On Monday, December 5, 2022, the Military Combat Team Competition of the Land Army Battle Groups took place in the area of Kossies and the "Vougies" Battlefield. The match was planned, organized and conducted by the Operational Headquarters and was attended by 12 teams from National Guard Commands and Formations.
The purpose of the match was to evaluate the combat capability and interoperability of the participating teams in conditions of fair play and healthy competition. In this context, the 12 teams were evaluated, among other things, in items of individual and team tactics, issuing orders, First Aid on the battlefield, recovery of a stalled vehicle, topography course and execution of operational shots of individual weapons from various distances.
Upon completion of the evaluation of all items, the winner was the 7th M/K Battalion Group, followed by the 1st M/K Battalion Group and the 2nd M/K Battalion Group, respectively, which were awarded honorary prizes by the Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, who congratulated all the personnel who participated or contributed to the successful organization and execution of the competition.
It is noted that the race was dedicated to the memory of Captain (PZ) Haralambos Charalambous, who fell on the altar of duty on November 5, 2009, at an Outpost in the Nicosia area.
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