11th INTERNATIONAL NATO AND PfP NCO WINTER CAMP
POKLJUKA ( SLOVENIA ) 02-09 MARCH 2018
By MSG Angelique SEGUELA ( FRA ) and SFC Marge KAIGE ( EST ), LANDCOM representatives .
The implementation plan of the International NATO and Partnership for Peace ( PfP ) Non-Commissioned Officer Winter Camp is based on the idea of including non-commissioned officers ( NCOs ) from partner nations ยด armed forces in the joint planning for further development of international cooperation an formation of a comparable non-commissioned officer corps of the national armed forces .
A participant engages a target during competition .
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The 11th International Winter Camp was hosted by Slovenian Armed Forces ( SAF ) and good place at the SAF Winter Training Centre , Pokljuka near the town of Bled . The camp included 25 attendees from 14 different nations - Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Estonia , France , Germany , Hungary , Macedonia , the Netherlands , Servia , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom and United States . LANDCOM
represented two NCOs , OR-8 Angelique SEGUELA ( FRA ) and OR-7 Marge KAIGE ( EST ).
Camp activities ran through a period of seven days , from 2-9 March , with a combination of physical training , lectures , practical work , critical thinking , teamwork , task solving and social events . The aim of the event was to enhance the collaboration of NATO and PfP NCO corps , to upgrade their level of competence and military skills . Camp activities related to leadership , winter military mountaineering , experience sharing and building cohesion among participants .
The first two days of Camp focused on introducing participants and the different Armed Forces ( centering on NCO development ), presenting NATO structure and discovering the historical , cultural and military heritage of the Republic of Slovenia . Participants had the opportunity to visit the SAF Military Museum in Pivka and the NATO Mountain Warfare Center of Excellence in Police . Guest speakers were current CSELs from different units including CSM Davor PETEK ( HRV ) from