institute of Uruguay (ENOPU), on Friday April 28, 2017 the JMAC course: “Intelligence in Peacekeeping Missions” was completed.

With the aim to prepare and deployed Peace Forces trained in intelligence for the Operative Peacekeeping Missions.

The course was attended by 16 students, among them there were foreign students from the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay, the remaining were from the Army, the Navy, Air Force and D.I.E.

 The topics developed in class included information analysis, intelligence characteristics, the methodology of intelligence production, structure, mission, JMAC operations in MINUSTAH and MONUSCO and new technologies applied to the Intelligence area in PKO.

Also, a video conference was held with Maj. (R) Sebastian Fasanello, chief of JMAC in MONUSCO.