Embassy of the United States

Press Releases 2007

Montenegrin Army Reps listening to US counterparts

Planning and Preparing Ground Forces for Peacekeeping Operations

July 20, 2007

The Bilateral Affairs Office in cooperation with Montenegrin Ministry of Defense conducted a three day seminar at the Crna Gora Hotel on Planning and Preparing Ground Forces for Peacekeeping Operations from 17-19 July in Podgorica.

This seminar was organized under the auspices of the European Command's Military-to-Military Program.

This seminar event was the first one from this program being hosted by Montenegro and included subject-matter experts from the United States Marine Corps.

The purpose of the seminar was to familiarize the Montenegrin officers/Non-commissioned officers with the US Marine Corps train up procedures prior to deployment for Peacekeeping Operations. Briefings and discussions included: Planning for convoy operations, dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), barrier plans & traffic control devices, traffic control points, and pedestrian control points.

The audience included approximately 32 representatives of the Montenegrin General Staff.