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Bangladeshi peacekeepers train 1st Engineer Company for Liberia's new army
Source: United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
Date: 02 Dec 2009
UNMIL PR 66
Gbarnga, Liberia The first engineer company of the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have graduated after receiving three months of training in basic combat engineering from Bangladesh Engineer Contingent-12 of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The 60-strong company received tuition in various disciplines of combat engineering, including road and bridge construction, masonry, mine laying and mine clearing, field defence and obstacles, water supply, engineering plants, roads and airfield construction. Additionally, the officers' corps of the company took lessons in engineer tactics, engineer intelligence, and engineer support planning.
Before the graduation ceremony, the new AFL engineers put on a show of the military engineering techniques and tactics they had acquired, by effectively displaying their ability to use hand power tools, and remain calm under stress. They conducted an obstacle breaking operation, assault river crossing operation, mine laying and mine clearing operations, as well as executing target demolition.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, UNMIL Sector B Commander Brigadier-General Rahman Muhammad Majibur noted that UNMIL was now increasingly involved in peace-building efforts rather than peacekeeping in Liberia. "We would like to see the AFL, along with other security agencies, take full charge of the country's security and other law and order situations," he said. To the newly trained AFL engineers, General Majibur cautioned them that their careers "are full of challenges which can only be overcome by professional efficiency, sheer hard work, and dedication."
On his part, Liberia's Deputy Defence Minister for Operations, Danesius Seigbe expressed the gratitude of the Government of Liberia to UNMIL, especially the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, for the training, saying, "We are grateful for the mentorship and training opportunities we continue to receive from our international partners." Mr. Seigbe assured Liberians that in addition to its core mission, the new AFL would play a major role in the country's reconstruction. "We will make the commitment; we will make the sacrifice; we will go through vigorous training to become the ultimate defenders of this noble republic," he added.
AFL Chief of Staff Major General S.A. Abdurrahman, who also spoke at the ceremony, described the new AFL engineering unit as a "path finder that will lead the way for Liberia's recovery and reconstruction." He told them that, military engineers, also known as sappers, are an important component of every army in the world. "They are the first to go the battlefield, and the last to leave," he pointed out, reminding them that as the pioneer engineers of the new AFL, they had a huge responsibility to go to every nook and cranny of Liberia to open up the country for development.
Certificates were presented to the new engineers by Deputy Defence Minister Danesius Seigbe, Sector B Commander General Majibur and AFL Chief of Staff, Major General Abdurrahman. Prior to the combat engineering training provided by the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, the soldiers had received general military training from two commercial American military training organizations.
ReliefWeb » Document » Bangladeshi peacekeepers train 1st Engineer Company for Liberia's new army
Source: United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
Date: 02 Dec 2009
UNMIL PR 66
Gbarnga, Liberia The first engineer company of the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have graduated after receiving three months of training in basic combat engineering from Bangladesh Engineer Contingent-12 of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The 60-strong company received tuition in various disciplines of combat engineering, including road and bridge construction, masonry, mine laying and mine clearing, field defence and obstacles, water supply, engineering plants, roads and airfield construction. Additionally, the officers' corps of the company took lessons in engineer tactics, engineer intelligence, and engineer support planning.
Before the graduation ceremony, the new AFL engineers put on a show of the military engineering techniques and tactics they had acquired, by effectively displaying their ability to use hand power tools, and remain calm under stress. They conducted an obstacle breaking operation, assault river crossing operation, mine laying and mine clearing operations, as well as executing target demolition.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, UNMIL Sector B Commander Brigadier-General Rahman Muhammad Majibur noted that UNMIL was now increasingly involved in peace-building efforts rather than peacekeeping in Liberia. "We would like to see the AFL, along with other security agencies, take full charge of the country's security and other law and order situations," he said. To the newly trained AFL engineers, General Majibur cautioned them that their careers "are full of challenges which can only be overcome by professional efficiency, sheer hard work, and dedication."
On his part, Liberia's Deputy Defence Minister for Operations, Danesius Seigbe expressed the gratitude of the Government of Liberia to UNMIL, especially the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, for the training, saying, "We are grateful for the mentorship and training opportunities we continue to receive from our international partners." Mr. Seigbe assured Liberians that in addition to its core mission, the new AFL would play a major role in the country's reconstruction. "We will make the commitment; we will make the sacrifice; we will go through vigorous training to become the ultimate defenders of this noble republic," he added.
AFL Chief of Staff Major General S.A. Abdurrahman, who also spoke at the ceremony, described the new AFL engineering unit as a "path finder that will lead the way for Liberia's recovery and reconstruction." He told them that, military engineers, also known as sappers, are an important component of every army in the world. "They are the first to go the battlefield, and the last to leave," he pointed out, reminding them that as the pioneer engineers of the new AFL, they had a huge responsibility to go to every nook and cranny of Liberia to open up the country for development.
Certificates were presented to the new engineers by Deputy Defence Minister Danesius Seigbe, Sector B Commander General Majibur and AFL Chief of Staff, Major General Abdurrahman. Prior to the combat engineering training provided by the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, the soldiers had received general military training from two commercial American military training organizations.
ReliefWeb » Document » Bangladeshi peacekeepers train 1st Engineer Company for Liberia's new army